Comments on: East Meets West Meets My Husband’s Butt

By: Cricut Machine

Cricut Machine — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:30:03 +0000

Have you ever considered adding more videos to your blog posts to keep the readers more entertained? I mean I just read through the entire article of yours and it was quite good but since I’m more of a visual learner.

By: cricut scrapbooking tool

cricut scrapbooking tool — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:30:11 +0000

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By: Jeanie

Jeanie — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:03:01 +0000

I have to agree with your husband, sorry. I have many family members that are total health/fitness nuts that have many health issues. While eating healthy is the clear choice to avoid many illnesses, it does sound like he is eating pretty well. Cut him a little slack.
I do agree with you on the 375 pound guy. He may not have many health issues if he lost weight. He is clearly overweight. Unfortunately in our society people are always looking for the easy way out, pills. If you have high cholesterol people put a pill..it is how doctors stay in business….Jeanie

By: ln

ln — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:51:14 +0000

you mention “Or the diabetic I know who can’t get her wounds to heal, but no one tells her to stop eating so much crap.”

It brought to mind something very important and I think misdiagnosed/underdiagnosed. It’s called Cushing’s Syndrome – you should google it — and/or your friend should look into it.

Wounds not healing is a classic symptom and Cushing’s is often mistaken for diabetes — a dear friend of mine suffered for 15 years before she got a diagnosis!

I could be wrong but I want to tell people about this so they don’t suffer like my friend did.

By: sheri

sheri — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:05:13 +0000

If you get your husband to a nutritionist I would love to know how. I agree with everything you said in your post. I don’ t think you are being judgemental. I believe our country has forgotten that there is a consequence for every action. Instead many people want what they want when they want it and then are convinced by the drug companies that they can take a pill to reverse their choices. It is easy right, no consequence, just pop a pill. What pills can’t do is rebuild muscle, fix knees, rebuild self-esteem, or give us the happiness that comes from being healthy. But then are these things valued much in our society anymore?

By: Kristen

Kristen — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:25:00 +0000

great article…i agree 100% about diet and western meds…it took me a long time to see the light…but i am also gettin healthier and gettin my disease under cntrl…maybe u should put a lock on all the unhealthy stuff…sounds like u dnt have too much crap in the house anyway…LOL…or look into alternative medicine…it cant hurt..
my husband is also eating better cause of me…keep up the good work…
i kno how u feel firsthand!!

By: susan delg

susan delg — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:57:14 +0000

Amen Karen. We all need to be a little intelligent about what goes into our bodies and what we do with them. We are responsible for not only our choices, but our kids. We can’t do much about our spouses’ choices other than give them the option of good foods. I try like heck to get a balanced diet in my daughter’s life, and struggle to get her enough exercise since she’s prone to her mother’s round-ish body shape. When I took her for her checkup two weeks ago, the doctor looked at me sideways when she saw Joy’s weight/height/bmi. 97%+ across the board. This is the time of year when we struggle to keep active since we can’t play soccer, go bike riding, and are limited to swimming once a week. And so this is the heaviest time of year for her as well. The doctor asked me two questions: is she taking vitamins? (me: no, but I do focus on healthy eating: fruits, veggies, whole grains, etc. md: she needs to take vitamins. me: go ahead and write the prescription [which I have conveniently since lost]). Question two: how many snacks do you send her to school with? me: what do you mean? md: [looking at me like I'm stupid] how many snacks does she eat in school? me: um one, if any. most days she doesn’t take anything at all. Not once did she ask Joy a direct question, established no rapport with her whatsoever. She had no idea if Joy could hold a conversation, what she likes to eat, what she likes to do, how much time does she spend reading, etc etc. Very very frustrating, and has left me thinking that I should consider changing pediatricians.

By: Barb

Barb — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:19:21 +0000

I could not agree MORE. As DH fights his own weight problems and tries to adhere to Atkins and wonders about me letting our daughter eat tomatoes as much as she pleases (my rule: eat as much fruit and veg as you like, no permission required)–he’s just got the wrong idea. Fruits, veg, whole grains: good plan without much thinking.