...................

[C.Ann]

I have gone from 84 lbs. up to 90 lbs. !!!!!!


I'm so excited I'm even going to buy a new scale - LOL.. Mine is pretty old and since I'm an Avon Rep, I can purchase a good one for a decent price.. So - next week when I send in my order, I'm going to include the Curves scale which is currently on sale.. It has a large LED digital readout with precision accuracy that measures to 1/10th of a pound..

While 115 lbs. is where I "should" be, I'd be very, very happy if I could just get up to 105 lbs... At that point, my clothes might actually fit me - rather than falling off.. Keep your fingers crossed that I continue to gain..

 

[GraysMom]

I'm so glad to hear you've had a breakthrough . I've got leftover Christmas cookies I could send you to help you gain weight .

 

[akhenaten]

Keep your fingers crossed that I continue to gain..

good for you!

 

[teacups]

 

[Liberty Belle]

That's great! I hope they find out what it is soon.

 

[bballmom56]

That's wonderful! I know how hard it can be to put weight back on. My mother had that problem. I bought Ensure Plus and Boost Plus all the time for her. I cooked for her so I would know she had nutritious meals. She just didn't have much of an appetite. It can be such a struggle to put that weight on. Glad you're feeling better and have a little more energy. I hope it stays that way! Six pounds is a good jump!

 

[Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki]

Come live with me. I can make ANYONE fat.

Have you had the DIS play House MD with your symptoms? Sorry, I haven't been following what you've been dealing with...

 

[C.Ann]

I think I may still look into the weight gaining powders..

 

[MinnieMe87]

That's wonderful! I'm so glad to hear that you are gaining on it! (pun not intended) I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers to gaining more and getting back to being healthier!!

 

[minniecarousel]

ahhh, you have the opposite problem that so many of us have!

Glad things are turning around a little for you.

 

[Magic Mom]

That's great!

 

[wvdisluv2]

Yay C. Ann! Good for you! Keep up the good work (eating )

 

[Califgirl]

Congratulations on the wonderful improvement. Life is so much better when we feel good (or at least better!)

For the weights, I'm a little worried that even the 3 lb weights might be a little too much and you don't want to strain those hand and wrist muscles. Is it possible for you to grip a can of soup, or even a small can of vegetables and start with that? The best advice is to have the doctor or PT set up a program for you, however until then, I suggest not overdoing it at the beginning, and using the lightest weight possible.

Congratulations again! Hope you have more good days than bad.

 

[C.Ann]

Thanks for the suggestions..

 

[Feralpeg]

I think I may still look into the weight gaining powders.. I figure it can't hurt - right? At this point I just need weight - no matter "how" I get it..

I'm also considering dragging out the hand weights to see if I can regain some of the strength in my hands and arms.. Just not sure how to start out.. Like maybe 5 a day with each arm? I have 3 lb. weights and 5 lb. weights..

C.Ann, just out of curiosity, any chance you are taking Ambien? I ask this because I had a similar situation a couple of years ago. I suddenly started having all sorts of gastric issues. I also started losing weight. I wasn't doing anything to try to lose weight. I had a hard time eating because my stomach was a mess. I had both an endoscopy and colonoscopy. They didn't find anything. The doctor had no idea what was causing my problem. Then, I stopped taking Ambien CR. My problems cleared up. No more stomach issues and I started gaining weight. Sometimes, drugs can have odd side effects.

Anyway, I hope you figure out what is going on soon. It's no fun feeling bad all the time.

 

[lisadr]

Read your 1st post and decided to post-sorry if this has been said already.

A good buddy of my (what am I a trucker )anyway, had to put on weight for the police acad. so he started drinking his wifes' slimfast WITH a full meal. It worked for him. Really ticked her off-she was trying to lose weight

Good Luck!

 

[C.Ann]

Thanks.

 

[C.Ann]

Read your 1st post and decided to post-sorry if this has been said already.

A good buddy of my (what am I a trucker )anyway, had to put on weight for the police acad. so he started drinking his wifes' slimfast WITH a full meal. It worked for him. Really ticked her off-she was trying to lose weight

Good Luck!

-----------------

Interesting.. I drink at least 6 Boost a day - and now when I'm eating anything, rather than just plain whole milk, I put chocolate syrup in it.. Anything I can think of to sneak in a few more calories..

 

[quasar4legs]

So pleased to hear this news. Hope they can figure the cause of the problem.

Thanks for sharing.

Trish

 

[Judy from Boise]

Can you tolerate eggs? We recently had a thread about deviled eggs that reminded me eating 6 eggs a day is what finally put the pregnancy weight up to where my MD wanted. Of course you would want the eggs plain no spices i would assume.