overweight with CF

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marcijo

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>People look at me and I'm "old" (49 in May!) and overweight and they are like "You don't have CF! Only young, skinny people have that!". </end quote></div>

I could have wrote that too-except I am 34 <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I get that from doctors all of the time - not my CF doctor...but my kids doctors, etc. Its kind of funny. Half the time they don't believe me that I have CF, I don't think. I told my kids doctor my genotypes and I think he started to believe what I was saying.

Anyways-I am overwieght-currently 160 at 5'4". I bought a treadmill though in an attempt to lose weight (would like to be at 136) and get exercise. My CF doctor has never said anything about my weight.
 
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marcijo

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>People look at me and I'm "old" (49 in May!) and overweight and they are like "You don't have CF! Only young, skinny people have that!". </end quote></div>

I could have wrote that too-except I am 34 <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I get that from doctors all of the time - not my CF doctor...but my kids doctors, etc. Its kind of funny. Half the time they don't believe me that I have CF, I don't think. I told my kids doctor my genotypes and I think he started to believe what I was saying.

Anyways-I am overwieght-currently 160 at 5'4". I bought a treadmill though in an attempt to lose weight (would like to be at 136) and get exercise. My CF doctor has never said anything about my weight.
 
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marcijo

Guest
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>People look at me and I'm "old" (49 in May!) and overweight and they are like "You don't have CF! Only young, skinny people have that!". </end quote></div>

I could have wrote that too-except I am 34 <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I get that from doctors all of the time - not my CF doctor...but my kids doctors, etc. Its kind of funny. Half the time they don't believe me that I have CF, I don't think. I told my kids doctor my genotypes and I think he started to believe what I was saying.

Anyways-I am overwieght-currently 160 at 5'4". I bought a treadmill though in an attempt to lose weight (would like to be at 136) and get exercise. My CF doctor has never said anything about my weight.
 
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marcijo

Guest
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>People look at me and I'm "old" (49 in May!) and overweight and they are like "You don't have CF! Only young, skinny people have that!". </end quote>

I could have wrote that too-except I am 34 <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I get that from doctors all of the time - not my CF doctor...but my kids doctors, etc. Its kind of funny. Half the time they don't believe me that I have CF, I don't think. I told my kids doctor my genotypes and I think he started to believe what I was saying.

Anyways-I am overwieght-currently 160 at 5'4". I bought a treadmill though in an attempt to lose weight (would like to be at 136) and get exercise. My CF doctor has never said anything about my weight.
 
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marcijo

Guest
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>People look at me and I'm "old" (49 in May!) and overweight and they are like "You don't have CF! Only young, skinny people have that!". </end quote>
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<br />I could have wrote that too-except I am 34 <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I get that from doctors all of the time - not my CF doctor...but my kids doctors, etc. Its kind of funny. Half the time they don't believe me that I have CF, I don't think. I told my kids doctor my genotypes and I think he started to believe what I was saying.
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<br />Anyways-I am overwieght-currently 160 at 5'4". I bought a treadmill though in an attempt to lose weight (would like to be at 136) and get exercise. My CF doctor has never said anything about my weight.
 
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mneville

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My son is a Double Delta, severely pancreatic insufficent, and at age 4, he weighs 56 pounds! He is a little overweight but the docs are happy with it. He is just a solid, big kid. Aidan is also very active so I think as he gets older and into sports, he will lose some of it. Right now, I am happy with it.

Megan, mom to Aidan and Gavin
 
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mneville

Guest
My son is a Double Delta, severely pancreatic insufficent, and at age 4, he weighs 56 pounds! He is a little overweight but the docs are happy with it. He is just a solid, big kid. Aidan is also very active so I think as he gets older and into sports, he will lose some of it. Right now, I am happy with it.

Megan, mom to Aidan and Gavin
 
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mneville

Guest
My son is a Double Delta, severely pancreatic insufficent, and at age 4, he weighs 56 pounds! He is a little overweight but the docs are happy with it. He is just a solid, big kid. Aidan is also very active so I think as he gets older and into sports, he will lose some of it. Right now, I am happy with it.

Megan, mom to Aidan and Gavin
 
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mneville

Guest
My son is a Double Delta, severely pancreatic insufficent, and at age 4, he weighs 56 pounds! He is a little overweight but the docs are happy with it. He is just a solid, big kid. Aidan is also very active so I think as he gets older and into sports, he will lose some of it. Right now, I am happy with it.

Megan, mom to Aidan and Gavin
 
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mneville

Guest
My son is a Double Delta, severely pancreatic insufficent, and at age 4, he weighs 56 pounds! He is a little overweight but the docs are happy with it. He is just a solid, big kid. Aidan is also very active so I think as he gets older and into sports, he will lose some of it. Right now, I am happy with it.
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<br />Megan, mom to Aidan and Gavin
 
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Fran

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My son is 13, weighs 57 kilos (Australia). I believe that is around 125 lbs and he is about 5'. So he's a little bit chunky. If he didn't have cf I'd be trying to get him to lose a little! I'm expecting he'll grow taller soon, so a little extra is good! His doctor is happy with him for all the usual cf reasons.
 
