weight loss and needing help

I have covered this topic before, but yesterday I had a number of patients come back into our program who had lost a considerable amount of weight before but unfortunately put back on a majority of that weight. All felt embarrassed that: 1-they allowed all the weight to go back on and 2-they needed our help again in getting the weight off.

I tried very hard to take these feelings away from the patients and not have them feel the sense of being "losers". The gaining of weight is easy...the loss and maintenacne of that loss is very difficult. If losing weight was easy, 68% of the American population would not be overweight.

Needing help? The overwhelming majority of overweight people do need help. Rare is the overweight person who can lose weigjht on their own and maintain that weight loss. Needing help is not a sign of weakness, ineptitude or lack of intelligence. Rather, needing help to lose weight is the "norm".

We are here to help you in your efforts to become healthier and happier. If you need our help, do not feel bad about this...pick up the phone and call!