that's awesome, Aims. I know that I had heard the BMI is bullshit before but when my doc said she was concerned about my weight I wanted some indication of how normal I am and the BMI was the first thing I thought of. I know that a lot of my parts are much thicker than than used to be, I'm not as strong and I get winded faster, but I guess I was looking for something outside myself to confirm or deny that I need to change.
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Laga - Oct 21, 2008 9:37:13 am PDT #8826 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Aims - Oct 21, 2008 9:39:43 am PDT #8827 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
osteopenia
Hee! You said "penia".
Steph L. - Oct 21, 2008 9:40:10 am PDT #8828 of 10001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
She's 3!! She won't be 4 until end of November!!
Okay, seriously. What kind of fuckwitted, ass for brains thinks he can slap a BMI on a THREE YEAR OLD and still call himself a doctor with a straight face?
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Oct 21, 2008 9:41:07 am PDT #8829 of 10001
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
Hey Pete. How's it goin'?
Doin' okay. A little frazzled but okay. Digging through several years of clutter can be both deflating due to feelings of "where does all this crap come from" and uplifting due to "cool, I forgot I had this". The two are separated by a fine line.
Aims - Oct 21, 2008 9:42:15 am PDT #8830 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Okay, seriously. What kind of fuckwitted, ass for brains thinks he can slap a BMI on a THREE YEAR OLD and still call himself a doctor with a straight face?
I haven't the slightest. The thing that really sucks, is that I really, really liked him. He was so great up til that point. Really engaged with Em, made her feel comfortable and had her participating in the checkup so she wasn't very afraid. And then he started talking BMI. And the good stuff went bye-bye.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Oct 21, 2008 9:43:29 am PDT #8831 of 10001
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
but I guess I was looking for something outside myself to confirm or deny that I need to change.
From your description I think you already know you need change, you just need to 'get it in writing', so to speak.
Aims - Oct 21, 2008 9:43:39 am PDT #8832 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Digging through several years of clutter can be both deflating due to feelings of "where does all this crap come from" and uplifting due to "cool, I forgot I had this". The two are separated by a fine line.
Tell me about it. I've been doing that sifting through my dozens boxes of crap that I had at my grandmother's house. Like every stuffed animal I've had since I was 2 and every note passed to me in high school.
Jessica - Oct 21, 2008 9:45:48 am PDT #8833 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
It's pretty standard in pediatrics today to encourage as much weight gain as possible until age 2 (babies who don't gain can be diagnosed as "failure to thrive" which comes with just about as much guilt-tripping as you'd guess from the name) and then once they hit 2 to start harping on the child obesity crisis.
lisah - Oct 21, 2008 9:50:19 am PDT #8834 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
And then he started talking BMI. And the good stuff went bye-bye.
I hope you let him and his office know that this is why you are leaving them.
sj - Oct 21, 2008 9:50:59 am PDT #8835 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I think the other thing that is wrong with the BMI is that it doesn't account for age. My BMI says my ideal weight is approximately what I was in high school, which was fine for me back then. However, my 30 year old body is just not the same body.
ION, I just now woke up, and I only woke up because the phone rang. WTF? I know I have been in pain and tired lately, but this is ridiculous.