Has anyone experienced their doctor telling them....

I had an all out yell out with my dr, he has changed his practice to weight management from ob gyn. I am 5'1 weighed 214. I had lost 36 pounds. I was stuck and he wanted me to use his all natural products not covered by ins. and go on a 500 cal diet with HCG. I was like WHAT! I could not maintain on that I run 3 miles daily. that would not work for me. Louder and more forceful he became, the louder I became about accountability and lifestyle change, not starvation. We were moved to the back of his office, to continue our discussion with hm telling me I had no idea what I was talking about. Needless to say i walked out and changed drs. I am at a 50 pound loss now and I eat more than 500 cal.

One of my doctors told me I'd be fine at 199lbs, and I'm 5'2". If you're active enough and eat healthy enough, you'll be fine with quite a bit of extra weight.

It sounds to me like the doctor is being realistic based on your height and fitness level. Don't be afraid to ask for a second opinion

Doctors are looking at a much bigger and more complex picture than just your weight. It's not low standards, it's addressing what is really important. As the poster ahead said, it's not that you shouldn't can't reduce more, but the doctor thinks you are not compromising your health at your current weight.

I also think this ^^^^^^. Doctors aren't interested in your "I want to look good" part of weight loss for the most part. They're more worried about the "get to the point where your no longer at risk for health problems" part of weight loss

I've found that doctors have very low standards when it comes to weight.

I don't find that at all. A few years ago when I was a UK size 10, my doctor told me I was very overweight and should start watching what I eat and exercising, which I was doing anyway! I've found that some doctors seem to be quite unreasonable when it comes to weight and that they only look at the number on the scale vs the number you should be, rather than actually looking at the person.

This isn't directed at the OP but rather to some of the posts on this thread writing off "big bones" as an excuse for being in the overweight range.

The BMI ranges already account for different frames and body compositions. For example, at 5'8" there is a 33-pound difference between the bottom of the healthy range (125) and the top (158). If you have a small frame, you may actually be too heavy if you're towards the top of the range (that's my situation, I've never technically been overweight but because of my small frame I am. And yes you can be tall and have big feet and have a small frame, I'm proof of it). If you have a larger frame or more muscular composition you may be healthier towards the top of the range. IMO the BMI ranges already take into account different body sizes and compositions, it's up to everyone to figure out their ideal weight. This may be outside the BMI range, but just because you are within the "healthy range" doesn't mean you're at your ideal weight... and "big bones" are not necessarily a good excuse for adding 30 pounds to the very top of the range.

I agree. My doctor told me because I have a large frame I won't go to much below where I am (200-203). The little devil on my shoulder wants to proof her wrong :devil: lol.

So go for it! But shoot to change your body fat percentage. Lift weights and eat enough calories. Don't do the crash diet thing.

Yes. They give you extra weight if you are older than like 30 I think plus if you have had a BMI test there and they know your lean mass they will give you more.

The goal weight my Dr. wants for me is at the high end of overweight but because of my high lean mass he does not believe I should go lower than what he has set. He also gives me some extra because I am not a spring chicken anymore. :-)