Post by Luci on Apr 29, 2009 16:47:10 GMT -5
Boy, do I have the doctor for you!
This is a little bit of Agony, but also fitness so I'm putting it here. I finally got in to see the doctor after making my appointment almost two months ago. Never went on the antidepressants, but probably should have. Now that it's spring I feel better and my two job stint winds up next month. I also wound up running out of a progesterone RX I was on and immediately felt more chipper and had a little more energy
. Hmmm . . . connection here! Who knew?
Anyway, I went in after having had my first two bike rides of the season, with a diet book from Prevention mag on order, and ready to deal my weight and health and see what the doc thought.
I came off looking like a woman who only had excuses! Well I did have excuses, but I'd say they were quite warranted. Harumph!
So . . . just for everyone's education apparently bike riding is fun, but not exercise. I'd challenge her to ride with me up the hills I climb without breaking a sweat, but this doc would most likely leave me in the dust and sing all the way while I gasped and choked way behind her. She must think I lallygag on the flats though with a basket decorated cruiser.
As I argued with her about biking as exercise I told her I did core work after my ride. "What about your arms!" she shot back. Geeze Louise! O.K. I do backward push-ups for triceps and biking uphill causes isometric work on your arms too. Shoveling manure keeps them from being total jell-o and posting & 2 point is like squats.
NOT GOOD ENOUGH. I'm to get fit and work every muscle. Now. She must be the daughter of one of my Jr. High gym class teachers! She showed me this contraption you stand on that is like 1/2 of an exercise ball. It has bands attached to work your arms and you can do push-ups off it it - yes, Dr. Fitt showed me how. It actually looks fun to work with. I'm to do that for 30 min. a day. However, there I am TICKED off, fat, out of shape, and there she is, blond, Swedish, beautiful, mid-40's, perfect body, running a medical practice, has an older child with a head injury. I don't recall ever getting into an argument with a doctor before. Lovely way to start the day.
She has wanted me to work with a personal trainer from day one. I do see her point, but will reserve that for winter when I have no motivation.
Despite her pronouncement that biking is fun, not exercise, I AM going to keep biking because I think by end of summer she can just eat crow. I hope so.
Oh, and diets don't work. I got in trouble for that book. Argued I had to start somewhere! Besides, diets DO work. It's what you do after that doesn't -which is go back to eating cheeseburgers.
I have lost two pounds since last week. Not a big deal, but two is better than the constant gaining I've been on! 18 now to go. Umph. I had less than 10 to go in August.
Makes me want to double my Thyroid meds! Won't, but sure want to cheat. --Still have to get blood-work back though and maybe it will show I really do need more after all. Hate it to be all because I eat too much ice cream and don't exercise to Nurse Ratchet's standards ;D
This is a little bit of Agony, but also fitness so I'm putting it here. I finally got in to see the doctor after making my appointment almost two months ago. Never went on the antidepressants, but probably should have. Now that it's spring I feel better and my two job stint winds up next month. I also wound up running out of a progesterone RX I was on and immediately felt more chipper and had a little more energy
. Hmmm . . . connection here! Who knew? Anyway, I went in after having had my first two bike rides of the season, with a diet book from Prevention mag on order, and ready to deal my weight and health and see what the doc thought.
I came off looking like a woman who only had excuses! Well I did have excuses, but I'd say they were quite warranted. Harumph! So . . . just for everyone's education apparently bike riding is fun, but not exercise. I'd challenge her to ride with me up the hills I climb without breaking a sweat, but this doc would most likely leave me in the dust and sing all the way while I gasped and choked way behind her. She must think I lallygag on the flats though with a basket decorated cruiser.
As I argued with her about biking as exercise I told her I did core work after my ride. "What about your arms!" she shot back. Geeze Louise! O.K. I do backward push-ups for triceps and biking uphill causes isometric work on your arms too. Shoveling manure keeps them from being total jell-o and posting & 2 point is like squats.
NOT GOOD ENOUGH. I'm to get fit and work every muscle. Now. She must be the daughter of one of my Jr. High gym class teachers! She showed me this contraption you stand on that is like 1/2 of an exercise ball. It has bands attached to work your arms and you can do push-ups off it it - yes, Dr. Fitt showed me how. It actually looks fun to work with. I'm to do that for 30 min. a day. However, there I am TICKED off, fat, out of shape, and there she is, blond, Swedish, beautiful, mid-40's, perfect body, running a medical practice, has an older child with a head injury. I don't recall ever getting into an argument with a doctor before. Lovely way to start the day.
She has wanted me to work with a personal trainer from day one. I do see her point, but will reserve that for winter when I have no motivation.
Despite her pronouncement that biking is fun, not exercise, I AM going to keep biking because I think by end of summer she can just eat crow. I hope so.
Oh, and diets don't work. I got in trouble for that book. Argued I had to start somewhere! Besides, diets DO work. It's what you do after that doesn't -which is go back to eating cheeseburgers.
I have lost two pounds since last week. Not a big deal, but two is better than the constant gaining I've been on! 18 now to go. Umph. I had less than 10 to go in August.
Makes me want to double my Thyroid meds! Won't, but sure want to cheat. --Still have to get blood-work back though and maybe it will show I really do need more after all. Hate it to be all because I eat too much ice cream and don't exercise to Nurse Ratchet's standards ;D
no kidding! My regular GP is just as fit. She gets on Michael's case. I'm moving! ;D
I could almost see someone starting a lawsuit against a doctor for saying something like that. If nothing else, it is in very bad taste. Shame on him!
