Diet Pills/Energy pills/and as I like to call them Pooping P

hasiangirl

i say this with love, but if you stopped before and were able to maintain the healthy weight, why are you here now?

And that sucks about not having a doctor, that really seems to be a big problem these days.

i maintained the weight for 3 yrs and than had my first son and a few yrs later my second son...and i got out of control with the eating when i was pregnant both times :blushing:

KatWood

I can understand that.

I've seen your profile pics and you are a beautiful girl and it doesn't look like you need to lose much weight. I'd still suggest kicking the pill habit and focus on just eating right and exercising. In fact, exercise may be a good alternative, sometimes just replacing a bad habit with a good one can do the trick. In fact, I think that is kinda what you are trying to do, but rather than replace one evil with a lesser evil why not try exercise instead? Why not focus on a different goal, a fitness goal (such as completing a race) instead of a superficial goal of reaching a certain weight? After all, it is just a number.

If you do decide to stay on the pills, I highly suggest getting a doctor to ensure your health is monitored, even if it means going to a walk in clinic for a quick check up and blood work every few months.

It's your body and thus your decision. I do wish you and your family all the best. :flowerforyou:

Wecandothis

Hasiangirl, I think the main thing to take away from this conversation is this: Lots of people on this site care about you and your health. That's a good thing.

You are obviously loved, even by people you don't know. That says a lot about you and the people on this site.

That alone should give you a self esteem boost, to know that others who have never even met you face to face can discern enough about your tender personality through this site to care.

What a joy.

And if other people care about you this much, then it should be obvious that it's not only okay to care about yourself, it's important to take care of yourself. You're worth the effort.. More than worth it.

arewethereyet

Hasiangirl, I think the main thing to take away from this conversation is this: Lots of people on this site care about you and your health. That's a good thing.

You are obviously loved, even by people you don't know. That says a lot about you and the people on this site.

That alone should give you a self esteem boost, to know that others who have never even met you face to face can discern enough about your tender personality through this site to care.

What a joy.

And if other people care about you this much, then it should be obvious that it's not only okay to care about yourself, it's important to take care of yourself. You're worth the effort.. More than worth it.

what she said!!

SHBoss1673

i say this with love, but if you stopped before and were able to maintain the healthy weight, why are you here now?

And that sucks about not having a doctor, that really seems to be a big problem these days.

i maintained the weight for 3 yrs and than had my first son and a few yrs later my second son...and i got out of control with the eating when i was pregnant both times :blushing:

This is what they call (in psychology) displacement. You are displacing a problem with some other issue onto your pregnancy. If it was your pregnancy that was the problem, it would have stopped after the pregnancy was over, maybe the pregnancy was the trigger, which is a reasonable assumption, but the underlying problem wasn't you being pregnant. That was, more likely just the catalyst needed to make the problem overt enough to affect your eating habits. Only a good therapist will be able to help you figure it out, it's pretty rare that a person solves their own deep emotional conflicts. Many just go through life with them and "deal", for some that's acceptable, but for many, it's not. That choice is one only you can make.
I hope you make the right one sweetie!

acjmomma

everyone has given great advice, but I wanted to add that 110 lbs before you had kids may have been a good weight for you, but getting to 110lbs after kids may be all wrong for you. your body changes after having kids and will never look exactly the same again, you may not be able to get to that weight ever again and that has to be okay with you. I see too many close friends going for that "magic" number that they were at before kids and being really depressed when they cannot reach it, or doing really unhealthy things to get there. It never ends well for them. You look great and if you never lost another pound you would still look great, you have to be happy with yourself wherever you are in terms of weight.
I was 105 lbs before I had kids and I gained 70lbs with my son and 20 lbs with my daughter, I am now trying to get to 135 lbs because I know that 105 is not realistic for me with the changes my body made while pregnant. Most of all I want to be healthy and fit and able to run and play with my kids and be a healthy role model for them.

I hope that you decide to ditch the pills but it is your body and your decision, I wish you all the best!!