Lost 77 pounds and came off 8 Medications

Weight loss is no longer about cosmetic appearance only. More and more studies show a number of medical issues are linked with obesity. Some medical issues that are highly correlated with obesity include high blood pressure, diabetes, sleep apnea, and heart disease among others. Weight loss can drastically improve a person’s quality of life and resolve many health issues.

Many people who struggle with their weight have developed medical issues and tried dieting on their own, or tried numerous commercial weight loss programs and failed. This continuous failure with dieting can leave them feeling helpless and without options. Nutrition Solutions offers non-surgical, medical weight loss and often provides hope for many people who feel they have run out of options.

One Nutrition Solutions member, Don states, “The combination of Nutrition Solutions combined with pulmonary rehab… gave me my life back.” Don wants to share his weight loss success with others so they can be inspired to regain a healthy lifestyle as he did.

Nutrition Solutions facilitates a low calorie diet by using a meal replacement, called OPTIFAST for a short period of time to allow members to lose weight at a rapid pace. Many obese people like not having to worry about what their next meal will be. “The programs structure made it easy to follow and obtain my goals,” Don says. Members experience rapid weight loss while on the low calorie diet which keeps them motivated, but also requires the supervision of a physician.

Nutrition Solutions Medical Director is Dr. Beth Browne and she oversees all the patients who join Nutrition Solutions weight loss program. “Many medical issues can be resolved or improved with weight loss,” says Dr. Browne. After completing the 21 week program, Don came off 8 medications, no longer uses his walker, his oxygen or his c-pap machine. “The program improved my overall health better than I expected. My pulmonary and cardiac doctors, along with the Life Center have all stated that I am the most improved patient,” Don enthusiastically reports. Dr. Browne is thrilled with Don’s progress and says, “Patients like Don remind me of why I became a physician. I am so happy he has a healthy lifestyle now. He is such an inspiration for people who have health problems like his.”

Nutrition Solutions not only has a physician on staff, but they have a full treatment team of professionals consisting of a physician, registered dietitian, behavioral counselor, and chef. The key to maintaining weight loss is changing your lifestyle. Don reported that before coming to Nutrition Solutions he would sleep or watch TV all day. For a 21 week period, Don attended weekly weight management classes that educated him on a wide range of topics from nutrition, exercise, and behavior modification. Don has learned a lot from the education classes and it has changed his life. “I am far more physically active now! I still go to the Life Center… now I have resumed a normal life that includes walking, bicycling, golf, fishing, swimming and 3 full days at the amusement park,” Don jokes. Don’s nephew is excited about his uncle’s health improvements and happily told him on their last golfing trip, “9 months ago when I played golf with you, you couldn’t walk on level ground 50 feet without noticeable breathing difficulties. Now you are walking 18 holes, up and down hills, while pulling a cart full of clubs with no sign of any breathing difficulties!”

Nutrition Solutions provides members with a lifetime membership to help with long-term weight management. Members have access to weight management classes, cooking classes, exercise classes, grocery shopping tours and can meet individually with a registered dietitian as they need. Having access to all these services helps members maintain their weight. Don reports that he has, “…been back on full food for 2 months and has had no weight gain.” Don is optimistic he will maintain his weight loss.

Nutrition Solutions Medical Weight Loss Program has improved the lives of hundreds of people since opening its doors in June of 2004. Their treatment team is committed to helping people regain a healthy lifestyle through weight loss. Nutrition Solutions provides weekly information sessions about their weight loss programs that are free to the public. To register for an information session, please call (864) 676-1248.