Yesterday I was informed that WUSA, Channel 9, will be doing a story about our weight loss program on their news in April. We have been asked to provide a person who has lost lots of weight and is almost at his/her goal. The staff and I started thinking about all of our patients who may fit the criteria. We started jotting down lots of names but then we started discussing the concept of who would be happy to be in front of a camera and who would probably be shy.
I started thinking about how we are all different as this relates to wanting to be "noticed" about our weight loss effort or wanting complete confidentiality. Clearly, some of us are more "outgoing" in our personalities, and we have no problem sharing with the world our stories and adventures along the way of weight loss. Others are very private and do not want to discuss it.
When I started the program over 7 years ago, I was amazed that we were not getting more "word of mouth" referrals. We were sending so many people back to their workplaces, familiy etc losing so much weight , yet, they were not telling people how they were doing it. Reason? fear of failure! Although successful, they wanted to make sure the weight would stay off. If they were to gain weight back, they woiuld feel embarrassed. Moreover, some also felt they would look "weak" if they confessed they were getting help in their weight loss efforts.
Be proud of your efforts....this does not mean you need to go in front of a tv program...but please pat yourself on the back for becoming healthier, happier and taking control.
Oh, by the way, if you want to be a star and interested in the Channel 9 story, please e-mail us at: srangbar@spdiet.com
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