A WOMAN, who is a UK size 10, was “mortified” when doctors told her to lose two and half stone as she was “obese”.
Stunning TikToker Regan Ellis took to social media to share the outrageous story with gob-smacked fans.
She explained that she’d gone to see her doctor for the results of a blood test when he made the comment on her weight.
Regan said: “I have been humbled in a way that I have never, ever been humbled before.”
“So I went to the doctors a couple of months ago, about June/July time and I was weighing about 11st 12lbs.
“A bit bigger than what I usually am but it is what it is and I feel like every girl around this age – between 20 and 25 – we put on a bit of weight, it is what it is.”
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She continued: “So I went to the doctors and I went to get a blood test result up at the hospital in Milton Keynes and he sits there and before giving me my results goes: ‘Regan, you’re obese.’
“I went: ‘Excuse me’ and he goes: ‘On the BMI chart, you’re 5ft 7, you are obese, you’re on the line of obese’.”
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Regan replied by saying that she was there for her blood test results only and not for that warning.
She said: “He proceeded to tell me how fat I was and I was like: ‘Right, ok, brilliant. That’s given me a complex and ruined my day.
“So then he was like: ‘I’m going to give you some weight loss medication, you need to lose two and a half stone before Christmas.’
“And I’m sat there thinking, that’s like six months, so that’s not healthy to start.”
She explained that he gave her some weight loss medication and – which she didn’t like at all – but she did lose 10lbs.
She explained that she went back into the doctors for a check up and was measured again and, despite the weight loss, she was told she still needed to lose another 10lbs as she was still over weight.
The influencer explained that she was mortified and wanted to cry.
She said: “I’m not even fat. I’m not even fat. I ain’t got an arse but we’re not going to start on that. I’m not fat.
“I’m a UK size 10, how am I fat? How am I overweight?”
“What a complex to give a young girl, it’s not like we don’t feel crap about ourselves already. Just let me be happy, let me be who I am.”
Fellow TikTokers were quick to jump in with their thoughts on the outrageous situation.
One person said: “The BMI chart is so outdated. If you don’t have any health problems ignore them. You literally have abs and look great.”
Another said: “I had a baby nine months ago, already lost a stone healthy size 12 & got told by the nurse I was overweight & need to lose a couple stone!”
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A third said: “What the hell! You have like the perfect figure! Just tell them where to go!”
Another said: “I would change my doctor.”
