Please Don’t Weigh Me

PLEASE DON'T WEIGH ME UNLESS IT'S (REALLY) MEDICALLY NECESSARY If you really need my weight, please tell me why and how it can give you my informed consent. WHY? BECAUSE: ✓Most health conditions can be addressed without knowing my weight. ✓When you focus on my weight I get stressed (and that's not healthy). ✓Weighing me every time I come in for an appointment and talking about my weight reinforces a problem that perpetuates weight stigma (and is a known & serious health risk). ✓I pursue healthy behaviors regardless of my weight status (see: Health at Every Size)

A parody meme shows a serious “Please don’t weigh me unless it’s really medically necessary” healthcare sign, followed by a crudely drawn character reacting with exaggerated shock. The joke comes from contrasting the reasonable, detailed explanation about weight stigma with the character’s dramatic disbelief, making it useful as an absurd reaction to someone setting a boundary. EN: A parody meme shows a serious “Please don’t weigh me unless it’s really medically necessary” healthcare sign, followed by a crudely drawn character reacting with exaggerated shock. The joke comes from contrasting the reasonable, detailed explanation about weight stigma with the character’s dramatic disbelief, making it useful as an absurd reaction to someone setting a boundary.

• @eternalclassic / 62611 2024-12-26