We had a physician visitor in last week from Arizona who is contemplating bringing our program to his very busy primary care practice. He shadowed me and Linda on a few patient visits and I was gratified greatly to hear our patients voice some very positive comments about our program. Universally, everyone he spoke to said that they felt positive support from all of us...nurses, front staff, Linda, and me. Even if there was a difficult week, they still felt there was no "value judgement" or negative attitude given to them.
Positive encouragement is a very important aspect to helping someone lose weight. Whether it be your spouse, your friend, child...maintaining the positive environment is a vital component to long-term success. We have a number of people to this day who feel comelled to cancel their weekly appointment if they gained weight. They know inherently that no one here will admonish them or make them feel bad about this. However, there is some psychological desire to be successful in front of others, most notably the doctor they are paying. These are the exact weeks we need to see the patient and help them through the issues that are making their weight loss efforts difficult.
Stay positive and realize that not every week will show aggressive weight loss. In every war, there are battles that are lost, but if we maintain the energy and positive support, we will have many more successful weeks than we will less than successful!
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