When most people try to lose weight, they watch one number: the scale. But not all weight loss is...
Are You a Serial Dieter or Weight Manager?
By: Scottsdale Weight Loss Center
Published: March 12, 2021
Please Don’t Drink Your Calories if You’re Focused on Weight Loss
Liquid calories are fluids consumed as part of your daily diet that often go unnoticed and...
Rock Climbing: Lose Weight on the Wall
If your weight loss efforts have hit a wall, why not climb it? Rock climbing is becoming an...
Weight Watchers vs. Medical Weight Loss Programs in Scottsdale: Comparing the Results
Many residents in Scottsdale, Phoenix, and Glendale struggle with weight loss plateaus despite...
Arizona Medical Weight Loss Programs vs Online Programs: Which One Provides the Best Results?
The weight loss landscape has shifted significantly with the rise of digital health platforms....
Is Brown Rice Healthier Than White Rice?
Is brown rice better than white rice? Intuitively, one would think that brown rice is much...
It’s not unusual for people to have tried dozens of diets before coming to Scottsdale Weight Loss Center. If this sounds like you or someone you know, the problem likely lies in the understanding of obesity as a disease.
Dieting without weight loss results can be discouraging. Even more frustrating is spending your whole life losing and regaining weight. Breaking the serial dieting cycle isn’t easy, but you can end it by taking the next steps to becoming a weight manager.
What is a Serial Dieter?
- Have you been on and off diets for most of your life?
- Do you struggle to lose weight and then fail to keep it off?
- Are you lacking motivation, accountability, and consistency?
- Do you want to end emotional eating, guilt, and negative self-talk?
- Do you want to maintain a healthy weight for life, but don’t know how?
If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, you are what we call a serial dieter. Many serial dieters treat obesity like an acute illness. Many think once they reach their goal weight, they’re “cured.” Like a sinus infection, once you’ve finished your antibiotics, you’re done.
Unfortunately, obesity is more like a chronic disease. For example, type 1 diabetes usually starts early in life. From that point, daily insulin injections are necessary to survive. If a patient stops insulin they’ll get sick and end up in the emergency room. Teens with diabetes often skip taking their insulin in hope that their disease will vanish. Basically, there is no cure for type 1 diabetes, just like obesity.
What is a Weight Manager?
A person with diabetes has a plan every day. They take their insulin when they go on vacation, when they’re busy at work, and when they have life stress.
Those who are successful in controlling their weight have a plan every day, that’s what we call a weight manager. They don’t take a vacation from obesity. There are no “days off,” any more than people with diabetes ever take a day off from taking insulin. They continue to see a physician to help them maintain the weight they have lost.
Understanding obesity as a disease explains why stopping treatment leads to weight regain. Serial dieters regain weight. Weight managers achieve long-term control of their obesity. Trying a medical weight loss program is a great way to end the yo-yo dieting, enjoy food again, and live healthy for the rest of your life.
Understanding Dieter’s Mentality
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.
Schedule a consultation with us today.
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
Reviews
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
