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Real Diet Changes for Real People
By: Scottsdale Weight Loss Center
Published: August 17, 2016
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If you are like most people, then you’ve probably had your go with attempts at weight lossin the past. Even if you haven’t tried a medical weight loss program before, chances are you’ve at least made the decision to try to eat healthier or to exercise more often. The problem with these open ended goals is that they don’t always provide enough guidance to deliver any real change. While making the goal to be healthier or to eat healthier foods is a positive one, it isn’t specific enough to help you actually achieve your weight loss goals, and this too often results in discouragement and perceived failure.
Even if you’ve made a real attempt to eat healthier in the past, only to find yourself snacking on ice cream at midnight after a long day of kale-based meals, that doesn’t mean that you can’t succeed at eating healthier. It all comes down to making smart choices and setting a plan that you are able to follow day and night.
Here are some tips for making the type of healthy diet changes that will help you achieve your weight loss goals:
- Start with changing your drinking behaviors. Whether you are a daily beer consumer, a soda drinker, or someone who doesn’t skip a Frappuccino, chances are there are some beverages in your life that could be a bit healthier. Drinks like these are loaded with sugar. Try replacing your beverages with water as often as possible. When it comes to your morning coffee, instead of skipping it all together try altering your drinking habits to one that is a bit healthier. Plain coffee with milk has a greatly reduced sugar and fat contents than do blended and flavored coffee beverages.
- Don’t eat out as often, but when you do, change your sides. Swapping out your soda for water is a start, but then take the next step by getting the side salad instead of fries. The healthiest option is to stop eating out altogether, as eating at home provides you with absolute control over the ingredients and portion sizes of your meal. But even if you do find yourself face to face with a menu, you don’t have to abandon all hope. Changing up what you order even slightly to accommodate your healthier interests can be helpful.
- Plan your meals ahead of time and plan to make yourself the meals that you deserve. If you aren’t someone who can picture yourself eating pre-packed food around the clock, then recognize that and plan your meals out accordingly. Buy real foods at the grocery store and set yourself up for a healthy week of eating by getting everything you need in one healthy trip to the food store.
Making healthy changes in your life is all about setting the right strategy for success. This can be hard to do on your own, but don’t let past defeat set the tone for what you will accomplish in the future. Working with a medical weight loss doctor can help you stay on track and reach your weight loss goals.
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
