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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. All these responses are so interesting, and I agree iwth so many of them. I do think I need a new doctor because I have put off going to see her for my yearly checkup bc [b]I know she's just going to harp on the 10 lbs and the BMI[/b], which again, I think is but a part of overall health. And I agree here with so many of you - if I were obese or had chronic health isssues - OR if I wasn't already doing what I find sustainable and healthy (eating generally well and moving my body), I think I'd revisit my thoughts. But I am doing those things and because I am, and becuase I know the amount of effort involved in losing a 10 lbs that I could benefit from losing but don't have to lose, it isn't worth it to me.

But I like all the thoughts about small weight gain over the years and how that adds up, and I also like the reminders about doing all of these things not just for me but for my family, so that I can participate in things as I and they get older. [/quote]

The point is, you want to be in your ideal BMI range to prevent medical problems, not to cure them.  You Dr is doing her job, which is to recommend to you to lose 10 lbs, to being your BMI within healthy/normal range.  She would be a negligent Dr to not bring this to your attention and recommend it.  She doesn't know the ins and outs of your lifestyle, diet, how hard/easy it is for you to make changes to lose weight.  It is just a what she is recommending for you to do to optimize your health.  If you don't want to or don't feel you need to because of specifics, that is fine too.  [b]I think you are taking this way to personally.[/b]  [/quote]

+1 for taking it personally. If the doctor is framing it from a clinical perspective, it's not about YOU AS A PERSON but about the numbers on the chart. I mean, if she's poking you in the gut while saying all this, that's a different story. But if she instead told you to clean your ears out more to prevent an ear infection or to exercise more to improve your heart health, would you still put off seeing her?

Regardless, you should still find a new doctor and start fresh, but make sure you aren't perceiving advice as an insult unintentionally.[/quote]

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