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6. I understand...

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Mon Dec 30, 2024, 08:56 AM

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I have slowly gained way too much weight and have been trying to lose it for more than a year with only mild success. Of all things I dread the weigh in and shut down my sensory faculties while it’s being done. At least I’m going in the right direction but way too slowly which happens at my age. Shit.

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In Some Doctors' Offices, the Weigh-In Is No Longer Required - routine weight measurements drive away some patients [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Monday OP

I'm sure people will criticize this new approach Johnny2X2X Monday #1

I'm an Insurance Underwriter DeepWinter Monday #2

Bingo! PJMcK Monday #4

It's not that simplistic crimycarny Monday #67

Weight is really about sugar bucolic_frolic Monday #3

huh? Skittles Monday #32

Weight is about carbs which is what the SAD (Standard American Diet) is all about. elocs Monday #35

That's great! I can relate to that weight loss. There are a lot of names for metabolic syndrome bucolic_frolic Monday #36

Metabolic syndrome is measured by a blood test iemanja Tuesday #73

Same with me Mossfern Monday #48

I just eat anything I want, just not ALL that I want Skittles Monday #58

This is the way. Unladen Swallow Monday #62

I've always dreaded the weigh in Mossfern Monday #5

I had to weigh in to get my damn finger stitched up. GoCubsGo Monday #9

It does help to calculate drug doses though, pain meds, anesthetics, etc. travelingthrulife Monday #18

No, in my situation, it was irrelevant. GoCubsGo Monday #19

In limited circumstances. Ms. Toad Monday #44

How ironic to see this thread now. I just got finished with 4 straight days of GoodRaisin Tuesday #79

I gained a bunch of weight Mossfern Tuesday #93

I think Lyrica must change your DNA somehow to cause the weight gain. GoodRaisin Tuesday #94

I understand... PCIntern Monday #6

Since weight is not a health indicator, this makes sense WhiskeyGrinder Monday #7

Science disagrees.. albacore Monday #14

BMI is not weight; it's an outdated and biased formula. Weight can be a correlated indicator, but it is not a reliable WhiskeyGrinder Monday #20

Recent studies suggest that being slightly "overweight" has lower mortality spooky3 Monday #30

BMI is a useless indicator iemanja Tuesday #74

Yup, like Simone Biles and most women rugby players obamanut2012 Tuesday #96

Nope, wrong obamanut2012 Tuesday #95

And yet... EX500rider Monday #51

yeah age isn't an indicator of health either WhiskeyGrinder Monday #52

I'd saying dying earlier isn't either EX500rider Monday #54

My fear is that if I don't keep my weight down I won't get proper care in a nursing home MaryMagdaline Tuesday #80

Weight wildflowergardener Monday #8

Good. It's not like most of them do anything to remedy the situation. GoCubsGo Monday #10

Doc I see does the weight thing, mwmisses4289 Monday #11

Get them in the door, develop some trust, identify based on P&E&Labs issues of concern... hlthe2b Monday #12

If a person can't deal with reality, maybe seeing the Doc isn't a good idea. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Monday #13

Ridiculous Avalon Sparks Monday #15

Classy BannonsLiver Monday #22

Really? Elessar Zappa Monday #41

I actually think if a person can't cope with being weighed on a scale, RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Monday #47

What is "tonque"? niyad Tuesday #76

Simple typo. Need to see my 'eye' doctor, where no scales/weighing are involved in the exam! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Tuesday #81

Your contempt is duly noted. niyad Tuesday #86

Jesus Christ obamanut2012 Tuesday #98

The battery ran down on my home scale. usonian Monday #16

Pants don't lie airplaneman Monday #31

Too many office docs are clueless what to do with that number anyway. flvegan Monday #17

I Rebl2 Monday #21

I used to care, but not any more. What really upsets me is having my b.p. taken. I see the cuff and start getting CTyankee Monday #23

Its actually a common issue that was studied. They called it the "white coat effect". drray23 Monday #61

Apart from "white coat syndrome" there is another possible factor that my FNP niyad Tuesday #77

Same here, so I take my BP every day and it's almost multigraincracker Monday #68

My Primary Care doc's staff takes my weight. maxsolomon Monday #24

Considering all they do is criticize you for it, this is good. alarimer Monday #25

Yeah because refusing to face reality drray23 Monday #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Monday #34

Trying to micromanage other people's relations with their doctors Crunchy Frog Monday #37

Yeah I feel like this is a Ostrich head in the sand approach EX500rider Monday #50

I think it may be getting a little better nowadays Diamond_Dog Monday #27

Yeah, they can be more sensitive about it. However, sometimes weight is an issue (diabetes) LeftInTX Monday #45

Maybe it's a stretch but I would be willing to bet, Prairie_Seagull Monday #28

I noticed this just as I was finally having success losing weight and was Scrivener7 Monday #29

I get weighed in every three weeks Skittles Monday #33

I don't think anyone's arguing that it shouldn't be done Crunchy Frog Monday #38

seems strange for your own doctor to have to guess your weight Skittles Monday #39

The doctor is IN JoseBalow Monday #40

right? Skittles Monday #42

But apparently some people are surviving medical encounters without getting on the scale. Crunchy Frog Tuesday #71

try it with your vet Skittles Tuesday #75

Animals aren't self concious about those things, and they don't have a choice about seeing the vet. Crunchy Frog Tuesday #90

Exactly. And there are operations where morbidly obese people have more risk. LisaM Monday #55

Mixed feelings about this. I discovered that I packed on 20 pounds in a year when I saw my doctor! LeftInTX Monday #43

Hate the Weigh In DET Monday #46

I think there are a lot of good reasons to get weighed milestogo Monday #49

A couple years ago I was hospitalized and had emergency surgery questionseverything Monday #53

YMMV but it's a good habit to weigh oneself daily and it takes 5 seconds. CoopersDad Monday #56

I weight myself everyday, clothes off, when i go to the Dr's i tell them the weigh. dem4decades Monday #64

I am surprised at the amount of fat shaming in this thread. LisaM Monday #57

is thinking weigh-ins are OK "fat shaming" Skittles Monday #59

Doesn't surprise me. DU has always been like this. Crunchy Frog Tuesday #82

Ageism and sexism both (and isn't that a lovely combination!). niyad Tuesday #87

How do they calculate medication dosages Unladen Swallow Monday #60

Antibiotics generally don't need a weight...Z-pack for instance: Everyone gets the same dose. LeftInTX Monday #69

Massive changes in weight Unladen Swallow Tuesday #99

I did acute care transcription for over 15 years buzzycrumbhunger Monday #63

And people wonder why Bettie Monday #66

How about if each of us Bettie Monday #65

This is the place where bodily autonomy and medical choice are sacrosanct. Except when they're not. Crunchy Frog Tuesday #84

Well this is a helluvan unpleasant thread. I thought we here had outgrown the judgmentalism... Hekate Monday #70

Thank you for expressing so well what I suspect many are feeling. niyad Tuesday #89

Yes. You said it well. I'm hiding this thread now because it's been at the top for what feels like days Iris Tuesday #97

Whut 🤨 Blue_Tires Tuesday #72

My sister died too young because of doctor bias against obese patients. KentuckyWoman Tuesday #78

I'm sorry about your sister Bettie Tuesday #83

Exactly. LisaM Tuesday #85

You've seen what people are saying on here. Crunchy Frog Tuesday #88

I am so very sorry to hear about your sister. The horror stories about our niyad Tuesday #91

Diabetic retinopathy Bet nobody here knows GusBob Tuesday #92