DIS Boards Show - The Weight Thread

[safetymom]

All of these stories bring tears to my eyes, both happy and sad. I am so proud of you all! Thank you for sharing them.

Kathy, I never knew you were blind in one eye, and I have met you twice. Thank you for sharing that.

A kid threw a rock into my eye when I was 5 years old. I always cringe when I see kids throwing rocks.

 

[*NikkiBell*]

Oh gosh wow. That's horrible.

 

[jen3003]

I have not listened to the podcast as of yet. Nikki, you brought tears to my eyes when I read your post, thank you for sharing your story with us.

People can be so cruel with words and looks at time, it drives me crazy!

 

[Launchpad11B]

People can be so cruel with words and looks at time, it drives me crazy!

Again, internet bravery is pure cowardice. Same with photos taken without the person's knowlege.

 

[Applemomma]

The discussion on the podcast and this thread is yet one more reason why I love the DIS and think of it as a community, not just a web site

 

[mdvlprof]

And people who say things, don't know the whole story.

To some people I may look like I'm just lazy. I look perfectly healthy, with a squint. Some weight issues (16/18-so not tooo bad I can't handle comments).

Sometimes I have to use electric wheelchair at the store. Somedays, taking care of DS leaves me very tired-and in a chair-not moving much. What I have are balance problems, one-handed (other is weak and has sudden tremors) and vertical double vision.

 

[mdvlprof]

Again, internet bravery is pure cowardice. Same with photos taken without the person's knowlege.

The discussion on the podcast and this thread is yet one more reason why I love the DIS and think of it as a community, not just a web site

 

[doconeill]

I need to lose weight...I just have to figure out how to get off my butt and do something about it...I struggled with weight as a kid - keeping active was the only way I kept it off, playing sports, karate etc. But between seasons I'd often "plump up". I kept active in college and for a short time after, playing pickup basketball, intermural soccer, wallyball, etc., but a trip to the gym with a friend resulted in my discovering that I had a rare heart defect that could have killed me then.

After meeting with several specialists, I had what was then an experimental procedure (now in general use) which corrected the problem. At that time, however, the whole scare made it more difficult for me to motivate to exercise. I've been fighting that ever since, while my weight has gone up - a good old fashioned beer belly. It doesn't help that I work in IT, sit in front of a computer all day for work, come home, try and work on my own web sites, fix stuff at work while on call, read the DIS, etc. etc...

I am hoping to have the following conversation sometime soon:

"Did I lose weight? No, I didn't lose it. Losing it implies I want to find it. I never want to see it again. I got rid of weight."

Edit: As a minor comfort, this post inspired me to at least get on the Wii Fit for the first time in quite a while, and it said I LOST wait, and to boot my Wii Fit age is 25...all of you at the mini DIS Meet yesterday can begin laughing now...

 

[chaoscent]

I didn't listen to the pod cast yet. Life got in the way this week. However, I saw your post and was immidiately drawn. Thank you for posting and sharing such an emotional, eloquent post. Penny

 

[QuirkyButterfly]

Can someone put a link to the thread mentioned in the podcast, I can't find it. And I am very interested in reading it.
Thanks everybody.

 

[evildiva]

I am usually a lurker, but I wanted to thank you as well, Nikki for what you said. I have had weight issues most of my adult life due to an underactive thyroid that was not diagnosed until I gained about 100 pounds. I have tried so many weight loss methods, and will be having the lap band surgery next Thursday June 10. I had to take charge of my life and get it back into shape. This was not a decision I came to lightly and took almost three years of dieting and exercise to decide that I needed the extra help. I hope to be down quite a few lbs by the podcast cruise, and can't wait to experience things like parasailing and segway-ing. As someone who has been accused of being pregnant, lazy, and many other things, I wanted to thank you for what you said. My sentiments exactly! I haven't listened to the podcast yet, but will be today. Thanks!

 

[DisneyKevin]

Can someone put a link to the thread mentioned in the podcast, I can't find it. And I am very interested in reading it.
Thanks everybody.

This is the link to the original thread discussed on the show...

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2424021

Hope that helps.

 

[Cyrano]

Nikki thank you for your open and honest attitude and sharing something so personal

 

[kathyell]

What I believe is that one's weight is a private matter and only the business of each individual person and anyone whose opinion might be directly asked for by that person.

On the other hand, behaving towards another person in a rude, cruel and presumptuous way (such as insinuating that another person should not be eating a specific item of food, as was discussed in the podcast) is a display of one's lack of personal empathy and integrity.

I would much rather offend someone's delicate eyes with an extra pound or two than be the person who shows themselves to be cruel and judgmental if I had to choose between the two fates. Why on earth would anyone open their mouth and show exactly how unfeeling they are to their fellow human beings and believe they are in the right?

This just seems to be a fundamentally easy choice to make and I'm flummoxed as to why anyone thinks they have the right to say something hurtful to another person over something that is a personal and private matter. I'm very glad that Kevin made it very clear that this is unwelcome behavior on the DIS.

 

[bear_mom]

It has always bothered me any time there is an ECV thread started and people start "assuming" that all people who are pooh sized who use an ECV are lazy and not motivated to lose the weight. I am learning that genetics plays a larger role in this than may have been previously thought (I am a nurse on a surgical floor and our hospital is starting to do the lap band procedure) so it isn't always as easy as eat less/exercise more.

I see the long terrm effects of being overweight as a child. Dh was overweight as a child/teen/young adult and has lost quite a bit of weight and still carries the scars. To this day he thinks his "a$$ looks huge and thighs are horrible" and constantly wants to lose more weight even though he is well within the healthy range now.

Emily

 

[GaRain]

Thanks for sharing what is a very personal issue for most.
I will tell you that I appreciate Disney for this matter, I have never had a problem fitting into one of their ride vehicles - but can't say the same for Six Flags.
Yup, I was one of those people they had to shut down the ride for so that I could get off....The shoulder thing would come down, but the belt from the bottom would not reach up to it. The employee even came over and tried to push the shoulder restraint down on me - making it where I could not breathe and was yelling at her that she was hurting me.
They had to shut down the ride to get me off.
The thing was, I never felt huge, knew I was overweight, but never felt huge until that moment.
I am working on it!!!

 

[CDolacki2003]

Thanks Nikki and Kevin for bringing this topic up. I too have been a fat baby, fat child and now a fat adult. I have lost weight only to put it back on, and more. It is not an easy task, because we have to eat to live. I am always worried that I wont fit into the rides (tears flowing as I write), we are going to WDW for the first time in December and I am trying to lose weight for myself, my health and our dream trip. Its an ongoing battle. People who have never been heavy do not understand what its like, the teasing as a child and as a teenager, always being the last one chosen for sports or other school activities. I guess I was lucky in some respects because my Dad was in the Navy and we moved all the time so this was my excuse as to why I never made many friends.
Kevin thank you for opening up about the chair story, I find myself standing sometimes at places because I fear that I might break the chair too.
My DH (who does not really have a weight issue) and I had planned on going to Universal after PCC 2.0, I dont think I want to now. I dont want the humiliation of not being able to fit into the rides especially since I am a hugh harry potter fan.
So as I wipe the tears from my eyes I will will walk with a little more confidence knowing that I will be ok at WDW and will be able to enjoy our dream trip.
I can't wait to meet everyone on the cruise.

-Cheryl