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Plan Weight Loss with Goals in Mind
By: Scottsdale Weight Loss Center
Published: January 4, 2011
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Goal setting is an important task in many things we do, but it is especially important when it comes to medical weight loss. People in Arizona often focus on a short-term goal of losing a certain number of pounds. To be truly successful, however, it is better to think in broader terms. Here are several tips to help you set realistic goals to lose weight.
Be realistic in your goals. It is easy to set lofty goals about how much weight you want to lose, but these goals are often unrealistic. Setting unattainable goals can leave you frustrated and apt to give up easily, or even gain back any weight you lost. Make your goals modest to begin with so that you do not establish an unattainable goal.
Set process goals. Choosing a number of pounds to lose is an outcome goal. Rather than set your sights solely on an end result, look for goals that will impact the process of how to achieve your goals. For example, your process goals could include walking 30 minutes or adding an additional serving of fruits or vegetables to your diet each day. Setting a goal to lose 50 pounds, for example, is ambitious. Without process goals, you are left without a solid plan of how to achieve this lofty goal. Process goals in this case would be to divide the goal into 10 pound increments and focus on achieving a 10 pound weight loss five times, instead of 50 pounds all at once. With your sights set on a 10 pound weight loss you can start adjusting your diet and activity to reach the goal.
Focus on long-term changes to your lifestyle. To be successful with medical weight loss, you need to incorporate long-term changes that help you lose weight as well as maintain the loss. Many people think they can work hard to lose weight and then relax. Instead, focus on lifestyle changes you can sustain over the long-term.
Make improving health your primary goal. Rather than focusing on a set number of pounds for your weight loss, focus on making healthy life changes. Making beneficial changes to your activity level and dietary choices will ultimately improve your health. You are likely to be successful with medical weight loss if you take the time to set realistic goals that can guide you throughout your efforts.
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
