This may not be a big deal to a lot of you., but anyone who,s been on methadone for any period of time knows what I'm talking about. My first year on methadone, I gained 50 lbs. Now,I'm about 80 lbs. Overweight. I feel like a skinny person trapped in some fat woman,s body. A few weeks ago I caught myself wearing LEPOARD PRINTS!!! I've got to do something! I went to the gym for a while. As well as being an addict, I'm also a procrastinator. I think the two go together. Anyway, the gym didn't work. Now, I'm turning my spare room into a gym. Maybe, I'll exercise more if the equipment is right here. I've always been one of those people who say there's no excuse for fat. If you get fat, then stop eating so F*&#@!ing much! Now I feel two-faced and ashamed of myself. It seems like the methadone makes me crave fruit loops and Ben&Jerry,s. I don't want to be fat anymore. I would almost quit the meth just cause I know I'll lose weight. But I also know I'll be strung out again in no time! Any suggestions? Also, does anyone know if suboxone causes weight gain???
hello Terrap.i know exactly how you feel about weight gain,have been on m.done bout 6yr.&have been off smack&benzos for 6 wks&have put on at least 15ibs.at my lowest weight on smack&benzos was 8.5stone[am 6ft]so was real junkie skinney,now im 12stone.as you said its easy to put things off ie. gym,but im doin what you mentioned,gettin come weights&dragging my bike out of hibernation.cant answer your sub qstn. as ive never been on them.all the best&good to meet ye ....vain Davey the next.........Charles Atlas....lolol
..Terrapin..
..I was on subs a few years back..but did,nt notice myself putting on any weight..i,ve always been slim..im 5ft 11" and weight 10 stone just now..but im not sure if i put weight on when i was using subs.?..maybe if you post on the suboxone board aswell..you may find the answers ya looking for..good luck..Robbie..
..I was on subs a few years back..but did,nt notice myself putting on any weight..i,ve always been slim..im 5ft 11" and weight 10 stone just now..but im not sure if i put weight on when i was using subs.?..maybe if you post on the suboxone board aswell..you may find the answers ya looking for..good luck..Robbie..
Ya know that is very true. When I 1st got on the program many years ago,I too gained 40-45 lbs. It was horrible,embarrassing,etc.. etc..
As time went on ,I began to eat a lot of fruit and drink gallons of water- - no easy feat, considering it took a lot of disipline. (Which as we all know, us addicts dont have much of that).
A doctor scared me into doing something about it.He told me that if my lifesyle (mdone,heroin) didnt kill me, the lazyiness and inactivity and schitty food I ate was going too.
I began to get more active,(I had to force myself in the beginning) -I started to coach a little league team, that running around and dealing with a bunch of energetic 12 year olds was great for my system.
Just holding a job, and getting physical everyday was condusive to dropping a few lbs. - Now it took about 6 months ,but I went from a 212 lb -5 ft 7 " mdone addict to - a 165 pounder.
I still need to tighten up, but hell Im 50 years old. I feel better about myself and of course more confident.
I am very aware that things could turn around quick,and now at this age it would be real hard to lose that much again.
Mdone slows down your whole system ,from digestive to cardiovasular- - Im no doctor, and like myself you should consult one. I think my own ego and vainity might have shamed me into doing someting- but you know what it doesnt matter-
Best of luck my friend- from someone who has been there
peace&respect
jack
As time went on ,I began to eat a lot of fruit and drink gallons of water- - no easy feat, considering it took a lot of disipline. (Which as we all know, us addicts dont have much of that).
A doctor scared me into doing something about it.He told me that if my lifesyle (mdone,heroin) didnt kill me, the lazyiness and inactivity and schitty food I ate was going too.
I began to get more active,(I had to force myself in the beginning) -I started to coach a little league team, that running around and dealing with a bunch of energetic 12 year olds was great for my system.
Just holding a job, and getting physical everyday was condusive to dropping a few lbs. - Now it took about 6 months ,but I went from a 212 lb -5 ft 7 " mdone addict to - a 165 pounder.
I still need to tighten up, but hell Im 50 years old. I feel better about myself and of course more confident.
I am very aware that things could turn around quick,and now at this age it would be real hard to lose that much again.
