weight loss and self-esteem

Last night I attended the organizational meeting for our Fashion Show scheduled for June 19, 3PM at Bobby McKeys piano bar at the National Harbor.

Over the past several months we have "talked up" the show/charity event to our patients imploring them to be a part of it. Certainly, this is incredibly outside everyone's box....getting up in front of other people and "being seen" on stage. Thoughts of giving a speech in front of a group terrorize many people even with a subject matter that the speaker is familiar with...getting up in front of people as a "model"? No one has experience at this.

When we do not feel that we look our best, probably the last thing we would want to do is get up in front of other people for fear of negative judgement. Additionally, we are also concerned that we do not "measure up" to others. Losing weight gives us renewed confidence and as a show of this, I really want to applaud the people who have agreed to be a part of our show. I see this as incredibly inspirational to others: "Look at me...even though I may not be at my ideal weight, I am still proud to be seen." Thank you once again to everyone who has agreed to be a part of our show and I want to encourage everyone to attend the show as the cause we are supporting is a great one. Also, perhaps your attendance will work to motivate you even further to keep on track with your efforts to lose weight, become healthier, happier and regain lots of self-esteem.

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

weight loss and self-confidence

Good Sunday Morning...I know I will have a great day cause the Giants cannot break my heart today...they are on a bye and do not play!

First, I want to thank the several people who offered up suggestions for our book content. These ideas really help.

Yesterday I saw a young woman who entered our program about 12 weeks ago and has lost about 20 pounds. On the first visit she was very shy and almost withdrawn. Eye contact was even difficult.

12 weeks later..a completely new young woman...smiling...dressed to show her new look, an energy aura beyond belief...in essence, a total transformation...not just physically...but the entire persona.

Losing weight makes us healthier and helps reduce the medical co-morbidities associated. However, the benefits to self-esteem and self-confidence is amazing as well.