Well, now I understand the "consult your doctor before beginning any weightloss or exercise program" comment.
I had a complete blood work-up not to long ago. My heart is great no arterial damage, yet. I figured okay let's get this program rolling.
WRONG!
Me: So Dr. I need to lose 100 pounds. I am eating 1850 calories a day or there about and I am trying for a half hour twice a day on the treadmill. Does that sound good to you?
Dr: No. You kill yourself! (spoken in a thick bubbly Phillipino accent)
Me: What? I thought I was taking it nice and slow.
Dr: No, you kill yourself! Look at you, you can't walk you groan to pick up your bag. You kill yourself dummy!
Me: Then what do you suggest?
Dr: I suggest you talk to me.
Me: Um, that is what I am doing. (pulling at my collar now, knowing that beady little look of consternation)
Dr: Yeah, now you talk to me. You hurt don't you? Course you do. No more treadmill, you kill yourself! Go for walks in the moonlight and stop eating so much. You learn to not eat then you learn to lose weight. No more.
Me: Doc, don't those go hand in hand? (I am really confused at this point not to mention on the verge of tears from holding in my laughter of being yelled at with that accent. No matter how she tries to look and sound mean, she looks and sounds like a popple.)
Dr: No, you learn one thing at time. First you learn to eat right, then you learn not to eat so much, then you learn to lose weight, and then you learn to keep it off. Stop being dummy head, one thing at time!
Okay, so maybe she didn't actually call me a dummyhead, but you know, I am sure she was thinking it. Anyway, I am now on a 1200 calories a day, (yes I am going to starve to death, sign up here if you wanna be left in the will), and 15 minutes stroll on the treadmill.
See, she has a nifty little chart there reminding her that I fell out of a my semi not to long ago, pulling liagments in my ankle, hyperextending my knee, and wrenching the **** out of my shoulder. All of this on one side mind you.
Sigh, yeah go talk to your doctor, but duck when you tell him/her that you already started.