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What strategies do you recommend to address the negative self-talk/internalized bias that patients carry about their own weight?

Shifting away from a "goal weight" or BMI to a healthy lifestyle mindset.
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Primary Care · VCU Medical Center
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I always discuss the "five fingers" of health (and hold up my hand).

  1. Eat good food most of the time.
  2. Exercise on a regular basis, especially strength training.
  3. Get good sleep.
  4. Manage your stress.
  5. Self-care.

When you do those five things, pat yourself on the back, and weight loss is the side effec...

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