This is so helpful! I’m from the US and seeing a higher number on the scale at the doctors than my own home scale (I weigh 3-4x a week first thing in the am) literally makes me lose my appetite and feel ill at the sight of food for days. I started photographing my scale with a time and date stamp on the day of my appt and show them that. Sometimes it helps sometimes it doesn’t. But for me it’s panic inducing so unless they want a panic attack on their hands they usually let it slide. If they insist for meds, I make them weigh me blind. Thank you so much for the kind content you are sharing!
Hi! I weigh myself daily in the morning and my appts. are usually in the morning, so I allow it. Last month, however, I had an afternoon appt, and I didn't want to be weighed, so I said, "I will self report today. It is ___." It worked, but I noticed the nurse didn't write it down, so I told her I wanted her to write it down as a self-report and she did it. I felt so empowered!
Wow! Way to go! Asserting yourself takes bravery, especially when sharing such vulnerable information. It’s also so important that you recognized that weighing yourself in the afternoon wouldn’t be wise and avoided it all together.
Humiliating im very very thin. I was 38 kg. Threatened with inpatient if i ever dropped again. I lost three kilos due to stress to 35.5 kilos. I was also told i would bot be allowed choose my care untrue. I was so scared i refused to attend the next appointment. Id warned them stress was a HUGE factor. Im now depressed and sleeping badly. I gained 2kg in 8 months but at least it was something!
Thank you. Again, I stumbled upon this channel while looking up how to talk about my weight without it triggering me and having the doctor be able to work. I and my dietician both agreed on getting blood tests done to check on my progress. All that the nurse wanted to talk about was “weight gain” and how to loose it. It did not help having my lab results have high liver readings even though I’m eating healthy and enough for myself to feel full. I even asked to not have my weight be shown or read to me, yet the paperwork for my blood test and doctor summary had my weight in the biggest, boldest font. They put the reason for visit (it was a yearly physical) weight gain which made me so upset. Took me forever to even be tolerant of how I look and feel in my body and it made me completely relapse
I miss making content too! I’m this👌🏻close to finishing my dissertation and have my second baby due in March. I’ve had to take break to prioritize the human growing and finishing my degree. I’ll be back soon!!
I have been reading the book, and while I think there are some wonderful principles, this advice is extremely dangerous. The reason why your doctors need your height and weight on record is to calculate therapeutic doses of certain medications for example antibiotics there is a very fine line between therapeutic and toxic/fatal. A doctor can make you aware of potential problems that may arise from your weight whether it being under or over weight, which is just at the end of the day them providing you with information and what you choose to do with that is down to you. But what a doctor does not have the right to do is be unkind or unpleasant about your weight. They should be professional, kind and supportive. Losing weight can in some instances can be beneficial for health issues such as fertility issues and diabetes, if losing weight improves those conditions, a persons quality of life is better as a result then it should be supported. Weight is tricky the key thing is getting to the root cause and addressing the issue with love, understanding and support. It is often a lack of these things that causes weight issues to begin with ❤
Absolutely, for medical reasons that require a doctor to know your weight then sure, however many people are asked to be weighed when it is not necessary.
I just did this at the doctor and it didn't go well. I was at a world famous facility in a liberal state and so I didn't expect it to be so surprising to them. The girl was gob smacked. I was polite and went with the - I don't want to get weighed in. And her mouth was agape for 10 minutes. I asked her if she wanted to take my height and she said "no point" then. Which irritates me. Height is something that IMHO is far more needed than weight. Primarily because it is hard to do at home. When I got the "survey" after the visit I noted all this. But I am starting to think this movement has to start putting pressure on medicine. For me it isn't an issue of fat acceptance but rather medical malpractice. Why should I submit to anything that isn't medically necessary for me with regard to the visit I am having. Which BTW was mostly about going over lab tests.
Wow Velma, I think I’m gob smacked reading this! It sounds like you were thoughtful about the reason you were at the appointment and not needing to be weighed. We still have so far to go 🫠
I don't understand why you wouldn't want to know how much you weigh. I am formerly morbidly obese and many of the health issues I no longer have were 100% my own fault due to my eating habits.. I wish you well and pray you realize the damage you are doing before your advice hurts someone.
I am not going to lie. I was reeling with emotions while listening to this. I've had so many bad experiences with doctors. One thing that I might add is there are questions you can ask before even making the appointment. Before you put yourself in that situation in person. Speak to the receptionist when you make your appointment and see what they can do for you.
