The Dieting Experience
Changing the conversation about weight loss and dieting
Dr. Laurie Patlin Suttenberg, DSW, LCSW-QS, DCSW
A Moment of Truth
Lily's Appointment with Her Doctor…
Lily, your bloodwork came back. You are borderline diabetic, your cholesterol is high, and your triglycerides are high. You are a candidate for a stroke or a heart attack. You’ve got a family history of everything from heart disease to cancer. I’m going to start you on medication. If you don’t want to spend the rest of your life on medication, you need to lose weight and you need to start exercising. You need to change your life. Change your priorities.
OK...
My receptionist will email you an outline of healthy eating tips. Just follow them and you will lose
weight and have better bloodwork at your next visit.
(Shrinking, she meekly answers…)
ok…..
(With his hand on the door handle, ready to leave…)
It’s all about WILLPOWER!!
Remember that!
Lily staggers as she leaves. She is bewildered and overwhelmed by the visit to her doctor. She knows her clothes have been getting tighter and tighter. She can’t remember the last time she went to the gym. She thinks about how crazy her life is right now and how difficult it is for her to juggle everything she has to do. She put off going for the bloodwork for longer than she can remember. There is just no room for anything else on her plate right now. She walks out of the office, gets in her car and someone who looks like her is sitting in the passenger seat.
