Thursday, August 25, 2005
Don't call me(or anyone) fat or you'll be sorry.
10:56 AM
Here is an upsetting story I read today. The good news is that we no longer need to come up with a solution to the problems of our country's healthcare system. At this rate we won't have anyone who will want to become a doctor in a couple decades anyway.
If a doctor can't tell you that you are overweight what good is he? What would happen to a doctor if he neglected to tell you some bad news about your health? Lets say the doctor suspects you have diabetes. Ooooo that sucks. You're gonna have to change your diet around. Say goodbye to a lot of the fun foods you were eating and hello to lot of exercise. He knows it's not gonna be fun and you probably aren't gonna want to hear about it but guess what. If he doesn't tell you, you die. If he brings is up, well, you are sitting there going "Great, this is the last thing I wanted to hear." You are probably going "Dude, come on are you sure?" But at least he has done his job and you can take steps to right the situation because you are now informed.
Being obese is a medical condition. It isn't relative like being fat is(too a point). Everyone has a slightly different opinion as to who is fat or at what point a person is fat. Clinical Obesity has guidelines based on your body mass index which is computed based on your height and weight. If yours is over 30 guess what... you are clinically obese! You don't need a doctor to tell you, I WILL! No one wants to be told they are obese but if there is anyone who should tell you it is your doctor. And you know what? You should be glad that you are afflicted by a condition which you can do something about. At least it isn't cancer or one of the millions of other conditions that he could be telling you that you have which just leaves you helpless. Don't get mad at the only person in the world who isn't turning a blind eye to your situation because you are offended. When it comes down to it YOU are the offender! If you don't want to hear it then don't visit the doctor OR get off your fat, sorry.... obese, butt and do something about it. Some of us need to know we are overweight and that we have to do something about it. If a doctor can't tell us who will?
I am gonna go for a walk and cool off. See you later.
If a doctor can't tell you that you are overweight what good is he? What would happen to a doctor if he neglected to tell you some bad news about your health? Lets say the doctor suspects you have diabetes. Ooooo that sucks. You're gonna have to change your diet around. Say goodbye to a lot of the fun foods you were eating and hello to lot of exercise. He knows it's not gonna be fun and you probably aren't gonna want to hear about it but guess what. If he doesn't tell you, you die. If he brings is up, well, you are sitting there going "Great, this is the last thing I wanted to hear." You are probably going "Dude, come on are you sure?" But at least he has done his job and you can take steps to right the situation because you are now informed.
Being obese is a medical condition. It isn't relative like being fat is(too a point). Everyone has a slightly different opinion as to who is fat or at what point a person is fat. Clinical Obesity has guidelines based on your body mass index which is computed based on your height and weight. If yours is over 30 guess what... you are clinically obese! You don't need a doctor to tell you, I WILL! No one wants to be told they are obese but if there is anyone who should tell you it is your doctor. And you know what? You should be glad that you are afflicted by a condition which you can do something about. At least it isn't cancer or one of the millions of other conditions that he could be telling you that you have which just leaves you helpless. Don't get mad at the only person in the world who isn't turning a blind eye to your situation because you are offended. When it comes down to it YOU are the offender! If you don't want to hear it then don't visit the doctor OR get off your fat, sorry.... obese, butt and do something about it. Some of us need to know we are overweight and that we have to do something about it. If a doctor can't tell us who will?
I am gonna go for a walk and cool off. See you later.
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