Medical Weight Loss Programs
Obesity is a serious and common health issue that was misunderstood for a very long time. In fact, the American Medical Association did not recognize it as a disease until 2013! In the years since, much more has been learned about this chronic disease and how to treat it.
We have various programs including:
Our Medical Weight Loss Program
Our Medical Weight loss Program is a unique medically supervised approach designed to obtain fast, effective and long lasting results. We use a variety of medications that are tailored to each persons needs.These medications include but are not limitied to, Wegovy/Semaglutide, Adipex/phentermine, Bontril/phendimetrazine, Diethyproprion, and Contrave.
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Initial Consult: $200 (excludes cost of medication)
Who Qualifies?
To qualify for our program your BMI must be 27 or greater, or Body Fat Content equal to or greater that 25% of total body weight for male patients or 30% of body weight for female patients, or an abdominal girth of at least 40 inches for male patients or abdominal girth of at least 35 inches for female patients
The hCG 23 Day Diet
The hCG diet is a 23 day program that includes 23 daily injections of hCG along with a 500 calorie diet
Average weight loss is 15-20 pounds.
What you need to know about the hCG Diet:
hCG is a hormone that is commonly found in your body.
The hCG diet was developed by Dr Simeon in the 1950’s, his life long studies came to show you can lose fat in those hard to burn areas like the belly, chins, love handles. thighs, and arms.
You may be able to change your metabolic function with hCG and lose your stubborn abnormal fat.
It may change how your metabolism functions over time.
Background on the development of the hCG Diet
During the 1950’s, Dr. Simeon’s observations found that pregnant women in third world countries, whether the mothers ate or not, they were giving birth to healthy babies. This was thought to be due to the elevated levels of hCG.
Dr Simeon also found that weight gain is not necessarily affected by the quantities of food that one eats.
The hCG Diet works on this basic principle:
When hCG is absorbed into your body, it causes your body to attack your stored fat.
hCG triggers the body to break down fat cells, and puts it into the blood stream to be burned off as energy.
This process puts anywhere from 1500 to 4000 calories in your system per day. This allows us to utilize a low calorie diet while still maintaining our strength and energy levels.
If you use hCG with a normal diet then you will gain weight.
Patients have experienced 1/4lbs. to 1lbs. of weight loss per day.
hCG Diet Guidelines
20 Units of hCG is administered each morning (with the exception of menstruation.) subcutaneously.
For the first 2 days the patient eats excessively.
On the third day, the 500 calorie diet and personal care product restrictions are applied and continue through 72 hours after the last injection.
For the following 3 weeks, all foods are allowed except sugar and starch- this includes sweet fruits.
After the 3 weeks. Starches are introduced into the diet in very small quantities and weight is monitored to ensure weight maintenance.
Every day on the diet the patient should take the same number of days off the diet. For example if the patient is on the diet for 23 days, then they should be off the diet for 23 days. No hCG and no diet for 23 days.
Meals – What you can eat:
Breakfast:
Tea or coffee in any quantity without sugar. Only one tablespoonful of milk allowed in 24 hours. Saccharin or Stevia may be used.
Lunch:
100 grams (3 1/2 oz.) of veal, beef, chicken breast, fresh white fish, lobster, crab, or shrimp. All visible fat must be carefully removed before cooking, and the meat must be weighed raw. It must be boiled or grilled without additional fat. Salmon, eel, tuna, herring, dried or pickled fish are not allowed. The chicken breast must be removed from the bird.
One type of vegetable only to be chosen from the following: spinach, chard, chicory, beet- greens, green salad, tomatoes, celery, fennel, onions, red radishes, cucumbers, asparagus, cabbage.
One breadstick (grissino) or one Melba toast.
An apple, orange, or a handful of strawberries or one-half grapefruit.
Dinner
The same four choices as lunch (above)
FAQ
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VLCD (very low calorie diet)? hCG diet causes your hypothalamus to mobilize the fat out of the fat storage locations so that it’s available for energy.
While you are only consuming 500 calories, your hypothalamus is continually releasing the fat stored in your body. Because of this, your body is actually operating on thousands of calories a day.
The result is your body using thousands of calories of fat from your body each day, the reason hCG dieters lose ¼ to 1 lbs of fat or more per day.
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The juice of one lemon daily is allowed for all purposes.
Salt, pepper, vinegar, mustard powder, garlic, sweet basil, parsley, thyme, marjoram, etc., may be used for seasoning, but no oil, butter or dressing.
Tea, coffee, plain water, or mineral water (2 liters of water per day is recommended) are the only drinks allowed, but they may be taken in any quantity and at all times.
The fruit or the breadstick may be eaten between meals instead of with lunch or dinner, but not more than four items listed for lunch and dinner may be eaten at one meal.
No medication or cosmetics other than lipstick, eyebrow pencil, and powder may be used without special permission.
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Patients need to stop using hCG and get emergency medical help if any of these signs of an allergic reaction:
Hives
Difficulty breathing
Swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat
Patients should call their doctor at once if any of these signs of a blood clot occur:
Pain, warmth, redness, numbness, or tingling in your arm or leg
Confusion
Extreme dizziness
Severe headache
Some women using this medicine have developed a condition called ovarian hyper-stimulation syndrome (OHSS), especially after the first treatment cycle. OHSS can be a life threatening condition.
Patients need to call their doctor right away if they are have any of the following symptoms of OHSS:
Severe pelvic pain
Swelling of the hands or legs
Stomach pain and swelling
Shortness of breath
Weight gain
Less serious side effects may include:
Headache
Feeling restless or irritable
Mild swelling or water weight gain
Depression
Breast tenderness or swelling
Pain, swelling, or irritation where the injection is given
*This is not a complete list of side effects, and others may occur.
Weight Loss Supplements
You do not have to be part of our Medically Supervised Weight Loss Programs to enjoy our supplements.