W8md Medical Weight Loss Centers Of America

• Are you a bit overweight or obese?
• Are you searching for ways to lose weight or body fat?
• Are you interested in understanding what is causing you to gain weight?
• Do you have belly fat or upper body weight that you are trying to lose?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you are not alone. As a fellowship trained obesity medicine physician, let me review proven and effective ways to lose weight.

No matter what anybody might tell you  - there are about 5 proven ways to lose weight.

Obesity is treated using one or more of these strategies:

1.A diet low in calories using Low Calorie Diets (LCD's) or Very Low Calorie Diets (VLCD)
2.Increased physical activity most effectively with diet low in calories as exercise alone is not that useful for weight loss3.Intensive Behavior Therapy(IBT) by a trained obesity medicine physician4.Prescription medications such as Phentermine, the new weight loss drug Qsymia, or other medications5.Weight-loss bariatric surgery which shrinks the stomach and forces you to have a Low Calorie Diet Let us look at each of these options

What is Very Low Calorie Diet?

A very low-calorie diet (VLCD) is not just any diet that is low in calories. It is a special type of diet that replaces all of your meals with prepared formulas, often in the form of liquid shakes such as the W8MD's Meal Replacement shakes, smoothies, bars, and other weight loss meal replacement supplements.

A VLCD may be used for a short time to promote quick weight loss among some people who are considered to be obese. The diet requires close care from your doctor and is usually combined with other ways to lose weight

Do not go on a VLCD on your own. If you need to lose weight, talk to your health care provider about the approaches that may work best for you.

What is VLCD or Very Low Calorie Diet?

A very low-calorie diet (VLCD) is not just any diet that is low in calories, usually around 800 calories under careful medical supervision. It is a special type of diet that replaces all or most of your meals with prepared formulas, often in the form of liquid shakes.

A VLCD may be used for a short time to promote quick weight loss among some people who are considered to be obese. The diet requires close care from your doctor and is usually combined with other ways to lose weight (see box).

This fact sheet will tell you more about the risks and benefits of this type of diet. Do not go on a VLCD on your own. If you need to lose weight, and have health insurance, you may want to consider your nearest W8MD Medical Weight Loss Center's Program. If you do not have a W8MD center near you, talk to your doctor and see if they have an interest in adding a W8MD Insurance Physician Weight Loss Program Franchise at their office with no large startup costs.

The Low-calorie Diet (LCD)

An LCD limits calories, but not as much as a VLCD. A typical LCD may provide1,000–1,200 calories/day for a woman
1,200–1,600 calories/day for a man

The number of calories may be adjusted based on your age, weight, and how active you are.

An LCD usually consists of regular foods, but could also include meal replacements.

What is Modified LCD and Modified VLCD Diet?

At W8MD Medical Weight Loss Centers, we offer modified LCD and VLCD diets with 1-2 or your own meals prepared with written detailed instructions from us along with 3-5 of the very low calorie partial meal replacement weigth loss smoothies, bars, shakes, soups etc. This is usually combined with a weight loss prescription medication such as Phentermine, Topiramate (like in the new weight loss drug Qsymia) or other medications when appropriate, along with exercise instructions for optimal weight loss.

How can I lose weight with exercise?

While exercise is imortant, it alone is not very useful as a tool to lose weight unless it is combined with a calorie restricted diet.

See these articles on why execise won't make you thin from Time Magazine titled why exercise won't make you thin.

See this piece from Bally's Fitness on why exercise alone won't cut it for weight loss

Bariatric surgery is an option for some people. If you look at what this surgery does, it is similar to LCD or VLCD in the fact that bariatric surgery is artificially making your stomach small so you are forced to eat an LCD or VLCD diet which you might do on your own. How can W8MD Medical Weight Loss Centers insurance weight loss program help?

W8MD Medical Weight Loss Program is a medical weight loss and sleep wellness program for people who are serious about losing weight and gaining control of their health. We understand that losing weight and keeping it off is a challenge for many people and a physician trained in the new field of Obesity Medicine can help. That is why we are committed to our proven approach to medical weight loss using evidence based non surgical methods. We want to give you all the tools you need to succeed in losing weight fast and safe in New York City and Greater Philadelphia Areas.
Call 1(800)W8MD-007 to learn more about how the unique W8MD's Insurance Physician weight loss program do for you.