People make the decision to lose weight for a variety of reasons. For some, they wish to look better for an upcoming event, such as a wedding or high school reunion. For others, weight loss becomes a critical necessity due to health and/or medical issues. Regardless of why you choose to lose weight, you should keep in mind that choosing a healthy way to do so has positive long-term effects. Healthy weight loss affects many aspects of our lives - from looking better, to boosting your self-confidence, to improving your health. Before starting on your weight loss plan, it’s also a good idea to personally assess the way you feel about your own body image.
Please contact us if you have questions or want to learn more about our weight loss programs or Botox and Fillers:
- To reach our AZ Clinics, call 602-374-7226 (2 Clinics in Mesa and Phoenix)
- To reach our NM Clinics, call 505-888-9575 (3 Clinics in Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, and Santa Fe) or 575-222-4994 (Las Cruces)
- To reach our TX Clinic, call 214-296-0269 (Dallas)
- Or visit us online to schedule an appointment: http://fitmedicalweightloss.com/
Building a better body image starts in our minds. Many of us have unfortunately gotten so caught up with how the media and society define the “ideal body.” Of course, most of us want to look our best, but some people go to extremes and radical quick fixes so they can obtain that ideal look.
As Gina Demillo Wagner points out in her article for Experience Life, “Build a Better Body Image,” the number of people going under the knife for painful bariatric surgeries and other cosmetic surgery procedures increases each year.
Wagner goes on to say,
“But the effects of such surgeries don’t always resolve body-image issues, and in some cases they can make matters worse, setting individuals on a never-ending quest for perfection and self-confidence that no amount of nip-and-tuck can satisfy.”
The same is true for extreme dieting. Fad diets may indeed work for short term weight loss. However, there are not only health risks involved with these diets, but they also usually result in “yo-yo” dieting, which is a vicious, unhealthy cycle of losing weight, regaining it, losing it again, and so on.
At FIT Medical Weight Loss, we believe in helping our patients lose weight in a healthy way, and teach them how to keep it off. It’s not just dieting, in other words. It’s teaching people about eating better and improving their quality of life with a targeted, livable approach to weight loss.
Our weight loss process may be more gradual than the extreme fixes mentioned above. However, we believe building a better body image that comes from understanding all the benefits of losing weight is rewarding in the long run. We'll help you not only start looking your best, but also feel your best as well.
Please contact us if you have questions or want to learn more about our weight loss programs or Botox and Fillers: