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If I Were Overweight, Wouldn't My Doctor Tell Me?
One-third of the obese participants and over fifty percent of the overweight participants had never been told by a doctor that there were overweight or that it was a serious health concern. This research came from the Archives of Internal Medicine that analyzed roughly 5,500 people who took part in a survey that the government administered between 2005 and 2008.
Let's look even closer at these results. Twenty percent of that one-third of obese-weighted folks DID NOT SEE THEMSELVES AS OVERWEIGHT. So now to your question, you need to prove things for yourself. Don’t wait for the doctor or your best friend to pronounce you as having weight problems! Look at the following chart to see where you think you are. That means after looking at the charge go weigh your body for an acutal not imagary weight.
This study showed that the obese and overweighted folks whose doctor DID talk with them about it were twice as likely to try to lose weight in the year the doctor addressed it.
The Archives of Internal Medicine study lists reasons that doctors could not be bringing up the issue to these patients, such as not having enough time in the session, negative attitudes toward overweight patients who won’t exercise (note it is has been proved conclusively by Mark Haub at Kansas State University that exercise is NOT NEEDED to lose weight but calorie intake regulation is needed.), but the study again leaves out what has more influence than any of the above: Doctors are just as overweight as the rest of us. According to weight studies, all categories of occupation and geography in most of the world is greatly overweight and obese.
Now, would a doctor telling me to lose weight really make a difference? Well, for me two different doctors brought it up and I ignored the advice of both. One mentioned it but quickly changed the subject. One was overweight and the other was of normal weight according to standard weight charts. Would it have made a difference for me if both would have harped on it more? Nope. It wouldn’t have. My wife had been “mentioning it” for 15 years.
But, if a doctor would have said, “Look, you need to lose at least 50 pounds and soon. I was overweight and I lost xx amount of weight and I feel better, some of my medical issues disappeared, and I don’t feel as old anymore. I am telling you straight up, you lose weight or lose some of your life.” THAT, might have grabbed my attention. It may have spurred me to action. In fact, it was my chiropractor's wife who lost 50 pounds that did start the actions that lead to actual weight loss.
So, we are all being challenged now to come out of the trance of the Super Big Gulp Syndrome—-much bigger is better.
Since I have lost 40 pounds I have found
that less is more. Much much more.
I don’t rely on any person anymore regarding my weight. I yield to Ole Reality, the nickname of my weigh-scales. Ole Reality is trustworthy and reports without bias about how much my body weighs. This body is still overweight, no longer obese,and 40 pounds lighter and ready for more of the fat to melt.
So, I say don't wait for your doctor or your spouse to tell you that you are overweight. Truth is they probably have already, many times. They have just given up and you regard their and your doctor's silence as an indication that your weight issue is no longer important. Take a deep breath and instead go find Ole Reality. Step on to find out where your body really is. Only then can you be on a road that leads to where your body needs to function at it's best!
Now, let's get to it!
Don
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