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gpt
Well, Mr. Smith, that's your medication sorted out.
human
Good.
gpt
Blood pressure's a little on the high side.
human
Yeah.
gpt
Okay. I wonder if I could raise the subject of your weight.
human
What?
gpt
I wondered if we could spend just a couple of minutes talking about your weight.
human
You are joking, aren't you? I mean, look, I've made time in my day to come here.
gpt
Yeah.
human
I'm kept in your waiting room-
gpt
Yeah.
human
-for 45 minutes.
gpt
Yeah.
human
It's not acceptable.
gpt
Yeah.
human
You know?
gpt
Yeah.
human
If I make an appointment with a client for 10:00-
gpt
Yeah.
human
-I expect them to start at 10:00, not 10:45.
gpt
Right, and you-- so you're busy enough, and—
human
Yeah, I've got other things to do. I've got accounts to do.
gpt
Yeah.
human
I've got clients they're coming in.
gpt
Yeah, yeah.
human
You know?
gpt
And it wasn't essentially easy for you to make the time to come down, and you had to wait in the waiting room, and now I raised the subject of weight just when you're thinking of going.
human
Yeah, I mean, okay, fair enough, um, I've got to have my blood pressure-
gpt
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
human
-medication changed, but I really haven't got time to talk about my weight. I mean, you know, I'm aware of my weight.
gpt
Right.
human
I'm aware of the problems, and I'm also aware of the solutions.
gpt
Right.
human
Um, so I don't really need a discussion, it's- it's just I've got too much to do at the moment, you know?
gpt
Right. And so it-it-it's been a bit of a rush for you coming in.
human
Yeah.
gpt
And, I- I'm sorry about the wait in the waiting room.
human
Well, it's b- it's bad form, you know?
gpt
Yeah, yeah, that's, um, and that- that's not easy for you, because you- you'd like to go really soon, and here I am asking you to spend just a couple of minutes with me.
human
Yeah, but basically I've got things to do.
gpt
Yeah.
human
I gotta get back to the office.
gpt
Yeah.
human
I've got a pile of work-
gpt
Yeah.
human
-that I've gotta deal with.
gpt
Yeah.
human
And every time- every moment out of my day-
gpt
Yeah.
human
-means that I have to work in the evening-
gpt
Yeah.
human
-or the weekends.
gpt
Yeah. It counts.
human
Well, when you're self-employed, you haven't got a choice, you know?
gpt
Yeah, exactly. Exactly. It's up to you, just a couple of minutes.
human
Well, I'm here now, so yeah, okay, if it's a couple of minutes, yeah?
gpt
I promise.
human
Okay, because I really must get on.
gpt
I want- I wanted to simply ask you how you feel about it?
human
About what-what, losing weight? Well, obviously, I-I want to.
gpt
Yep.
human
Um, yeah, I mean, who doesn't? I mean, I'm aware that I'm over my, uh, uh, b-b-b-balance weight, but I now know that it's causing problems. I mean, obviously, I get out of breath if I have to do something a bit howering, and I realize that I'm on this blood pressure-
gpt
Right.
human
-um, and-and maybe that's probably contributing to it.
gpt
Right. So you can see the links between your weight and your health, and you'd like things to be a bit better.
human
Yeah, I mean, there are rather other things, but I mean, yeah, the weight is a- is a- is a- something I would like to get hold off. You get on [inaudible 00:03:17]
gpt
You'd like to, if you could?
human
Yeah, I mean, I know, um, th- the theories of bit of exercise on a regular basis, um, a balanced diet. Um, but unfortunately, because of my lifestyle, because of being self-employed as an accountant, it's finding the time, uh, to exercise, but also, finding the time to sort of think, "Okay, I'm gonna go shopping for this, that, and the other"-
gpt
Yeah.
human
-"I'm gonna prepare a meal."
gpt
Yeah.
human
With me, it's very often—
gpt
Ready meals, and that sort of thing.
human
Yeah, yeah. Food on the run, you know?
gpt
Okay, yeah.
human
Grazing.
gpt
Let me see if I can summarize what you've said, um, and then we'll see what next. Um, you lead a busy life.
human
Yeah.
gpt
Um, you run a business, and you've got a lot to do.
human
Yeah.
gpt
Yeah. Um, you're- you're- you're aware of the- of the links between your health and your weight, and you are concerned, to some extent, about that, and ideally it sounds like you'd like to do something about it, it's just that your life is busy and rushed, and you tend to use convenience foods in order to get the work done.
human
Yeah, I mean, I, to a certain extent, because of my lifestyle, food is just fuel.
gpt
Yeah, yeah.
human
You know? Um, because I'm juggling all these balls, and I don't want to drop any.
gpt
I get it. I get it. And so, if you could fit it in, you would like things to be different, but that's not so easy.
human
No.
gpt
Okay. Can I suggest that you come back and see me in a couple of weeks time just to chat about this?
human
Um, okay, I'm up for that, but it's gonna be the same problem of, A, finding time-
gpt
Right.
human
-and B, if I can make an appointment-
gpt
Right, right.
human
-I don't expect to be kept waiting for half an hour-
gpt
Exactly.
human
-or whatever, 'cause it's—
gpt
Exactly. I'll tell you what might be a nice solution, is if you come down first appointment, and I give you an appointment at 8:30-
human
That'd be good.
gpt
- and then there'll be absolutely no waiting. And, the purpose of that- of that visit will be to have a look at how you really feel about how you could move forward, and somehow fit in a more healthier lifestyle into the busy work life that you've got.
human
I'll maybe have a look at my schedule, see whether anything-
gpt
Yeah.
human
-can be arranged, or I can pass something on-
gpt
Yeah.
human
-to something on to some-- and-and so it's not a wasted interview. So I can come here and say, okay, I've looked at my schedules, I've looked at things-
gpt
Good.
human
-whatever.
gpt
Good. And see if you can fix it up, and also give some thought to what we've talked about.
human
Yeah, of course.
gpt
Good stuff. Okay.
human
Okay, thanks. Sorry, I went off a bit.