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[-] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

What harm is the doctor doing to fat people in your opinion?

[-] ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

There is a fat acceptance movement that says you can’t control your wight, and also the only healthy way to eat is to eat whatever you want whenever you want, and if doctors want to weigh their patients or inform them of the health risks of being overweight or not do operations where excess fat would create complications, the only possible explanation for any of that is fatphobia.

[-] Irelephant@lemm.ee 3 points 3 weeks ago

That's not what that is.

Its more just not going out of your way to be an asshole to fat people.

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[-] RangerJosey@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 weeks ago

Me: "I've tried everything I am physically capable of trying short of anorexia. Ive tried to walk. Ive tried lifting weights. I've even starved myself. 200 calories every other day for 3 months. Nothing works. I think I may have a legitimate medical issue"

Doctor: "Drink water and walk. Thatll be $250."

Me:

[-] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 11 points 3 weeks ago

You would be stufied because it's impressive that your body can just grab calories out of thin air. Obese people lie about what they eat, it's really simple. That's why doctors don't take these people serios.

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[-] toadjones79@lemm.ee 7 points 3 weeks ago

None of that is what you should be doing. I mean yes you should be exercising. But not the way you are going about it. For context, I just lost 50 pounds, and have another 20 to go. I got a scary liver diagnosis due to a lifetime of overeating.

Download a calorie tracker and be super honest with it. At first don't be as concerned with staying within your calories as you are about building the habit to ALWAYS log everything. Seeing it laid out has more impact than anything else in changing your daily habits. Don't be tempted to skip little tastes, licks, and bites.

Additionally, do not starve yourself! Slowly change your habits and your body will do the rest. Starving yourself will only trigger your body into gaining weight by holding onto everything it gets. It will also make just about everyone quit within a few weeks. If you are finding yourself constantly starving (as opposed to occasionally hungry) then you need to make adjustments to what you are eating. Swap foods for better options. I swapped my late night chips, which kept me awake while driving trains at 3 am with no sleep for two days, with baby carrots I bought at the gas station. I found potatoes helpful in keeping full in the past, but had to avoid them for the liver. Potatoes aren't super high in calories, but sour cream, bacon, cheese, and/or deep frying them is.

Remember that your body adapts to the foods you regularly eat in about 4-6 weeks. So if you start eating healthy foods you hate, like a salad with tuna and sliced beets, you will start to crave it in about a month and a half. (Tuna has fish oils and beets are chock full of antioxidants). I have hated oatmeal for 40+ years, and now that is my preferred breakfast. I tried to make myself like it over and over but this time I stuck with it long enough to actually get my body hooked on that particular set of nutrients.

Oh, and if you set your home address to Europe in My Fitness Pal, it gives you some of the premium features, like the barcode scanner.

Absolutely quit soda and energy drinks. That one is just hard and there really isn't an easy answer for it. Sparkling water helps a bit, but really just plain water is the best at satisfying those cravings. Oh, and you will develop a massive sweet tooth when you quit soda. But if you try to stay within calories and drink a Mt Dew you will be starving by the end of the day. Diet soda is NOT better just because it doesn't have calories. It messes with the way your body processes and stores everything else it gets making it just as bad (worse) than the regular stuff. Stevia is ok for a lot of things, but getting your tastes used to less sugar is a huge step in losing weight and getting healthier.

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[-] slaacaa@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Obesity is a disease, so it should be treated as such. It’s not more of a personal failure then getting lung cancer from smoking.

Yet tobacco companies are shamed and taxed, while the sellers of addictive junk foods and sugary waters are thrivingcand marketing for children.

And at the end, people are dying, and taxpayers are paying the cost for capitalist greed.

[-] Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Nobody blames the patient for getting lung cancer, they blame the patient for smoking for years knowing the risks.

Same thing with obesity related heart issues. You aren't being blamed for the heart issues, you are being blamed for eating yourself into obesity.

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