At first I was nervous about starting the program, but after going there a couple of times you get used to it and you stay on track more.
Help making changes
It was exciting to come to the clinic. I was looking forward to trying something that would actually work, and talking to people who knew what they were talking about and would help me make the changes I wanted to make.
Goody bag
Sometimes I get rewards from my nutritionist to help me eat well and exercise. There’s a goody bag and I get to pick something out. This week I got nail polish.
Keep working
I think the most difficult thing about losing weight is motivation. Sometimes you just don’t want to do it and you want to say, “Forget it.” But you can’t do that; you have to keep working at it.
It’s embarrassing being weighed, because the doctor is so much skinnier then I am and is also older than I am. I am twice her size and half her age.
Can’t look
Getting weighed is the worst! Sometimes I can’t even look at the scale.
Being weighed
I’ve been to the same doctor since I was little, so I feel really comfortable with him and I don’t feel embarrassed. But if I’m sick and I go to the hospital and get weighed, it’s kind of weird, because since they don’t know me they probably just figure, “Why isn’t she doing anything about this?” Once in middle school I went to the nurse to get weighed and she said, “Oh, that’s way too high; you need to do something about that.” After that I didn’t ever want to be weighed by someone who didn’t know me and my weight.
At a constant
At first it was really good to get weighed at the doctor’s, because I was losing weight. Now the program has just become the norm– the way I eat. I’m really busy with school too, so I don’t have much time to exercise. I’m at a constant where I’m not losing but I’m not gaining either. So it’s nerve wracking when I go to clinic. And if I happen to gain a pound, it’s really bad, especially for my grandmother, because she flips out, saying we’re not going to go there anymore; we’re not going to waste my time. It’s just upsetting.
Being weighed at the doctor’s office is one of the most terrifying things. I hate knowing my weight. It’s something that doesn’t faze anyone else, but it just scares me so much.
Stepping on the scale
At the doctor’s office, I just step on the scale and then it’s over with. It’s quick, fast and doesn’t matter. It’s between you, the doctor and your parents. If you want, you can share it with your friends, but no one else has to know.