You and your MD Physician visits
imastar2
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Do you like to discuss weight with your physician when you visit he or she.? I had a great conversation with my Family MD this morning. She knows where I stand and knows my issues and was very understanding. She didn't beat me up because I've been seeing her for a few years and understands that I know I gotta get the weight off.
Other specialists like my cardiologists who wanted me to do the cave man diet or Paleo diet not so much confidence in the weight loss area. My Nutritionist was shocked to hear he would reccomend such a diet.
I have visited 2 visits with an MD who specializes in weight loss and she immediately stripped me of all processed carbs. Where are these modern day physicians coming up with this stuff. It's like their on the fad wagon. Whatever is the latest thing their all about it.
Anyway just wondering about others and their physician experiences with weight discussions.
Other specialists like my cardiologists who wanted me to do the cave man diet or Paleo diet not so much confidence in the weight loss area. My Nutritionist was shocked to hear he would reccomend such a diet.
I have visited 2 visits with an MD who specializes in weight loss and she immediately stripped me of all processed carbs. Where are these modern day physicians coming up with this stuff. It's like their on the fad wagon. Whatever is the latest thing their all about it.
Anyway just wondering about others and their physician experiences with weight discussions.
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My PCP recommendation was to get WLS after seeing my weight kept going up. (2007-2012)
I met with Program about WLS and decided to join WW AGAIN! I was worried about surgery at 376 and the thought of living with after the WLS.
Best decision in my life to join WW and stay with it and LTL, the first time I ever kept off the pounds after many diets and temporary WW short term losses.0 -
My PCP doesn't beat me up. I've known him since 1983, so...
I have an appointment with one of the practice's "Diabetic Educators", to go over my diet. My A1c, and FBL, have had a bit of upwards crawl, and don't want to screw myself up, AGAIN. I am in a losing mode right now, so just need to tweak it.0 -
When I was heavy, my PCP never brought it up! That probably helped me avoid the issue.0
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My Dr never mentioned weight to me except maybe casually once when discussing cholesterol. He did remark when I showed up 50 LB lighter and approved of my WW lifestyle though.0
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"I think" that some of these medical professionals jump onto these fad diets because that is the only time they see patients do anything. In radio talk that is "breaking our squelch", which means getting our attention.
Most people only know what we see on TV and doctors assume that we are the same. They don't know have been training ourselves to understand the complex relationship we have with food, nutrition and lifestyle. That we have been planning and working not just to lose weight but also keep it off by a lifetime commitment to a sane balanced approach. The medical folks will welcome us and guide us away from fads once the learn we are serious about a lifetime, not just 20 pounds.
I did Adkins in the '90's and was successful but for allowing myself to be swayed by the "experts". Most folks only saw chapter 1 and said that was too extreme. If you worked the program and slowly worked the rest of the book, you would end up at a balanced diet and BMI.
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