Customized Weight Loss & Maintenance Programs

With you, we develop a personalized weight loss plan, based on your health status and weight loss goals.

To help ensure your long-term success, we provide personal support and lifestyle education throughout the program.

Some of the features include:

· One-on-one counseling sessions with a physician, nurse practitioner, or RN lifestyle counselor.

· Educational materials including videos, power points, books, modules, handouts and web education activities, created especially for our patients.

· Customized activity plans appropriate to your fitness level and schedule.

· We understand the challenges overweight individuals face as they become active. That’s why we partner with you to make the transition to healthy, active living.

Ideal Protein

 

For the fastest, easiest weight loss!  Program consists of 3 IP meal replacements (and 2 cups of vegetables) and one food meal (consisting of a meal and vegetable).  Weight loss averages 3-8+ pounds weekly.  The products are delicious and require little or no preparation.  We have many patients who have lost 50-100 pounds safely in a short period of time.

 

 

Full or Partial Meal Replacement Program

 

 Replaces all or part of the conventional foods you would typically eat with specialized medical weight loss products. All of the vitamins, protein and minerals are in the product. This “stimulus narrowing” eliminates the confusion and stress that often accompany dieting and allows you to safely lose a large amount of weight in a very short period of time.   You eat 3-7 times a day, depending upon their calorie needs as defined by the physician. People following this program usually eat between 500-900 calories per day. Weight loss averages around 3-5 pounds a week for women and up to 8 pounds a week for men. Meal replacement products contain a significant amount of protein (15 -35 grams per serving) in order to minimize muscle mass loss and improve appetite control. Eating small amounts of high quality protein several times a day helps patients to stay ahead of their hunger and stabilizes their blood sugar, which in turn minimizes food cravings.

During the transition phase, conventional low calorie foods are gradually added back to the diet in place of meal replacement products.  People continue to lose significant amounts of weight during this phase.

Conventional Weight Loss Diet

A moderate weight loss diet program appropriate for people with 25 pounds or less to lose or for patients who do not wish to use meal replacements. This plan features a low calorie diet composed of conventional foods. It emphasizes eating small frequent meals composed of a combination of lean proteins, fruits, vegetables, and whole grains in order to help people stay comfortably full while gradually lose weight.  Depending upon the calorie level of the weight loss diet, the starting weight of the individual, and the activity level of the dieter, typical weight loss results are 1-2 pounds per week for women and 2-3 pounds per week for men.

Holistic-Don’t want to use medications to lose weight?

For otherwise healthy individuals preferring a physician supervised, non-medication-based plan. This program includes everything in our basic Conventional Weight Loss Program, except the medications.

Comprehensive Maintenance Program

Learn to maintain your weight and fitness once you’ve reached your goal. For patients who have reached their weight loss goals and desire to learn maintenance techniques. Frequent contact with the medical staff and weigh-ins give patients the emotional and behavioral support you need, while the Dr or NP oversee the tapering off of medication and/or intermittent uses of other programs for continued success.

Research and experience demonstrate that it takes two years to change eating habits.  Maintenance requires the continual practice of a new eating and exercise lifestyle.  When a person gains weight, new fat cells are made by the body.  Losing weight decreases cell size, however, the cell size easily refills from overeating.  The new, smaller body size also requires fewer calories than the previous larger body size. People will naturally regain weight if they do not continually monitor their eating.  Obesity is a chronic disease and must be monitored closely just like any other serious disease. We offer one-on-one, group, and on-line weight maintenance programs.

 

Phone: 972-423-8110

Fax: 972-423-1699

E-mail: frontoffice@ihpweightloss.com

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of Health Promotion

Medical Weight Loss & Aesthetics