Yesterday at our Bethesda clinic I saw two very remarkable ladies who both have lost a substantial amount of weight in our program. They were over 70 years old and although each had very few medical problems requiring prescription medications, their major motivations to lose weight involved aesthetic reasons as well as the improved health: They wanted to look better and feel better about themselves.
Watching their progress has been incredibly fun for me because it ia amazing how much the mood, energy and global sense of self-esteem has improved. From the medical standpoint, blood pressures have dropped, heart rates are lower, aerobic conditioning has improved, etc. The biggest change that I have seen however are the smiles that accompany their visits.
The point of today's story is to emphasize that self-esteem and confidence improvement from weight loss is not restricted to "young" people. Sometimes, we forget that our parents, aunts, etc. care very much about how they present themselves to others as that relates to their physical appearance. Losing weight can dramatically improve the happiness of a person regardless of age.
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