# I pit.... DrFidelius! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 23, 2016, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916 "2016-03-23T02:26:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/241 "2016-03-30T03:08:15Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > If you’re thinking that was anywhere near healthy, you need to show your psychiatrist this thread. Seriously. Your attitude toward health and appearance borders on pathological. I asked if he was flabby - I didn’t say his body was my goal. ---
**Author:** ![Napkin\_Sandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8dc957/32.png) [@Napkin\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napkin_Sandwich)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/242 "2016-03-30T03:25:59Z")
This may come as a surprise to you, **John** , but anyone who doesn’t exercise their muscles is going to - wait for it - lack muscle tone. ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/243 "2016-03-30T03:32:29Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > :waves hand: > These are not the sources you are looking for. > > May the farce be with you. Extremely excellent user name/post combination. ---
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/244 "2016-03-30T04:00:02Z")
> [@Napkin\_Sandwich](#): > > This may come as a surprise to you, **John** , but anyone who doesn’t exercise their muscles is going to - wait for it - lack muscle tone. I do exercise and it is other people who seem worried about my muscle tone not me ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/245 "2016-03-30T04:30:28Z")
> [@JohnClay](#): > > I do exercise and it is other people who seem worried about my muscle tone not me You’re the one who wanted a flat belly. You can’t get that without exercise. (You can’t get it with exercise either, but, hey, sit ups would be good for you anyway.) (Also shut ups.) ---
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/246 "2016-03-30T05:41:26Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > You’re the one who wanted a flat belly. You can’t get that without exercise… Like you just quoted me “I do exercise”. But anyway Christian Bale got his anorexic belly without exercise. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/247 "2016-03-30T05:44:30Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > You’re the one who wanted a flat belly. You can’t get that without exercise. Again, untrue. ---
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/248 "2016-03-30T07:17:42Z")
Well I saw my doctor a couple of minutes ago. He said my last waist/weight measurements were from February. Since I see him every 4 weeks and it is March 30 today perhaps he meant it was 8 weeks ago. I told him about my diet - no grains, virtually no sugar, no legumes, healthy fats, green vegetables, etc. He said “that sounds good”. Here are the measurements: Febuary: 79 kg (174 lb), 89 cm (35 inches) March 30: 73 kg (160 lb), 74 cm (29 inches) I told him that some people on the messageboards told me to say that I’m too obsessed about my diet and he said I sounded quite obsessed. Then I said the ebook said to promise to follow the diet exactly for 14 days and I ended up having some chocolate (and cake). He said that I wasn’t really obsessed then. He also said I was in “great shape”. I thought the 74 cm / 29 inch measurement was wrong so I just asked him again… he said he thought it was 74 cm even though I said that sounded like too much of a change. He said we can check it again next time. ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/249 "2016-03-30T07:30:43Z")
So your doctor is unconcerned about weight loss of nearly 10% in 2 months or less? ---
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/250 "2016-03-30T07:41:36Z")
> [@Lacunae\_Matata](#): > > So your doctor is unconcerned about weight loss of nearly 10% in 2 months or less? He said something about my weight loss being enough but I said I wanted to lose more fat on my belly then maybe try and get visible ab muscles. BTW in the OP the “good doctor” suggested losing 12 lbs in 3 weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/251 "2016-03-30T11:49:14Z")
> [@JohnClay](#): > > I told him that some people on the messageboards told me to say that I’m too obsessed about my diet and he said I sounded quite obsessed. Then I said the ebook said to promise to follow the diet exactly for 14 days and I ended up having some chocolate (and cake). He said that I wasn’t really obsessed then. He either didn’t say that or he is unaware of the definition of obsessed. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/252 "2016-03-30T15:16:16Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > He either didn’t say that or he is unaware of the definition of obsessed. Medical doctors tend to avoid making psychiatric diagnosis as though they aren’t qualified … I think we’re only hearing what the OP wants us to hear, or maybe only what the OP wants to hear himself. There’s a level of delusion here with the OP and we have to try and see through this self-deceit as best we can. He sees a doctor once a month, so we have a pretty sick individual here. I’m thinking we’re still testing with all the high profit procedures so the doctor can get his boat paid off and in the end it’s just going to be hepatitis-C. My guess is the yacht club needs a complete kitchen remodel and the OP can be milked for all his insurance company’s worth through doctor’s bills and lawyer’s fees. The shame of all this is that the OP actually pitted the only person in the whole world who cares … the only person who can help the OP … just simple basic and sound advice brings on such venom and disrespect … a shame I say. Seriously, Lord Blackadder as a model of profound manhood … maybe the OP only needs a new set of eyeglasses. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/253 "2016-03-30T16:07:05Z")
> [@watchwolf49](#): > > The shame of all this is that the OP actually pitted the only person in the whole world who cares … the only person who can help the OP So you’re saying only **DrFidelius** is the only one who cares and is the only one who can help **JohnClay**? But Drfidelius has said he/she is done with JohnClay. So basically you are saying that DrFidelius unleashed JohnClay on to us. I’d say DrFidelius needs another pitting. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/254 "2016-03-30T16:17:15Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > So you’re saying only **DrFidelius** is the only one who cares and is the only one who can help **JohnClay**? But Drfidelius has said he/she is done with JohnClay. So basically you are saying that DrFidelius unleashed JohnClay on to us. I’d say DrFidelius needs another pitting. Not me … if I ever have to perform emergency open heart surgery while logged into the SDMB, I’ll need his directions. It would be a crying shame if he was mad at me for calling him dirty names or something … ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/255 "2016-03-30T17:02:33Z")
> [@watchwolf49](#): > > Not me … if I ever have to perform emergency open heart surgery while logged into the SDMB, I’ll need his directions. It would be a crying shame if he was mad at me for calling him dirty names or something … Wait…are you under the impression that **DrF** is a medical doctor? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/256 "2016-03-30T17:39:02Z")
> [@watchwolf49](#): > > maybe the OP only needs a new set of eyeglasses. Shouldn’t leave out the possibility of needing a new bridge. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/257 "2016-03-30T20:02:36Z")
> [@watchwolf49](#): > > He sees a doctor once a month, so we have a pretty sick individual here. I’m thinking we’re still testing with all the high profit procedures so the doctor can get his boat paid off and in the end it’s just going to be hepatitis-C. My guess is the yacht club needs a complete kitchen remodel and the OP can be milked for all his insurance company’s worth through doctor’s bills and lawyer’s fees. The OP is in Australia. I suspect that the monthly visit is a 15 minute check in with a poor harassed doctor at a community mental health centre to make sure he’s still taking his meds, there aren’t too many adverse side-effects, he’s not actively suicidal, and no, he won’t be looking for work. As far as obsessing about his diet, it’s going to be filed under “could be an awful lot worse”. I strenuously doubt that insurance companies or yachts are involved. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/258 "2016-03-30T20:39:29Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Again, untrue. You’re full of beans, son. Flat bellies aren’t just granted by the flat belly fairy. Anyway, whatever, cite, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/259 "2016-03-30T20:58:21Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > The OP is in Australia. I suspect that the monthly visit is a 15 minute check in with a poor harassed doctor at a community mental health centre to make sure he’s still taking his meds, there aren’t too many adverse side-effects, he’s not actively suicidal, and no, he won’t be looking for work. As far as obsessing about his diet, it’s going to be filed under “could be an awful lot worse”. I strenuously doubt that insurance companies or yachts are involved. Eureka !!! Clockwise spinning toilet water … that would drive anyone mad !!! ---
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916/260 "2016-03-31T08:18:51Z")
> [@JohnClay](#): > > Here’s the “after” pic: (me still weighing 80 kg but breathing in hard) > [http://i.imgur.com/ebCDVwq.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/ebCDVwq.jpg) Today, 74 kg, also breathing in… [![](https://i.imgur.com/RETy7SA.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/RETy7SA.jpg) My moobs seem to be smaller 🙂 My rib cage is sticking out more… I also think I have bad posture because my normal breathing pic looks like I have a huge belly: (compare with [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19213966&postcount=180](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19213966&postcount=180) ) [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](http://i.imgur.com/95TrBxn.jpg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drfidelius/749916.md?page=14)