Stephanie Wrote:
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> The skinny anorexic days are long gone, lol. I'd
> have to scan an old picture to show you how thin I
> used to be. Having my son rehabilitated me quite
> well and I eat now. Hubby says I still eat like a
> bird but it's alot more than what I used to.

balan says that I eat more than what he eats and I still remain thinner than him..lol.. if someone asks what is the most important thing i would not be able to give up... Food..lol.


> I've
> given up on even thinking about going on a diet
> because with my kidneys being unable to process
> salt properly, it's really pointless when you
> balloon up and down from water retention. I have
> "pudgy" days and "non-pudgy" days--all depending
> on how much water I'm carting around. It's hell
> buying clothes for me or shoes for me. I only
> shop for either on "pudgy" days as well as buying
> anything like rings. When I de-bloat, everything
> hangs on me. If you look at my hands in that
> picture, you can see that my fingers are bloated.
> It was a "pudgy" day. I usually go up or down in
> weight about 4-5 kilos (10 lbs) any given day.
> Greatest overnight water gain was 9 kilos (20
> lbs).

It is little towards high-degree.... I am sure you know that and you are taking care of yourself.

I get that as well, but in less-degree.. i can't wear ring, because in the morning it is tight and in the evening it is loose..lol.


when I go home, it is 13hrs travel in bus from chennai to my place.. (no trains there).. my feet look like elphant's by the time I reach home.. they go alright after a couple of days or so..




>
> Here's a "non-pudgy" day picture. You can actually
> see bones in my hands, lol.
>

you are fine Stephanie.. you can "always" see nerves in my hands..lol. they look like very old lady's hand.. I though I got that from my grandmother, because I have never seen her in her "not old" days, and I convinced myself she always had like that, like me..lol..


>
>
> Actually, I couldn't keep up with all the email.
> I was getting forwards for every post from the
> boards, mod emails from both sites, emails from
> friends/family and am on a bully mailing list

(for
> my son--he gets bullied).


why?



>I had to cut down on
> how much email I was getting because I discovered
> that I missed an important email from my mom (and
> she accused me of ignoring her! ). I'm working
> on creating filters so that everything gets put in
> its own folders but so far, I can't seem to get
> the first one to stay in its own folder reliably.
> Sometimes, it acts as if there is no filter in
> place...it's complicated!


don't worry. in this thread many of us couldn't keep track of who is talking what and have i replied to who...etc...lol (hope I have replied to you all with all thanks for your nice words)