Guys, I need to vent... Today I had my first ever session with a dietician, actually to discuss micronutrients in surgical menopause but she seemed really focussed on discussing weight loss, which is whatever. For context, I was almost 100 kg in May 2024 when I started a weight loss journey, lost 15 kg within a year, then got a cancer diagnosis in June and maintained my weight since then (well, gained 1.5 kg back and recently lost them again) so I'm currently at 84-85 kg. I went from a bmi of roughly 38 to 32.
I didn't mind discussing my weight and weight loss, even though that wasn't what I went there for. But she said three things that really demotivated me and left me feeling like "Why even bother?".
The first was the sentence "You know that you're about to experience hormonal changes that might make you gain weight, right?". The way I had been looking at it (and still try to look at it), at most weight loss might become a little harder, I might need to lower my calorie intake a bit more, but CICO should still work even in menopause. But she made it sound as if weight gain might be inevitable if I have bad luck with the hormones. I rationally know that's not true, but hearing that almost made me want to cry.
The second was when she asked if I had a goal weight. I told her I would like to reach the healthy bmi range, so be under 65 kg. I saw that she hesitated, so I added "But my first goal is to be under 77 kg, so I'll no longer be considered obese, only overweight." And she replied "Well, I suggest you set very small achievable goals... Maybe your first goal could be to get under 80kg?" Like she doesn't believe that I can lose 8 more kilos, when I've already lost 15?! I mean, I understand setting achievable goals and all that, but I don't think my goals are super lofty and unrealistic, especially since I'm not trying to achieve them in a specific time frame.
And the last one is a bit silly, but I felt she acted a bit dismissive about the 15 kg that I already lost. I mean, I know my weight loss was very slow and I have a long way to go lol. But my gp was so impressed and happy about it, and this woman said something like "I see you already got started a little bit." Like it was almost nothing and now with her help I can finally begin the "real" work 🙄
Idk, I just feel kind of pissed of and discouraged after this. Maybe it's just menopause hormones making me overly sensitive. If anyone read this far, thank you for listening 🤍
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