Weight Management Program

HEALTHPOINTE’S weight management program is based on the Institute of Medicine’s Food and Nutrition Board, combining exercise, diet and nutritional counseling with vitamins and FDA-approved medications to help patients achieve their goals. Our program is geared to those who have had an overweight problem averaging 20 pounds for 6 months or longer and have been on numerous types of diets in the past. We also work with patients who want to change or modify their eating and exercise habits.

Our team of weight loss specialists teach patients to adjust energy intake and exercise levels to achieve and maintain appropriate body weight. Our patients are instructed on a wide variety of foods to ensure nutrients, more fiber, more fruit and vegetables, less cholesterol, and less sodium and sugar. We make sure our patient have adequate calcium, iron, amino acids, vitamins and drinking water. They learn the composition of various carbohydrates and how to eat less total fat and less saturated fat.

HEALTHPOINTE’s Weight Management Program has the following components:

• Physician supervised program
• Customized weight loss plan tailored to each patient's needs
• Optional FDA-approved weight loss drugs (e.g., Phentermine and Meridia)
• Optional vitamin B-12 injections
• No start-up costs
• No special foods
• Low monthly fee
• A 15-page diet and nutrition booklet

The length of the program and the number of visits are individually based.

Diet and Nutrition Counseling

Weight loss begins between the ears, and our focus is to help patients change or modify their eating and exercise habits to achieve a healthier lifestyle and improved self image. We teach them to adjust energy intake and exercise levels to achieve and maintain appropriate body weight and recommend a wide variety of foods to ensure adequate nutrition.

Weight Loss Medication

Phentermine and Meridia are FDA-approved medications that affect the area in the brain that controls hunger, providing patients with a sense of fullness and satisfaction. Used in conjunction with an individually designed diet and exercise plan, these and other medications can accelerate weight loss safely. Weight loss medications are optional as prescribed by a HEALTHPOINTE physician.

Healthy and happy lifestyles are key to a productive workforce. HEALTHPOINTE invites referrals to its Weight Management Program.