tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245684570480082037.post6805497075318507706..comments2023-08-27T06:57:04.094-07:00Comments on Dr. Fatty Finds Fitness: Maybe I Shouldn't, but I DidDr. Fat To Fithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14954538312143531261noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245684570480082037.post-68127653057703535392010-08-20T04:53:56.071-07:002010-08-20T04:53:56.071-07:00Thank you Sparkler for making that point. I agree ...Thank you Sparkler for making that point. I agree with you completely. Any step taken in the right direction is a good step. I tell my patients this all the time. You start where you can and then see how you can improve from there. It's so hard to get all your thoughts across in one post. I was really trying to convey that people need to watch their "self talk" that might be holding them back. Don't let what your mind is telling you talk you out of good choices because it can. Mine has and still does some times. Sometimes people don't even realize how they are holding themselves back.Dr. Fat To Fithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954538312143531261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245684570480082037.post-36278442565680172322010-08-20T03:23:58.104-07:002010-08-20T03:23:58.104-07:00This is not a criticism of you, but I would be car...This is not a criticism of you, but I would be careful about being too critical of peoples efforts to improve, however small. Making someone feel that them exercising twice a week is a waste of their time may kill their motivation and stop them trying. Each improvement is worthwhile. A person will see an improvement in their fitness and energy from exercising twice a week and they may decide to do more once they see how good it feels and they get more confident that they can do it...you never know where baby steps will lead. I think we should encourage baby steps...even when we may feel the changes are not enough...Sparklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05490306062512171500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245684570480082037.post-9492942848967882432010-08-19T19:00:32.880-07:002010-08-19T19:00:32.880-07:00Don't feel bad about any thing you said. I tot...Don't feel bad about any thing you said. I totally agree with you. I worked in a hospital for 16 years. I had several co-workers who had the lap band surgery. I already KNEW before they had the surgery that it wasn't going to work for them. This one RN had been to WW several times, lose 50 lbs, then gain it back over and over. So, she decided to do the lap band. She wasn't quite heavy enough so she purposely gained another 20 lbs or so to reach the minimum weight limit to have the surgery. After surgery, she lost the weight and then promptly gained it all back. The surgeon who performed the lap band surgery at our hospital had the surgery himself only to gain all his weight back too. You have to put in the WORK to keep the weight off no matter which diet you choose. I am big now, and it is no mystery to me how I got this way. I didn't just wake up one day and say, OMG! WHAT HAPPENED?? I know how I got here. I just didn't "want" to do the work. It's just that simple.Cupcakes & Veggieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04181209191310458906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245684570480082037.post-38513334458544380652010-08-19T15:01:04.401-07:002010-08-19T15:01:04.401-07:00Wowza! If you don't read Bobbie's blog(ht...Wowza! If you don't read Bobbie's blog(http://www.anonymousfatgirl.com/), you should check it out sometime. I think you and she have some very similar feelings and you are not afraid to speak your minds and put them out here.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086719828916510651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245684570480082037.post-24085210761038728482010-08-19T13:19:41.668-07:002010-08-19T13:19:41.668-07:00Wow, very well written.
I, being a bad student, d...Wow, very well written.<br /><br />I, being a bad student, didn't read the 'rant' blog first. I'm off to read it now though.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402290416842014198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245684570480082037.post-66974377130158679842010-08-19T11:58:12.767-07:002010-08-19T11:58:12.767-07:00I read your "rant" post, and I can't...I read your "rant" post, and I can't see where in the world you said anything dismissive or unsupportive of WLS. You were frustrated at folks "gaming" the dietary system (be it WLS, counting calories or points, exercising, or WHATEVER).<br /><br />Thing is, you were totally right. You can fiddle with stuff like nutrition in the short run. In the long run, though, it's only going to hurt you. The hard work has to be done, lifestyles have to change, and we all must use the tools we have (including WLS for those who have opted to utilize that option) to the best of our advantage.<br /><br />We owe it to ourselves, and to those who love us.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775794907218052899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245684570480082037.post-2270354663951970832010-08-19T08:51:11.973-07:002010-08-19T08:51:11.973-07:00I have friends I wish would just "get it"...I have friends I wish would just "get it" too. <br /><br />I was told by doctors I should do gastric because I needed to loose weight fast at 387lbs with cellulitus. I suggested swimming as I had done for 10 years as a kid and they told me I couldn't loose weight swimming like other dry land exercise and REALLY I needed to loose weight faster than that.<br /><br />I took a chance with my health, thanked them very much and went home and signed up for 9 hours a week in the water swimming masters and aqua aerobics in april 2007. So far Ive taken off 158lbs mainly in that pool and saved my already bad knees from further damage.