weight loss and self esteem

There seems to be a direct correlation between weight control and self-esteem. We see this all of the time at our clinic...when someone makes substantial progress on his/her weight loss efforts, there is an astronomical rise on the self-esteem meter.

Of course we all want to lose weight for ourselves. It is usual to hear people say that "I want to lose weight for myself" but in reality, pretty much everyone does care about what other people think about them. When we are not at a weight we feel good at, we tend to also be concerned that others around us do not find us attractive or otherwise look at us with diapproval. The result of this negative cycle is a declining self-esteem.

Losing weight makes us healthier, gets us off of medications for co-morbidities, but there is a very positive effect on self-esteem that makes the weight loss even more rewarding