Weight Loss Management
Our proven program includes
Through motivational interviewing and behavioral therapy, we help people to make positive and healthy changes, especially in nutrition and physical activity.
To maximize education, we participate in the National Weight Control Registry, an ongoing research study founded in 1984 at Brown University. More than 10,000 members are enrolled in the study, making it perhaps the largest study of weight loss ever conducted. Members have lost an average of 66 pounds.
Of the more than 10,000 members enrolled in the National Weight Control Registry:
- 98% changed the types of foods they ate.
- 94% increased their physical activity.
- 90% exercise (on average) an hour a day.
- 78% eat breakfast daily.
- 75% self-monitor by weighing regularly and/or keeping a food journal.
- 62% watch less than 10 hours of TV per week.
You may benefit from medication to help achieve your personal weight-loss goals. We use only medications proven safe and beneficial, and we focus on the safety and efficacy of each medication.
We offer multiple nutritional programs to help you successfully reach your weight-loss goals. We will help you choose the best program for you, based on your own medical history and personal lifestyle.
Ongoing movement is a fundamental component of successful weight management programs. Physical activity spends calories as it prevents the loss of lean body mass, or muscle. Once weight loss is sustained, physical activity and healthy nutrition increases success in weight management, preventing the metabolic adaptation that leads to regaining weight.
Studies confirm that people are more successful at weight loss when they do some form of self-monitoring. Our program encourages participants to be their own best coaches and researchers. For maximum success, we ask patients to begin tracking what they eat and drink until they have a comfortable understanding of how to combine various foods together in the best quantities to meet their body’s daily needs, stave off hunger and reduce cravings. Your investment of time up front will lead to a big payoff as it ultimately helps reduce the need to count calories or track carbohydrates, fats and protein.
