Re: Doctor says LOSE WEIGHT

[Guest guest]

I'm sorry, but I simply do NOT believe that a person of only 29 years

would be experiencing the kind of great discomfort that you are

describing simply through being only 30 pounds overweight (over whose

weight, anyway?). There must be an underlying cause to those extreme

symptoms.

It just sounds like professional laziness on the part of your so-

called doctor - it's all too easy to blame the patient and the

familiar whipping-boy of " overweight " , rather than making the effort

to diagnose the real problem.

I say find a new health care professional, pronto! (And preferably

one who is more caring and open-minded when it comes to supporting

patients who are pursuing gradual, achievable and sustainable weight

loss through non-dieting practices).

Good luck,

Sig

>

> Hey all. I am wondering if anyone has had an experience similar to

> mine and what your suggestions would be.

>

> Before I started IE I saw my doctor for a routine check up. My

> primiary complaint was that I was periodically experiencing an achy

> feeling in my knees, as well as my lower back. My doctor felt that

> this was due to weight gain. I had gained 20 pounds in one year (I

> was 10 pounds overweight prior to the 20 pound weight gain). She

> told me to begin making better food choices/excercising. Soooo, I

> began IE. I have gained 6 pounds since starting IE, making me 36

> pounds overweight. Lately, my back, knees and legs hurt more than

> ever. I can't sit for too long without being in pain, my knees and

> hips " pop " all of the time and I either can't fall asleep or stay

> asleep due to the pain. My lower back constantly feels tight and

> tingly, my thighs and knees ache throughout the day...it's

horrible.

> It has put me in a bad mental state. I am only 29!!!!

>

> So I returned to the doctor today and she wanted to know why I had

> not lost weight. I last saw her five months ago. She seemed shocked

> that I had gained 6 pounds rather than losing. She urged me to lose

> weight and told me that likely my increase in pain has to do with

my

> weight gain. How the heck to I incorporate this into IE? If my

> doctor is telling me to lose for health reasons, then I feel I

> should go back to dieting if I am just gaining on IE. Any input?

> Sorry this was so wordy. Thank you!

>

> DAWN

>

[Guest guest]

I wholeheartedly agree! First, most doctors go by the BMI to

determine what we should weigh, and as anyone who has looked into it

knows that the BMI is a bunch of bullsh*t. Second, what did your

doctor do to detemine *what else* besides weight might be the

problem, or did she just tell you to diet and send you on your way?

I would be seriously pissed if my doctor did that. I'd feel

dismissed as a human being. No wonder you ate to cope with your

emotions afterward, I probably would have too! Get a new doctor,

then *tell the other doctor* how your visit made you feel, and why

you left.

Meg

IE since Feb '08

> >

> > Hey all. I am wondering if anyone has had an experience similar

to

> > mine and what your suggestions would be.

> >

> > Before I started IE I saw my doctor for a routine check up. My

> > primiary complaint was that I was periodically experiencing an

achy

> > feeling in my knees, as well as my lower back. My doctor felt

that

> > this was due to weight gain. I had gained 20 pounds in one year

(I

> > was 10 pounds overweight prior to the 20 pound weight gain). She

> > told me to begin making better food choices/excercising. Soooo,

I

> > began IE. I have gained 6 pounds since starting IE, making me 36

> > pounds overweight. Lately, my back, knees and legs hurt more

than

> > ever. I can't sit for too long without being in pain, my knees

and

> > hips " pop " all of the time and I either can't fall asleep or

stay

> > asleep due to the pain. My lower back constantly feels tight and

> > tingly, my thighs and knees ache throughout the day...it's

> horrible.

> > It has put me in a bad mental state. I am only 29!!!!

> >

> > So I returned to the doctor today and she wanted to know why I

had

> > not lost weight. I last saw her five months ago. She seemed

shocked

> > that I had gained 6 pounds rather than losing. She urged me to

lose

> > weight and told me that likely my increase in pain has to do

with

> my

> > weight gain. How the heck to I incorporate this into IE? If my

> > doctor is telling me to lose for health reasons, then I feel I

> > should go back to dieting if I am just gaining on IE. Any input?

> > Sorry this was so wordy. Thank you!

> >

> > DAWN

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Dawn,

You've hit one of my hot buttons on this topic. It seems like doctors

love to fall back to their reference information and also get blinded

by seeing a person as 'fat' instead of closing their eyes and

listening to what that person has to say. I've gotten so worked up

over this ONE issue that I almost want to NOT go to the doctor's

office any more. Forget the prescriptions, I'd rather HAVE high blood

pressure, high blood sugar, high cholestrol and/or any of all the

other 'horrible' things my so-called obesity is supposedly causing me.

What about all the THIN people I know who have those conditions?!? GRRR -

Sorry for the rant - Katcha

[Guest guest]

Katcha wrote:

> What about all the THIN people I know who have those conditions?!? GRRR -

They're all " skinny-fat " , I tell ya!

Regards

s.