I find Doctors stressful in general, but this one really didn’t work for me.
So, basically, in regards to my size – I’d just like to say:
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“well of course you’re [X], it’s because you’re [Y].”
Which is worse, Y=trans or Y=overweight?
-stares dead in eyes-
-rips up flyer-
Gee, thanks. Can I have another one?
So, there was a study recently that said that the same foods can affect different people differently, including where typical “healthy” foods affect certain people in an unhealthy way. This article doesn’t mention it, but another article I saw on the topic said something about how most doctors think their overweight patients just aren’t following the diet instructions, but it turns out (based on this study) that even if they are, it might be doing just as much harm.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_155817.html
Don’t even get me started on this.
So, I’m a doctor, and I’m a physician trainee, and I’m fat and have PCOS and my triglycerides are a bit high and I’m going to see the endocrinologist for the first time tomorrow about possible testosterone and I am totally totally totally terrified that they will say no, or that they’ll find something that means it’s too dangerous :(. Also, I’m really glad I have a GP who addresses my obesity and obesity complications sensitively and appropriately. She’s fantastic. I don’t want my health issues ignored, I want them dealt with, but I also don’t want to feel like I’m a terrible person who is a lazy slob.
I am technically overweight, but I eat very very healthily, and I play ice hockey three times a week, ice skate when I’m not hockeying, and roller when I’m not on ice. I have Brittle Asthma, so some of my meds make me put on weight, but I never smoked, and I have never drunk alcohol.
So when doctors start giving me the ‘diet and exercise’ talk..my brain just wants me to say “f— you, I know all this, I’m probably healthier than you are!”
I worry I’ll get a lot of these talks when I finally manage to get over my anxiety and finally see a doctor and stuff. I also have pcos so it’s harder to lose weight :I
Your tummy dance is adorable.