Another Epiphany

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Registered: 06-03-2003
Another Epiphany
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Sat, 03-06-2004 - 8:19am
I was in Wal-Mart last night getting all the stuff for a meet and greet we have at school today…. Being student government I get stuck with always doing it lol…. Well there was a woman in there (im guessing late 20s early 30s) she really gave me a wake up call…. She was extremely obese I wouldn’t even began to guess her weight at the very least maybe 400lbs if she was lucky…. She was riding on one of those motor carts…. And was having a very hard time getting it to move (this is what caught my attention is how bad she was struggling) I was standing there so I could get 30 2 liters of soda… she was kinda “stuck” right were I needed to be…. Her basket contained of sodas and chips… donuts and I kept telling myself I can not let myself go that far down hill….. Please do not get me wrong I am not trying to talk bad or make fun of this woman I know nothing about (I know how some of you get) hehe…. But it made me realize whats in my future if I don’t nip my weight problem in the bud…. I seen my self in the that same situation because I did not do something about my weight I had lost about 6 pounds before I found out about being pregnant…. I have gained 4 back…. I can not let this pregnancy give me a license to eat…. Yes I can not go with my 800 calories but I don’t need to be eating 3000+ either….. I had to add milk and juice to my water diet…. And more cheeses and such but I am still trying to get most of my intake from fruit and veggies.. Lean meats and grains well yall I hope I can get back to my diet as soon as I deliver… wish me luck…. Desiree
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Registered: 10-02-2003
In reply to: drc5639
Sat, 03-06-2004 - 8:31am
I think the best thing you should do is go to your doctor and find out what he recommends your diet to be ..... while being preggers ....... that way you know you're doing it right :)
 
 
 
 

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Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: drc5639
Sat, 03-06-2004 - 9:49am

Good post and I dont think you were judging her.

  Shawna-- Proud Cl for 100 Pounds or More to Go 

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Registered: 01-04-2004
In reply to: drc5639
Sat, 03-06-2004 - 11:36am
Hi Desiree,

After my sister had her baby, she actually weighed about 5 pounds less than she did when she first got pregnant. Because she was pregnant, she was eating a lot healthier than she did before her pregnancy so just by eating healthier and staying away from the junk food as much as possible, she was able to not gain the excess weight. I agree with the other posters that you should talk to your doctor to make sure that you are getting all the nutrients that you need for your pregnancy, but don't worry too much about gaining weight. I think if you're eating healthy for both you and your baby and not overdoing it, your weight gain will be minimal.

As for the woman at Walmart, sometimes I see people like that, too, and I feel so bad for them. I know how hard it is to be at my weight -- I can't imagine it being so bad that I can't even get around! I don't think you were being judgemental at all. And I think it's good that you saw her and knew that you couldn't let yourself get that bad. I see overweight people who are probably about the same size as me, but about 20 years older having trouble getting around. I don't want that to be me in 20 years so I'm doing everything I can now to keep that from happening.

~~Linda

~~Linda

 

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Registered: 05-19-2003
In reply to: drc5639
Sat, 03-06-2004 - 11:45am
u ate only 800 calories?! for how long? Did you exercise?

that's so low so just curious

anyhow..lol..i've seen people like that and it's sad

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Registered: 10-01-2003
In reply to: drc5639
Sat, 03-06-2004 - 2:33pm
Desiree,

I don't have any advice about being pregnant (haven't taken on that challenge just yet), but what the other ladies have said sounds like great advice (about eating healthily and checking with your doctor).

What your post made me think of is my grandma. I am not sure of her weight, but she is about 5 ft tall and wears a size 24. My brother jokes that she is as round as she is tall. She has major arthritis (which runs in my family) and high blood pressure. She has recently developed type-2 diabetes. She has had multiple surgeries, the most serious being a double knee replacement surgery. She can walk, but her joins get sore so easily that she uses one of those motorized scooters whenever she leaves the house...

I don't want to spend my life that way. I don't want to worry if I am going to fit on the roller coaster or in the airplane seat. I don't want to go shopping with my girlfriends and not be able to buy any clothes in the stores they shop in. I don't want to go out dancing with my friends and think that not only is no one dancing with me, but that guys are avoiding my friends as well, b/c of me (I know I have a BF now, but I still think about that). I am only 25... I need to live a young life, not the life of an overweight introvert.

Hey, Desiree... I'm sorry that my reply to you turned into a vent on my life. ;) That's just kind of where it took me. Best of luck to you.

-Tina

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Registered: 06-03-2003
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Sat, 03-06-2004 - 2:50pm
Yes I plan to talk to my dr next visit I would have last week but I so irritated by the long wait that by the time I seen him I just wanted to get my ultra sound over with and get home…

Shawna… I am excited but yet still very worried but each passing day I get more hopeful….I think once I am able to feel movement my worries will lessen because I know he/she is okay….

Angelinoh yes I was only eating 800 sometimes up to 1000 a day for about 2 weeks before I found out I was pg…. So im hoping I didn’t starve my growing baby to much…. I did excersize when I could usually by doing extra stuff around the house and such I have bone spurs so being on my feet for walking and such left me nearly crippled for the rest of the day…..