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Are Diet & Exercise Enough?

[fusion_builder_container background_color="" background_image="" background_parallax="none" enable_mobile="no" parallax_speed="0.3" background_repeat="no-repeat" background_position="left top" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_webm="" video_mp4="" video_ogv="" video_preview_image="" overlay_color="" overlay_opacity="0.5" video_mute="yes" video_loop="yes" fade="no" border_size="0px" border_color="" border_style="solid" padding_top="20" padding_bottom="20" padding_left="" padding_right="" hundred_percent="yes" equal_height_columns="no" hide_on_mobile="no" menu_anchor="" class="" id=""][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" last="yes" spacing="yes" center_content="no" hide_on_mobile="no" background_color="" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" background_position="left top" hover_type="none" link="" border_position="all" border_size="0px" border_color="" border_style="" padding="" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" animation_type="" animation_direction="" animation_speed="0.1" animation_offset="" class="" id=""][fusion_text]I recently read an article from the LA Times web site, “Diet and exercise alone are no cure for obesity, experts say,” and have been thinking about it ever since. While the title is designed to be an eye-grabber, the point of the article is not to argue that diet and exercise are ineffective tools for weight-loss, but rather that they are seldom enough on their own to help someone lose a significant amount of weight and keep it off long-term, especially if the person has been obese (BMI greater than 30) for a sustained length of time. [...]

By |April 5th, 2016|Categories: Exercise, Medical Research, Nutrition|2 Comments
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If Your Resolve Has Shrunk But The Pounds Remain…

[fusion_builder_container background_color="" background_image="" background_parallax="none" enable_mobile="no" parallax_speed="0.3" background_repeat="no-repeat" background_position="left top" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_webm="" video_mp4="" video_ogv="" video_preview_image="" overlay_color="" overlay_opacity="0.5" video_mute="yes" video_loop="yes" fade="no" border_size="0px" border_color="" border_style="" padding_top="20" padding_bottom="20" padding_left="" padding_right="" hundred_percent="no" equal_height_columns="no" hide_on_mobile="no" menu_anchor="" class="" id=""][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"][fusion_text]You’re getting serious now. Your wishful resolutions have failed and the scale doesn’t lie. Your weight is still a risk to your health, your self-image, your vigor, and with all the new insurance deductibles, your wallet. Are you ready to take action? You’ve read all the latest fad diet books and articles. You have seen the celebrity success stories day and night, but you want your OWN success story. You want to live it, not read about it on some tabloid magazine cover. You want to fit in clothes you’re proud to wear. You want significant weight loss, and you want it [...]

By |April 3rd, 2016|Categories: Getting Started, Medical Research|Tags: , , , , , |2 Comments
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Infertility and Weight Loss

[fusion_builder_container background_color="" background_image="" background_parallax="none" enable_mobile="no" parallax_speed="0.3" background_repeat="no-repeat" background_position="left top" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_webm="" video_mp4="" video_ogv="" video_preview_image="" overlay_color="" overlay_opacity="0.5" video_mute="yes" video_loop="yes" fade="no" border_size="0px" border_color="" border_style="" padding_top="20" padding_bottom="20" padding_left="" padding_right="" hundred_percent="no" equal_height_columns="no" hide_on_mobile="no" menu_anchor="" class="" id=""][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"][fusion_text]A PCOS and Weight Loss Fairy Tale: Some say having kids is difficult, others say not having kids is more difficult. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) stops many women from easy conceptions and one patient sought support for medical weight loss from us at betterMD after years of infertility treatments, costing thousands of dollars, failed to produce a pregnancy. Her OB doctor told her it was worth a try. Nothing else had been successful. Her initial weight was 226 pounds and her height, 5'5", gave her a BMI of 38. After six weeks on our Total Meal Replacement program, she was down 31 [...]

By |April 3rd, 2016|Categories: Medical Research, Success Stories|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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Predictors of Long-Term Weight Control

[fusion_builder_container background_color="" background_image="" background_parallax="none" enable_mobile="no" parallax_speed="0.3" background_repeat="no-repeat" background_position="left top" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_webm="" video_mp4="" video_ogv="" video_preview_image="" overlay_color="" overlay_opacity="0.5" video_mute="yes" video_loop="yes" fade="no" border_size="0px" border_color="" border_style="" padding_top="20" padding_bottom="20" padding_left="" padding_right="" hundred_percent="no" equal_height_columns="no" hide_on_mobile="no" menu_anchor="" class="" id=""][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"][fusion_text]Research and clinical experience have identified predictors of long-term weight loss and weight loss maintenance. Knowing these factors can dispel some myths about what it takes for weight loss success and focus your efforts on what counts. Three types of factors have been pinpointed for success: personal, process and treatment factors. Personal factors that predict success are higher initial body weight and higher sense of personal effectiveness. High initial body weights actually predict better success than lower weights! Being determined and convinced that you can make a difference is critical. Process factors that predict success are regular involvement in the program and [...]

By |April 2nd, 2016|Categories: Lifestyle Issues, Medical Research|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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