Weight and OSA

Fatass · Post by **Fatass** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 9:28 pm

Ok, I'm new here. Here is my situation. I'm Fat. No , Obese. I'm a fatass.

I'm 5'10" & I need to loose at least 150 Lbs. I weigh 350 Lbs.

I just got my cpap. Doc says I won't need it if I loose weight.

What about you ?

Fatass

chrisp · Post by **chrisp** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 9:50 pm

Well, This sure brings things to light. I could sure loose a few myself.
OSA is highest in countries with high oberity rates.

Any suggestions for sure weight loss ?

Any had or considering gastric bypass surgery?

Cheers,

Chris

wading thru the muck! · Post by **wading thru the muck!** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 9:52 pm

I just heard Paul Harvey report today that based on the BMI numbers Shaquile O'Neill is obese.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 9:58 pm

He's huge, Like a giant refrigerator that jumps. Wonder if he eats much.

Zees Pleez · Post by **Zees Pleez** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:18 pm

wading thru the muck! wrote:I just heard Paul Harvey report today that based on the BMI numbers Shaquile O'Neill is obese.

A couple of things about BMI...

1 - For the vast majority of people it is accurate, but there are a few exceptions. However...

2 - Shaquile might not be one of the exceptions. Remember, it is body mass index and it is about having too much bulk. It's not healthy. The athletic high BMI is not sustainable long term. At some point, these atheletes have to deal with normalizing their weight. Some don't and they become what most people consider obese at that point. BMI points out the unsettling reality that they really were all along. Big time body builders and pro atheletes are not known for longevity.

BTW, it still is difficult to say how much overweight I am; BMI doesn't really clear that up. My BMI is 27.8 and I "only" have to lose 20 lbs to get to 24.9, which is in the healthy range. But if I lost 53 lbs, my BMI would be 20, also in the healthy range (right at the bottom). So how much overweight am I?

Some guidelines based on BMI with a link to a BMI calculator:

http://www.weightwatchers.com/health/as ... eight.aspx

scott54 · Post by **scott54** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 11:37 pm

I don't know about my BMI but I do know that I am obese. My doctor tells me that I would have OSA regardless but the weight makes it that much worse. I am sure it is no coincidence that my OSA started to really manifest itself about three years ago, about the same time I started gaining a lot weight.

On the bright side, I am hopeful that my energy level will increase as I use my APAP and that will help me lose weight.

Tired-in-Tenn · Post by **Tired-in-Tenn** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:56 am

My BMI is 32.4. I don't know for sure if my weight gain is related to my OSA, but there is a strong coincidence between when I started to have sleep problems and when I started to gain weight. Same with my hypertension. Funny thing is, I went from around 170 up to 225 pounds and have stayed there for the past 8 years...I don't really fluctuate up or down from this number much. I'm hoping that once I get on APAP therapy and start to respond to it I'll start to lose some weight. I know that when I wake feeling really tired, it's hard for me to have any will power to resist eating. On the rare occasion that I wake up feeling refreshed, I am able to maintain being hungry all day...as well as exercise.

Tired-in-Tenn

ITeach · Post by **ITeach** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:04 am

I would be interested to see how many others are like me and not overweight. My father-in-law, a retired ENT, even said that he thought my Sleep study was a waste of time because I "didn't have the right build" for sleep apnea. He was wrong, and I wonder how many others like me are discounted for years as having sleep issues because we "aren't the right build". It took me years and MANY different diagnosis (depression, allergies, chronic sinusitis, etc.) before anyone took my sleep complaints seriously. Just curious. Sorry, I guess that was a bit of a vent too!

Sleeping With The Enemy · Post by **Sleeping With The Enemy** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:10 am

ITeach,

I was able to finally get up to Loonlvr's house (a fellow paper) yesterday and I can tell you that he would probably fall into your catagory. He is tall and skinny. Look for him on here and you could talk to him more about it if your interested.

He is a nice guy!

