Embarrassing Moment

This is one for the books. I know I had gained a bunch of weight after being pumped with steroids for months and the last couple weeks ballooned up with fluid tipping the scale at 376. So I finally was put on fluid pills. They werent working so they upped the dosage so now the fluid is leaving...God Bless Fluid Pills. Everyone can can see the puffiness has improved alot. So I had my pulmonary visit today and they went to go weigh me and I was excited to see if how much I lost in fluid. The Doctor keeps trying to weigh me since he didnt have my weight in his chart and didn't know what I was topping. Anyway... after some time fumbling with the scale he asks what do you think your at and I tell him I gotta be down to all least 360.(and I sounded happy about that) His scale didn't go over 350.... I was so humiliated. What a freakin slap in the face. I was mortified but I have built a bridge and am over it. I just wanted to share and there is Always a bright side. I left there knowing I am one more step closer to my wls. I am having my sleep apnea test done on friday feb 13th. The Dr. called to make the appointment for me right there. I am so excited and have so much to look forward to. Oh well... off to bed. Have a great weekend. Hugs to all. ~Julie~

Hi Julie You got such a good attitude....you will do real good in the future. Hugs to you, Tove

Julie, I can relate to your embarassing moment.I had so many MO I can't even begin to share them all. I would look at my chart and see MO on it and get this feeling of shame inside my chest. I tried diet after diet and never ever stuck. When I was on fluid pills I thought it was an easy way to lose. It didn't last though. At one time I convinced (oh how convincing we can be) my PCP to place me on this anti seizure med because I read studies that it helped people lose weight. I was so sick from those pills but kept taking them with the tiny hope they would help. You DO have a wonderful attitude. Keep that up because it will help you so much on this journey. These bumps in the road are only helping you to realize your dream. hugz Cheryl

Cheryl it made me smile what you said about anti seizure meds.......I once asked my doctor to give me some meds they use to help heroin addict get off the their drugs as I have read somewhere that they might help suppressed your appitite and also help suppress cigarette cravings (I was trying to loose and quit smoking the same time) they did make everyhting taste bad and I actully smoked less but didn't loose a gram. After a while I gave it up as I wanted my tastebuds back. The things I have tryed in the past to loose weight I did eventually stop smoking with the help of the patch and Zyban (one year and 3 month ago), and I'm finally loosing the weight. I'm glad I never gave up on my self and that I found the right salutions in the end. Hugs from Tove

Tove, Tove ,Tove, can I just tell you how incredilbly proud am of you?? You quit smoking?? That was the hardest and BEST thing I ever did for myself (other than having my children) I quit 15 years ago. NEVER NEVER pick up one of those nasty smelling things again!! YOU GO GIRL!!! Really, I can't tell you how cool that is. OK, but what was the absolute strangest thing you EVER did to try to lose weight. I think mine was the cabbage soup diet. I REALLY thought I'd lose tons!!! Second runner up would have to be drinking that stuff you bought at Walgreens that was supposed to make you lose weight overnight!!! lol.....

Thanks Cheryl, I use to smoke over 3 packs a day and I have Astma, I can not even begin to tell you how big a different that have made in my life. The two toppers when it comes to diet is when I was on the couliflower diet (I only eat couliflower with hardboiled eggs and soya souce) and the bean diet.......both of them did the same thing namely made me run to the bathroom and I did loose but as soon as I went back to normal food I gained it all back and then some. My stomack was a big mess eating those things and I shake my head today over it. There was one more thing I tryed which was one of those rubber suits that promise you would loose weight over night if you slept in them....what a nightmare that was and needless to say that I didn't loose a gram. LOL It feels good to have a laugh over all the things we have done in the past, hugs Tove