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Please suggest an important question about losing weight that i should ask my doctor.
24 doctors weighed in across 16 answers
Ask: Ask for help in identifying why you have a weight problem. Don't make assumptions.
Answered 9/29/2016
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Ask: Ask your doctor about a safe rate of weight loss. One to two pounds per week is usually okay.
Answered 5/2/2015
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Ask: Ask your doctor before you start a new diet and exercise program.
Answered 7/5/2017
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If: Ask if medication supplements or appetite suppresaants are suggested.
Answered 3/16/2013
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Is: Is it good I am losing weight without trying?
Answered 3/16/2013
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Is: Is it safe for me to exercise? What foods have the highest sugar content?
Answered 3/16/2013
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A new TipTap: Ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for exercise.
Answered 5/23/2014
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Physical: Physical activity/exercise is crucial to losing weight. Ask whether your heart can tolerate it.
Answered 3/16/2013
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Ask: Ask if your bmi is over 40. If it is you should consider weight loss surgery.
Answered 3/26/2013
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Ask: Ask for advice on ways to lose weight that will work for you and for a nutritionist referral.
Answered 5/20/2014
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Ask:: Ask: what is my ideal body weight, what is a healthy approach to get there, and how fast?
Answered 9/29/2016
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Your: Your doctor should be monitoring your weight at every visit. Ask what your weight changes have been.
Answered 3/18/2013
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Take: Take in food diaries and ask for suggestions regarding prudent choices based on your food record.
Answered 3/18/2013
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Ask: Ask for 1 great nutrition or physical activity message at every visit - your doc has a ton of them!
Answered 5/15/2014
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Do: Do I have a metabolic issue such as thyroid or diabetes that affects my weight?
Answered 9/29/2016
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Ignore: Ask your doctor if you can get an assessment of your basal metabolic rate.
Answered 11/27/2017
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