New here, have a few questions

I'm trying to lose weight, but my GI and family doctor both say that I'll
have a hard time because of having a fatty liver & "lazy gut" where food
doesn't leave my stomach properly. Does anyone know if that is true? I
also can't go low carb because of pancreas disease (chronic pancreatitis).
But I *really* need to lose weight!! I want to be slim again.

Any ideas?

Although I am not sure that anyone here has your specific medical profile, I
can assure you that most of us have significant challenges either physical
or emotional when it comes to losing weight.

How much do you weigh now? Are you able to exercise? Do you have problems
controlling your sugar with the pancreatitis? I can't begin to know if what
your docs say is true or not but you said they reported it will be hard for
you - not impossible!

I would suspect that your pancreas would love you for placing less demands
on it as will come with weight loss and proper diet. Your gut would love
you to take it out for a walk once in a while. Is your health good enough
for you to do that?

j


"Rechelle" wrote in message
...
I'm trying to lose weight, but my GI and family doctor both say that I'll
have a hard time because of having a fatty liver & "lazy gut" where food
doesn't leave my stomach properly. Does anyone know if that is true? I
also can't go low carb because of pancreas disease (chronic pancreatitis).
But I *really* need to lose weight!! I want to be slim again.

Any ideas?

"Rechelle" wrote in message
...
I'm trying to lose weight, but my GI and family doctor both say that I'll
have a hard time because of having a fatty liver & "lazy gut" where food
doesn't leave my stomach properly. Does anyone know if that is true? I
also can't go low carb because of pancreas disease (chronic pancreatitis).
But I *really* need to lose weight!! I want to be slim again.

Any ideas?

Eat less, exercise. Make sensible eating choices - use common sense.
Exercise can be something as low impact as walking, but do it often. Find a
doctor who will work with you to tackle your weight loss.

det

On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 14:43:17 GMT, "Rechelle"
wrote:

I'm trying to lose weight, but my GI and family doctor both say that I'll
have a hard time because of having a fatty liver & "lazy gut" where food
doesn't leave my stomach properly. Does anyone know if that is true? I
also can't go low carb because of pancreas disease (chronic pancreatitis).
But I *really* need to lose weight!! I want to be slim again.

Any ideas?


I've never heard either of those terms used as medical terms. Maybe
"excuses" ... Although that doesn't mean there isn't some true
medical disorder that could have those nonmedical nicknames associated
with them. I also don't know anything about pancreas disease.

That being said. Many people, actually, most people, have some
medical condition or another and can choose to use that as an excuse
to remain heavy or challenge themselves to put medical issues asside
and still lose weight.

Can you exercise? If yes, do you exercise? If yes, what exercises do
you do?

Can you post a typical day's food and liquid consumption? Maybe even
a few days worth. That way we can get an idea of what you are about.
(oh, sex, age, height and starting weight are useful here)

Some sources for you to check out.

1. www.stumptuous.com/weights.html
2. www.fitday.com

You don't have to do "low carb" if you've got a medical condition that
warrents against it. But that doesn't mean you can still get away
with eating all the white flour and sugary based products. THose are
just empty calories.

The bottom line to losing weight is:
eat less
exercise more
repeat forever

Some people have success just by cutting out sugar, white flour and
soda/beer/juice out of their diets and living off of meat, veggies,
legumes, whole grain breads, pastas and of course limited portions.

"Rechelle" wrote in message
...
I'm trying to lose weight, but my GI and family doctor both say that I'll
have a hard time because of having a fatty liver & "lazy gut" where food
doesn't leave my stomach properly. Does anyone know if that is true? I
also can't go low carb because of pancreas disease (chronic
pancreatitis).
But I *really* need to lose weight!! I want to be slim again.

Any ideas?


Has your doctor suggested any type of diet for the fatty liver and
pancreatitis? I would have thought he would offer some type of diet
information. I found one for pancreatitis in the link below. It seems to
be a sensible diet for anyone, especially someone wanting to lose weight.
Often these conditions are linked closely to alcohol and of course it
should be avoided. A sensible low-fat diet and exercise should help. Are
you able to exercise? Walking is a great form of exercise.


http://www.dochayes.com/Diets/Pancre...cystectomy%20D
iets.pdf

"Rechelle" wrote in message ...
I'm trying to lose weight, but my GI and family doctor both say that I'll
have a hard time because of having a fatty liver & "lazy gut" where food
doesn't leave my stomach properly. Does anyone know if that is true? I
also can't go low carb because of pancreas disease (chronic pancreatitis).
But I *really* need to lose weight!! I want to be slim again.

Any ideas?

So does your doctor suggest you just stay overweight? That's not very
healthy. My knee-jerk opinion is that if a doctor is that
unsupportive it's time for a new doctor. Is having a "Lazy Gut" the
same thing being "Big Boned"?

I don't know anything about your pancreas condition so I apologize for
being a bit naive here, but what types of foods are resticted for you:
is it protein? Is it fats? Quantity plays a bigger role than the type
of food. Obviously, small amounts of some things = large amounts of
other things. Once you figure out exactly what you can and can't eat
you can figure out a diet.