<br /><br />I talk to the fit tech students at my college and personal trainers at the gym about this EVERY chance I get. I know every persons journey is different... but walking in water is something the super morbidly obese can do day after day with low risk of injury.<br /><br />I think the last 40 or 50 pounds may take more dry land exercise for me... but now I have evolved to someone who can handle that on my knees and hips and back. Please check out my blog and if you in some way agree or want to discuss this further... feel free to reach out to me. I want the world to encourage water to those who need to save their joints for later in their journey because this road is life long and a lifestyle and not just a diet or fitness program with an end date.<br /><br />http://midlifeswimmer.blogspot.com/xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12346245087447662377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245684570480082037.post-88788217127740866652010-08-19T08:47:19.734-07:002010-08-19T08:47:19.734-07:00You are very honest in your posts and give factual...You are very honest in your posts and give factual information. Some people want to ignore the facts, thus the protests. They don't get it. Please keep on doing what you're doing for us.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15799781800542758688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245684570480082037.post-33017891828617754462010-08-19T07:44:12.411-07:002010-08-19T07:44:12.411-07:00Dr. F, and I said on my blog the other day, your &...Dr. F, and I said on my blog the other day, your "Ranting" blog post the other day inspired me. I GET IT. I totally understand what you're trying to say. I never thought for a second that you were saying that WLS was bad. I'm sorry that other people have misunderstood you or misread your post. I think that's going to happen even if you write something as simple as "Have a nice day!" (Have a nice day? What did she mean by that? Doesn't she understand that I live in godforsakennowhere and having a nice day is just not an option? DOESN'T SHE KNOW WHO I AM?!?!") You should know that some people get it; some people don't. There's a reason why there's a multitude of personality types and communications methods. To each their own. If she doesn't understand where you are coming from, then she is welcome to find other people to listen to. I've, ahem, purposely ignored a few bloggers myself that I just don't get and find offensive. Rather than get upset about it, I just stop reading. <br /><br />Anyway, I'm babbling. I just wanted to say that I think you're Da Bomb. Keep doing what you're doing. <br /><br />Christine<br />www.phoenixrevolution.netChristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187183342257251495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245684570480082037.post-8218878882835683892010-08-19T07:31:21.653-07:002010-08-19T07:31:21.653-07:00excellentexcellentCChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01947137883748295392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245684570480082037.post-36235972347291209462010-08-19T07:31:19.173-07:002010-08-19T07:31:19.173-07:00I so empathize with where you are as professional ...I so empathize with where you are as professional (trying to motivate folks to change) and as a person working hard on one's own health behaviors. 'Nuff said about that or I'll regress into a rant myself...<br /><br />I do believe some surgeons say "eat what you want" - lap band surgery can be performed by anyone with a scope and hospital privileges. I would never recommend anyone even discuss WLS with a surgeon unless the surgeon and the facility were accredited by the American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery Center Network. (Yes, my bias is showing.)<br /><br />Keep up your honest posting for your benefit and the healthy, sometimes feisty, exchange that goes on between readers and bloggers. Lovin' your writing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245684570480082037.post-21515894983365997902010-08-19T07:18:43.477-07:002010-08-19T07:18:43.477-07:00I have used all of those excuses. And when I got ...I have used all of those excuses. And when I got out of my way and started walking the walk I was finally able to "get it" too.<br /><br />Wishing us all continued success!<br /><br />There is a quote on the gym wall where I work out. It says, "I believe in good luck and the harder I work, the more of it I seem to have."Crazy Fat Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12877912327361312242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245684570480082037.post-59174930006730432872010-08-19T06:59:57.590-07:002010-08-19T06:59:57.590-07:00I always enjoy your blog. There are a couple othe...I always enjoy your blog. There are a couple other fitness bloggers who seem to be misunderstood often, and I just don't get it. I think it is because this is such a personal journey filled with very personal decisions.<br /> <br />One blog I read is by a mother who makes it a priority to encourage healthy food and exercise habits in her children. If she was feeding them soda and Pringles, no one would think twice, but she sometimes garners negative comments about being too strict or, worse, encouraging anorexia or something. <br /><br />We live in a culture that encourages us to be unhealthy. Some people are just very offended by being showed what healthy looks like. It is sad that when my son plays online games the trash talk from European kids toward American kids are comments about fat Americans eating x-large cheese burgers.Madame Curhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325782434136007484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245684570480082037.post-45448429363891094112010-08-19T06:49:16.539-07:002010-08-19T06:49:16.539-07:00I loved both your original post, and this one. I t...I loved both your original post, and this one. I thought they were both spot on. And I think the protests have a spark of "doths protests too much."