Comments on: Carnie Wilson discusses her weight gain after baby

By: angela

angela — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:17:35 +0000

Join the weight-gain club. Four years ago I too had the surgery. Lost 150 lbs then regained 50. I am much older than everyone on here and it is a struggle everyday. I think it’s more about addition . We use food when we have stress in our lives. no different than someone who uses alchol or drugs. to me food addiction is harder because we all need our drug to survive. Most of us are in charge of cooking. I have made changes with that but not without complaints. Being from Louisiana the family has a hard time adjusting to grilled chicken instead of rice and gravy . To all out there strugglng my heart goes out to you also my prayers. All we can do is try and think before we eat and know we will feel worse not better.

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By: MARJE

MARJE — Mon, 26 May 2008 17:41:15 +0000

OVER EATING IS AN ADDICTION JUST LIKE DRINKING. IN ORDER TO SUCCEED AND KEEP WEIGHT OFF YOU HAVE TO WORK AT IT EVERY DAY. MOST PEOPLE REFUSE TO DO THAT. THEY HAVE ONE EXCUSE AFTER ANOTHER. NO MATTER HOW HARD IT IS TO BE A MOM, WORK OUTSIDE THE HOME ETC. YOU HAVE TO PUT IN THE EFFORT AND MAKE IT THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IN YOUR LIFE. YOU NEED TO PLAN. YOU NEED STRATEGY. IT COMES DOWN TO HOW MUCH YOU REALLY WANT IT. CARNIE NEEDS TO THINK OF THE EXAMPLE SHE IS SETTING FOR HER CHILD. I WISH HER THE BEST. I HAVE BEEN WHERE SHE IS NOW. I DID NOT HAVE SURGERY BUT I HAVE LOST AND GAINED THE SAME WEIGHT OVER AND OVER.I HAVE USED EVERY EXCUSE IN THE BOOK. I WOKE UP AND REALIZED IT IS ALL ME.I HAVE TO DO THE WORK. GOOD LUCK CARNIE.

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By: Suzan

Suzan — Mon, 26 May 2008 12:37:47 +0000

Carnie Wilson is a beautiful person. She has accomplished so much in her life. People should leave her alone and let her live her life. She met her goal had a baby and gained a little weight. So what. She is great. Go Carnie!!!!! You Rock. May God Bless you and your family.

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By: Tina

Tina — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:42:04 +0000

I know I have gone back to lots of my old eating habbits and for excercise it’s been along time. I was putting on my top priority list each day, but have really failed at it lately! It is amazing to me how quickly we can go back to old habbits. I feel that I am an alcoholic of foods. Mine are creamy rich sugar foods. I used to get horribly sick when having just a taste, now I am almost like I was before surgery. I am out of control and don’t know how to get it back. My daughter tells me I should be happy that I’m not 350lbs anymore. That 225lbs should be okay, and maybe that’s true, but I see how easy and quickly the weight is coming back and how out of control I am and I know what’s happening. I am afraid of being back at 350lbs. The more I think of that the more I seem to eat. It is a viscous cycle and I need to get off of it. I am glad to have found this site. Maybe talking about these things and hearing others comments will help. Best to all out there still trying. I look forward to all you have to say, Tina

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By: Stephani

Stephani — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:32:44 +0000

So….

I had gastric bypass surgery in 2001, the exact same procedure Carnie had done. What no one bothered to tell us is that if your eating habits haven’t changed and become a natural part of your life, 40+ weight gain is commonplace. COMMONPLACE, people. There’s also a doctor in Arizona who says that the malabsorption factor that comes with having 4 feet of intestine bypassed doesn’t last, and we begin to absorb more calories than we were after surgery. I’m having the same problem right now, also, struggling to get off 45 lbs of unwanted weight.

There’s no unknown way this happened, it was, for me, lack of exercise and eating too much. I don’t think anyone should be pointing fingers and mocking what she’s trying to accomplish, but in the same vein I don’t think she should be blaming the weight on a ‘baby’ that’s walking and talking now.

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By: iheartlasagne

iheartlasagne — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:49:17 +0000

To those who have a hard time understanding how people become obese:

Yes, it can be hard to understand. When you get really fat, you do realize what you’re doing, and you know that eating tht bag of chips doesn’t REALLY make you feel better, and it certainly isn’t going to help you lose weight. People with weight problems aren’t stupid, our thinking is warped. It’s sort of like an obsessive-compulsive behavior, like people who can’t stop checking the stove, oven, etc. When I first started dieting, I had a hard time getting myself to stop looking in the fridge! It’s also really hard to change behaviors that you’ve been doing for a long time. Like I said before, it does sound really easy from the outside, but it can be a lot harder than it seems.

Yeah, I should change my name, but I still love the lasagne (and I really hate broccoli, maybe it could be iheartcauliflower)! Thanks for the support, ya’ll. That’s the key, having people around who don’t say, ‘Oh, just have one bite! Just have one drink!’ The people who tell me they’ll smack me if they see me drinking a white russian are my dearest friends.

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By: Tina

Tina — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:37:56 +0000

I am a person who went through the gbp and have now gained 40 bls. back. It is really disheartening after all you go through with the gbp to put on weight again! I want to lose the weight again, it just seems to get harder. I hope with all my heart that Carnie reaches her goals! She is a great person. While she is on her way to that goal, I hope she shares information on how she is doing it, so maybe I can reach mygoals with her inspiration. Good Luck to you Carnie!
Your Friend, Tina

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By: Alexa

Alexa — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:40:22 +0000

I just want to say THANK YOU to Carnie and/or whoever decided to put her story out there. After seeing her on Celeb Fit Club and (was it 20/20? or Dateline?) I just fell in love with her. She’s just so loveable, down-to-earth, like you know you’d want her as your best girlfriend!!

I LOVE YOU CARNIE!!!!!!!!!!
Best of luck xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

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By: mollination

mollination — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:55:48 +0000

She USED to be in a band….

Are we so celebrity starved that we’ll pay ANYONE who has ever had 15 minutes of fame to talk?

I DON’T CARE ABOUT CARNIE! Why should we? She is not a celebrity! God I’m so sick of these Tori Spelling types that USED to have careers and now make careers out of talking about their personal lives every few months! STFU!!! PLEASE!!!

**It’s not their fault I guess. If I got paid to talk, I wouldn’t give a shit if I was relevant anymore or not either. It’s our fault for buying into it and eating it up.**

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By: skyblue

skyblue — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:58:14 +0000

I’ve got to agree with Scott F. The choice to eat or not eat is an entirely conscious one. There are certainly strong motivations for over-eating and psychological rewards, but the consequences are known, and the choice to over-eat is made daily.

Then again, I have a very good friend who is morbidly obese. Over the years, I think we’ve talked about every aspect of weight control known to woman kind. And I still don’t get it. Somehow, it’s not as simple as eating less, and yet it’s also true that she could just not eat that bag of chips. No one does this to themselves deliberately, but it’s not exactly an accident. It’s a conscious act but it seems more like a compulsion.

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