Overweight Doctors Can't Do Weight Management?

Is it true? Well, it is all over the news! Physicians with a normal BMI are more likely to bring up weight loss and management to patients. At least according to a recent study in the Journal Obesity.

Well, I would pick an overweight Obesity Specialist over a normal weight Internist any day. Why? Most primary care doctors know absolutely nothing about weight loss. They know so little it is scary. In fact one medical weight loss franchise owner says "I learned more about malaria than obesity in medical school. I have yet to see one case of malaria."

He's right. That being said the study said normal weight physicians felt more confidence in their ability to counsel on diet and exercise. What I didn't find is whether the advice given was correct or not.

Put simply, when I lost weight using my specialized program I did gain confidence. By receiving education in bariatric medicine, I gained much more. More importantly I learned what works and what doesn't.

So is your physician overweight or obese? How are the managing your weight loss? Are you satisfied with your results?

Again, the true way to lose weight is to burn fat first. Plain and simple. Once you burn the fat, the weight is easy to take off!