Re:weight issue/wish I could figure it out

[Guest guest]

> Hi everyone! I was reading the posts about the trouble losing

weight

> & want to add my two cents.

> Before I got CP, I was VERY active. Now, due to the fatigue & the

> nausea (especially with increased activity) I weigh more than I

ever

> have.

Hello All,

Couldn't keep quiet about this one. I was also very active prior to

my pancreatitis getting bad. I was a fat kid. It runs in my family.

So I always made a conscious effort to exercise and stay healthy. I

ran a couple of miles about 5 times a week and did strength training

1 or 2 times a week. I kept my weight around 170, which for my height

and frame equals about a size 9-10. Once I started getting sick

enough to limit my activity the weight really started packing on. But

even after it got bad enough to severely limit my caloric intake, I

still stayed the same weight. I am stuck up around 230. I can eat

fine and stay there, or I can be on IV fluid alone for ten days and

only drop a pound. I really don't get it. They put me on TPN and I

packed on about 15 pounds in about a month! I hear the same things,

about be glad you have it to lose, or consider it a sign that things

aren't that bad with your pancreas yet. But with the strain of the

disease my energy is so low, that I think I would be able to do more

if I could lose some weight. I kept a diary of my intake to my

primary physician to see if he could suggest something to help me

lose the weight. I think he thought I was lying about my intake. He

said that if it was accurate, then my intake wasn't the problem. He

said that my only way to lose weight would be to increase my activity

and get my metabolism up. I said, " that is a good idea in theory,

but when a lot of the time you can't even get off the couch, it is

probably a little unrealistic for me at this point. "

So now I am just waiting for my surgery and hoping that I can get

myself going on the road to recovery. Maybe I will be back to a level

where I can really implement an exercise routine again.

I have to say that I certainly think that the body works in ways that

physicians don't even begin to understand yet.

Best wishes, Keri

[Guest guest]

Keri,

you aren't alone with the weight problem. I can't lose any weight to

save my soul. I know I don't eat enough to cause it, so it's got to be

something else. I also have little energy to lose weight as well. Just

wanted to let you know, you aren't alone.

Kimber

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Kimber

Vallejo, CA

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Note: All advice given is personal opinion, not equal to that of a licensed

physician or health care professional.