About Dr. Hope
Dr. Hope Watts
Board-certified family physician, Lifestyle expert, Bestselling author and Global speaker
Dr. Hope Watts is a board-certified Family Physician and a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice. In her many years of practice, she has coached countless patients who have reached their weight loss goals and made better health and lifestyle choices.
Dr. Watts started her education at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. where she received a B.A. in Psychology/PreMed. After completing her undergraduate work, Dr. Watts went on to receive her medical degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania, also located in Philadelphia, PA. By virtue of her love of meeting the medical needs of the whole family, Dr. Hope decided to embark on a residency in Family Practice at Saint Francis Hospital in Wilmington, DE.
As the Medical Director of Espera W LLC, Dr. Hope aims to bring insight and awareness to all of her patients. Many of the people she sees are discouraged by their past failures to reach their target weights. She also addresses this discouragement in her new book entitled, Body Fix: A Positive Guide For Losing Weight With Confidence, which will be available soon!
Along with her medical practice and health coaching, Dr. Watts is a dynamic speaker and enjoys addressing audiences about any health issue. She has been a guest speaker on a local radio station WJTI 106.3 in South Carolina and looks forward to her next public engagement.
My Story
For as long as I can remember, I wanted to work in healthcare. However, it wasn’t until I was working on my undergraduate degree that I realized I wanted to become a doctor. In the same vein, I also have always enjoyed fitness, a balanced diet, and maintaining a healthy weight.
While I was in medical school, and then later in my residency, I didn’t struggle with gaining weight. As you can imagine, as a student and new doctor my schedule kept me on my toes and I had no problems with burning calories. I was also committed to making my food, maintaining my weight, and exercising regularly.
I began to slip up as my career progressed and electronic medical records were introduced to our office. Suddenly I was sitting more, eating more, and definitely getting less exercise. I often didn’t get enough sleep, much less make it to the gym regularly.
As my activity level and commitment to a balanced diet went down…my weight began creeping up. Just like anyone else, I was extremely stressed to discover this! I decided to seek help and consulted my doctor but only became even more discouraged. The doctor told me that due to my stressful career and erratic schedule, I would be highly unlikely to lose weight.
Despite this depressing counsel, I knew I would be able to lose the weight. I had coached so many patients to do that very thing and I knew I would accomplish my goal by following my own advice. I began to cut back on a lot of favorite, high-calorie food and started to increase my exercise. In a few months, I had lost the excess weight and met my goal. More importantly, I have been able to maintain a healthy weight ever since, despite my hectic, stressful career.”
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