Rebelfighter:
Here is my question I am confused because I am getting mixed messages from my doctors. Three months ago I saw my primmontary care Dr for my 6 month check up. She said all of your numbers are great but I am not at all happy you have lost another 20 lbs. Why so much, what are you, a whole bunch of questions........ I want you back in 3 months with zero weight loss. This was not easy to accomplish I ended up having to add muffins to my diet to stop the weight loss.
Do you perhaps any idea what caused the weight loss? A change in appetite when you were put on a new medication for example? For future reference, should,you need to gain wait try to get your calories from backed potatoes, yams or fruit although a couple of muffins here never hurt anyone, particularly if they are bran with nuts, raisins etc.
So I went back this Monday she was very happy to see zero weight loss. Now she says moderate weight loss only. Then 3 days later I go to see the neurologist who actually I had not seen in about 9 months. He lectured me about getting on an exercise program and proper diet and losing some weight. Over the last 5 years I have lost about close to 90 pounds just by diet and exercise.
What is moderate weight loss in 3 months?
How much did you weigh before your weight loss? Losing 90lbs over a period of two years equates to losing roughly 4lbs a month, which is excellent and not shocking by any means, in fact it's a very realistic goal to set. However if your intention was not to lose all that weight, then that could suggest a potential problem. Otherwise, good job!
Does your confusion stem from one doctor prescribing moderate weight loss while the other making it seem you needed to shed weight urgently? Did either of them state what sort of weight loss goal they had in mind? Moderate weight loss would generally be around the 2lb-3lb a month mark.
What is truly confusing is her being alarmed at your weight loss - which in my opinion was not an extraordinary amount of loss in the given time frame - then asking you to continue moderate weight loss which was slightly above moderate to begin with!
So the answer is around 2lb a month may satisfy both. Also, ask them if the two of them converse with each other. Ideally all your doctors should stay in touch with each other. This way they can work together on solving you health issues, not to mention accidentally prescribing a medication which could suggest serious contraindications with a medication prescribed by one of the others. This should be common sense and standard procedure to them but all to often this is not the case.
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