Did you know St. Mary's Weight Management Center offers medical weight loss in addition to its surgery options?
Each weight loss program is customized to meet individual characteristics, based on a comprehensive evaluation. Variations may include low calorie diet or very low calorie diet with or without meal replacements, behavioral strategies for lifestyle change, physical activity and exercise, and prescription medications, when indicated. The program is divided into reducing, transition and maintenance phases.
The first visit will include a comprehensive medical history and physical examination. As you move through the program, the staff will assist you in developing new strategies to help with weight loss, as well as techniques to keep the weight off. Follow-up visits include education with a dietitian to guide you in making informed food selections. During the initial weight loss, you will have weekly visits to monitor progress and make any program modifications based on individual needs and as energy needs change with weight loss.
Once you meet a weight goal, the program includes nutrition education, behavior modification, and exercise to help maintain weight loss success.. We offer the following weight loss options:
Gastric Bypass Surgery
Adjustable Gastric Banding
HMR Non-Surgical Weight Loss Program