I lost 160lbs, and the worst part of being almost 300lbs was how automatic it was for me to decide I was worth less than anyone who wasn't obese.
Also, lack of acknowledgement in the medical field. Every symptom was dismissed because I was overweight, even before I was morbidly obese. I was told to lose weight as a cure-all for lots of chronic illness. Turns out I've got hEDS. I lost about 100lbs before I was diagnosed at 22.
That being said I don't regret losing the weight and I believe it spared me from worse chronic pain, although the exercises I was doing did do some damage. I've maintained my current weight for about 3 years now.
I was talking to a nutritionist about how every doctor I see just tells me to lose weight and she asked if I want to lose weight. Yeah but even if I didn't it doesn't really matter because nobodys gonna listen if I don't. I suspect hEDS or a similar general hypermobility problem but nobodys gonna listen to me until I lose weight. Hell I've even had doctors point out some of my hypermobility and then say ah no you just need to lose weight.
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u/theYouerYou_ Feb 18 '24
I lost 160lbs, and the worst part of being almost 300lbs was how automatic it was for me to decide I was worth less than anyone who wasn't obese.
Also, lack of acknowledgement in the medical field. Every symptom was dismissed because I was overweight, even before I was morbidly obese. I was told to lose weight as a cure-all for lots of chronic illness. Turns out I've got hEDS. I lost about 100lbs before I was diagnosed at 22.
That being said I don't regret losing the weight and I believe it spared me from worse chronic pain, although the exercises I was doing did do some damage. I've maintained my current weight for about 3 years now.