[veggieroll]

Yes, I understand because I also couldn't believe how any doctor could think that.

But no, I had no active medical conditions and this was the first time I saw this doctor. So, he didn't really know my medical history anyways.

The weight loss was really the entire reason I went in. But over my medical history I've had a lot of experiences like this where doctors really aren't very helpful. Or at least, they don't have enough time to actually think beyond the 10 most common things that happen to people.

[reverendsteveii]

I'm trying something that's new to me here: I'm gonna try to come up for an explanation for this that doesn't assume anyone is an idiot or an asshole but still makes the facts make sense. The only thing I can come up with from that framework is maybe were you looking for drugs to help you lose weight? Maybe GLP-1s or stimulants. I can see a world where a doctor might say something like "These drugs have side effects and I hesitate to prescribe them to you unless the weight loss you're seeking will alleviate some other disease." I can't see a world in which a doctor would say "Don't bother with losing weight via exercise and healthy diet because it doesn't make a difference to your overall health outcomes". Also you don't happen to remember your BMI at the time, do you? It's not a great stat overall but it can be a starting point for determining what improvements to other health outcomes one might expect with weight loss.

[veggieroll]

I definitely appreciate the perspective of benefit of the doubt and seeking understanding. But I really can't figure out what he was getting at.

This was in 2018, before GLP-1's, and I wasn't looking for medication.

[reverendsteveii]

ew, then idk and I'm sorry that the competence of GPs seems to fall on a Bell curve like everything else. also fwiw I never thought you were an idiot or an asshole, I was referring to the doctor (who I'm now confident has to be one or the other).