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checking the charts and actually seeing the
patient,” he explains. “Once-a-week you
have to report back to the clinic, and many
patients call counselors or visit in between
their scheduled visits. We’re focused not
only on helping them reach a certain goal
weight, but providing them the knowledge
they need to maintain their weight loss.”
This is not a burn-fat –get-skinny-quick
scheme, but a proven regimen of nutrition-
al and physical activity objectives that have
been demonstrated to work wonders in a
safe, stabile process. “Whether you need to
lose 10 to over 100 pounds, we can help you.
It’s going to take time to do that, and you’re
going to come in every week and go through
our disciplines, but we will help you.” adds
Kaloust.
Physicians can also address varying issues
a patient may have or experience during their
program, Kaloust says, noting that everyone
they meet can be different. “They may have
a different diet, they may have a different ex-
ercise program or they may have to take dif-
ferent medications,” he says. “It’s really more
of a medical approach to weight loss than