This is so helpful! I’m from the US and seeing a higher number on the scale at the doctors than my own home scale (I weigh 3-4x a week first thing in the am) literally makes me lose my appetite and feel ill at the sight of food for days. I started photographing my scale with a time and date stamp on the day of my appt and show them that. Sometimes it helps sometimes it doesn’t. But for me it’s panic inducing so unless they want a panic attack on their hands they usually let it slide. If they insist for meds, I make them weigh me blind. Thank you so much for the kind content you are sharing!
Hi! I weigh myself daily in the morning and my appts. are usually in the morning, so I allow it. Last month, however, I had an afternoon appt, and I didn't want to be weighed, so I said, "I will self report today. It is ___." It worked, but I noticed the nurse didn't write it down, so I told her I wanted her to write it down as a self-report and she did it. I felt so empowered!
Wow! Way to go! Asserting yourself takes bravery, especially when sharing such vulnerable information. It’s also so important that you recognized that weighing yourself in the afternoon wouldn’t be wise and avoided it all together.
Humiliating im very very thin. I was 38 kg. Threatened with inpatient if i ever dropped again. I lost three kilos due to stress to 35.5 kilos. I was also told i would bot be allowed choose my care untrue. I was so scared i refused to attend the next appointment. Id warned them stress was a HUGE factor. Im now depressed and sleeping badly. I gained 2kg in 8 months but at least it was something!
Thank you. Again, I stumbled upon this channel while looking up how to talk about my weight without it triggering me and having the doctor be able to work. I and my dietician both agreed on getting blood tests done to check on my progress. All that the nurse wanted to talk about was “weight gain” and how to loose it. It did not help having my lab results have high liver readings even though I’m eating healthy and enough for myself to feel full. I even asked to not have my weight be shown or read to me, yet the paperwork for my blood test and doctor summary had my weight in the biggest, boldest font. They put the reason for visit (it was a yearly physical) weight gain which made me so upset. Took me forever to even be tolerant of how I look and feel in my body and it made me completely relapse
Where did you go Meredith? I miss your content.
I miss making content too! I’m this👌🏻close to finishing my dissertation and have my second baby due in March. I’ve had to take break to prioritize the human growing and finishing my degree. I’ll be back soon!!
I have been reading the book, and while I think there are some wonderful principles, this advice is extremely dangerous. The reason why your doctors need your height and weight on record is to calculate therapeutic doses of certain medications for example antibiotics there is a very fine line between therapeutic and toxic/fatal. A doctor can make you aware of potential problems that may arise from your weight whether it being under or over weight, which is just at the end of the day them providing you with information and what you choose to do with that is down to you. But what a doctor does not have the right to do is be unkind or unpleasant about your weight. They should be professional, kind and supportive. Losing weight can in some instances can be beneficial for health issues such as fertility issues and diabetes, if losing weight improves those conditions, a persons quality of life is better as a result then it should be supported. Weight is tricky the key thing is getting to the root cause and addressing the issue with love, understanding and support. It is often a lack of these things that causes weight issues to begin with ❤
Absolutely, for medical reasons that require a doctor to know your weight then sure, however many people are asked to be weighed when it is not necessary.
I just did this at the doctor and it didn't go well. I was at a world famous facility in a liberal state and so I didn't expect it to be so surprising to them. The girl was gob smacked. I was polite and went with the - I don't want to get weighed in. And her mouth was agape for 10 minutes. I asked her if she wanted to take my height and she said "no point" then. Which irritates me. Height is something that IMHO is far more needed than weight. Primarily because it is hard to do at home. When I got the "survey" after the visit I noted all this. But I am starting to think this movement has to start putting pressure on medicine. For me it isn't an issue of fat acceptance but rather medical malpractice. Why should I submit to anything that isn't medically necessary for me with regard to the visit I am having. Which BTW was mostly about going over lab tests.
Wow Velma, I think I’m gob smacked reading this! It sounds like you were thoughtful about the reason you were at the appointment and not needing to be weighed. We still have so far to go 🫠
I don't understand why you wouldn't want to know how much you weigh. I am formerly morbidly obese and many of the health issues I no longer have were 100% my own fault due to my eating habits.. I wish you well and pray you realize the damage you are doing before your advice hurts someone.
This is a very strange.
I can't reason how your accusation would relate to what Meredith actually said.
The Rebounder for exercise and eat chicken breast with sweet potatoes for dinner.
That's really nice. I'm glad that's working for you and helping you to feel and be your best. 😊 Thanks for sharing!
I am not going to lie. I was reeling with emotions while listening to this. I've had so many bad experiences with doctors. One thing that I might add is there are questions you can ask before even making the appointment. Before you put yourself in that situation in person. Speak to the receptionist when you make your appointment and see what they can do for you.