Maurice Clay - 13 March 2009 12:44 PM

I have no idea what to say to my doctor when he insists that I get on the scale. I don’t want to be weighed. I don’t like knowing what I weigh. Yet for some reason he insists that it’s necessary to my health that he know how much I weigh. I know that’s not true, but he’s a doctor and I just don’t know what to say.

Any recommendations?

Knuckle up and get on that scale. First thing in life is accepting what God has given you. You have to be happy. Not wanting to know your weight is not accepting yourself. You have to accept yourself before anyone can accept you. You might think this is not necessary, but it is and it will help you stand firm in whatever you do.

Jump on that scale and show the doctor and yourself your weight. As soon as you know your weight make sure not to add to it.

I never thought of it that way - not wanting to know your weight is part of not accepting yourself.  Hmmmm.  It is a question of just not being afraid of a number or letting a number define you. 

However, adding to weight should not be a concern either - unless it is for an unexplained reason.  The thing is you can be healthy at any size - to me there is no such thing as a “healthy weight”—If I weigh 350 pounds today, but don’t eat well and don’t exercise - I may be unhealthy; however, if I start to exercise and eat better, I may still weigh 350 pounds, but be healthier.  Weight doesn’t make you healthy - it’s the behavoir of the person.