Frame size? Huh?
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| Fri, 12-19-2003 - 5:35pm |
This guy said that I am extremely obese (duh) and I need to cut down to 1000 calories a day and less than 11 grams of fat, and that I need to walk obsessively. I told him I eat between 1000 and 2000 cals a day, and I am trying to make it les than 30% fat. He said 1000 should be my goal, and that for my ht. I should aim for 120 lbs as a goal. I told him that I thought that was too little because I have a large frame and he told me that "large frame" and "big boned" are terms made up by fat people so they can live with themselves. First of all, I was insulted. Second of all, I have always thought frame size mattered. I have broad shoulders and my chest only sticks out 3 inches farther than my rib cage! My wrists are large as well. My best friend is my height and her ribs are HALF as large (front to back) as mine are. She weighs 120 and looks like a model...albeit a short one. If I weighed 120 I think I would look grotesque! Does that make sense? Or am I deluding myself and I really should try to get down to 120?
Mel

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And where have we heard this before?
And the person who *claims* to be a dietitian also *claims* to write fiction, and claims to have a weight problem. So reason would tell you (ya think?) to listen to a doctor with credentials on a wall (which you can check out) rather than some anonymous *dietitian* who CLs (a non-paying job) on a chat board, or just a couple guys you happen to bump into at a *health* club. That is, reason would tell a reasonable person that. But you take your health advice from guys in health clubs, on street corners, or in chat rooms over a medical doctor, go ahead, and maybe it won't kill you. (I bet you believe the National Enquirer too.)
You deserve what you get, because that's what you CHOOSE for yourself. And I'm sure the doctor is busy helping people capable of reason and commonsense, and helping themselves rather than blaming others.
Edited 12/21/2003 10:52:32 PM ET by weihnachtsmann
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Blessings,
S_C
::eyes rolling:: oops..someone slap the back of my head and get them back to my eye sockets please...
MEL...you are doing awesome girl!!! Don't let others pettiness get to you!! {{hugs}}
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Laura
I did not happen to bump into anyone. I called, made an appointment, and went in to speak to the woman at the health club. Her credentials- also posted on the wall- were also verifiable. What makes his antiquated degree more credible than hers, or her colleagues? She has a bachelor of sciences degree in dietetics and food service management, which would imply that her focus was on that area, rather than being a general practicioner who deals with an array of issues and doesn't specialize in anything.
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