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avsdave
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 Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 10:21:04 AM
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| I went from a nice 175 to 147....how may I regain my weight back ?? I'm told this is typical of COPD...Thanks Dave |
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PennyPA
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USA
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Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 4:03:02 PM
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Dave, there's nothing "typical" with copd, LOL. Many people lose weight but I think an equal number tend to gain weight, mainly due to a less active lifestyle.
As far as gaining, try drinking Ensure with each meal and snack time; Carnation Instant Breakfast (I liked the chocolate) is good, too.
But...first find out the cause of the weight loss. Are you actually eating less or not the same type of food? Are you have trouble breathing so that uses up all your energy? Is there some other undetected cause of the weight loss? How long did it take you to lose those 30 lbs? |
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CarolCA
Contributing Member
USA
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Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 9:50:26 PM
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| WE have more people in our Better Breathers group that need to lose weight than need to gain. It is better to have a little extra weight on. As Penny said you need to figure out the cause because it really isn't the norm. It does take more energy when we have trouble breathing but it doesn't apparently take off pounds for most people. I would definetly not let anyone tell me that it is normal. I would want to rule out anything more serious before I would accept that. The Ensure plus things like smoothies, milkshakes,etc should put weight on. I would also get your thyroid checked and your heart. Sometime people with heart problems tend to lose weight. Talk to your doctor and tell them your concerns and when everything is ruled out see a dietician from the hospital. I wish I could give you about 15lbs. |
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PennyPA
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USA
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Dave-OH
Administrator
USA
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Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 11:58:16 PM
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| I need 5, I am down from 150 to 137 and my doctor wants me at 142. Of course she has a few extra. |
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PennyPA
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USA
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Posted - Jul 29 2010 : 09:20:49 AM
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You can have Carol's then.
You know, if anyone ever comes up with a way to redistribute weight between people (like the government's trying to do with our $$), they will become an instand billionaire!! Too bad you can't transplant pockets of fat...even on a single person. I could use a little more on my butt, LOL. |
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Bo H
Rookie
USA
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Posted - Jul 30 2010 : 1:42:28 PM
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Originally posted by avsdave
I went from a nice 175 to 147....how may I regain my weight back ?? I'm told this is typical of COPD...Thanks Dave
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Bo H
Rookie
USA
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Posted - Jul 30 2010 : 1:53:06 PM
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| Dave I have the same problem. I'm 6'2" and weigh 147 lbs. My pulmo says I work so hard to breathe it keeps my wt down. I drink an 8oz pulmocare every day along with a shake I make with 10 oz whole milk, 1 pkg carnation instant breakfast, 2 scoops ice cream, and 1 to 2 tbls oil. I use vanilla or chocolate flavors. I breathe better the lighter I get but I have no cushion if I get really sick. |
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Dave-OH
Administrator
USA
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Posted - Jul 30 2010 : 5:32:24 PM
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| Yes, my doctor says the same thing. Last time I got ill, I was at 150. I have lost the weight and at 137. That is a good weight for me, but she wants me at 142. I eat well, but not the huge meals I used to eat. I can grow an appetite - prednesone works wonders. |
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scout
Member
USA
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Posted - Aug 20 2010 : 6:38:44 PM
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| I am steady gaining weight...more than ever!! Can't do a whole lot....how can you get it off? |
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jmrommes
Senior Member
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Posted - Aug 20 2010 : 9:42:55 PM
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Diet and exercise are the key to losing weight. Unless there are medical reasons why your doc doesn't want you exercising, I would seriously consider starting an exercise program combined with a healthy diet. Just because you have COPD is no reason why you can't exercise. I lost over 100 pounds seven years ago with diet and exercise, and in the process got myself into very good condition, which made a huge difference in my ability to breathe.
My tag line is that exercise enables me to have a life, and I really mean that. My FEV1 is 34%, more or less, so I have about a third the lung function of someone my age without lung disease. I exercise daily for at least 45 minutes and 2+ miles on the treadmill. That means that I can consult, travel for both business and pleasure, play with my grandchildren and enjoy life a whole lot. I recently did a two week road trip by myself and at the end of Sept. have a business trip that will take me from Missouri to British Columbia. Life is a lot of fun!
