Join a weight loss clinic to see the best weight loss results

Partnering with a weight loss clinic to help you achieve your weight loss goals can and should be a life-changing experience. Your goal should be to get the weight off and keep it off for life. Don't spend your money losing the same pounds over and over again. Here is some helpful advice so that you can make the best weight loss clinic choice and get the most out of the clinic's weight loss program.


Do

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  • find a weight loss program that is ‘doable’ for you
  • choose a clinic where there is a sense of community and commitment
  • check the results of the patients at the clinic
  • pick a clinic that teaches you to keep the weight off
  • choose a clinic that offers lifetime support
Don't

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  • forget to check for the clinic online
  • choose on price alone
  • be too quick to judge how they define “healthy” weight loss
  • choose a clinic that offers only one solution
  • choose a weight loss program that offers unrealistic results

[publishpress_authors_data]'s recommendation to ExpertBeacon readers: Do

Do find a weight loss program that is ‘doable’ for you

Take the time to investigate the different programs available in your area. Find out their approach to weight loss to see how it aligns with your goals, both short-term and long-term. Don’t be afraid to call the weight loss clinic and ask specific questions relating to your weight loss goals. They should be friendly, informative, and committed to helping you reach your goals. In addition, the program will be a good choice if the weight loss method fits with what you are capable of doing, whether it involves counting calories or carbs, drinking shakes, or taking an appetite suppressant. It is also important that you sense the clinic's commitment to helping you reach your goals.

Do choose a clinic where there is a sense of community and commitment

A clinic who offers support and encouragement will help you achieve your weight loss goals. The perfect weight loss clinic should a have friendly and helpful staff that helps you get excited to lose weight. Their support and encouragement should leave you feeling like a patient, not a number.

Do check the results of the patients at the clinic

If your friends, family and co-workers are successfully losing weight and keeping it off, hop on the bandwagon and choose to utilize that same weight loss clinic. Starting a program you've seen work for people you know will give you confidence in the program's ability and ultimately get you to your goals too. If you don’t know someone who is actively involved with a weight loss clinic, make sure you visit the clinic’s website to see if they have before and after pictures of patients who have lost weight. Also, see if they have patient testimonials so you can see first-hand if they have had success or not.

Do pick a clinic that teaches you to keep the weight off

You've made the decision to lose weight for a reason so why not keep it off for good! Choose a clinic that focuses on a maintenance phase, teaching you how to keep the weight off with the ultimate goal of making it your last weight loss clinic you’ll ever need to utilize. Your body and your pocketbook will thank you!

Do choose a clinic that offers lifetime support

Having a good support system will help you tremendously when trying to lose weight whether you want to lose 10 pounds or 100 pounds. Choose a clinic that is dedicated to helping you through the weight loss phase, maintenance phase, and the final phase of keeping your weight off for life. The best weight loss phase should have you follow a strict eating plan that is specifically designed to burn body fat. Women should expect to lose an average of 1-3 pounds per week; men 2-5 pounds per week. The maintenance phase should gradually increase your calorie intake until you find the right balance of calories and nutrients to keep your weight stable. Finally, the program should offer opportunities to stay accountable long-term to not only keep you on track, but also to keep you abreast of the latest tips to keep you healthy for a lifetime.


[publishpress_authors_data]'s professional advice to ExpertBeacon readers: Don't

Do not forget to check for the clinic online

Don’t make the mistake of choosing a clinic you cannot find online or one that does not have a website. You don’t want to start off on the wrong foot with a clinic that leaves you with unanswered questions and lacks patient success stories. Choose a clinic that can prove to you its patients are getting great results by showing before and after pictures as well as testimonials.

Do not choose on price alone

A program that only gives you temporary weight loss is a program that is throwing your money down the drain. If the program only restricts calories by forcing you to eat less and not on changing your eating habits, the weight will come right back on with a vengeance, once your appetite comes back. Likewise, if the program is built around consuming liquid only and not on real food, once you return to real food, plan on gaining the weight back. Either way, the money spent did not create a permanent solution, so it’s not a smart investment for you. Invest your money in a program that will not only help you get the weight off, but also keep it off for good.

Do not be too quick to judge how they define “healthy” weight loss

There may be certain foods “not allowed” during the weight loss phase of a program to help you get to your goal quickly, but that doesn't mean it's not a healthy approach. Be open-minded and willing to learn the “why” behind the strategy. We get stuck in the mindset that if we don’t consume foods from every section of the Food Guide Pyramid, such as bread, cereal, rice and the pasta group, that we are somehow missing out on vital nutrients that we can only get from that group. Educate yourself on the program’s approach and work with the program to add foods back into your day. This will give you the variety you are looking for without sacrificing your weight loss results.

Do not choose a clinic that offers only one solution

There are a lot of factors that need to play together when trying to lose weight. Losing weight requires you to eat healthy, workout on a daily basis, watch portion sizes and track your daily food intake. Don’t choose a clinic that is focused on an unrealistic and unhealthy weight loss program. Those types of clinics will set you up for failure and not help you reach your ultimate goal of losing weight and keeping it off for good.

Do not choose a weight loss program that offers unrealistic results

Your body weight will not disappear overnight and don’t expect it to either. If a weight loss clinic is promoting overnight weight loss success, a red flag should be raised. A good weight loss clinic should stress the goal to lose body fat and preserve lean muscle mass. If you are female, look for a 1-3 pound weekly weight loss, and 2-5 if you are male. A clinic with this approach will help you keep the weight off long-term.


Summary

Partnering with a weight loss clinic can mean the difference between success and failure. Doing your homework to choose the right weight loss clinic and then trusting and following their program can give you the long-term health and happiness you are looking for.

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