Weird stomach thing?

[GetAGrip]

Sometimes, friends and family can be the most confusing. About three years ago I lost about 2 stone and I was repeatedly told how, "well, radiant and healthy" I looked. Now, having put on a stone since giving up smoking, I'm being told, how I had "previously gone too thin" and how I "look much better for that bit of extra weight". Shant believe a bally word they say in future!
The truth is, you probably feel good but strange at the moment. But, as others have said, brave up and see a doc for reassurance. Then you can get on with enjoying the new healthy and liberated you.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Yeah, Swampy, off to the Doc for reassurance and praise (docs like you loosing weight). When you like what to see in the mirror, stop counting calories, start buying new clothes - or buy yourself a new bike!

 

[Glover Fan]

Funny how no-one goes to the GP when their stomach is 2 inches higher than their ribs. Just saying.

 

[cyberknight]

I hear this!

Thing is, they're all like "oh but you've lost soo much weight"! and I'm like "yeah but I'm still considered obese using my BMI!"

I am 10 stone 11 llbs and have a bmi of 23.7... marks and sparks tell me i got to eat better, ffs i eat 3-4 fruit a day , cycle around 150 miles a week and when i had to see the doctor when i had groin problems they said there was nothing on me !!

 

[swampyseifer]

OK...sorry to resurect this thread but I'm really fecked off with the GP surgery about this - i'm sure I said it was crap service!

Went to the GP, explained the issue with the ribcage thing. Did he ask me to lay down to see what I mean, did he even ask me to lift my shirt so he could see when I was standing up? Lord no, that would involve him raising his miserable old bulk from a nice leather chair that probably cost a week of my wages. He just lent towards me and pocked me a bit in the side...his incredibly detailed check was ended with a simple "its fine." as his prognosis.

I took the chance to talk about something else that had been concerning me, which was whether my diet was actually that healthy...yeah I'm loosing weight but everyone who knows me says theyre not suprised because I barely eat. I also have noticed that over the last few months, I seem to be more tired and irritable and also find it harder to concentrate on things. I asked if I could be referred to a surgery-based nutritionalist or a hospital one or something, what do I get, an appointment with the HCA who runs the diabetes clinic and I have to take a food diary with me.

So anyway, on Monday I had my appointment with her.

She started off by looking at the diary and complaining that I rarely eat breakfast, then skimmed over the rest didnt, seem to really take it in and just said that I might want to cut back on eggs and try getting some more fruit/eg in. So much for hoping she might analyze it a bit and offer advice on whether I'm not getting enough protein or oils or something. Maybe I should just assume it means that she doesnt think I'm missing out on anything, personally I assumed it meant she didnt realy bother looking.

I tried to argue with her a bit and say that my own personal concern is that I have, as people have suggested, begun to associate that "eating less=weight loss" and then to compound that, it means that when I have a choice of having something I like for dinner with veg, I'm having a larger percentage of the thing I like compared to the veg.

But to be fair, thats not her area...which is why I cant see why the GP sent me in her direction in the first place...so she kinda glazed over and then ploughed back into telling me I've done really well to loose the weight!

Her other advice was to take supplements, like an A-Z tablet once a day, just to make sure that I'm not lacking in anything.

So result....doctor didnt listen/understand/care and passed the buck. The HCA seemed to not care either and saved any effort of checking whether I have any deficiencies by advising to take a supplement to "fill any gaps".

 

[TheJDog]

I really don't know what you expect from people. You've lost 118 lbs and you go to the doctor because your gut sits differently than it used to? What do you expect him to do?

And what is the HCA supposed to do, really? Presumably you know what you're supposed to eat, and how much. What is she going to tell you that you don't know? (The breakfast thing is right, though, because people who eat breakfast tend to overeat less than those who don't.)

 

[swampyseifer]

I really don't know what you expect from people. You've lost 118 lbs and you go to the doctor because your gut sits differently than it used to? What do you expect him to do?

And what is the HCA supposed to do, really? Presumably you know what you're supposed to eat, and how much. What is she going to tell you that you don't know? (The breakfast thing is right, though, because people who eat breakfast tend to overeat less than those who don't.)

Actually my gut is fine, its the fact that since I've lost that weight I've noticed that my ribcage is very pronounced, especially compared to my hips. Something that was not noticable until the weight had been lost. I would expect him to at least sound and act like he cares that its something I was concerned about enough to book an appointment...

I point out that I have concerns about the shape/size/position of my RIBCAGE....he leans over, pokes me a few times in the STOMACH AREA and then says I'm fine.

As for the HCA, I mentioned that I dont think what I needed to talk about was really what she is there for. Though it could just be me but a dietician shouldnt be just casually perusing over a diet diary and then prescribing suplements to cover any gaps there might be. Maybe its me but I thought the point of checking the nutritional content of a persons diet was to suggest changes to allow a natural intake of what the body needs...especially if the person says they are suffering from things that could be symptoms of deficiencies somewhere

And yes I know about the breakfast thing...tho as I say, I dont overeat because of that, because I am undereating in general...which I did point out to her but she didnt take any real notice of my comments about that.

 

[ianrauk]

I really don't know what you expect from people. You've lost 118 lbs and you go to the doctor because your gut sits differently than it used to? What do you expect him to do?

And what is the HCA supposed to do, really? Presumably you know what you're supposed to eat, and how much. What is she going to tell you that you don't know? (The breakfast thing is right, though, because people who eat breakfast tend to overeat less than those who don't.)

Give the bloke a little bit of reassurance rather then just a token dismissive poke around?