OP you're the top end of the "healthy" BMI so perhaps he is being pre-emptive and wanting to stop you going over into "overweight" and all that comes with that.

I don't think this is an insult as some people are suggesting, or entirely unreasonable. It's not like he said "lose 30lbs" which would be much harder work. I know, I did that last year.

It sounds like you are in good shape and a healthy weight. I would not worry about his recommendation. But, now that the weather is nice, maybe try adding in a 30 minute walk around the neighborhood or increasing your exercise. That can’t hurt.

Yea I had an orthopedic tell me to lose weight the same week my OBGYN asked me to gain 5 lbs.

Was it an orthopedic they seem to be the most dense when it comes to weight.

What was your weight a year ago? 2 years ago? Maybe you are steady going up?

I'd tell him to write me a script for ozempic!!

I was like you OP. 5'1 and 125lbs and couldn't ever lose weight. Wellbutrin helped me lose 10lbs. I wasn't fat, but definitely bigger than I should be for my size (I'm petite too, not just short).

I almost don’t believe this story. I just can’t imagine a doctor saying this to a normal weight woman.

I gained 15 pounds due to SSRIs (went from thin to average BMI for my height), and every time I expressed concerns, the doctors would point out that my BMI was in the healthy range. They were like, you might prefer to be at a lower weight, but you are still at a healthy weight. (I lost the extra weight so I didn’t have to buy a new wardrobe, but from a health standpoint, a doctor should be focusing on actual health factors not whether you look a certain way.)

Like others have said, the doctor should have at a minimum explained why he wanted you to lose this weight.

Thats ridiculous. Im 5'4" and 150 lbs. i would like to get to 142 or so. But thats it. No dr has ever told me to lose weight at my stats.

This is ridiculous. If you are healthy weight and eating well, as it sounds you are, for the love of god don’t change anything! Except changing doctors. Lol

It sounds like you don't much room in your diet to cut calories so I can see why the thought of following your doctor's somewhat mysterious orders sounds miserable. Unless you have a very tiny frame and no muscle, that seems like an average healthy weight.

Are you really carrying weight around your middle or are you just naturally apple shaped? How is your activity level?

Anonymous wrote:Try this: carry eight pounds of dumbbells or whatever around for a minute or two. Do you feel better when you put them down?

That’s pointless. It doesn’t replicate what it’s like to weigh an extra 8 lbs.

Try this: carry eight pounds of dumbbells or whatever around for a minute or two. Do you feel better when you put them down?

A doctor told an American in their 50s, who isn’t very overweight, that losing weight should be easy? Is he new here?

There should be another reason rather than just the scale!

Weren't there studies that showed slightly overweight had better outcomes than underweight?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3900866/

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Anonymous wrote:OK? Why don’t you actually try it and see how it goes? Then if it doesn’t go well even though you are being reasonable and healthy, you at least can report back to your doctor that conscious and healthy habits didn’t move the needle.

I don’t understand your attitude here. If you want to disregard his advice, disregard it and move on with your day. If you want to take his advice, at least try before saying it can’t be done.

np I disagree with you pp. The op sounds healthy to me and I think she should get a NEW doctor. Even when I was overweight and I asked her my ideal weight she was hesitant to give it because she wanted me to lose a bit and not get discouraged. How old is this doctor?

Even 10 pounds of extra weight equals 40 pounds of pressure on the knees. Sorry, extra weight does have health consequences.

Why didn’t you ask him a follow up question? I am guessing he has concerns about it being in the midsection or related to other test results. Doctors are so scared to bring up weight but the one time a doctor said it to me, I joined weight watchers and lost the weight. Health concerns were the only thing that motivated me and I took it seriously c8ming from a doctor. Weight is very relevant to health and I think more doctors should be upfront about it.