@Om_Sadasiva posted a new topic, subject ""hey, you need to lose weight"". It read:

   I know you little ■■■■■■■.  
    If you would take APs you would understand.  
    Now you think I just eat much, but the truth is that I eat very small meals

@Om_Sadasiva replied

    And in 2 months I lost 2kgs,after quitting zyprexa.  
    I will lose more, pdoc said

To which @anon98459728 replied

    Its pretty rude to say that in the UK, we had a guy from eastern Europe at my last job that always used to say it to people, he even said it to me once and I keep myself pretty healthy. It is like, theres not much point in telling someone, it is not like they would not of noticed.

So @Om_Sadasiva replied

    Exactly, it's rude. No reason to say something like this. We both know that I am overweight, why do you need the need to point it out?

To which @Schztuna replied

    Meds make it so difficult to lose weight-- I've gained about 20 lbs since starting Abilify and Zoloft this year, but I'm working towards losing those pounds now.
    
    It's rude to point out someone's weight-- you never know the reason behind it.
    
    Good luck with your weight loss @Om_Sadasiva!

Then @Om_Sadasiva said

    Thanks @Schztuna. Every 25 days that I see my pdoc, he weighs me and I have lost one kg without any exercise. If I would work out, I would lose even more kgs

To which @Happy_H replied

    When I was thin (but curvy- not overweight though), I had my boss go on a tirade about what sizes are appropriate for women and when a certain size means the girl is fat. He wasn't talking about me, but unbeknownst to him, I was one of the sizes he considered fat because I wasn't a size 6. I look best at around a 10/12. Otherwise, I'm too thin with my height. Right now, I am fat though.

After which, @Schztuna added

    That's great @Om_Sadasiva! I remember reading that you were really overly medicated, so I'm glad that you're having success on your new regimen and that the weight is coming off for you

Then @Om_Sadasiva said

    I TAKE ■■■■■■■ PILLS YOU MORON.  
    WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE STRUGGLES OF SCHIZOPHRENICS AND THE SIDE EFFECTS OF ANTIPSYCHOTICS?  
    I am really frustrated

@Schztuna replied

    Rude. Sorry you had to experience that @Happy_H. Everyone carries their weight differently-- pant size does not always mean a person is at a healthy weight for their frame.

Then @Happy_H said

    I'm so sorry, @Om_Sadasiva. It's so wrong that people judge us. They don't know our struggles. Personally, I go back and forth on weight like it's nobody's business, yet I have no idea why. I get too thin and start to look emaciated (was even put on an appetite stimulant for it once), then I balloon up. No one knows why, but it's been going on for years. I also have hypothyroidism, PCOS, and the APs. It's just a nasty combo.

Then @Happy_H said

    Just wanted to add that the last time my hubby's doctor told him he needed to lose weight, hubby looked at the doctor and said, “So do you.” He's never said that again to my hubby lol.

Then @Loke said

    My aunt has been really overweight for years but she doesn't eat much. She has a thyroid problem. Her husband still adores her though.

Then @SacredNeigh7 said

    Good to see you around.
    
    I had a few people ask if I'm pregnant a couple of years ago.  
    Actually asked when I'm expecting…
    
    I told them I'm not pregnant.

@ZmaGal replied

    I have the same problem @Om_Sadasiva. People think I eat a ton of food. But I don't. My dr believes me luckily. While exercising I've managed to lose 3 pounds in the last 2.5 months so there's hope. But I gained 100 pounds in 1 year on Seroquel. I will never take that drug again.

@ZombieMombie replied

    I'm lucky. My husband loves me and desires me even at my weight.

To which @ZmaGal replied

    So does mine. But he does tease me sometimes like when I take of my shirt he'll make a joke about my great abs lol. But I'm working out so hopefully it gets better over time

@antidepressant044 replied

    I can accept myself at this higher weight now but seriously, ■■■■ anyone who judges us based on our weight. I wouldn't wish APs on anyone. They can be pure hell.

Then @Pikasaur said

    I don't get why people feel the need to point out other people's weight to their face like that.  
    I hare it when people suggest I do more to lose weight.
    
    None of their god damn business!

@Happy_H replied

    I am happier at my weight now than I would be if my hubby weren't so sweet to me. I think he would prefer me to be smaller, but when it comes down to it, he just loves me, big or small. And I love him.

@77nick77 replied

    I need to lose a little height. I'm auditioning to play a munchkin in an off Broadway production of “The Wizard of Oz” and I'm an inch too tall.

@raelyn218 replied

    I was 236 in march, my A1C was 16. Regular doc put me on insulin, my sugars went down to 50, I stopped the insulin right away and got off APs, which was 40MGS zyprexa. I am now at 138, no change in anything but dropping zyprexa. My A1C dropped to 6. He had the nerve to.tell me " only 20-30 more pounds to lose and I'll be happy." I am 5'4", I should be 120. I told him people like him are the reason eating disorders happen. He said he'll see me again in April. That was in Sept. He also doesn't like dealing with patients with MI, but the clinic system had nobody else with taking patients, so I didn't get to choose. He write for my tramadol and tizanadine, but he avoids being alone with me as much as possible. He told my therapist sz are dangerous, especially unmedicated. Considering I am treatment resistant, he is deathly afraid of me. He also doesn't like that I call him on his ■■■■■■■■ when certain labs say results. Umm, you have my chart, it lists my deficits as far as iron, b12, etc that my body cannot absorb. Don't lecture me for things out of my control, every ■■■■■■■ time. So he just refills mynpain meds from refill requests from pharmacy, and sees me the minimum of twice a year. No more labwork, it's a basically I have seen you, I can keep calling in your pain meds, get out. I miss the doctor I had when I first moved back here, she was awesome. She left cause Mercy Health is ■■■■, she went to a different practice but my hubby's insurance is only Mercy system.

@Blizzard replied

    Couldn't say it better myself. They just don't understand us because they are not going through the same thing.

After which, @Air added

    I'm literally 7 pounds overweight and my doctor is still on my ass to lose more. It gets annoying. It's not like I'm unhealthy. Luckily my doctor pcp doesn't care that I'm sz but also doesn't really seem to understand it.

After which, @raelyn218 added

    I was underweight my entire life till I had my pregnancies. But even at my last one's birth, I weighed elizabeth04@example.net. She was 7lbs 8oz, so my biggest one. I had put on 94 pounds with her, no gestational diabetes or anything.
    
    I dropped down to 110 within weeks of her birth. Then that's what I sat at till 2008 when I got put on Symbyax, I put on 70 pounds in 2 weeks. It was horrible, got off that, took 5 years to lose that weight. Then with all the different AP tries, I stayed around 150. Till that ■■■■■■■ Zyprexa, pufferfish time with that. 236 pounds. I went from a size XS junior's at 21 to elizabeth04@example.net.

@firemonkey replied

    I'm not sure which is worse “hey, you need to lose weight” or when you mention about being obese/overweight people saying “You don't look that big to me” .

Then @system said

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