<br /><br />I started my journey at 240 pounds. Last night, I finally saw the top of my ideal weight range at 157 pounds. It's taken me *two years* to get there. It's taken changing my whole life. And yet every day I have to put up with people telling me how "it's not fair" how thin I am, or how "it's easy" for me, or how I had some advantage because I gave up every other luxury in my life for six months so I could hire a personal trainer and join a gym, or how I'm somehow less busy than they are working my forty hours a week, and then heading out to the gym. <br /><br />There are no excuses. There is nothing inherent stopping anyone from succeeding but themselves. Sometimes people just don't like to hear that.Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342516052864332330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245684570480082037.post-80748847249067287262010-08-19T06:33:50.098-07:002010-08-19T06:33:50.098-07:00The truth hurts sometimes, and people often have k...The truth hurts sometimes, and people often have knee-jerk reactions. The downside of writing is that people can (and do) put their own interpretations on things, often quite removed from what the author actually intended. No worries! I think you explained yourself well. -- You are doing a great job so far! Keep it up! I'm not so sure I'd expose my blog to family and friends, but only because I'm afraid I'd start editing what I wrote, and one of my purposes in writing is to keep myself accountable.Ann (-50 lbs in -60 lb challenge)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17156265221593608891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245684570480082037.post-76836638643336435912010-08-19T06:30:48.885-07:002010-08-19T06:30:48.885-07:00Allot of heart in this post. Allot of learning to ...Allot of heart in this post. Allot of learning to be had here too. None of us can get far on our journeys with out leaning on the the large hearts & learnings offered from others like yourself. Together we'll get where we desire regardless how long the way ahead may be.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11534171345610201608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245684570480082037.post-45422191732113724012010-08-19T05:07:48.405-07:002010-08-19T05:07:48.405-07:00Amen again. Don't worry, Dr F2F, you're d...Amen again. Don't worry, Dr F2F, you're doing fine. I enjoy your posts and am a fellow traveller down that road. Chin up. [and, as my DH always offers when I'm hurting, do you need me to punch somebody in the nose?]Tishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01039903741028922963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245684570480082037.post-52881818524803739712010-08-19T04:22:46.022-07:002010-08-19T04:22:46.022-07:00Well spoken, erudite, concise, completely lost on ...Well spoken, erudite, concise, completely lost on those that think that this is easy, with or without a tool. You are doing a great service for those of us that can listen. Nothing to do with your path or my path, but listening to educated people is a start. I wish you only good things, and yes, April 2011, Frozen Hot chocolate for the herd, on me..Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420487075450683028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245684570480082037.post-61938904582469762392010-08-19T03:57:21.472-07:002010-08-19T03:57:21.472-07:00Oh the excuses! Another difference I've notic...Oh the excuses! Another difference I've noticed between the people who want to loose weight and the one's who are actually making long term sustainable changes are the long list of "Going to do's" People who want to loose make long lists of rules and goals.. "I'm going to work out 3 times a week for 45 min." People who are actually doing it usually just tell you what they did.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011666863288499872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245684570480082037.post-28699512217147185132010-08-19T03:27:56.099-07:002010-08-19T03:27:56.099-07:00Hey wait - I bought the running shoes because I pl...Hey wait - I bought the running shoes because I plan to start running! In the meantime, I'm walking. Can't go from 0 to 60 instantaneously. It will happen. :P<br /><br />Anyhow - that person's post was WAY out of line. She didn't read your blog with her mind, she read it with her fragile emotions. She had her mind made up before she read it just because you are friendly with a blogger she doesn't like. Girlfriend's got problems in the head for sure. You didn't say anything wrong in your post. You don't have anything to defend yourself about. The only people who are going to agree with her are those who don't use their own mind to see objectively what you're saying.Laniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15438241075767655180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245684570480082037.post-46659900381257121112010-08-18T23:24:28.676-07:002010-08-18T23:24:28.676-07:00I'm still kind of new here and don't think...I'm still kind of new here and don't think I've left you a comment yet. I just wanted to let you know that I love your blog. You make me want to do C25K.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14208741967443016000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245684570480082037.post-43969583668850296142010-08-18T22:58:12.156-07:002010-08-18T22:58:12.156-07:00I appreciate your focus on health, not just weight...I appreciate your focus on health, not just weight. I do more exercise than I have in my whole life, but I need to dig a little deeper! The clear guidelines from the AHA are really unmistakable.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04888756691880720529noreply@blogger.com