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So i went in to an orthopedic dr today because i have developed bad knee pain. I had a few xrays of my knees. I then saw the dr. He examined my legs. Then he started being a DICK about my weight. I had told him i have been walking an hour each day like five times a week. He didn't even acknowledge my 15 pound weight loss. His words were "YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING RADICAL AND QUICKLY". when i asked him whether or not continuing to walk each day would hurt me any further, he just shrugged and said "exercise is only 10% of the battle. The rest is DIET" he kept saying over and over "you are soooo younnng". He even said i should consider bariatric surgery asap. I told him i cannot afford it because my ins only covers half, his response was "you need to find a way to afford it". F'ing DICKFACE!!! he also said "i really hope i am not the first one to tell you these things". I turned into a smartass. I pretended to be surprised and said "omg...you mean i am not anorexic???" I hink that pissed him off. I felt like kicking him in the nuts. I am tired of being treated like shit by drs, coworkers and strangers because i am large. And the even worse part is that i still get the judgment even though I am TRYING!!! I TRULY AM? i know i have a lot of improving to do in the eating part..but i have been walking almost everynight for an HOUR even tho it hurts like hell!!! I just feel so degraded and insulted by this doctor today. He had a valid point about my weight. However...the way he spoke to me was awful. It is making me truly feel hesitant to keep going to the dr AT ALL ANYMORE if i am going to have to deal with this kind of crap. :( :( thank you for listening..
I would stop seeing that dr ASAP. Don't let him get you down. You are doing something about your weight.
Even if you had surgery, you would not lose all the weight over night. It will take time, no matter how you choose to lose.
Just keep doing what you are doing, its working!
I must admit that I respect you n I don't actually know you.
I'm not saying following about you,k
It ticks me off every time I c people use mobile scooters at stores instead of walking. They could use a reg shopping cart to take some of weight off their bones.
It ticks me off whe people have handi cap parking stickers because they have medical illness due to pigging out/eating grease unhealthy foods.
I use over eat. At times I was a human food vaccumm. even at 422 I walked with walker then a cane then w friend near by.
currently I'm 124.
you can n will reach your wkly n final weigh goals.
together we can n will.
Seems like Dr wasn't one to hold our hands but share his knowledge n concern in his over busy schedule. I personally would get a second diog.
The Y maybe an option
I've gotten the other side of the argument from healthcare individuals: "You can't just change your diet, you have to exercise too." This is true for overall health but...HELLO! ANY lifestyle change which leads to weightloss must be acknowledged and applauded!
TC, GREAT job for losing 15 pounds and for continuing to exercise. I hope you can find a doctor who will assist you in your lifestyle change rather than making you feel bad about not doing enough. We pay enough for medical attention. Doctors should do their friggin' jobs!
Congrats on your 15 lb loss....keep going!!
You are doing the right thing by walking. When I first started my weight loss attempts over a year ago, I could barely walk. My knees were giving out on me and I figured I'd have to have surgery before even turning 40. Now I can jog! The best news is that pain is gone in my knees.
Stay strong and keep moving...everything will fall into place. :)
Carbs effects.
It is to my understanding that we should have n maintain low carb level.
Carb has direct effect on our entergy level sleep belly fat.
My carb level being zero zip nada none. According to my lab results n my Dr. My belly fat is due to low & then no carb level. yes low carb may cause belly fat.
here's the biggy for me. I have been battleing the binge beast for mths.
According to my Dr & a couple of web sites: low carb is cause of binge ing.
I could be wrong but it seems like a strick diet would be cause of low carb..
I suggest that carb level be tested. and to find your healthy level.
my carb level is more than likely is different than yours
I also will find out my level. ya medical chart/guild line of carb range,lol does not fit everybody.. will ya going by range level any body could be told that their in healthy range. when in fact they require a level that fits the person who being tested.
I googled something like: list of low carb foods.
ya all the sites want to sale something. I skip through a few before finding 1 sales ad that gave a free list of low carb foods.
I don't know what to do to stop my binge ing
I'm clueless as to what I can eat being that Dr told me that I'm not to eat diary meat salt sugar grease flour : I
I hope that something in my yadda has been benifitual.
Every single time they criticize me, I end up quitting. I stop eating right and i stop exercising because I feel like I'll never be good enough. I think it's better if I avoid doctors altogether when I'm trying to get healthy and stay healthy. They just make the problem worse.