Weight Management Program

Weight Management Plans

We offer three weight management plans: The Step-by-Step Program, the Meal Replacement Program and the Individual Consultation Program. Each plan can be customized to fit individual needs.

If your insurance does not pay for the program, you can pay out-of-pocket for each visit. You can see us frequently or every few months, as it suits your budget. Call us for more information.

Step-By-Step Program

This is a comprehensive, one-year weight loss program that emphasizes aerobic exercise, healthful food and cognitive behavioral therapy to promote long-term weight loss and management.

The program includes:

• Regular meetings with doctors for medical supervision and education
• Formal assessment and follow-up with a dietitian, including nutrition education, meal advice, and review and analysis of the patient's food diary
• Thursday evening support group meetings, followed by a lecture series, which includes a written curriculum

Participants

This plan is designed for people who are:

• Mildly to moderately obese
• Committed to personal lifestyle changes for better health and weight loss
• Able to attend weight management sessions for one year

Meal Replacement Program

This is a one-year, medically supervised, rapid weight loss program utilizing a very low calorie diet comprised of nutritionally complete, prepared foods. The program emphasizes regular aerobic exercise, healthy food and cognitive behavioral therapy for long-term weight loss and management.

The program includes:

• Regular meetings with doctors, including an initial medical clearance to participate in the program
• Formal assessment and follow-up with a dietitian, including review and analysis of the patient's food diary, information on the meal replacement diet, nutrition education and meal planning advice
• Bars, shakes, soups and oatmeal as nutritionally complete meal replacements
• Thursday evening support group meetings, followed by a lecture series, which includes a written curriculum

Participants

This plan is designed for people who meet the following criteria:

• Moderately to severely obese
• Have existing diseases associated with obesity, or are at risk of developing diseases due to excess weight
• Are preparing for surgery, including bariatric surgery, organ transplant, joint replacement or other elective procedures
• Able to commit to a very low calorie diet consisting of bars, shakes, soups and oatmeal for one year
• Able to attend sessions on personal lifestyle changes for one year

Individual Consultation Program

We offer individual consultations and assessments of nutritional consumption, energy balance, lifestyle and psychological factors that influence health and weight. We tailor counseling as well as diet and activity plans to meet each person's goals and everyday realities.

The program includes:

Formal consultations in our clinic with the specialist of the patient's choice

Participants

This plan is designed for people who meet the following criteria:

• Any weight profile, but a medical referral is required for treatment of serious obesity or medical problems
• Able to commit to personal dietary and exercise changes
• Able to attend sessions in the clinic