medical weight loss

I went to a medical weight-loss clinic for a few months last year to get slimmer for my wedding and had great results. I am extremely well-versed and knowledgeable about nutrition. However, I still decided to go with a medical weight-loss clinic because I wanted the accountability it provided as well as the feedback and counseling regarding my dietary choices. If I had a slow weight loss week, they were able to look at my food diary and they helped me figure out why I wasn't losing weight. This aided me in altering my food choices. They also helped me figure out that my body metabolizes sugar alcohols as sugars. This is very rare but it does happen. As soon as I restricted my sugar alcohol intake my weight loss rapidly resumed. If you're having trouble getting started on a diet, I think that it's probably a great idea to get help from a weight-loss clinic. Although I moved cross-country since then, I'm able to use and apply the knowledge and habits I gained from the clinic. Good luck!

SergeantSausage wrote: »

tuck1jl wrote: »

SergeantSausage wrote: »

There is no Magical Silver Bullet. "Medical" or not.

You are looking in the wrong direction.

I'm not expecting it to be magical or anything easy. I am hoping they can help me with my relationship with food. Educate me on how to eat, what to eat since obviously what I'm doing isnt working.

You are (a presumably intelligent) adult in a developed nation - meaning at some point you have been educated on proper nutrition and health, and if not (not bloody likely) there are plenty of free resources out there to educate yourself.

You already *know* what to do. You simply aren't doing it.

Paying someone else your hard earned money isn't gonna make anything else different... other than lightening up the wallet/purse, and giving you yet another excuse in a lifetime bag already chock full of excuses.

It's time to just *do* what you already know you need to do, right?

I agree with this. Maybe your money would be better spent on an actual therapist to help you work through some issues, instead of a diet counselor. Therapy can work wonders!!!!

tuck1jl wrote: »

Sorry all I didnt mean surgery. I meant the medical weight loss clinic where they structure your food. And the 69lbs I lost were almost 2 years ago before I got pregnant. I have been the same weight for the last 18 months. Something needs to change. Not sure if this is it or not but I can't seem to get anything moving.

I initially lost the weight by a bad diet & working out 2 hours a day. not the smartest way to go. Now with a toddler I can no longer manage the workouts so food needs to change. I know food is the issue so I went in & had a consultation with the medical weight loss clinic & they offered me a plan where they could get me down to 175 *currently 345* in 61 weeks just by structured & monitored eating. My exercise would be icing on the cake. But with that comes the cost works out to about $20 a week. Just not sure if anyone else has dealt with something like this.

Ahh I understand. Sometimes people need that extra motivation of going to a group, or having an appointment, and having meals structured. Nothing wrong with that. If you are learning proper nutrition and how to meal plan then it may be worth the money. $20 a week doesn't sound too expensive. Good luck OP.

Lazz5k wrote: »

IF you are talking about surgery --- honestly... I know the for some people --- you see no other option. To all of us that work our butts off, resist tempting foods like Chinese and Mcdonalds, make the gym a habit and LOG everything think YOU are taking the easy way out. And see it as cheating. I hope you don't take offense to this, but it's how I feel.

I had surgery and I do all of these things, too. It's work. I think people are misinformed about what actually happens after WLS.

tuck1jl wrote: »

Sorry all I didnt mean surgery. I meant the medical weight loss clinic where they structure your food. And the 69lbs I lost were almost 2 years ago before I got pregnant. I have been the same weight for the last 18 months. Something needs to change. Not sure if this is it or not but I can't seem to get anything moving.

I initially lost the weight by a bad diet & working out 2 hours a day. not the smartest way to go. Now with a toddler I can no longer manage the workouts so food needs to change. I know food is the issue so I went in & had a consultation with the medical weight loss clinic & they offered me a plan where they could get me down to 175 *currently 345* in 61 weeks just by structured & monitored eating. My exercise would be icing on the cake. But with that comes the cost works out to about $20 a week. Just not sure if anyone else has dealt with something like this.

