If u have a Doctor's appointment, do they bring up weight?

They always try to make you get on a scale. When I go to my Drs. and the nurse gets close to the scale, I just look at her and say "plenty" and walk by. I have YET to have one argue with me!

My doctor never made me get on a scale when I started with him and he never mentioned anything about my weight until I became hypertensive...at that point he sent me for blood work which all came back pretty ****ty looking and then all hell broke lose in RE to either cleaning up my act and losing some weight and what not or getting put on a ton of meds at the ripe old age of 38.

Two years later I have all of my blood work under control and I've lost 40 Lbs. I'm still hypertensive, but I take a lower dose of medication than I used to. Likely I will always have high blood pressure, which isn't surprising since pretty much everyone in my extended family is hypertensive.

I think you can say no to the scale if that makes you feel uncomfortable.

You can ask not to be weighed, and depending on the office, they may or may not be okay with that. When it comes down to it, though, your weight is what it is. Not getting weighed doesn't change it, and they can probably tell what you weigh, to a reasonable degree of accuracy, just by looking at you.

So far 100% of my doctors have- and no matter where you are on your weight loss journey they usually talk to you about ways to get healthier (exercise, diet, etc). At least that has been my experience for the last year or so.

Yes, they'll probably bring up your weight. They should, if you're fat! It's their job to check you out, tell you what is wrong and give advice on options for improvement. Take the opportunity to ask what sort of diet you should be following.

If you don't want them to assess (weigh) you or talk to you, you can tell them you don't want to be weighed or discuss your weight and that should be the end of it. You can say "No" to anything you want. They're still going to enter your weight! Their just going to note that you refused an accurate weight, so it's a guess.

If you're fat, you are. You aren't fooling anyone. Everyone near you knows you are fat. Why talking about it bothers you...that's something to take a good look at, maybe discuss with a trusted friend or therapist. Refusing to face it may do more harm than good.

Never be afraid of discussing ANYTHING with a doctor or nurse. They've heard it before. They usually know where you're going when you start talking and are just waiting for you to get to the end so they can answer that question for the 10,000th time. Talking to fat people about their fatness isn't new at the doctor's office. Fat people refusing to be weighed and discuss their fatness is also not new.

You know what is rare? The person who asks the doctor's advice and follows it. It happens, but not a lot.

Being fat year after year and refusing to do anything about it? That's common.

I've always been weighed - it depends on the doctor as to if they discussed it or not. My gynecologist usually does (so you're safe there) but when I've went in for something else to a regular doctor it was never mentioned. I took my son to the doctor twice last week - weighed both times and the only discussion of what the scale actually said was when he brought it up and it was very brief (he was sick and not able to eat - he lost like 5lbs between Tuesday and Friday).

most doctors will have you get on the scale because weight is a good indication most of the time of health. and it will give them a baseline. I always weigh myself before I go so I kinda have a good idea of what will show up. lol!!!

most doctors and nurses know what is good and right for good health, but many times they are tired and over-worked. like us, they know what they should do but for reasons, they don't or won't or can't… usually the first two, cause if you really want to make a change you will. I get up at 4am to do my workout and stretches.. cause I have to.. getting old is not fun. being healthy and fit takes effort and time.

When I lived in the U.S., doctors always told me to lose weight at every appointment. I was always weighed at each appointment. It didn't bother me too much, but nothing was ever said about actually losing weight or how much.

Up here in Canada, no doctor has ever weighed me. My GP asks my weight and I tell her. She never checks to see if I'm lying.

EDIT: Not "weighted". >.<

LOL. My current doctor who I have been seeing for nearly 3 years has weighed me once. ONCE! It was during the only "yearly" routine physical I have had there. What people have said about med dosage and weight makes sense though. I just don't get many prescriptions, just requistions for lab work and diagnostic testing though.

A good doctor should talk to you about your weight- especially if it impacts on the reason for your visit. We have talked about my weight though- he is the reason I have lost 45lbs to date. He suggested it as a possible non-drug solution to my health symptoms. I wanted to feel better, therefore I listened and decided it was worth a shot. I'd rather fix the root problem then apply bandaid after bandaid. I was never critically overweight although BMI may disagree.

I've never had an issue jumping on the scale. I knew I was overweight. The scale wasn't telling me anything new. And I'm glad because I had been doing the TDEE method for a few months and when I went to the doctor (bc I was sick - not reg check up), it was really nice to see that the number was lower (and that my RHR was lower as well).

All of my doctors always weighed me - primary would bring up weight every couple of times, other doctors, well it depends on what I was seeing them for - now most of them are more amazed than anything else.

My primary says she tells a lot of people to exercise more and lose weight and most people don't do anything so it is rare when someone actually listens - I never really had considered that it's got to be tough on their end as well telling people the same thing over and over again and just watching as your health deteriorates.

All of my doctors always weighed me - primary would bring up weight every couple of times, other doctors, well it depends on what I was seeing them for - now most of them are more amazed than anything else.

My primary says she tells a lot of people to exercise more and lose weight and most people don't do anything so it is rare when someone actually listens - I never really had considered that it's got to be tough on their end as well telling people the same thing over and over again and just watching as your health deteriorates.

It really is rare for people to listen and follow the advice and get better. They're always impressed by it and happy for you, being healthier, because it is so exceedingly rare.

People would much rather get their advice from the girls at work. They'll do 10,000 different crash diets, but never consider switching to healthy food. They'll say they're fine and happy the way they are.

My boyfriend is happy the way he is. I guarantee you that when he has the heart attack...which will be any time now...If he lives, he will be singing a new song. People always decide that maybe they were wrong after they feel the crushing pain and look death in the eye. They switch their dietary habits really fast! But most of them still go back to their old ways less than six months later.

The person who makes actual lifestyle changes is exceedingly rare. It's hard to do!!

Good for you!

And even when I reach my goal and get to a great body fat percentage, likely I won't fit the BMI scale.

You most likely will. Either that, or you'll discover you need a lower target goal.

It's a number that could be useful. It's pointless to stress about it. Which is more important to you: your delicate feelings or up to date medical records that could be used to help you one day?