Irksome things

[silkyraven]

This morning I went to get some more of my pill - Queenswood are pretty good and let me have a whole year at a time which cuts down on annoying repeat visits. It's the only time during the year when I get weighed. This morning I weighed 66kg, apparently last year I weighed 70kg. Without any apparent thought the nurse said 'Oh well done!', I was like huh? 'You've lost 4kg!'. Um... At 70kg with a height of 175cm I have a BMI of 23 (I know! BMI is rubbish but that's the measurement the NHS use!). So I don't need to lose 4kg... When I said, slightly surprised at her comment, that I hadn't been trying to lose weight she said I was lucky! Surely if I was trying to lose weight from a BMI of 23 that would be a concern??? It bothers me how engrained this thinking is that medical professionals make such ridiculous comments without thinking about it.

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[sfred]

That really pisses me off too.

[purplegril.livejournal.com]

The NHS would only consider it a concern if you were trying to lose weight with a BMI below 18, I think. I'm not entirely convinced they'd even worry until it was significantly below 18 *is cynical*

Anyway, you're a woman, you're morally obligated to want to lose weight. Didn't you get the memo?

So much in agreement

[captain-g.livejournal.com]

... You are doing well to point it out though. After all, if we don't, nothing will change...