Weight Loss Programs
Hey this is Morgan Jacques registered
dietitian and personal trainer at live
healthy MD today we're going to talk
about our medical weight loss options
here at the office live healthy MD is a
complete and comprehensive weight loss
program that offers medical weight loss
along with our surgical treatment
options the medical weight loss is for
those patients who do not qualify for
are not ready for or are not interested
in surgical weight loss the medical
weight loss program is run by dr. Mary
Lou Thompson with the help of me your
dietitian throughout the process will
work alongside your primary care
physician to help you lose weight and
minimize the effects of any weight
related comorbidities medical weight
loss involves mental and behavioral
counseling medication therapy
nutritional counseling and support and
exercise programs as a patient of the
medical weight loss program we will
evaluate your weight history your past
and current eating habits and any other
factors that could be affecting your
weight such as medical conditions you
will then work alongside me the
registered dietician to come up with a
uniquely designed weight loss program
that best fits your needs you'll be
placed on the appropriate karp
restricted diet be given an exercise
plan and we may possibly recommend
appetite suppressant medications to
jumpstart and aid in your weight loss
the first step to joining the medical
weight loss program is to attend a free
seminar where you will learn about all
things weight loss and be given more
detail about the program itself after
your seminar you can schedule monthly
appointments to meet with dr. Thompson
and myself one on one so you can craft
your weight loss program and check in on
your progress there are no timelines to
the treatment options so you can be
enrolled in our medical weight loss
program as long as you'd like
we do accept insurance for the program
however not all insurance carriers cover
the cost of medical weight loss we
encourage you to call your insurance
company to learn more about your
coverage and benefits if you know that
insurance
does not cover this type of treatment or
you would like to be self-pay the cost
of the program is 180 dollars for the
first appointment then $62 for
subsequent follow-up visits although the
medical weight loss program is designed
for patients who are not having surgical
weight loss you may utilize the services
provided if you must complete a
physician supervised diet prior to
surgery however we all talk to your
surgeon about the necessary pre-op sets
to find the best plan for you.
●Weight Loss Programs
■ Which popular weight-loss programs work best?
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Guillen two years ago the 43 year old
was recovering from Hodgkin's lymphoma
and was overweight today she's 22 pounds
lighter my lifestyle really started to
change because of Weight Watchers now a
review of 11 commercial weight loss
programs finds Weight Watchers and Jenny
Craig are the most effective for helping
people lose weight and keep it off on
average weight watchers participants
lost at least eight pounds at the 12
month mark participants in Jenny Craig
on average lost at least 15 pounds at
the 12 month mark researchers say though
the average weight loss is modest the
health benefits are significant for some
people a commercial program might be the
right answer for them so I think it has
to be something that physicians consider
as part of their there are solar their
toolbox in thinking about weight
management however they're not
necessarily the right answer for all
patients karogi alums the smartphone app
that tracks her food and activity and
says she regularly attends meetings I
interact I get support I can raise my
hand and talk about things get advice
she's now a yoga instructor Weight
Watchers magazine even featured her
story Don champion CBS News New York
