WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM

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GOAL OF WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM

• Decrease Appetite and Create Sense of Fullness:  Often a ravenous appetite and overeating can be avoided by supplementing to balance sugar rollercoaster's and hormones that contribute to cravings.
• Normalize Hormones: No matter how much we try to control diet and exercise weight loss can be very difficult if we don't balance hormones that contribute to feelings of satiety, aid in weight loss and assist with normal metabolism. 
• Increase Metabolism:  Metabolism can be disrupted by starvation diets, skipping meals, thyroid imbalances and stress hormones.  Helping to boos metabolism but avoiding dangerous herbal stimulants is important to sustain weight loss. 
• Loose Weight while Maintaining Muscle Mass:  While learning about your diet you will be able to ask questions about other health issues you wish to address such as menopause, osteoporosis, allergies, high blood pressure, etc.

KEY FEATURES OF PROGRAM

• Based on Measurable Scientific Markers:  This program is based on both a BODY COMPOSITION ANALYSIS as well as a series of laboratory tests. 
  • A bioelectrical impedance machine provides details about your muscle, fat and water composition.  This tells us about body hydration and toxicity, cell health and fat to lean mass ratios.  All of these markers are followed to ensure that weight loss maximizes the optimal body composition necessary to sustain that loss once the program is complete. 
• Sustainable & safe:  Many weight loss programs involve special diets that last only the duration of the weight loss program.  This is partly because these diets are not sustainable or healthy in the long run.  In most cases these diets are based on calorie counting or on extreme measures such as excluding all carbohydrates from the diet.  These have long term health risks and only short term gains.
• Individualized and customized: This program addresses the individual causes of weight problems so each and every person is approached differently.  Hormone imbalances, sleep, foods, activity level, stress, thyroid functioning and family history all effect your weight and are taken into account to create a personalized program.
• Preventative care:  You learn how to eat properly and sensibly, slowly introducing new foods into your diet, gaining better health and variety.  You are provided with specific guidance, handouts, recipes and suggestions.  The changes you make will become lifetime habits and will help decrease the risks of future diseases like cancer, heart disease, hypertension and high cholesterol. 
• Includes advice/treatments for other areas of health:  While learning about your diet you will be able to ask questions about other health issues you wish to address such as menopause, osteoporosis, allergies, high blood pressure, etc.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM YOUR VISITS

 WEEK 1:  Comprehensive health intake including physical exam, health history and body composition analysis.  

WEEK 2: At this appointment we review how to develop the meal plans for a week.  Next, we review laboratory and special tests that will help screen you for metabolic and hormonal issues that inhibit weight loss. 

WEEK 3:  Based on the results of laboratory, take-home and in-house tests you may have some individualized supplements prescribed to aid with weight loss.   At his visit we will establish your goals for exercise and muscle building and establish the necessary steps to take for the week. 

    SUPPLEMENTS GENERALLY DO THE FOLLOWING:

•   blood sugar balancing 

•  hormonal balancing (adrenals, sex hormones, thyroid)

•  assistance of digestion of fats, proteins and carbohydrates

•  liver support

WEEK 4:   Review any challenges with eating plan and/or exercise program.   

WEEK 6:   Continue learning about health eating (see below for details).  Repeat Body Composition Analysis and make necessary adjustments to meet goals. 

WEEK 8:  Continue learning about health eating (see below for details). 

WEEK 10:  Continue learning about health eating (see below for details). 

WEEK 12:  Continue learning about health eating.  Repeat Body Composition Analysis and make necessary adjustments to meet goals. 

WEEK 16:   Repeat Body Composition Analysis and make necessary adjustments to meet goals. 

At this point most people are fairly self-sustaining and require visits only once every 4-6 weeks to ensure their weight loss is sustainable (that is mostly fat and not water or muscle) and that they are progressing in establishing healthy hormones and organs for good health. 

 What you will learn about healthy eating:

• How to introduce variety into your diet

• How to balance the diet with alkaline foods.  Acidic bodies hold onto water and fat

• Learn about new grains such as quinoa, millet, kamut, teff and spelt   

• Learn how to cook with a variety of vegetarian proteins such as tempeh, miso, beans, lentils, etc.

• Learn how to combine foods so each meal contains a healthy carbohydrates, protein and fats

• Learn which foods are best at balancing blood sugar (low-glycemic foods)

• Learn about how to incorporate healthy eating into your lifestyle

• Learn how to buy healthy oils and which are best for different cooking situations

•  Learn proper portion sizes

• Learn how to eat healthy at restaurants

I look forward to meeting with you!  In good health,

Dr. Thalia Charney, ND

 RESOURCES

http://www.montignac.com/en/ig_tableau.php (glycemic index)