This has caused a myriad of health problems.
But the autoimmune disease isn't one of those problems, so telling people with such illnesses to lose weight to feel better is like a slap in the face to them. Here's why it happened
First, we are already sick. We are painfully suffering from this fact. Our illnesses affect every part of our lives. We as parents may struggle to give our children everything we can physically and carry huge amounts of guilt when we fail.
So we do our best to do fun things on the days we feel good because we know those days don't last.
We may struggle as couples because we know the relationship will never truly be equal. And we may struggle at work if we can work. We the staff are in the next time it will take an extra vacation from now until we can still hear the gossip about us when we're present.
So we try to work hard twice when all the time that we might end up putting ourselves in an active state. It is who we are and who we should be.
Our disease is a part of us and will never go away. Each of us deals with this reality in different ways, but it is our reality.
Whether it is after a day or a few weeks, we will fall into a state of activity again and will need to rest.
These are the days when we feel our sickness most acutely. The canes, scooters, and wheelchairs can become permanent fixtures until we fight our disease as best we can.
These days, we're at our weakest. And it seems that these days, people who don't understand our lives get attached the most.
So I'll try to make something as clear as possible: I'm not that way because I'm overweight. Losing weight will not cure me. And getting more exercise won't take away my need for help
You see, many of us have gained weight because of our disease. It seems like every new medication I've been added has "weight gain" as a side effect.
And using prednisone, which is known to be obese to gain weight, means most of us don't stand a chance. The year I was diagnosed, I gained 80 pounds while fighting to control my disease.
Also, note that the types of pain and fatigue that accompany the autoimmune disease are not the same as the pain and fatigue that most people understand or experience.
Running a marathon and the pain and fatigue you'll feel the next day are nowhere near what it feels like for people with autoimmune diseases to be active.
You should realize how much activity you have lost yourself can see how trying to gain weight overshadows losing weight every time. I used to dance, swim, bike, and play volleyball. Now, walking a straight line without losing my balance takes effort.
So, to put it all together, suggesting that losing weight would help someone who may weight due to medication and loss abilities due to an autoimmune disease, who also struggles with the idea that they are not actually doing enough for the family or keeping them at work again due to The ailment in question, like a slap in the face.
Our diseases are unpredictable. There is no proven way to relieve pain. What works for someone will not work for another one. There is no surefire way for us to lose weight easily.
Some of us have trouble eating, so dieting is hell. Unfortunately, exercise can put us in bed for days at a time.
This does not mean that we do not try. I have been able to lose 60 pounds over four years. I see the good in eating healthy and exercising as much as possible. I just have to adapt everything about my disease. So the next time you see someone who is overweight with a crutch or in a wheelchair or scooter or even just struggling to walk, please take a moment to remember how unfair life can be and that all of us didn't choose it or could control aspects of our lives. I never want to see anyone else go through things my illness gave me
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