Losing/ gaining weight - Page 6

AuntG · ‎03-09-2010

Seems to me it is best not to comment because eating disorders or health issues could be what causes weight gain or loss. I think jeans look awful on skinny people whose thighs don't meet, but I'd surely not say it to the person wearing them because they might think it's a great look.

ID2 · ‎06-25-2012

This has always rubbed me the wrong way! Exclaiming that someone "looks great!" all because she lost weight?? Really? How did they look before? Horrible? I think not. I feel a woman looks beautiful whether she's big or small. It doesn't matter in my book. Grrrr

"Pure Michigan"

graciesmom1003 · ‎03-05-2018

Unless the person is so close you consider them a brother or sister by a different mother, it is more appropriate to neither mention weight loss or gain. That is a very personal event in many people's lives- for someone with an acute illness, you really could be putting your foot in it. for someone with an eating disorder you could be inadvertently setting them off to an exacerbation of a chronic illness, think eating disorder or depression. it really is so much better to simply express your happiness to see the person and offer them your best smile

suzyQ3 · ‎03-09-2010

@AuntG wrote:
Seems to me it is best not to comment because eating disorders or health issues could be what causes weight gain or loss. I think jeans look awful on skinny people whose thighs don't meet, but I'd surely not say it to the person wearing them because they might think it's a great look.

Apparently, though, it's okay to post this in a thread in which I said, "One of them had to relay to me how her husband hates when a women's thighs don't meet, while looking at me in jeans. They both mocked me for my thinness in other ways as well."

What a coincidence, @AuntG.

May I suggest that if you surely would not say it to the person wearing them (regardless of whether that person thinks she looks great or not), you refrain from saying it indirectly to me here.

Do I think that I look great? Am I just naturally thin? Am I ill or on medication? Regardless of the answer, it's just rude.

~Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle~ Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

San Antonio Gal · ‎05-18-2017

@hyacinth003 wrote:
@San Antonio Gal wrote:
@Spurt wrote:
@OKPrincess wrote:
A while back, one of my friends was diagnosed with leukemia and the medicine she was put on caused her to gain weight.

I hadn’t seen her in a couple of years and was surprised when I ran into her a few months ago at Sam’s.

You never really know why weight gain or loss.

I blame my weight gain on retirement and depression because of a loved one.
@OKPrincess

One of the hosts even mentioned that prescribed medication for her rapid heart beat was causing her to gain weight and she was going to have a procedure done that would eliminate the need for this medication. I dont know if she had it done and/or the outcome.
@Spurt- She had the procedure and all was well.
It must be someone who is on before midnight! I have no idea who you're talking about, and I am wracking my brain!

Hyacinth

Hi @hyacinth003....Carolyn G. had that ablation done a few months ago to zap out (laser) the irreguarity in her heart rhythm. You may remember there was a thread about it....

San Antonio Gal · ‎05-18-2017

@suzyQ3- I was wondering if that was a coincidence too. Sorry that comment was made. Not very considerate.

suzyQ3 · ‎03-09-2010

@San Antonio Gal wrote:
@suzyQ3- I was wondering if that was a coincidence too. Sorry that comment was made. Not very considerate.

@San Antonio Gal, I'm a big believer in coincidence but not this time. What are the odds that a poster would mention the thigh reference out of the blue?

~Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle~ Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

CalminHeart · ‎03-09-2010

@San Antonio Gal wrote:
@hyacinth003 wrote:
@San Antonio Gal wrote:
@Spurt wrote:
@OKPrincess wrote:
A while back, one of my friends was diagnosed with leukemia and the medicine she was put on caused her to gain weight.

I hadn’t seen her in a couple of years and was surprised when I ran into her a few months ago at Sam’s.

You never really know why weight gain or loss.

I blame my weight gain on retirement and depression because of a loved one.
@OKPrincess

One of the hosts even mentioned that prescribed medication for her rapid heart beat was causing her to gain weight and she was going to have a procedure done that would eliminate the need for this medication. I dont know if she had it done and/or the outcome.
@Spurt- She had the procedure and all was well.
It must be someone who is on before midnight! I have no idea who you're talking about, and I am wracking my brain!

Hyacinth
Hi @hyacinth003....Carolyn G. had that ablation done a few months ago to zap out (laser) the irreguarity in her heart rhythm. You may remember there was a thread about it....

I had the cryo-oblation in 2014 and it changed my life. My a-fib is gone and I don't worry about it anymore. There are 2 types....one uses heat and one uses frozen cold. I had the frozen one.