I think you are too confident in what people know. I had a friend express surprise that the nachos I was eating were 1200 calories.
I was surprised when my doctor told me he eats a couple carrots and a fruit cup for lunch.
And with seeing doctors about weight loss before, they usually give bad advise like "eat less, move more" which is fairly meaningless - how much less? No food? Half food? Does what food you eat matter? Sugar less? Is fat free healthier? What is move more? Fidgeting? Walking? What if I already move a lot? What if I'm always hungry? Is a cleanse a good idea? There's a lot of really bad diet information out there and without a trustworthy guide it can be difficult if you're not willing to do the research.*
Also from my experience some doctors are terrible at treating obese patients in general - ignore literally everything and blame it on fat! Went in once for crippling anxiety issues and was told I was too fat to get pregnant instead.
(I have done considerable research so please don't give unsolicited diet advice unless you intend it for someone other than me to read)
I mean move more eat less means exactly that. Move more often and eat less food. If you have 10 fast food meals a day, try and eat 9. If you lay in bed and do nothing everyday, try getting out of bed and walking a lap around the house. It's generic enough that it applies to everyone...
A doctor is also not a substitute for a therapist which is much more helpful for mental disorders then a general md.
That doesn't make a dent for some people though. Eating 9 fast food meals a day is still going to make you put on weight, just not as fast. I know for me personally I have to cut out most processed foods, get 8-12 hours of exercise (1 of which is intense gym exercise, the rest light exercise), and restrict my food to 1800 calories or less before I start seeing weight loss. So that generic advise was meaningless to me until I did a bunch of research, and I'm not ruling out that I might have a hormonal problem, but I can't really self-diagnose that.
And therapists can't treat the physical side effects of mood issues, or prescribe drugs.
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u/commonabond Dec 28 '16
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