Also, be awa medications often play tricks with the amount of
fluids your body retains.

Remember, some people have it harder than others, but being overweight
IS a choice.

AL

(Jayjay) wrote in message ...
On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 14:43:17 GMT, "Rechelle"
wrote:

I've never heard either of those terms used as medical terms. Maybe
"excuses" ... Although that doesn't mean there isn't some true
medical disorder that could have those nonmedical nicknames associated
with them. I also don't know anything about pancreas disease.

Jayjay, these are both terms used commonly in the medical community.
You will find this out if you do a web search. It seems a little
unkind of you to call them "excuses" just because you have not heard
of them. You might easily have looked them up before jumping to such
a conclusion.

Fatty liver basically means, I believe, an excessive accumulation of
lipids in the liver. It has a variety of causes, but I gather is
sometimes related to pancreatitis. (I have a couple of friends who
have both. Pancreatitis is a nasty disease that I wouldn't wish on
anyone.) I believe the technical term for fatty liver is hepatic
steatosis.

Lazy gut (also called "lazy bowel", and probably other names as well),
I believe, refers to a condition in which the body's signals to the
bowel to empty don't work right. It's kind of like constipation, but
doesn't necessarily involve hard stools. The contractions needed to
move the bowel just don't start as readily as they should. One cause
of this can be overuse of laxatives. It can go along with irritable
bowel syndrome, but I think has other causes as well.

But -- to the original poster -- as others have said, we all have
conditions that can make it challenging to lose weight. You just have
to work with what you've got. Less food, healthy food choices, and
more exercise are the solution -- no magic bullets needed.

Chris

On 3 Nov 2003 11:06:17 -0800, (Chris Braun)
wrote:

(Jayjay) wrote in message ...
On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 14:43:17 GMT, "Rechelle"
wrote:

I've never heard either of those terms used as medical terms. Maybe
"excuses" ... Although that doesn't mean there isn't some true
medical disorder that could have those nonmedical nicknames associated
with them. I also don't know anything about pancreas disease.

Jayjay, these are both terms used commonly in the medical community.
You will find this out if you do a web search. It seems a little
unkind of you to call them "excuses" just because you have not heard
of them. You might easily have looked them up before jumping to such
a conclusion.

You've taken what I said out of context.

Hey - I could easily say that because I'm on hormones that its hard
for me to lose weight. Although I don't let that "excuse" hinder my
weight loss or use it as an excuse for weight gain.

I said I had not heart of "lazy gut" or "fatty liver" ... but that
didn't mean that they didn't exist or that there isn't a medical term
out there. I'm sorry - but I do not have the time to look up every
generic term or medical disorder that people proclaim to have.

To me - lazy gut could be the same as "beer belly".. And I'm not
going to take the time to look it up - but I said that in my post that
it didn't mean there was a medical name associated w/ those disorders.
If there is - great. They leave alot to the imagination when used in
the terms like that.




Fatty liver basically means, I believe, an excessive accumulation of
lipids in the liver. It has a variety of causes, but I gather is
sometimes related to pancreatitis. (I have a couple of friends who
have both. Pancreatitis is a nasty disease that I wouldn't wish on
anyone.) I believe the technical term for fatty liver is hepatic
steatosis.

Lazy gut (also called "lazy bowel", and probably other names as well),
I believe, refers to a condition in which the body's signals to the
bowel to empty don't work right. It's kind of like constipation, but
doesn't necessarily involve hard stools. The contractions needed to
move the bowel just don't start as readily as they should. One cause
of this can be overuse of laxatives. It can go along with irritable
bowel syndrome, but I think has other causes as well.

But -- to the original poster -- as others have said, we all have
conditions that can make it challenging to lose weight. You just have
to work with what you've got. Less food, healthy food choices, and
more exercise are the solution -- no magic bullets needed.

Chris

I am no doctor and no one else here is either(that I am aware of) those
are issues you need to speak to your dr about. As for you wanting to
lose weight.. well.. eat less than you do now, move more than you do
now, drink more water, less sugar, less fat, less carbs - portion
control what you do eat. Read and post here everyday or when you can and
educate yourself about your food intake and your body.

That sounds really vague I know. But... it works.
I'm living proof.

Susan
260/210/160

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1month 3weeks 5days 9:34hours of being smoke-free, 2,258 cigs not
smoked, $417.73 saved, 1wweek 20:10hours of my life saved

"Rechelle" wrote in message
...
I'm trying to lose weight, but my GI and family doctor both say that
I'll
have a hard time because of having a fatty liver & "lazy gut" where
food
doesn't leave my stomach properly. Does anyone know if that is true?
I
also can't go low carb because of pancreas disease (chronic
pancreatitis).
But I *really* need to lose weight!! I want to be slim again.

Any ideas?

Have you tried exercise?

Rechelle wrote:

I'm trying to lose weight, but my GI and family doctor both say that I'll
have a hard time because of having a fatty liver & "lazy gut" where food
doesn't leave my stomach properly. Does anyone know if that is true? I
also can't go low carb because of pancreas disease (chronic pancreatitis).
But I *really* need to lose weight!! I want to be slim again.

Any ideas?