8-1200 Cal/Day

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Would the doctor who told you that be selling you these injections? Just sayin'

You should dump your boyfriend.

I'm guessing we don't know the whole story. I find it unlikely that a DR would ever recommend that no matter how bad the Doctor is.

Sadly my old doctor told me 7 years ago to go on a 500 calorie diet. Some doctors have no understanding at all.

Reallly? That's wild! I assumed the original poster was a spammer do to the weird vagueness of the initial post. If not, I give her the same advice as everyone here has.

Why?

SELF VALIDATION.

The OP is looking for people to tell her, oh you're so beautiful just the way you are, don't lose weight, you don't need to lose weight. She is looking to hear . . or rather, read, these things.

I don't know of any doctors (and I've been to a few about my weight loss and nutrition) that have ever once suggested something this dramatic. To me, it's trolling for comments like these.

If she needs help, I am all for it and I totally support speaking to professionals and figuring out what's best for her but almost all of the replies concur that 800 calories is too low. Now if people who have lost a significant amount of weight and kept it off, are healthy individuals and have research these topics so they know what they're talking about say it's too low than common sense would say, it's too low.

You nailed it!

Has anyone ever been to see their doctor when they didn't weigh you? And this is for non-obesity/weight loss visits. I can't imagine a doctor prescribing this approach without having weighed the patient. Something isn't adding up here at all.

I've never been weighed by a doctor. Well probably when I was a kid but never as an adult. I go to the doctor every 2-3 months as well. There's no reason to weigh me. It's clear that I'm obese, but even when I wasn't there was no need because my weight had nothing to do with whatever I was there for. Might be common practice to weigh you in America, but not here. Or not with any of my doctors anyway

Having said that I'm sure if I was going in for weight loss help that they would weigh me! But her doctor clearly doesn't think.

That's interesting. All of my doctors have always weighed me every time I go in, regardless of the reason (except when I drop in to get blood drawn, but that's not an actual doctor appointment). Well...except the dentist, because they really don't care about that. It's all part of getting the vitals -- weight, height (if you're still growing or a new patient), blood pressure, and if at the general doctor - temperature, blood oxygen, pulse rate.

How much money does your doctor make from prescribing/monitoring you on your diet? If it's a cash program, which I suspect it will be at your weight ( insurance usually won't pay unless you meet certain obesity or health criterial), than the HCG diet is a huge money maker for the doctor.
Sad to say but the HCG diet has become a way for doctors to save otherwise failing practices. ( or corporations, I saw that the local Urgent Care clinic is prescribing weight loss pills and HCG now).
Most practices nowadays require some sort of profit making procedure or diet to stay away from the bankruptcy court. Many have gone to Botox, lasers and fillers,too. It's sad but insurance companies and Medicare/Medicade rates have not stayed up with inflation. Doctors see more patients per day now and earn less money than 10 years ago and dramatically less ( with inflation) than 20 years ago. Have you ever looked at your insurance coverage on an office visit or procedure? For instance, I go to a Coumadin clinic and my insurance pays 0 percent but for some reason, because I'm insured, the Coumadin clinic can't collect cash from me. I get a statement that says $25 billed to insurance, paid $0, amount owed by you-$0.
For MRIs or surgeries it's just as bad. The hospital got paid $4,000 for each of my $30,000 knee surgeries, the ortho assistant ( PA) got zero and the surgeon got about $400 for a lengthy and risky procedure.
As far as vital signs go, I weigh and take pulse,BP, temp and respiration a on every patient I see. It makes a huge difference on the diagnosis and treatment so often. For instance, I saw a soldier as follow-up from sick call because he had fainted after PT and the first sergeant found him passed out in his room. Sick call didn't do vital signs, did a cursory exam and asked me to see him to rule out "malingering". I took one look at the chart after my nurse had done the vital signs. This young soldier had a heart rate of 21 beats per minute ( the PA must not have listened to the heart either). I got an EKG which confirmed. He was evacuated to a facility with cardiology and received a pacemaker emergently. Any doctor that doesn't do vital signs and listen to heart/lungs on every patient is negligent. Even weight-a drastic gain or loss of weight can clue in the doctor to all sorts of serious conditions.

I'm new to this app which is kind of embarrassing because my boyfriend kept advising me to join. When a dr tells you to join an app, it's a good idea to listen lol. Anyway, my own dr recently suggested that I try an 800 cal per day diet along with HGH / Vitamin B-12 injections to lose weight. (I am 5'6" tall, size 6 or 8 jeans but too scared to get on a scale, so don't know my weight.) Has anyone had any experience with this combination? If so, how fast did you see the weight come off?

Is this a medical doctor? I'm a medical professional and advise my patients to avoid these types of diets due to potential of complications and also the high failure rate. Less in and more out is a better plan (I recommend MFP to all my patients who want to lose to help log and help motivate to reach their goals). The other thing I don't get is that based on what you have told are your stats you are not overweight (we are the same size). Maybe you just need to tone?

I agree. I never recommend very low calorie or fad diets. I could have made a ton of money doing this when I had my own practice,too. Most doctors are acutely aware of malpractice concerns which is part of why our health care costs have soared.

Has anyone ever been to see their doctor when they didn't weigh you? And this is for non-obesity/weight loss visits. I can't imagine a doctor prescribing this approach without having weighed the patient. Something isn't adding up here at all.

The last time I went I was weighed and my chief complaint was an earache.

I go to a few specialists and they always weigh me. Even the hematologist who sees me for my blood clotting problem.

Maybe you need to lift weights and tone up to lower your body fat % instead of losing more "weight" that will still leave you skinny fat, if that is the problem, I think?

At a size 6-8 and 5'6" you are in no way overweight. 800 calories a day is not enough to keep you going. What reason has your doctor given you for suggesting such a low amount? There must be another reason or is he saying you are fat??! Personally I would change my doctor! Go get on the scale, do the Scooby calculator or something similar an follow what they advise. Log your calories and exercise on here to achieve your goal. Which is what by the way? Please don't drop your intake to 800cals. Unless your doctor has given you a very sound reason to do so, but I can't think of one.

This!!!!!!