TXKajun · Post by **TXKajun** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:15 am

I also am not terribly overweight.......I'm 53 yo, 5"8", 165 lbs. I could stand to shed about 10-15 lbs, all of it around my middle. Like many others here, I also have several other problems.....incipient diabetes, slight hypertension tendency, GERD, high cholesterol....and have hopes that treating my severe OSA will have some positive results on the other conditions. I already (after only 3 weeks) have noticed blood pressure is down in normal range (Dr. appointment last week confirmed that it's down by about 15 points! wowzers!) and my blood sugar is staying between 95 and 105. I have an appointment for full blood work in 2 weeks, so that will give plenty of time for the APAP treatment to kick in. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

I've been feeling more energetic up until yesterday. Last evening, I was almost asleep in my recliner at 7:30PM. Is there such a thing as "rebound" on tiredness? I still feel good during the day and rested in the morning when I wake up, but could it be possible that now that I'm feeling rested, my body has decided to play "catch-up" on sleep debt?

This therapy WORKS!! Have a great day, ya'll.

Plastic Rhino · Post by **Plastic Rhino** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:15 am

Any suggestions for sure weight loss ?

Any had or considering gastric bypass surgery?

Since this topic came up I just thought I'd pass on something I've been doing lately. I could lose about 100 lbs. I now have OSA and am on CPAP. The CPAP is effective for treating the apnea, but I still need to lose the weight. I work a lot and have done nothing but gain weight for years. "Exercise" and "Will Power" is just not going to do it for me.

But I did find something that has been working very well for a lot of people. I know many will be skeptical. I certainly was. But there is a drug therapy that has proved safe and effective for weight loss. In ten years, there have been no instances of harmful side effects like with Phen-fen. It seems to really work. I've been on it for a week now and I can only say that I am definitely eating less. It's too soon for much in the way of actual results. But it only makes sense that if I am eating less I will lose weight. I won't go into this much more here. But if anyone is interested just run a Google search for "Dr. Michael Anchor" and "Phen-Pro." For those like me with a serious problem and no real prospects for success with dieting, I believe this is a reasonable choice. Good luck.

By the way, in case anyone is wondering, I have no commercial interest Dr. Anchor's practice or anything else related to weight loss.

Yarns4u48 · Post by **Yarns4u48** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 11:55 am

Weight is linked to apnea. In fact, I have seen several doctors that have told me so. Personally, I am going for a gastric bypass. Almost everyone who is having this surgery must get tested for apnea and have a c-pap prior to the surgery. I belong to a support group (I haven't had my surgery yet it will be in May) and the people who were overweight and had apnea did not need the cpap machine about 6 weeks after the surgery was performed and they experienced the majority of their weight loss.

ITeach · Post by **ITeach** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 1:51 pm

Sleeping With The Enemy wrote:ITeach,

I was able to finally get up to Loonlvr's house (a fellow paper) yesterday and I can tell you that he would probably fall into your catagory. He is tall and skinny. Look for him on here and you could talk to him more about it if your interested.

He is a nice guy!

Thanks for the info!

Mikesus · Post by **Mikesus** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 2:00 pm

Yarns4u48 wrote:Weight is linked to apnea. In fact, I have seen several doctors that have told me so. Personally, I am going for a gastric bypass. Almost everyone who is having this surgery must get tested for apnea and have a c-pap prior to the surgery. I belong to a support group (I haven't had my surgery yet it will be in May) and the people who were overweight and had apnea did not need the cpap machine about 6 weeks after the surgery was performed and they experienced the majority of their weight loss.

6 Weeks? Thought that was more like 6 months. (at least from the few people that I know that have had bypass surgery)

loonlvr · Post by **loonlvr** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 4:08 pm

I read and interesting article in mens health Best life. It states: A new study suggests that 8 hrs of sleep can help maintain and even lose weight. The study found that the fewer hrs ppl sleep, the higher their body mass index. Researchers speculated that two appetite-regulating hormones-ghrelin and leptin-might play a role. They noticed that compared with study participants who said they slept 7-8hrs a night, ppl who reported sleeping only 5 hrs a night had 15 percent more ghrelin(which increases feeling of hunger) and 15 percent less leptin(which suppresses appetite) in their bloodstreams. The results suggest that sleeping 8 hrs may help you maintain a normal appetite say Shahrad Taheri, MD. PH.D, lead study author from the university of Bristol in England.

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