Getting Started with Weight Management

Getting Support

Encouragement from others can help make losing weight easier. Ask your family members and friends for support. They may even want to join you. Also look to your doctor, registered dietitian, fitness professional, and others for help. Contact your local hospital or the organizations below. They can give you more information about nutrition, exercise, and weight loss.

• American Council on Exercise
  800-825-3636
  www.acefitness.org
• American Dietetic Association
  800-366-1655
  www.eatright.org
• American Cancer Society
  800-227-2345
  www.cancer.org
• American Heart Association
  800-242-8721
  www.americanheart.org
• Healthfinder (a guide to health and human services)
  www.healthfinder.gov
• Overeaters Anonymous
  505-891-2664
  www.overeatersanonymous.org

	This content is not intended as a substitute for professional health care. See your doctor before undertaking any significant lifestyle change.
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Consultants: Victoria Brandt, MPH, RD, CDE, Registered Dietitian
Contributors: Brenda Bellrichard, RD, Obesity Clinic Coordinator;   Marc Bessler, MD, Bariatric Surgeon;   Patrick Mahlen O'Neil, PhD, Clinical Psychologist;   Michael Scholtz, MA, Exercise Physiologist