Despite all the ads about weight loss being easy, and selling products and methods that go along with the effort, most people do not find losing weight easy at all. One reason, according to VeryWellFit.com, is that our bodies are designed to hold onto as much fat as possible in anticipation of times when our food supply might become scarce. In other words, when it comes to losing weight, nature is actually fighting against us!
“While some people can lose weight on their own through diet and exercise, most diets don’t work, and 30 to 35% gain back the weight they lost within a year,” says Eyad Wohaibi, MD, FACS, FASMBS, of FOCUS Bariatrics (FOCUS).
Knowing weight loss attempts can be exceedingly frustrating, the medical practitioners at FOCUS Bariatrics Weight Loss Center developed a unique and comprehensive multidisciplinary approach to conquering obesity. Because maintaining a healthy weight is a lifelong commitment, patients receive essential tools that help them establish a healthy lifestyle. Weight loss programs tailored to each person’s needs include health coaching, dietary counseling, a medically supervised diet program, virtual weight monitoring, metabolic testing, psychological screening, and counseling.
FOCUS’ weight management methods also include anti-obesity medications reviewed by a clinical pharmacist, for which patients receive one-on-one physician counseling. Other available weight loss methods are bariatric surgery such as gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, and revisional surgery.
“Factors that impact the ability to lose weight include genetics, age, race, ethnicity, diet, physical activity, and social factors,” says Dr. Wohaibi, “which is why a precision approach tailored to the needs of each individual is so important.”
Start your weight loss journey at FOCUS Bariatrics, located at 7616 Transit Road, Williamsville, NY 14221 inside Focus Urgent Care. Visit www.focusbariatrics.com or call 716-453-5200 for an appointment.
