If you’ve ever lost 50 pounds just to gain back 60, you know how frustrating it can be to put in all that effort and end up right back where you were before you started or worse.
The Center for Medical Weight Loss at University Drive is cutting the cord on yo-yo dieting for good by offering customized physician-directed programs for long-term weight loss.
The physicians at the Center boast a staggering 99% success rate* when it comes to maintaining weight loss after two years. Our main concern is to help patients keep weight off after they lose it; this is more important from a health standpoint than losing it in the first place.
“Treating people with weight problems isn’t as simple as telling them to eat less,” explains Gabriela Rosenthal, a weight loss specialist with the Center. “I know as I’ve personally lost more than 120 pounds. Obesity is a disease that needs to be treated by doctors via a customized weight loss program addressing the underlying cause of obesity – food addiction.”
The success of the program is the result of a proprietary 23-step counseling program that teaches patients how to sustain the weight loss once they achieve it. The program is customized for each individual, and focuses on the behavioral issues of daily life that prevent long term success.
The Center achieves success with difficult cases, such as menopausal women. “Many women do not realize that at menopause the body is pre-programmed to gain fat under the skin and around the organs in the abdomen and this fat slows down the metabolism,” explains Dr. Elisabeth Cohn-Gelwasser, the Center’s resident physician. “We utilize enhanced Body Composition Technology to make sure that weight being lost is from fat, and is not just from water or muscle; this gives an individual the best chance of achieving long term weight loss success.”
Many of the prescription medications people take result in weight gain as well. “We routinely communicate with primary care physicians to coordinate proper medications for people who are having difficulty losing weight,” explains Dr. Cohn-Gelwasser. “Many patients are on the wrong type of diabetes medication and as a result, often gain weight unnecessarily. We can help patients find the right diabetes medications that do not cause the body to gain weight.”
A slow thyroid or a metabolic condition can also prevent a person from losing weight. Many overweight men have low testosterone levels and can’t lose weight without help. At the Center, Dr. Cohn-Gelwasser utilizes testosterone supplements when levels are low, giving men an increased ability to gain muscle mass; this helps them not only lose weight quickly, but they are able to keep it off long term.
Just in time for spring, the Center is offering a no-obligation initial consultation at a reduced rate in an effort for patients to get healthy for summer. The specialist at our center will determine how much weight you could expect to lose and discuss various program options designed to meet your long term goals.
Gabriela Rosenthal, the author, is a weight loss specialist with The Center for Medical Weight Loss at University Drive and the face of the Physicians are Changing the Shape of America, a national advertising campaign with CMWL. She has personally lost more than 130 pounds and realized the battle most people fight with weight loss. The Center has helped her overcome these struggles as well as thousands of others. She has inspired millions of people with her weight loss story after helping them shed weight by getting healthy. Gabriela has appeared on numerous television channels, including NBC and Fox, and has been published in a variety of national and regional magazines. For more information, visit cmwl.org or call 954-966-5700 to start your own success story. The Center is conveniently located at 2209 N University Drive in Pembroke Pines. You can email Gabriela directly at [email protected] for more healthy advice.
Gabriela Rosenthal, the writer, is a weight reduction professional with The Center for Medical weight reduction at University Drive. She has personally dropped more than 130 pounds and realized the battle most people fight with weight reduction. For more information, visit www.cmwl.org