Don't you wish people actually read your post before commenting? lol

Anyhow, of course you already know that you COULD do this on your own. But there are lots of things people could do on their own that they pay a professional for.

I'm sure plenty of the people on this board telling you to go it alone on weight loss pay someone to file their taxes for them. They could do it themselves online, but, they opt to pay more for someone else to do it. Your health is every bit as important as the audit risk someone may fear which they think justifies paying someone to do their taxes.

I'm a "do it yourselfer". I filed Pro Se for my own bankruptcy. I did all the paperwork for my husband's immigration. I've done my own taxes even when it meant filing for an ITIN, filing in two different countries and dealing with an odd investment situation.

Anyhow, at the end of the day, if you need to do this with a plan, then do it with a plan. If you need to pay someone to make that plan for you, do it. We all have our own hangups. I'm sure most of the people on this forum pay someone to handle something for them that they could do themselves. There's no shame in paying a pro to put together a weight loss plan for you.

Calliope610 wrote: »

The best diet/weight loss plan is "eat less, move more". You have a toddler now, get your "move more" by going on walks with your child, pushing the stroller, bike rides. Together time that also has health benefits.

Another way to help lose weight is to take your eating cues from your toddler. I'm sure you don't allow your baby to eat a bad diet, so model your eating after your toddler's diet.

IMHO, participating in a "structured & monitored eating" plan teaches you NOTHING about making proper food choices. When eat what someone else prepackages for you and don't have to make any decisions, you are essentially continuing "brainless", non-thinking eating patterns. Once you become cognizant of of your eating habits, you have much more power over your eating.

Good luck.

I totally disagree with the above. Structure and professional advice on food choices, behavior modification, and fitness can be well worth the money.

I'm in a 12-week program that includes weekly meetings with a dietician, exercise physiologist, and therapist and it has really opened my eyes. It's a very comprehensive approach to weigh loss. Is your program similar?

I'm currently doing a weight loss program through a medical weight management group. I wish it was only $20 a week. I am on a high protein diet right now, but the longest I can stay on that is 6 months. I meet with the nutritionist and doctor every two weeks, where we talk about any issues I am having. After the 6 months, they work on a regular diet with me, and finally, I will continue to meet with them during maintenance.

I was unsure about doing it, but I needed it to jump start my mentality. I was gaining 5 lbs a week due to poor eating habits and I needed a change.

They also have relationships with behavioral specialists who help with eating issues, and work with several physical therapists to improve your workouts - especially if you have physical issues.

I've been doing it for about two months (it took me a year to decide to go), and it has been worth it for me.

Good luck.

Calliope610 wrote: »

The best diet/weight loss plan is "eat less, move more". You have a toddler now, get your "move more" by going on walks with your child, pushing the stroller, bike rides. Together time that also has health benefits.

Another way to help lose weight is to take your eating cues from your toddler. I'm sure you don't allow your baby to eat a bad diet, so model your eating after your toddler's diet.

IMHO, participating in a "structured & monitored eating" plan teaches you NOTHING about making proper food choices. When eat what someone else prepackages for you and don't have to make any decisions, you are essentially continuing "brainless", non-thinking eating patterns. Once you become cognizant of of your eating habits, you have much more power over your eating.

Good luck.

This is totally very true!!.

I did Nutrisystem when I started my weight loss journey in Jan 2015 thinking that it would be much easier because I didnt have to think and plan my meals. I have kids so I still have to cook for them and after a month on the plan those prepackaged meals were just not appealing to me anymore. I missed real food. So I ditched the plan, read up on about BMR/TDEE, brought a scale and started weighing everything I ate and logging it, so far I've lost 15 lbs. Planning and logging my meals has helped me make this a real healthy lifetime commitment because we are not going to eat prepackaged or clinically monitored foods for the rest of our lives.
Maybe if you really need it to start off do it but read up and learn how you can accomplish the weight lose eating less and creating a deficit. Good luck