067: Navigating the Healthcare System & Weight

<p>We&#39;re covering a doozy of a topic this week - healthcare and weight. We chat about why this conversation is so crucial and provide strategies for navigating weigh ins in a health care setting. We break it down with tips for before and during your appointment to help you feel more prepared. Much of what we discuss comes from the one and only Ragen Chastain. You can learn more from Ragen here on her website <a href="https://danceswithfat.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://danceswithfat.org/</a> or her newsletter <a href="https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/</a>. We also reference Ragen&#39;s appointment action plan, which you can access here: <a href="https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/navigate-medical-weight-stigma-by" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/navigate-medical-weight-stigma-by</a>. </p> <p>Check out these studies that specifically showcase the harm in weight loss:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jobe/2014/983495/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Weight-Inclusive versus Weight-Normative Approach to Health: Evaluating the Evidence for Prioritizing Well-Being over Weight Loss:</a> Tracy L. Tylka, Rachel A. Annunziato, Deb Burgard, Sigrún Daníelsdóttir, Ellen Shuman, Chad Davis, Rachel M. Calogero, &quot;The Weight-Inclusive versus Weight-Normative Approach to Health: Evaluating the Evidence for Prioritizing Well-Being over Weight Loss&quot;, Journal of Obesity, vol. 2014, Article ID 983495, 18 pages, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/983495</li> <li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25459976/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Changing the endpoints for determining effective obesity management: </a> Ross R, Blair S, de Lannoy L, Després JP, Lavie CJ. Changing the endpoints for determining effective obesity management. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2015 Jan-Feb;57(4):330-6. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2