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Exercise not only lets me live, it enables me to have a life. |
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CarolCA
Contributing Member
USA
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Posted - Aug 20 2010 : 9:46:41 PM
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| The only way to lose weight is to take in less calories than you burn off. It takes 3600 less calories to lose one pound so if you cut your caloric intake by that amount each week you should lose a pound a week at your same activity level. If you do exercise then you would lose more. I am trying to lose 15 lbs that I gained after I quit smoking and not doing well at all cause my activity level lately is poor even though I am not eating all that much. I keep thinking about going back to WWatchers but I know what I have to do I just don't do it. I think I need the weigh in every week and the motivation to succeed. |
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PennyPA
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CarolCA
Contributing Member
USA
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Posted - Aug 21 2010 : 12:10:18 AM
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| Penny, do you actually keep track. I was surprised when I kept track that I was a lot more than I thought. I am a light eater also, even my husband never understood why I was heavy but when I joined WW and started keeping track of points I did lose weight and that had me at about 1400 calories a day so I must have been higher. 1200 is really low but yep, it is true, to lose a pound they figure 3600 calories less a day based on your normal eating and activity. Sorry to say. |
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PennyPA
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USA
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Posted - Aug 21 2010 : 10:27:52 AM
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No, I don't really keep track but I eat no breakfast (never was a breakfast eater), maybe some pringles and a salad for lunch, then a small dinner. That's about it. Dinner usually is fish or chicken (but not a deck of cards size, LOL) or a pork chop with a veggie and whatever else Bob cooks. We use 6" dinner plates and are allowed (our choice) only one layer of food so we don't pile it high.
I was thinking of joining weight watchers 'cause I've heard a lot of good things about them. Those are points, not particularly calories, aren't they?
What I've got to do is get more active. I worked at the local county fair all this week but even though that entailed a lot of standing, I wasn't really active. Funny thing, Bob came with me each day and he did a lot of walking and he didn't lose any weight either but he probably built up his leg muscles...and muscles weigh more than fat. We really should go by measurements, I think...chest, waist, hips, thighs, calves. |
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CarolCA
Contributing Member
USA
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Posted - Aug 21 2010 : 4:50:11 PM
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| The theory is that you have to eat througout the day because when you don't your body goes into starvation mode and hangs on to what you eat. I don't understand it but I think it must be true because when I started WW I used all my points and I lost weight, my friend didn't use all her points and did not lose weight till she started using them. She was really bummed out that I was eating and losing and she was not eating and not losing. I don't really know if WW unless you do it on line would be good for you since you are on the move and you have to go to meetings and they don't always accept vouchers from other WW. I don't know how that works. The points are determined by a little card that takes fiber, fat and calories and tells you how many points something has. It sounds to me like you would be better with the Atkins diet since you like meat and veggies. You probably should eat something for breakfast, with ATkins I think it is an egg(if you can find a safe one. LOL |
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hamtol
Member
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Posted - Aug 23 2010 : 11:20:22 PM
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| I am sooooo glad this topic appeared. I am an even 6 ft tall, 57 years old, and have always been skinny. The most I ever weighed was 162 pounds, and I lost that in 3 months my first year at college. Afterwards, I weighed 135 until 10 years ago, then my weight went up to 148. I went to Switzerland for 3 weeks (on a singing engagement), and gained 12 pounds while there (and my hair started to grow back, too-LOL). It dropped off (both the weight and the hair) after I came back to the states. I stabilized at 150 lb and fluctuated between 150-155 until this year. My doc told me during my check up last month that I have dropped 9 pounds since January. I am in reasonably good health (COPD not withstanding). I just don't have an appetite. I try to force myself to eat, but get full after only a small portion. For example, I can't even finish 1 McDonald's cheeseburger and small fry in 1 sitting anymore. This from a man who used to eat 6 times a day! My doc thinks that the weight loss might have something to do with depression combined with a fast metabolism, but he refuses to prescribe an appetite stimulant. I am about to give up on gaining weight. The only good thing about the whole thing is that I don't have high blood pressure. I am the only one in my family who does not have that. I don't know what to do. This is a topic that most people laugh or sneer at, but believe me it is a big problem. Has anyone ever tried to find men's pants in a 30-32 waist? And believe it or not, I was a 29 waist until I made 40. I started drinking Carnation Instant Breakfast; I will let you know if it works. Does anyone have any other suggestions? Gus |
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CarolCA
Contributing Member
USA
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Posted - Aug 24 2010 : 12:16:27 AM
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| I assume you have been thoroughly tested for thyroid disorder. I mean every test imaginable. And I imagine that you have been tested for all the GI disorders with a gastro doctor, right? Other than eating many times a day, high calorie foods I don't have an answer. I would certainly do daily high calorie milkshakes at least once a day in addition to the Carnation. |
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hamtol
Member
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Posted - Aug 24 2010 : 12:28:01 AM
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| According to the tests, my thyroid is fine. The GI tests were normal, but showed one surprising thing: when they had me drink the barium milkshake, it went through my stomach and my small intestine in record time. Gus |
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hamtol
Member
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Posted - Aug 24 2010 : 12:30:24 AM
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| Oh, I forgot 1 thing. The colonoscopy showed that my large intestine is about 2 feet longer than it should be in a man my height. I always felt that I should have been 2 or 3 inches taller-LOL. Gus |
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