Well. This isn't a good start to getting on the diet.
I went to the doctors during my lunch hour (not as flippantly easy as it sounds as my doctor's surgery is quite a few miles from my work and I also have the guilt of leaving my poor wee dog alone all day rather than going home at lunch to let him out). I saw a locum who I suspected as soon as I went in would not be sympathetic to the cause. She was a about 5' 7", weighed approximately 9 stones and from her patronising chairside manner had clearly never had a weight problem herself or been close to someone who had.
I introduced the diet, ensuring I put careful emphasis on the counselling side of things as I know the 500kcals a day thing can scare people, but she still pounced on the VLC part and started tutting and shaking her head sorrowfully. She mentioned very 'helpful' things where phrases like 'aim for 1-2lbs a week' and 'just watch what you eat and exercise' featured heavily - as if it was a new idea to me and I'd never thought of it before!! Oh yes - that's a great idea! All I need to do is cut down on what I eat and exercise a bit more! Why didn't I think of it before?! Silly me - what a revelation she was! Silly moo.
I don't really blame her - it's hard for anyone to put themselves in other people's shoes but it is very demoralising at this stage. After she weighed me I think she was taken aback a little but she didn't budge from her moral high ground labelling the diet as 'political' and a 'moneyspinner'. Great.
She ended up keeping the medical form and the booklet and saying she'd have to run the idea past the Partners as they may not want to get involved in the scheme and she'd get back to me Tuesday of next week. She also mentioned they will probably charge an average of £200 per hour (pro-rata) to do the initial medical and every subsequent 28 day check up. Yikes!
So, not great all round. Came out feeling CRUD and so dealt with it as I always do - 6 fairy cakes with buttercream. It made me feel better though and I don't even feel guilty! Weird.
I went to the doctors during my lunch hour (not as flippantly easy as it sounds as my doctor's surgery is quite a few miles from my work and I also have the guilt of leaving my poor wee dog alone all day rather than going home at lunch to let him out). I saw a locum who I suspected as soon as I went in would not be sympathetic to the cause. She was a about 5' 7", weighed approximately 9 stones and from her patronising chairside manner had clearly never had a weight problem herself or been close to someone who had.
I introduced the diet, ensuring I put careful emphasis on the counselling side of things as I know the 500kcals a day thing can scare people, but she still pounced on the VLC part and started tutting and shaking her head sorrowfully. She mentioned very 'helpful' things where phrases like 'aim for 1-2lbs a week' and 'just watch what you eat and exercise' featured heavily - as if it was a new idea to me and I'd never thought of it before!! Oh yes - that's a great idea! All I need to do is cut down on what I eat and exercise a bit more! Why didn't I think of it before?! Silly me - what a revelation she was! Silly moo.
I don't really blame her - it's hard for anyone to put themselves in other people's shoes but it is very demoralising at this stage. After she weighed me I think she was taken aback a little but she didn't budge from her moral high ground labelling the diet as 'political' and a 'moneyspinner'. Great.
She ended up keeping the medical form and the booklet and saying she'd have to run the idea past the Partners as they may not want to get involved in the scheme and she'd get back to me Tuesday of next week. She also mentioned they will probably charge an average of £200 per hour (pro-rata) to do the initial medical and every subsequent 28 day check up. Yikes!
So, not great all round. Came out feeling CRUD and so dealt with it as I always do - 6 fairy cakes with buttercream. It made me feel better though and I don't even feel guilty! Weird.
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