Mdone slows down your whole system ,from digestive to cardiovasular- - Im no doctor, and like myself you should consult one. I think my own ego and vainity might have shamed me into doing someting- but you know what it doesnt matter-
Best of luck my friend- from someone who has been there
peace&respect
jack
Thanks for the input, guys. Drinking alot of water is a very good idea. I've been told that before and of course, I ignored it. Starting tonight, NO MORE MTN. DEWS!!! I meanit!! I used some of my exersize equipment today. I'm a little stiff but it feels good. Have a great evening, everybody! I'm going to have a glass of water. By the way, I've also been told that drinking a lot of water helps you to metabalize your methadone more efficiently.
i find that without all the commotion of scorin [phone -drive-phone-wait-wait-wait-wait- and more waitin..... lol....-score-drive-admin-] you have got loads more time to do nothin much and more time to go to the fridge or make somethin 2 eat. But i know which i prefer . weight gain or habit ? without a doubt weight gain.
Hi,
Ive been back on my meth script for two half months and stable for six weeks and have put on half a stone.I'm quite a small lassie 4ft11 'bloody tiny' so for me I think half a stone is alot but like some one else said I think i'd rather be a liitle overweight than be an active heroin user again.What it is for me is I can't walk past the bakers without going in for a doughring and the bakers is one the way to my chemist so I can't avoid it.What I need to do is go to the gym aswell I told my addiction worker that I wanted to go but needed trainers and stuff to go so sah'e going to see about getting me some cash to get stuff.Now that i'm not making money the illegal way 'shoplifting,fruad etc' i'm having to live off a giro and it's just not enough.My doctor has just signed me off 'cause of being on methadone and I was starting to have panic attacks but even then it's not more money really and you have to wait six months for it to go up.I'm just having a little moan 'cause i'm sick of being skint otherwise i'm in a good mood.I made a cushion for my bedroom at 'Next steps' an organisation that helps you move on with things after drug/alcohol abuse,depression that kind of stuff, you know the type of place I mean! So i'm happy with the way it turned out.Well have a good weekend folks.Lol Akasha xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ive been back on my meth script for two half months and stable for six weeks and have put on half a stone.I'm quite a small lassie 4ft11 'bloody tiny' so for me I think half a stone is alot but like some one else said I think i'd rather be a liitle overweight than be an active heroin user again.What it is for me is I can't walk past the bakers without going in for a doughring and the bakers is one the way to my chemist so I can't avoid it.What I need to do is go to the gym aswell I told my addiction worker that I wanted to go but needed trainers and stuff to go so sah'e going to see about getting me some cash to get stuff.Now that i'm not making money the illegal way 'shoplifting,fruad etc' i'm having to live off a giro and it's just not enough.My doctor has just signed me off 'cause of being on methadone and I was starting to have panic attacks but even then it's not more money really and you have to wait six months for it to go up.I'm just having a little moan 'cause i'm sick of being skint otherwise i'm in a good mood.I made a cushion for my bedroom at 'Next steps' an organisation that helps you move on with things after drug/alcohol abuse,depression that kind of stuff, you know the type of place I mean! So i'm happy with the way it turned out.Well have a good weekend folks.Lol Akasha xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Well I'm not even on methadone and I gained 50 lbs when I got clean...alwasy been a thin person my entire life. I think i substituted ice-cream for heroin for quite a time when first clean...but it has slowly begun to come off <funny how it goes on so fast and takes sooooo long to come off, have lost at least 25 so far though>........working as jack said has made quite a difference. In fact was just talking myself into getting up a bit early to take a walk every morning, of course i swore last night that I was going to start today and here i sit.........I work the second shift and its a bit hard to get motivated b4 work, but reading everyones posts has been a bit of a prod. Still would rather be getting heavy than shooting heroin.
Hermann, Hey Now! I had never thought of that! I bet I was burning alot of calories with all that,"hutty up and wait" crap! That is sooooo true.
My spelling leaves a lot to be desired. Oh well, I've got lots of time to work on it. I think a couple of people said, "better weight gain than heroin addiction" and you're absolutely rigt, although...... I have to admit; a few times I've gotten so depressed over my weight that I thought about that'"Go to New York:Lose weight Fast"Progam.Thank the Godess for poverty or I probably would've went. I have used my exercise 2 days in a row now. That,s a beginning. I'm going to get skinny,go back to school,I'm gointo have fun and I'm NOT going to make the same stupid relationship mistakes over and over this time. I'd just as soon stay alone than go through all that mental chaos again.
Sweetest Terrapin:
Welcome sweetie to a place that will answer and help you along your journey,everyone here is so truley amazing you'll start seeing them as a second family.
