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3 Weight Loss Challenges and Tips for Women
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All too often we hear that women have a harder time losing weight than men. It isn’t necessarily a gender issue but a physiological one. Let’s have a look at the challenges that women may be facing.
Top 3 Weight Loss Challenges Women Face:
1. Women have less lean muscle mass than men. A pound of muscle burns 11 to 15 calories per hour at rest. On an average day, a woman will burn fewer calories than a man of the same exact weight. Additionally, many women are afraid of “bulking up” and thus do not lift weights.
Tip: Resistance training is key to strengthening muscles, bones, and joints. This helps prevent conditions such as osteoporosis. Consider implementing a resistance training routine at least twice a week. This will help boost metabolism and jumpstart weight loss.
2. Workouts aren’t intense enough. This is not an issue limited to women alone, but it is something that many women seek advice on. Walking is a great form of exercise, but you’ll need to increase your distance and speed as you lose weight. By increasing the intensity of your workout, you will burn more calories.
Tip: Running on the treadmill is a great cardio exercise but it’s easy to lose motivation. If you are ready to increase the intensity, consider interval training with cardiovascular exercise. This can include walking, running, swimming, or biking. After a proper warm-up, go hard for one minute, then easy for one minute. Continue this pattern for at least twenty minutes, and then finish with a cool down.
3. Stress eating and indulgence in comfort foods. Men deal with this issue too, but women tend to be more honest about emotional eating habits. Chocolate, french fries, and other junk foods are often turned to after a stressful day. Consuming these extra calories will interfere with your weight loss efforts.
Tip: Find a different way to relax. Consider going for a walk, calling a friend, or soaking in the tub. You don’t need food to calm your nerves. In fact, most research shows that indulging in comfort food will only lead to more stress later on.
If you’re looking for healthy weight loss or tired of a frustrating diet, then you’ll benefit from a medical weight loss program. Doctors who specialize in weight loss will guide you through a safe and healthy customized diet plan with nutrition, activity, and classes.
This is How You Lose the Weight, Once and For All
If you’re ready to say goodbye to quick fixes that never last? And you’re serious about losing the weight for good? We’re the experts you can trust to guide you through a weight loss program that will not only take the weight off but keep it off.
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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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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
