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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 389538" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>They also should check the adrenal gland function. From early childhood until I was in college I was terribly underweight. Like Trinity I would forget to eat. I could spend HOURS cooking and still not eat because I didn't realize I was hungry. There were several times I was told if I lost even 1 more pound or my parents saw me skip even part of a meal then I would go straight to the hospital. There was a problem somewhere between my stomach sending the hunger signals and my brain registering what they were. There were times I went 3-4 DAYS without eating anything unless someone reminded me. In college I had a really good guy friend, more a brother than anything else, who would bully me into eating. If I picked at my food he fussed at me and if he thought I skipped a meal he would drag me to the next one whether I liked it or not. I managed to get to a healthy weight for hte first time - 15 pounds more than I had ever weighed before. (I weighed 79 lbs and was 5 feet tall when I graduated high school. I look like a starving child poster in those photos.)</p><p> </p><p>I have HUGE food issues - with the texture, the taste, the smell, and with certain combinations of foods. Add to that my body gets nauseated from Vit D (NOT joking or making this up, wish I was), and it is a real challenge to eat a healthy diet. </p><p> </p><p>There are a LOT of things that can contribute to weight problems, over or under. Be sure the docs check the thyroid carefully. Not just the basic thyroid levels, also have them test to see if the body is attacking the thyroid. Autoimmune thyroid disorders can create havoc with weight and hunger. I have no thyroid to speak of and even on a diet of 1000 calories a day I cannot lose weight. Not any. With the right amount of thyroid hormones, it is easier than I ever thought it could be to lose weight. Still a LOT of work, but for the first time in my life I saw results from fewer calories and increased activity!</p><p> </p><p>Don't let the doctor get tunnel vision on PWS or any one thing. Have them check EVERYTHING because so many things can contribute to weight problems.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 389538, member: 1233"] They also should check the adrenal gland function. From early childhood until I was in college I was terribly underweight. Like Trinity I would forget to eat. I could spend HOURS cooking and still not eat because I didn't realize I was hungry. There were several times I was told if I lost even 1 more pound or my parents saw me skip even part of a meal then I would go straight to the hospital. There was a problem somewhere between my stomach sending the hunger signals and my brain registering what they were. There were times I went 3-4 DAYS without eating anything unless someone reminded me. In college I had a really good guy friend, more a brother than anything else, who would bully me into eating. If I picked at my food he fussed at me and if he thought I skipped a meal he would drag me to the next one whether I liked it or not. I managed to get to a healthy weight for hte first time - 15 pounds more than I had ever weighed before. (I weighed 79 lbs and was 5 feet tall when I graduated high school. I look like a starving child poster in those photos.) I have HUGE food issues - with the texture, the taste, the smell, and with certain combinations of foods. Add to that my body gets nauseated from Vit D (NOT joking or making this up, wish I was), and it is a real challenge to eat a healthy diet. There are a LOT of things that can contribute to weight problems, over or under. Be sure the docs check the thyroid carefully. Not just the basic thyroid levels, also have them test to see if the body is attacking the thyroid. Autoimmune thyroid disorders can create havoc with weight and hunger. I have no thyroid to speak of and even on a diet of 1000 calories a day I cannot lose weight. Not any. With the right amount of thyroid hormones, it is easier than I ever thought it could be to lose weight. Still a LOT of work, but for the first time in my life I saw results from fewer calories and increased activity! Don't let the doctor get tunnel vision on PWS or any one thing. Have them check EVERYTHING because so many things can contribute to weight problems. [/QUOTE]
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