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Fran

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My son is 13, weighs 57 kilos (Australia). I believe that is around 125 lbs and he is about 5'. So he's a little bit chunky. If he didn't have cf I'd be trying to get him to lose a little! I'm expecting he'll grow taller soon, so a little extra is good! His doctor is happy with him for all the usual cf reasons.
 
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Fran

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My son is 13, weighs 57 kilos (Australia). I believe that is around 125 lbs and he is about 5'. So he's a little bit chunky. If he didn't have cf I'd be trying to get him to lose a little! I'm expecting he'll grow taller soon, so a little extra is good! His doctor is happy with him for all the usual cf reasons.
 
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Fran

New member
My son is 13, weighs 57 kilos (Australia). I believe that is around 125 lbs and he is about 5'. So he's a little bit chunky. If he didn't have cf I'd be trying to get him to lose a little! I'm expecting he'll grow taller soon, so a little extra is good! His doctor is happy with him for all the usual cf reasons.
 
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Fran

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<br />My son is 13, weighs 57 kilos (Australia). I believe that is around 125 lbs and he is about 5'. So he's a little bit chunky. If he didn't have cf I'd be trying to get him to lose a little! I'm expecting he'll grow taller soon, so a little extra is good! His doctor is happy with him for all the usual cf reasons.
 
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rubyroselee

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Thanks for your responses everyone. It is very interesting to see so many overweight CFers nowadays and it's good to know I'm not alone!

I did find an article very interesting on the internet about being overweight/obese with CF. Out of a group of CF adults they looked at, 6% were overweight and 7% were obese (total of 13%); the majority of people fell into the normal category, and about 25% were underweight. But they also mentioned that the people in the overweight/obese category were mostly pancreatic sufficient and/or had mild mutations. And oddly enough I don't fall into either of those categories (I'm PI and DDF508).

But nonetheless, I'm happy that I'm able to keep on weight and not have to struggle; although, until my 20's I did struggle with my weight a lot. I guess all those fatty foods caught up to me!
 
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rubyroselee

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Thanks for your responses everyone. It is very interesting to see so many overweight CFers nowadays and it's good to know I'm not alone!

I did find an article very interesting on the internet about being overweight/obese with CF. Out of a group of CF adults they looked at, 6% were overweight and 7% were obese (total of 13%); the majority of people fell into the normal category, and about 25% were underweight. But they also mentioned that the people in the overweight/obese category were mostly pancreatic sufficient and/or had mild mutations. And oddly enough I don't fall into either of those categories (I'm PI and DDF508).

But nonetheless, I'm happy that I'm able to keep on weight and not have to struggle; although, until my 20's I did struggle with my weight a lot. I guess all those fatty foods caught up to me!
 
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rubyroselee

New member
Thanks for your responses everyone. It is very interesting to see so many overweight CFers nowadays and it's good to know I'm not alone!

I did find an article very interesting on the internet about being overweight/obese with CF. Out of a group of CF adults they looked at, 6% were overweight and 7% were obese (total of 13%); the majority of people fell into the normal category, and about 25% were underweight. But they also mentioned that the people in the overweight/obese category were mostly pancreatic sufficient and/or had mild mutations. And oddly enough I don't fall into either of those categories (I'm PI and DDF508).

But nonetheless, I'm happy that I'm able to keep on weight and not have to struggle; although, until my 20's I did struggle with my weight a lot. I guess all those fatty foods caught up to me!
 
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rubyroselee

New member
Thanks for your responses everyone. It is very interesting to see so many overweight CFers nowadays and it's good to know I'm not alone!

I did find an article very interesting on the internet about being overweight/obese with CF. Out of a group of CF adults they looked at, 6% were overweight and 7% were obese (total of 13%); the majority of people fell into the normal category, and about 25% were underweight. But they also mentioned that the people in the overweight/obese category were mostly pancreatic sufficient and/or had mild mutations. And oddly enough I don't fall into either of those categories (I'm PI and DDF508).

But nonetheless, I'm happy that I'm able to keep on weight and not have to struggle; although, until my 20's I did struggle with my weight a lot. I guess all those fatty foods caught up to me!
 
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rubyroselee

New member
Thanks for your responses everyone. It is very interesting to see so many overweight CFers nowadays and it's good to know I'm not alone!
<br />
<br />I did find an article very interesting on the internet about being overweight/obese with CF. Out of a group of CF adults they looked at, 6% were overweight and 7% were obese (total of 13%); the majority of people fell into the normal category, and about 25% were underweight. But they also mentioned that the people in the overweight/obese category were mostly pancreatic sufficient and/or had mild mutations. And oddly enough I don't fall into either of those categories (I'm PI and DDF508).
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<br />But nonetheless, I'm happy that I'm able to keep on weight and not have to struggle; although, until my 20's I did struggle with my weight a lot. I guess all those fatty foods caught up to me!
 
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