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Comprehensive Medical Weight Loss
Expert Advice and Updates on Medical Weight Loss
Emotional Eating
Do our emotions influence our eating habits? The answer for most people is an unequivocal "Yes, but I wish I had more control." Think about the times you are likely to overeat. Happy occasions? When you're sad, nervous, angry? What kinds of foods do you eat during these times of emotion?
Be Social, Eat Well, Lose Weight
Sometimes social support can guide you through the roughest moments of a medical weight loss program. When you are ready to give up and give in to the couch and that bag of potato chips, your closest friends can encourage you to keep moving forward and give you the positive energy to push towards your goals.
Training as a Twosome: Lose Weight with a Workout Partner
As you lose weight, your weight loss doctor isn’t the only one who can provide support. By enlisting the help of a workout partner, you can make it significantly easier to take big strides towards better health. A workout partner can provide many benefits during medical weight loss.
Mastering Medical Weight Loss
When it comes time to lose weight, you can be your own best friend or worst enemy. Your attitude has a lot to do with the weight loss success you will experience. A medical weight loss program can present you with proven strategies and tools to make changes in your life, but it is a positive attitude and solid sense of accountability that will keep you sticking with the tools you’re provided.
Lose Weight for a Health Boost
Think you need to reach your ultimate weight loss goal to start feeling the benefits of improved health? Think again. Your body will start reacting positively to weight loss after losing just five to 10 percent of your excess weight. This means it is entirely likely that after just a few short weeks you can start feeling the benefits of your weight loss program.
Belviq: New Prescription Weight Loss Medication
Belviq (Lorcaserin) cleared its final regulatory hurdle and has now received approval from the FDA and clearance from the DEA. This means it should be available to Denver weight loss patients in about a month (e.t.a. June, 2013).
What’s the difference between a Registered Dietitian (RD), Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), and a nutritionist?
To improve recognition of dietitians as our nation’s nutrition experts, the ADA has renamed themselves to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. In addition, registered dietitians now have the option to use the credential registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN).
Control Your Surroundings for Medical Weight Loss
During medical weight loss in Denver, you’ll have many important decisions to make. When it comes to what you eat and how you exercise, you almost always have a choice, and choosing well will propel you down the path to success. However, the choices we make aren’t always the result of our own thoughts and desires—environment can also play a substantial role.
