I’m writing a feature for Medscape on physicians who are navigating their own weight loss journeys while living with obesity. I’m especially interested in how personal experience intersects with professional identity—what it’s like to live within a system you also help shape. If you’re a physician who has experienced bias, shame, or stigma around weight—and have taken steps toward weight loss or health improvement—I’d like to ask you the following questions: • What prompted your personal health journey, and how did your role as a physician influence it? • Have you experienced bias or stigma from colleagues, patients, or within the healthcare system? • Has your experience changed how you counsel patients with obesity? • Do you think the medical profession adequately acknowledges the complexity of obesity beyond personal responsibility? Why or why not? • How do you respond to colleagues who frame obesity as an issue of willpower or discipline? • What changes would you like to see in medical culture around weight, body size, and provider wellness? Confirm that you’re comfortable being quoted by name for Medscape.

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