Weight Loss Support
About Weight Loss Support
Weight loss involves attaining and maintaining a healthy weight for your height and build. Approximately 65% of Americans are overweight and 33% are considered obese. Looking at these statistics, it is clear that losing weight can be a very difficult challenge for many people. There are many factors that contribute to a person being overweight such as poor health habits, lifestyle, stress, emotional eating, food addiction, and physiological conditions.
Maintaining a healthy body weight is important for both physical and emotional well-being. Not only is excessive weight and obesity associated with a number of physiological problems including, heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and osteoarthritis; but being overweight is also associated with emotional difficulties such as depression, low self-esteem, and social withdrawal.
Therapy is an important supplement to weight loss, and is ideally accompanied by nutritional counseling, physician monitoring, and the support of friends and family. Including individual and/or group therapy that is geared toward weight loss and weight management can be a highly effective tool for success.
How Can Therapy Help?
Our staff can help you work on identifying the underlying sources of your weight problem including the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that lead to overeating and unhealthy food choices. Likewise, understanding your personal mentality towards food and weight can help you gain control and succeed in achieving and maintaining a stable healthy weight. For many people, food is used as a way to deal with emotions. In these cases, therapy also focuses on developing new, healthier coping skills. Call our office to schedule an appointment.
*The statements made on this website are intended for educational purposes only and are not meant to diagnose or treat any medical condition. Make sure to consult your physician before making any attempt at weight loss.