[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).