Medical Weight Management

The success of our program is dependent upon full participation of the patient. If a patient attends consistently, participates in the sessions, reviews the materials at home and applies the knowledge and skills learned in the group medical visits, they usually find that this program is transformative and life changing. Because obesity is a chronic medical disease and requires chronic disease management, the program really never ends. Minimizing further weight gain, maintaining weight or maintaining weight loss is a lifetime commitment and we are here to provide lifelong support to help patients achieve long term benefits from a healthier way of life.

Individuals who are interested in starting a supervised weight management program must do so through a healthcare professional. Most programs will list participating providers in the area on their Web site.

A medically supervised weight management program consists of various phases individualized to the needs of the person seeking weight-loss. The phases include some type of a meal replacement phase to achieve initial weight-loss and eventually transitions to a phase of self-prepared foods for long term weight management. In addition, patients have the guidance of a team of healthcare professionals, access to group or individual counseling, as well as other support options. Programs may vary slightly.

Weight-loss:
Individual results will vary, but patients may lose as much as 50 pounds or more in 18-24 weeks.

Concerns:
As with any meal replacement program, there are concerns regarding the ability of participants to be able to re-adjust to eating healthy outside the program once completed.