I need a hug.

[HonnyDipp]

you can have all the hugs you want!

 

[The Princess]

What a jerk!! Find a new doctor. 22lbs is great don't let that $%@ bring you down.

 

[bookgirl]

I am having a crappy day. And I can't stop crying. My Dr told me that I was morbidly obese(based on bmi) and that I need to lose 50 more lbs.(I was feeling so good having lost 22 lbs over the summer) I am not thin but I am pretty healthy. I am 5'4' and 170 lbs. I just got back all of my bloodwork, my cholesterol & triglycerides are perfect. My blood pressure is 110/70. If I lost 50 lbs I would be 120?! Are you kidding me?!My lowest adult weight was 145 and at that weight I was a comfy size 8. I am currently a size 14. Before my recent weight loss I was an 18/20. I will never be 120 pounds. That just is not realistic for me. I know I am overweight, I diet & I excercise and I have been having success, so why do I now feel so fat and gross and like a big failure again? She is a Dr, shouldn't she have some sort of people skills?

It was just the way she said it, like she was totally disgusted with me, and when I explained about my recent weight loss and exercise she just said "Well you still have a looooong way to go" and then I started to cry, and she just left the room without another word. I cried all the way home, and now I cannot stop. My df is away on business for the week, so I didnt get any sleep last night, I am sure that is whyt I am so emtional. Anywho, I just feel awful.

To be morbidly obese you have to be 100 pounds overweight (not BMI). I doubt you are suppposed to weigh 70 pounds. Call the practice and ask to speak to another doctor or the head of the practice.

 

[bgirldeb]

That doctor was flat out wrong. Morbid obesity is usually defined with a BMI of 40 or more. You are simply 'overweight', and have done a good job in losing 22 pounds. Be proud of your accomplishment!

 

[piglet50]

please know that 22 lbs lost is great! your doctor is someone who needs to find another profession. just because they have the training doesn't mean they are a good doctor. i would find another one asap. you've done a lot of hard work. be proud of what you've accomplished and keep working on it. do it for how you feel and the health benefits - not because of the amount of pounds lost.

 

[dismom2]

I am having a crappy day. And I can't stop crying. My Dr told me that I was morbidly obese(based on bmi) and that I need to lose 50 more lbs.(I was feeling so good having lost 22 lbs over the summer) I am not thin but I am pretty healthy. I am 5'4' and 170 lbs. I just got back all of my bloodwork, my cholesterol & triglycerides are perfect. My blood pressure is 110/70. If I lost 50 lbs I would be 120?! Are you kidding me?!My lowest adult weight was 145 and at that weight I was a comfy size 8. I am currently a size 14. Before my recent weight loss I was an 18/20. I will never be 120 pounds. That just is not realistic for me. I know I am overweight, I diet & I excercise and I have been having success, so why do I now feel so fat and gross and like a big failure again? She is a Dr, shouldn't she have some sort of people skills?

It was just the way she said it, like she was totally disgusted with me, and when I explained about my recent weight loss and exercise she just said "Well you still have a looooong way to go" and then I started to cry, and she just left the room without another word. I cried all the way home, and now I cannot stop. My df is away on business for the week, so I didnt get any sleep last night, I am sure that is whyt I am so emtional. Anywho, I just feel awful.

Please don't let this doctor get you down. What a jerk! A lot of doctors can be very insensitive, and there was no reason at all to treat you this poorly. I think you should be very proud for losing all the weight you have; and I really don't think you are that overweight. If I were you, I would find a new doctor---I really mean that. You do NOT have to put up with that kind of rude, unprofessional behavior. She didn't even acknowledge your great accomplishment. You don't need that.