The Medi Weight Loss Clinics offer a medically supervised weight loss program that includes weekly weigh-ins, an appointment with a nutritionist, diet advice, nutritional supplements, an appetite suppressant and vitamin B12 injections. At the initial consultation, health is evaluated by taking blood pressure, a comprehensive blood panel, EKG, weight and body fat index.
Following the initial consultation, the Medi Weight Loss patient meets weekly with her medical advisor to evaluate progress and get a B12 injection. In between evaluation appointments, one additional optional B12 injection is included. The schedule might be Tuesday B12 injection (5 minute appointment), and Friday evaluation, weigh in, and another B12 injection.
The Three Phases of the Medi-Weightloss Program
Phase I: Medi-Weight Loss Acute Phase
At the start of the initial acute phase of the diet, each patient meets with a member of the medical team weekly and is supplied with a diet suppressant. The diet on week one is very restricted, 500 calories of lean protein only. The program after that initial week continues that same level of protein, but adds 2 cups of vegetables, or 1 cup vegetables and 1 cup fruit. Around week three, a daily snack is allowed. This phase lasts until the target weight is reached.
Three thirty minute aerobics workouts a week are part of the program's exercise requirements.
Phase II: Medi-Weight Loss Short Term Maintenance Phase
Once weight goal is reached, the weekly consultations continue as the Medical staff helps each patient transition into adding calories and additional exercise. At this phase, they begin to integrate techniques for maintaining weight loss and wean the patient off the appetite suppressant.
Phase III – Wellness Phase
This phase is available to each patient to help avoid the disappointment of regaining the pounds lost during the program. The medical team provides consultation on nutrition, exercise, medical and motivational issues. The program is designed as a lifetime fitness program and not just a diet.
Cooking and Recipes for the Medi Weight Loss Acute Phase
Medi Weight Loss Clinics do not sell meals. Instead, each week, Medi Weight Loss provides tips, tools and recipes. They recommend healthy snacks, and supply grocery shopping lists. One of the challenges on any weight loss program is keeping the diet interesting and palatable enough that the old ways of eating don’t start creeping back up. Using the Medi Weight Loss principles, their patient will need to develop a recipe book that includes healthy recipes as she progresses in the program.
Medi Weight Loss sells low calorie, nutritious protein bars and protein drink mix, which are great for a meal substitute, but their food is not required for the programs.
The diet is high protein, low carbohydrate and low fat, similar to the South Beach, so South Beach recipes and foods will usually fit into the program, as long as the recipe is also low fat. Diabetic sites, such as diabetic-recipes.com are another good source of recipes that will fit into the program.
Since the program isn’t about crash dieting, each Medi Weight Loss patient learns how to change their attitude and eating habits that will last well past the dieting period. She develops a taste for different foods, finding creative ways to replace high carbohydrate, high fat recipes and meals with healthier alternatives. Here’s an example of an alternative to eating an old potato favorite.
Mock Potato Pancakes Recipe
Makes 1 serving of 4 pancakes
Ingredients:
- 1 cup Spaghetti Squash
- 1 whole egg
- Olive Oil Spray
- Salt & Pepper
Optional: ¼ cup chopped onions
Directions:
- Quarter spaghetti squash and boil in salted water for 10-15 minutes or until squash has cooked enough to shred spaghetti strands. To shred, place squash quarter on plate and scrape tines of fork across inside of squash to form “spaghetti” type strands of squash.
- Add whole egg to 1 cup squash
- Add salt and pepper to taste
- If desired stir in chopped onion
- Spray skillet with 5 sprays of olive oil
- Heat to medium high
- Divide squash mixture into 4 pancakes and brown on both sides.
Nutrition:
- Calories: 99 (for 4 pancakes)
- Fat 5.5g
- Saturated Fat 1.6g
- Total Carbohydrates 7.3g
- Protein 6.2g
Medi Weight Loss Clinic is a good choice for anyone who needs guidance and motivation to be successful in losing weight. The weekly visits and helpful recipes and snack ideas make the experience enjoyable. For someone who is struggling to lose weight, Medi Weight Loss is a great program that just might make the difference!
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Reference:
Medi Weight Loss Clinic Website
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