After A Day Feeling Great...............

[Hopefull]

Yesterday I felt great as those of you who read and the ones who replied to my blog "COPD CLINIC" will have seen,it was great,it is great to have a much better lung capacity of 56% after being as low as 30 something% at my worst,far,far better than it getting worse and the results are mainly due to the fact that I quit my 30/40 a day cigarette habit.

Thing is what makes my lungs much better comes at a price,I have piled weight on,all my life I`ve been slim not skinny,but slim now I look 9mths pregnant(on a good day,I say I`m a surrogate mother about to have the baby !!!),but its not funny,it makes me feel pretty depressed alot of the time,my tummy does look like it did when I was fully pregnant with one or other of my daughters only its bigger now,I guess you could say it looks like a guys beer belly, uck!!!,my tummy is the worst,but I have put on weight allover and I hate it,I have spent today and tonight crying most of the time,I`m so peed off with the way I look and having to buy bigger and bigger sized clothes.

My son in law delivered my excersise bike to me today that I bought of a friend,problem is its difficult to use most days because of my breathing or my knees that are caput due to arthritus,Doc(with a smirk on his face says I can`t have knee replacements cos I`m to young(flips sake I`m 60yrs old !!!),he also says they wouldn`t give me knee replacements because I have COPD so wouldn`t be able to have anesthetic,had a anesthetist give us a talk at Breath Easy a couple of months ago and he said there was no reason why I couldn`t have anesthetic,if not that then an epidural, I will get sorted and get my knees done,the fat problem I`m not so sure,I can`t excersise as much as I`ve said,I find dieting very difficult,never had to diet before.

Tomorrow is another day so hopefully I will feel happier.

I know there are alot of people alot worse off than me,but sometimes I just feel and think WHY,WHY me

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Oh well done for stopping smoking hopefull that is fantastic. It just shows the damage smoking does to your lungs doesn't it? The weight thing is horrible isn't it? Its so depressing and you just feel like a big blob! I remember being in a shop with a mate and nothing fitted me and I ended up ranting and raving about it to her! I only go shopping with big friends now - couldn't cope with a skinny one!

Really hoping you feel better soon love. x

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Hi, I solved my "fat dress" problem by shopping online. Much easier than trying on huge sizes in little cubicles and you can take your time. (Does not make it easier to accept though!)

[Lynne1955]

I do understand Hopeful. I gained almost 2 stone when I stopped smoking. I am losing it now through calorie counting using a website and I also go to the gym.

I don't have knee or joint problems like you, but I do get breathless on the treadmill or bike, but that's good for my lungs in a controlled kind of way.

Lynne xx

[jackie50]

Oh the weight problem round the tummy and face bloating I have to buy clothes to fit round my stomach, but this makes everything look a bit too big every where else so I look like a sack of potatoes. What does not help is going shopping with friends and they think they are joking saying they have just been in the fat shop

Or my mum having a go because I am fat........

For exersise after a days work sometimes the thought exercise is hard, but I am trying to learn to swim, which is great for the joints

I have found a lovely shop not sure if they are nation wide

They are called Yours, our one in Lincoln has larger ladies running it and they wear the clothes from the shop so you can see what the stuff looks like , And the best bit they are not overly expensive

I have had to be stern with myself and say well this is me and if you don,t like it thats your problem ,

Keep your chin up

xxxx

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Oh Jackie50 I am exactly the same. I put on weight round the middle too. Most women apparently are pear shaped but around 20 pc are like you and me. I hate it because it makes me look deformed and like you I have to buy bigger sizes.

They are saying now that fat round the middle is more dangerous than any other area because it is toxic fat and more likely to lead to health problems......arhhhhhhhhhhh.

No matter how cheap clothes are I can only afford to buy from the cheap shops in the sale and from charity shops. So its sales in Matalan, primark, bon marche and Sainsburys and asda! My sister (who thinks she is poor) will tell me she got lovely top - only 14.00 and I think yeah right! I never pay more than 10.00 for anything except shoes. And I have to really like it for that price! A fiver more my limit.

Bev x

[Shirleyj]

Try to be kind to yourself, I gave up smoking over 12 years ago, but my weight is creeping up, around the stomach area. Concentrate on your lungs and breathing, then worry about the weight when you are in the right frame of mind, it's hard I know x x

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I have gained weight through inactvity - and cannot walk far.. I have also lost 3 inches in height. I have difficulty in choosing clothes but keep things plain and in bright colours. Pastel and neutral colours I avoid - depressing. I gave up smoking years ago. You are probably a lot younger than me so I sympathise. I

[squirell]

Hi sorry to hear your i a pickle hun, I have put weight on since stopping smoking but have been taking herbal tablets to help me and they seem to be working, I have cut down what I eat by half, and just changed my eating habbit no rubbish, I do understand hw you feel hun, dont be to dissapointed, its hard I know, I always say smile and you look slimmer sonetimes its true xxtake care xx

[Hopefull]

Thankyou for all your replies,I know breathing is the most important thing,but the weight gain just gets me down now and again,I`m going to try and make a week into the New Year the time to start a diet or cut down on food,surely if I can quit smoking I can cut down on food.

Its crazy because of breathing probs I can`t excersise as much,but being over weight I am less able to excersise.

I should be greatfull for what I have,at least I haven`t got a man in my life so when I`m at home I can lounge about in my Onesie,not a pretty sight,but cosy and warmno one can see me so who cares,have to admit I did answer the door to what turned out to be the postman,he is prob suffering traumatic stress now lol.

The sun is shining,my breathing is good so I`m going to smile and have another go on my excersise bike !!!!

[Hopefull]

What herbal tablets are you taking Squirell,annie80 I don`t know how old you are,is 80 in your name a clue?,I am 60 and until the dreaded steroids and quiting smoking I`ve always been slim xx

[KingoftheCocktails]

Keep going to Breathe Easy where I am sure your friends will help and support you.Well done for being a Breathe Easy Member.

BREATHE EASY = FRIENDSHIP

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my pal had a hip op without general aneasthetic