I find it so wierd,when we were using drugs we got so skinny we could hide behind a stop sign post and not be seen,always hating how skinny we got and how junkie looking we looked,then we get off the dope and gain a bit of weight and we complain again.I guess in life we always complain about something.Me I was skinny while useing like most everyone,then I got on the program and started gaining weight,well after my first and second daughter I always tried to keep my weight on a stable place then I had my son and my weight went out of control.I was a very chubby girl growing up so when I got skinny from using I realy liked it cause I could wear anything I wanted,then I got on the program and have been on it for the past 11yrs,and sometimes when I look in the mirror I don't like what I see,but you know what,I started to say to myself that skinny or chubby I'm still the sweet,loving,etc .. person I always was,so if someone doesn't like the way I look well to h%ll with them,Now I look at myself in the mirror and tell myself that I love myself and that just for today I like what I see,and I do my best to not over eat.You have to learn to love yourself and accept how you look but it doesn't mean you can't start taking better care of yourself and what you eat.
I have the same problem,but the problem is I don't eat and I gain weight just by looking at food.I can go 2 or 3 days without eating just smoking cigg. and drinking coffee and not lose a damn pound,but I have to addmit I have one of the biggest sweettooth's in the universe,after 3 days without eating I will not go eat a healthy meal oh nooo I go and have a slice or two of pie.I'm not fat,like my friends say"Teena your Pleasantly Plump",loll,loll...
I heard of a new workout on t.v it's called Turbojam,you can get more info on Turbojam.com,when I have a few spare dollars I will order it,it looks fun and easy to do,but it's better to do thing's like this with someone else,this way you can motivate eachother.
Anyhow if ever you need someone to talk or cry to or scream at I'm your gal........
Always a friend Teena
Welcome sweetie to a place that will answer and help you along your journey,everyone here is so truley amazing you'll start seeing them as a second family.
I find it so wierd,when we were using drugs we got so skinny we could hide behind a stop sign post and not be seen,always hating how skinny we got and how junkie looking we looked,then we get off the dope and gain a bit of weight and we complain again.I guess in life we always complain about something.Me I was skinny while useing like most everyone,then I got on the program and started gaining weight,well after my first and second daughter I always tried to keep my weight on a stable place then I had my son and my weight went out of control.I was a very chubby girl growing up so when I got skinny from using I realy liked it cause I could wear anything I wanted,then I got on the program and have been on it for the past 11yrs,and sometimes when I look in the mirror I don't like what I see,but you know what,I started to say to myself that skinny or chubby I'm still the sweet,loving,etc .. person I always was,so if someone doesn't like the way I look well to h%ll with them,Now I look at myself in the mirror and tell myself that I love myself and that just for today I like what I see,and I do my best to not over eat.You have to learn to love yourself and accept how you look but it doesn't mean you can't start taking better care of yourself and what you eat.
I have the same problem,but the problem is I don't eat and I gain weight just by looking at food.I can go 2 or 3 days without eating just smoking cigg. and drinking coffee and not lose a damn pound,but I have to addmit I have one of the biggest sweettooth's in the universe,after 3 days without eating I will not go eat a healthy meal oh nooo I go and have a slice or two of pie.I'm not fat,like my friends say"Teena your Pleasantly Plump",loll,loll...
I heard of a new workout on t.v it's called Turbojam,you can get more info on Turbojam.com,when I have a few spare dollars I will order it,it looks fun and easy to do,but it's better to do thing's like this with someone else,this way you can motivate eachother.
Anyhow if ever you need someone to talk or cry to or scream at I'm your gal........
Always a friend Teena
I have gained about 55 pounds in my 14 months clean. I was on methadone only 7 months. Been off it 7 months. I gained most on the done. I NEVER LOST ANY after stoping the done. I am very depresed about the gain. Non of my old clothes fit. I craved sugar on methadone to. I am now nearly 4 months pregnant so I can't do anything about the gain till after the bub comes in December. It is very annoying to get clean then PLUMP UP. It is also very common. I know where you are coming from and it SUCKS!. i WAS overweight pre heroin so I LOVED getting small on it, and i did look better. Now i'm my fat ol' self again.
Thanks Teena! You made my day! I had a rough day at work, plus, I had to be nasty to a couple of old friends who are strung out. I won't go into it, but, they made me be mean to them. Sometimes, a gal has to take up for herself or she'll get "runnnnnned" over. Anyway, your reply was so nice and you've really made me feel welcome. Thanks!!!
Shes a good one that Black Widow,eh!terraps take it eze ...Davey
I know what you mean,zerogirl. When I was on heroin I weighed around 105 lbs. Everybody told me that I was too skinny but I felt good about my weight,then. I have a feeling,though, that if I went on that kind of diet again, that I would not look good. For one thing; I would lose so fast that my skin would be hanging off of me. You know what I mean... when you hold your arm up and you've got flaps blowing in the wind. I don't even want to think about the genital area!!! YIPES!!! Peace,Shirley
