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6 Ways to Get Motivated for Weight Loss
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Weight loss that lasts is a long journey. You need to be in the right frame of mind to get started and have plenty of motivation to keep going. Find out what steps you can take to get physically and mentally prepared for losing weight.
6 Ways to Get Motivated for Weight Loss
- Commit. The very first step toward losing weight is to make a commitment to yourself. The next step is to share that commitment with someone else, which will help keep you accountable for your goals.
- Don’t wait for the “right time.” We’ve all promised to start dieting on Monday, or after the holidays, or when we get back from vacation. Once you’ve decided you want to lose weight, the best time to start is now.
- Focus on small changes. It can be overwhelming to think of never having your favorite dessert again or drastically changing all of your behaviors. Think smaller. Small, consistent changes will bring results over time.
- Be realistic. Consider your lifestyle, schedule, and personality. Focus on making healthy changes that fit within your life. For example, if you go out to dinner a lot with friends, concentrate on learning how to eat healthy in restaurants instead of promising you’ll make homemade meals.
- Find your motivators. Think about what will keep you focused when you feel like giving up on your goal. Will you be motivated by a diet buddy? Will working toward a reward, like a special gift to yourself, get you up early for workouts?
- Think lifestyle, not diet. Remember that being “on a diet” implies that you can go “off your diet” at some point. Weight loss and long-term weight management are about making permanent changes to the way you live your life.
If you start to get overwhelmed or discouraged, remember that you’re working toward permanent weight loss results.
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
