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In reply to the discussion: Fat-shaming may curb obesity, bioethicist says [View all]Hekate
(90,565 posts)... My primary doc would talk to me about losing weight. Diet. Exercise. All that. But the worst was my GYN, a woman, who told me flat out that she knew my internist and that he, like she, did not want to have patients who refused to take care of themselves.
Is that "shaming" enough for you, Dr. Callahan?
I was SO ashamed of myself for my loss of control. Up until my early 40s I was routinely told I looked at least 10 years younger than my actual age. But the inexorable weight gain took that and so much else from me.
It was not until 20 years had gone by that I was changed off that medication. It took a month or so of reduced dosages before the last one, but within 24 hours of it clearing my system I felt like a switch in my brain had been turned off. It was that dramatic and noticeable. The cravings left me.
But hey! I am now pre-diabetic. Arthritis of the knees is exacerbated. My personal metabolism is post-menopausal. Aaaaand, in that time the food industry put HFCS into everything.
I'm working at it, and I'll have to work at it the rest of my life. But I have to say that I am furious at the various doctors who had the information in front of them and put all the blame on me, personally.
PS: If Dr. Callahan wants to see fat-shaming, he should just visit DU and its archives.