Atkins and Surgery

Nancy Howells wrote:

In article ,
(The Queen of Cans and Jars) wrote:

What's In A Name? wrote:

Sense whatever you wanna sense, but when you have gone from 302 to 185
your whole life changes...for the better! The thought of putting one
pound back on me scares me. Don't blame me for thinking like this,
blame society for the way it treats fat people.

cop out much?

I'm not at all sure that's a cop-out. I fear gaining any of the weight
back, but since I had come to some sort of peace with myself prior to
losing weight (I had to - I had to live in my body, and "traditional"
higher-carb/lower-fat plans weren't doing well for me), I believe my
fear comes from the way I was (and often still am) treated.

i do believe that you're smart enough to know that no one on the face of
the planet can tell whether or not your weight has fluctuated by a
single pound just from looking at you.

People are aware that rudeness toward fat people isn't just accepted,
it's expected. You see it here, too.

it didn't stop him from getting fat in the first place.

Nancy Howells wrote:

In article ,
(The Queen of Cans and Jars) wrote:

What's In A Name? wrote:

Sense whatever you wanna sense, but when you have gone from 302 to 185
your whole life changes...for the better! The thought of putting one
pound back on me scares me. Don't blame me for thinking like this,
blame society for the way it treats fat people.

cop out much?

I'm not at all sure that's a cop-out. I fear gaining any of the weight
back, but since I had come to some sort of peace with myself prior to
losing weight (I had to - I had to live in my body, and "traditional"
higher-carb/lower-fat plans weren't doing well for me), I believe my
fear comes from the way I was (and often still am) treated.

i do believe that you're smart enough to know that no one on the face of
the planet can tell whether or not your weight has fluctuated by a
single pound just from looking at you.

People are aware that rudeness toward fat people isn't just accepted,
it's expected. You see it here, too.

it didn't stop him from getting fat in the first place.

Nancy Howells wrote:
:: In article ,
:: (The Queen of Cans and Jars) wrote:
::
::: What's In A Name? wrote:
:::
:::: Sense whatever you wanna sense, but when you have gone from 302 to
:::: 185 your
:::: whole life changes...for the better! The thought of putting one
:::: pound back
:::: on me scares me. Don't blame me for thinking like this, blame
:::: society for
:::: the way it treats fat people.
:::
::: cop out much?
::
:: I'm not at all sure that's a cop-out. I fear gaining any of the
:: weight back, but since I had come to some sort of peace with myself
:: prior to losing weight (I had to - I had to live in my body, and
:: "traditional" higher-carb/lower-fat plans weren't doing well for
:: me), I believe my
:: fear comes from the way I was (and often still am) treated.
::
:: People are aware that rudeness toward fat people isn't just accepted,
:: it's expected. You see it here, too.

I think some people just become victims for whatever reasons. Fatness was
just one of them.

Nancy Howells wrote:
:: In article ,
:: (The Queen of Cans and Jars) wrote:
::
::: What's In A Name? wrote:
:::
:::: Sense whatever you wanna sense, but when you have gone from 302 to
:::: 185 your
:::: whole life changes...for the better! The thought of putting one
:::: pound back
:::: on me scares me. Don't blame me for thinking like this, blame
:::: society for
:::: the way it treats fat people.
:::
::: cop out much?
::
:: I'm not at all sure that's a cop-out. I fear gaining any of the
:: weight back, but since I had come to some sort of peace with myself
:: prior to losing weight (I had to - I had to live in my body, and
:: "traditional" higher-carb/lower-fat plans weren't doing well for
:: me), I believe my
:: fear comes from the way I was (and often still am) treated.
::
:: People are aware that rudeness toward fat people isn't just accepted,
:: it's expected. You see it here, too.

I think some people just become victims for whatever reasons. Fatness was
just one of them.

What's In A Name? wrote:

Sense whatever you wanna sense, but when you have gone from 302 to 185
your
whole life changes...for the better! The thought of putting one pound
back
on me scares me.

IF you end up with a dextrose solution rather than a saline solution (and you can
probably ASK for saline and specifically decline dextrose), and IF the temporary
extra carbs in it cause you to gain any weight, that weight would only be WATER
that is retained in the liver along with the new glycogen stores. As long as you
stay low-carb otherwise, the water would be shed as that glycogen store is used
up again within the next couple of days. In any case, it would not be FAT that
would be gained, and there is a HUGE (so to speak) difference.

Is someone ELSE weighing you every day (perhaps a snide 7th grader) who is going
to ridicule you if the scale moves up a lb or 3? Are you going to be treated
differently if your liver weighs 3 lbs more than it did yesterday? Who's going
to know? Focusing on the number on the scale to the degree that you freak out
when you gain what you KNOW to be temporary water and not FAT is downright
illogical. Do you freak out whenever you need to take a big dump or after eating
a low-carb, but heavy meal? Yeah, we all look in dismay and momentary alarm at a
sudden jump upwards on the scale (sheesh, try being a WOMAN for a month and
seeing what happens on the scale just before your period arrives), but freaking
out does no good whatsoever, and it's much easier to deal with mentally if you
are prepared for it and know the situation to be temporary.

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Saffire
205/148/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333