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Accepting Change
By: Scottsdale Weight Loss Center
Published: March 14, 2009
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Change can be scary, especially when you aren’t sure where the change is taking you. Even though you know your weight loss lifestyle change is going to bring you to a great place, not being able to see that place might have you quaking in your boots a little.
When you have faith in yourself, it makes the journey of change you are on a little easier. Why have faith in yourself? You have already made great strides on your path to wellness, and the work you have put in up to this point is something other people can only imagine. You have done amazing work, and should feel proud of yourself for all you have accomplished.
You are not the same person that was nervous in the doctor’s office at Scottsdale Weight Loss Center and wondering what it would be like not to eat too much anymore. Your strength and determination to have a better life for yourself got you through that fear and it will get you through this fear. With every sip from your water bottle and every small meal remind yourself how far you’ve come and how amazing you are.
You deserve to have faith in yourself, and that faith will help you through the tough times into the place where you can embrace and be excited about the changes happening in your life.
Nick
Nick's Story
"I wish I would have come here first. We spend all our time reacting to the next great weight loss tip or program. It might work for a while, but does not last and we end up yo-yoing from one fad to the next – as we gain more weight." Read More
Gina
Lost 44.5 lbs
"I had no trouble adhering to the meals and they really helped catapult my progress! The classes were so beneficial to me because they helped change my thinking about how I viewed health, nutrition, and fitness.
I will always have my relationship with Scottsdale Weight Loss Center. They truly helped me change my life forever." Read More
Lauren
Lost 60 lbs
"Dr. Ziltzer and everyone who I have come in contact with at the Scottsdale Weight Loss office have been so encouraging and I look forward to seeing them each week. It is now a year and 2 months later since I started. I am down 60 lbs., which is the average amount a 9-year-old weighs, it is crazy to think I lost a whole person! I feel amazing, I hit my goal weight in November 2021 just before Thanksgiving. Nothing on my body hurts anymore..." Read More
Chuck
Lost 66 lbs
"The best thing I did was call the Scottsdale Weight Loss Center. I have a lot more energy, I'm not hungry, and it feels great.
You can take it from me that this is a program that produces results. The staff is always positive, supportive, and never judgmental.
Your visits always result in positive reinforcement, no matter if you had a good week or a bad week." Read More
Emily
Lost 101 lbs
"Here I am at the lowest I have been since high school weighing in at 155lbs. I have lost 101 lbs, BMI of 39 when I started, to 21.6, and of course at body fat % of 47.1 to 26.5%. I told myself by my 30th birthday I wanted to be confident in the way I look and I owe it all to SWLC. The entire staff is so welcoming and they are rooting for you just as much as you are rooting for yourself...." Read More
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Meet Our Team
Robert Ziltzer, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA
Obesity Medicine Certified Physician
Diana Bone, FNP-C
Specializing in Obesity Medicine
Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, MFOMA
Obesity Medicine Certified Physician
Kristen Ash, FNP-C, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Alicia Earley, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner
