tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913587525785298444.post6584418268036573940..comments2023-05-13T04:58:46.682-05:00Comments on mashena: ShameNicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12416478929643863722noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913587525785298444.post-80147336284457127022012-05-23T00:54:58.125-05:002012-05-23T00:54:58.125-05:00I'm proud of you Nicole. As someone said above...I'm proud of you Nicole. As someone said above, you make a good role model.Aprilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913587525785298444.post-57974372915786681352012-05-22T10:29:18.091-05:002012-05-22T10:29:18.091-05:00Mom - I'm sorry that happened :( I know swi...Mom - I'm sorry that happened :( I know switching doctors isn't an easy option for you - but can you take the PA's advice? Can you ask the doctor what course of treatment they'd advise if a thin person had the problem? Can you ask the doctor to provide you with a medical journal that shows with empirical evidence a diet/weight-loss/life-style change program that produces weight reduction in greater than 5% of the study participants for longer than 5 yeaars? (I'll be shocked if s/he can)<br /><br />and, good point in your last line.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12416478929643863722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913587525785298444.post-58726490383419649002012-05-21T16:07:06.942-05:002012-05-21T16:07:06.942-05:00just last week i left a dr appt with tears and pai...just last week i left a dr appt with tears and pain after a physician said he'd done all he could unless i lose weight; which in my understanding had little, if anything, to do with the condition i went to him for. he basically wrote me off, and though the p.a. was much more understanding and mentioned possible other things that might be done, the dr didn't wish to pursue it. seemed my fat didn't make me worth the venture or overruled it. the dr even said that exercise didn't matter about losing weight, only my food intake! now, that was news to me!<br /><br />many judge by the outward and our culture promotes and embraces it. though i attempt to bring those thoughts into a more righteous judgment, i know i've been guilty of it as well. and yes, we've believed the lie that the outward appearance is what makes us valuable. already we see the government and medical communities checking our bmi's and comparing it to their standards. <br /><br />i applaud your ability to discern and speak out. shame does not help! and as you mentioned re not walking out because of what the audience might think, i figured pretty much the same re the dr - he prob just thought i couldn't handle the "truth" albeit his version of it.<br /><br />wierd to me how so many msy be revulsed by my appearance, yet embrace such ugly wickedness in the world (greed, immorality, selfishness, violence, etc).For His Gloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09199752801322491807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913587525785298444.post-64559805282076662012-05-18T23:17:31.234-05:002012-05-18T23:17:31.234-05:00That movie would have bothered me too. You make a...That movie would have bothered me too. You make a good point about shame. I used to live my life ashamed of my size. I too hid away and didn't participate in things at school because I was ashamed. As an adult, I wish I hadn't done that to myself. I wish I'd been loud and proud like everyone else. I wish I could have enjoyed those years and not had to hide away (or so I thought I had to). I wish someone would have told me that being over a size 12 was ok. I wish I had a role model like you.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15046770101176634067noreply@blogger.com