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A study at University of Texas showed that women tend not to notice weight gain of up to 8.8 pounds. This study supports a major reason why we as individuals as well as a society in general become obese.
One reason is that weight gain is insidious. You don’t know you have gained weight until it is too late. It may take 20 pounds of weight gain for you to know you have overeaten. In some cases, you may not notice it until you try on clothes for the next season.
Ever have this scenario? Your winter clothes were a bit tight. But when you put on your summer clothes: BAM! You can’t zipper your pants. Nothing fits at all. You didn’t gain weight overnight. Small incremental weight gain got you there.
Want a cure for obesity? If our bodies were more like cars, we would all be thin. Ever seen an overweight car? Probably not. If you overfeed your car with gas, the attendant will be screaming at you for spilling gas on the road. Cars have a fixed size gas tank. If we had an immediate consequence of overeating, we would get immediate feedback that we have done something wrong. Imagine if we gained 30 pounds after one day of overeating. You can bet it would never happen again.
Unfortunately, we have no immediate feedback. The pounds build up a few ounces at a time, slowly and steadily. Only when we have to buy a new wardrobe are we presented with the consequences, later with elastic waistbands, sooner with form fitting clothes.
What can you do to prevent weight gain when feedback is lacking?
- Weigh yourself daily, writing it down if possible.
- Wear form fitting clothes, avoiding spandex.
- Never buy the next size. Make the ones you have fit. When your clothes no longer fit, begin a weight loss plan.
- Stay active. Exercise is the best way to prevent weight gain.
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
