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Lose Weight and Elevate Your Mood
By: Scottsdale Weight Loss Center
Published: March 31, 2011
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People who are obese typically suffer from myriad health problems including depression. Even if not medically diagnosed with clinical depression, overweight people often suffer from low self-esteem and are usually very self-conscious, all of which can lead to depression-like behaviors in their mood. Coupled with a lack of exercise and unhealthy eating habits, obese people may feel moody, depressed and stay intentionally isolated. New studies are, however, showing that a medical weight loss program may help improve the mood of overweight people.
Past research has shown that even small amounts of weight loss can result in moderate improvements to mood. New studies show that if people lose weight as a result of lifestyle changes and regular exercise, there can be drastic improvements to their mood and depression even if there is only a small weight loss.
This is good news for obese people in Phoenix and Scottsdale who may be looking for ways to deal with the depression that often accompanies obesity. While Arizona doctors will never advocate lifestyle changes as the only, or even the best way, to deal with clinical depression, they admit that patients who improve their physical health often improve their mental health.
In these studies, lifestyle changes including counseling, diet and exercise over a long period of time made the most improvements to mood. It is suspected that the improved body image, or feelings of self-worth that accompany doing something good for your body, are partly to credit with the boost in mood.
Finding the magical cure to obesity may still be elusive, but it is good news to those who suffer from obesity and depression to know that there is yet another good reason to make healthy lifestyle changes.
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
