I understand weight loss is hard...

I totally get this issue! Not only from a doctor:patient perspective but also a personal one. I danced as a kid, and our dance teacher was pretty hard-nosed about being a certain weight by the day of the recital. My mom and sister were always naturally thin, too...Geez...who knew that would turn into life-long body image issues and weight control nightmares?

Because I was in private practice and preached nutrition, I have always kept my weight more or less under control. It just didn’t seem right to tell patients to do things that I wasn’t willing to do. However, in the late 1990s, I decided I was going to really get a handle on this thing, FOOD, which seemed to control my every decision. I read tons of books and went on a bunch of plans - I finally found a combination of things that worked for me...until I had my kids at 40 years old.

All bets were off.  All the normal things that worked before were not working.  I looked at my adrenals, blood sugar, sleep, workouts, water intake, everything. I finally sort of gave up...

Then, as fate would have it, I ran into a girlfriend at a seminar. She had lost a bunch of weight and was keeping it off. She told me her secret. I started on that program and lost the 40 pounds, in about 3 months, I had been lugging around for 5 years! I got my body back! I was able to keep that weight off for 5 years until I went through menopause.  I dinked around with a few new programs but eventually went back to the one that worked in the first place. I am happily at my normal weight again.

There are a lot of programs and many ways to lose weight.  I offer several programs in my office that we can custom-tailor to your needs. I have found that weight loss is not a one-size-fits-all deal.  Sometimes, you have to get really creative to get the scale started and keep it moving down.  We have also gotten real with the fact there are also Non-Scale victories that happen along the weight loss journey:

• New clothing size, even without the scale moving
• Better endurance while walking
• Less joint pain
• Going to a party or family event and navigating the food in a new way
• Learning skills to create new habits around food
• Realizing food doesn’t have to control you anymore

There are many more! Accountability and tracking one’s eating habits are the biggest predictors of weight loss and weight maintenance. We provide a framework for both.

First, let’s make sure there aren’t any underlying issues like adrenal fatigue, thyroid problems, vitamin deficiencies, or anything else. Then, let’s figure out what program will suit you best to reach your goals! Let’s chat for 15 minutes. Come on. Let’s get started losing weight, but this time can be the last time. Click here for a FREE PHONE CONSULTATION. Here are some weight loss tips, see which ones you're missing on your journey.