GP not happy with my weight loss.

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6 weeks ago I saw the GP for the results of my blood tests.
She told me that I need to loose weight. At the surgery I weighed 91kg.
The next morning I weighed myself on my new scales. 90kg.
Since then I've weighed every Friday. Yesterday I was 86kg.
Yesterday I had another appointment for more results and she got me on her scales and it said 86.40kg.
That's not good enough she thought I should have lost more.
Preceded to tell me no white stuff, no cereal, no milk, more water etc.
I came away so disheartened as I thought slowly was best.
Yesterday I ate
Breakfast
Bran flakes with greek yoghurt with banana on top.
Lunch
Fresh salmon, baked potato, cauliflower and broccoli. No sauces or butter.
Dinner
Chicken and salad. No sauce or butter.
Mid afternoon I had a pear.
Plenty of water, 3 black coffees no sugar.
This is a typical day.

Is this the right loss or should I have lost more.

You’re doing great, you’re diet is working and you are losing the recommended 1-2 lbs a week, your GP gave her opinion, as they say “opinions are like arseholes, everyone has one and some of them stink.”

Keep doing what you’re doing.

do you mean you don’t eat those things now or that you never have? Because I don’t understand how you get to 14 stone to begin with if your diet was already healthy.

OP for filling additions to what you eat try sweet potato instead of normal potato, and add black beans to your salads.

Michael Mosey's Fast 800 diet books are good for pre-diabetes, also adding in mounjaro or wegovy would probably help if you wanted some help with it. But it sounds like you are doing well yourself!

Blimey!! Your weight loss sounds perfectly reasonable.. given these circumstances - you’ve done brilliantly!

walking more will definitely help too. Best of luck:)

@Russiandollsaresofullofthemselves I don't eat those things now.
Before I had a bad diet.

I dont know what age you are but do be careful about cutting out milk. I cut my milk down to only in tea and on cereals which I only eat occasionally for breakfast. Ive now been diagnosed with very poor calcium levels and have pre osteoporosis. I was told to cut down on milk by my dibetes nurse! I now take a calcium and vitamin d tablet.

You're doing amazingly well! Keep going with what you're doing.

GPs aren't specialists, yours won't likely have any particular knowledge of nutrition or weightloss and is just giving you quick advice in a 5 minute appointment. I doubt she even googled what appropriate weightloss should be, she just guessed.
Yes, keep losing weight. Don't worry about the GP's arbitrary time frame.

My Gp told me that when she was training she was told that the body will take what it needs from whatever you eat. End of training.
It might be more comprehensive now, at least a whole morning, but if you take some time to read and follow good diet advice suited to your age and sex, you will do fine.
Well done on your weight loss journey. Welcome to other side post cancer treatment, great to still be here isn’t it?

OP, well done on your weight loss.
Your GP is not very understanding.
Did she check your insulin levels?
if you are insulin resistant that can slow down your weight loss

also did she check your thyroid? having underactive thyroid slow downs weight loss

Op did not say she is pre diabetic, the GP said she is heading that way, not the same thing at all. Losing 1 to 2 pounds a week is recommended, as rapid weight loss can mess with your metabolism going forward. Op there seems to be loads of people on mumsnet with serious food issues who can't manage more than half of a small salad a day (or so they say) so take what you read here with a pinch of salt. You are eating healthily and losing weight steadily, well done.

I always understood that losing weight too fast put you at risk of bouncing back up again. Your progress sounds really good

You have health issues, you are medically obese and the gp is concerned that you will develop diabetes. Her looking a size six is not a reason to ignore her advice, that is silly and childish.

You're doing so well, OP. A gradual weight loss is going to be easier to sustain than if you go on a crash diet. I'd chalk it up to a lack of knowledge on her part, she's not a dietician, she's a GP, and carry on how you are.

Omelettes. Full of protein and eggs keep you full for hours.

My favourites are Denver (western) omelettes with green and red bell peppers and ham, or eastern ones with onion and ham. I also love one filled with limited quantities (around 1/2 oz) feta cheese and smoked salmon, served with some wilted spinach, chopped red chili pepper and a teaspoon of toasted pine nuts.

Overnight oats/bircher are also great.

@JillMW I'm more concerned that she thinks I should loose weight faster than is recommended by the NHS guidelines. Even that site says 1 or 2 pounds a week is best for keeping it off.

What on earth gives you that impression? I think OP is (understandably) perplexed and discouraged as she’s doing all she can, its working beautifuly and anyone can see she can do no more.

Well done OP. My friend was in a similar position and followed the Easy GI diet and has stuck to it long term and it's worked great for her.

I think your rate of weight loss is fine OP, it you loose too fast you will be loosing more muscle less fat and it will be less sustainable.

That said I would focus a lot more on what is spiking your blood sugar, this will also make it easier to diet as you will be less hungry. I would cut out bananas as they as one of the fruit highest in sugar and eat more berries. I would never eat fruit on its own as a snack, you want to reduce the number of times you spike your blood sugar. If you are hungry in the afternoon it suggests your lunch was not filling enough. It needs a lot more fibre (non starchy veg and only a very small potato if you eat them at all). I found a cgm great for seeing what affects me, you can get a free 2 week trial of one from Abbot and you don't have to have diabetes.

You’re doing so well OP! It sounds like you’re making lifestyle changes rather than crash dieting which is absolutely the way to go for sustainable and healthy weight loss. Would you consider seeing a different doctor? You want to feel supported in this journey not vilified.

OP, if you can afford it I highly recommend booking a session with a proper qualiied nutritionist. A good one really knows their stuff around weight loss, nutrient intake and health whilst permanently changing eating habits (as opposed to a 'diet').

It's one of the best things I ever did when I was follow a elimination then re-introduction diet to find out what was setting off IBS symptoms. It was so hard and boring. She was able to suggest lots of food options I'd not considered including making food taste better through herbs, spices and combining flavours (especially since I cannot eat onion in anything). I also needed to lose weight and so we combined the two goals and it really worked.

I thnk your weight loss in 6 weeks is very good. Maybe you can step it up a bit but get some advice first and look at other options that might work for you and your lifestyle (have you considered the 5:2 diet for example). GP's aren't necessarily experts in any particualr area, that's why the are 'general'. Plus she doesn't seem to realise that praise and positive reinforcement always works better than negativity. I agree with other posters that you should be having a certain amount of milk for all the benefits it gives.

I was like this OP, very slow loss with a good diet and pre diabetic.

I ended up on the injection. I have sustained a greater rate of consistent loss (1kg a week) and my blood work is much better. My cholesterol and sugar levels are much improved. Might be worth a thought.

You’re doing just fine….dont cut back more as your weight loss is steady and in the right direction!
Just keep on keeping on.

OP I cannot understand your doctor’s comments. You have done amazingly so far. 4kg over 6 weeks is a really solid bit of weight loss. Personally if you are happy with your regime, I would not change it. Well done !

There is nothing wrong with the weight loss, it is just that when someone is more than just a little bit overweight typically the first 4 ish weeks you would expect to see a pretty dramatic weight loss if they had made changes to diet/exercise and so the standard 1-2 lb per week is less than you would expect in those circumstances.

When you have a lot of weight to lose even the smallest changes could see an easy 4-5lb in the early weeks even if all you do is start walking more.