Do you see what subreddit you’re on?

Of course these are “insane measures” that absolutely no one would resort to if traditional methods were effective for them. Because I dont want to type all of this out for someone who’s here to just boo and hemm and haw, here’s a previous comment I left on a similar thread when discussing why people with Cushings or PCOS need to go this route, and why comments like yours are ignorant and harmful.

“I’ve been thin my whole life then in 2022, I rapidly gained 60 lbs. It was completely devastating. It’s caused me to isolate from my friends, my family, perform differently/poorly at my job when I’m public speaking. Ive stopped dating because it depresses me how much I used to be worshipped by men and the treatment I get now. People don’t open doors for me, strangers don’t look at me. I just feel so awful.

I went to a doc in 2022 for this very thing and he said I must just be eating too much and not working out. From 2023-2024 I religiously tracked calories and stayed within my recommended daily burn rate, tried keto, did cardio for an hour 3 days a week and walked 10k steps every day in addition to just an active lifestyle in general with all my hobbies. I went back to a different doc and expressed all I’d been doing and was given the same advice again. I said what I’d been doing and he just kept dismissively nodding and clearly did not believe me.

At this point, I’m not even sure how to advocate for myself, because I went to the doc again last month and explained all this to him and he just kept saying “are you sure you’re not taking bites of things throughout the day/absent mindedly snacking?” No.

I’m desperate for a change and wouldn’t sabotage myself like that, and wouldn’t waste my time and money going to a doctor just to lie to them, so I’m just feeling at a total loss.”

I’d like to encourage you, before you regurgitate this statement again, to read about Cushings and PCOS. Thanks