New Jersey Medical Weight Loss Program - NJ Weight Loss Physician, Bariatric Medicine - NJ Weight Loss Center, Physicians Weight Management Program
Transformations is a physician-supervised program that combines powerful assessment tools with individualized care, personalized diet and nutrition, fitness, education and behavioral training to achieve results that last!
Transformations, a New Jersey (NJ) Medical Weight Loss Center located in Hillsborough, NJ
In our practice, we provide comrehensive treatment for weight issues that assures healthy weight loss and lasting lifestyle changes that will prevent weight regain. Our office is a warm, supportive environment where you will be well taken care of on your journey to your healthy weight. We do a complete body composition and metabolic rate analysis. We follow your blood pressure, heart rate and measurements. You get a complete physical with a detailed history by our bariatric physician, Dr. Kathleen Hickey. She will develop for you a program tailored for your metabolism that details your eating plan and any medication recommendations, if indicated. She works closely with our registered dietitian and certified personal trainer Lisa Lamarca to develop a fitness plan that will work for you and your lifestyle. Lisa has many years of experience working with bariatric surgery paients. If there are issues with emotional or binge eating, habit formation or goal setting you can work with our therapist, Bianca Ramos. She herself has lost over 130 pounds and is featured in the latest South Beach book. We have a gym that is used for our fitness assessments as well as personal training sessions (not quite the public display like at your local health club). We also offer educational sessions and group support.
Medical Weight Loss Program - Hillsborough, NJ
Medical weight loss is easier, faster and safer than standard diets because you are under the care of a physician throughout the course of your treatment. You will receive a thorough analysis of your body composition, metabolic rate, medical and weight history and physical examination. Your current laboratory values and particular lifestyle issues factor greatly in the development of the ideal plan for you. Medications to aid in appetite control can be used, according to ASBP guidelines. Primarily, though, the emphasis will be on changing what and how you eat to optimize your own health and to get you to your ideal weight.
Exercise counseling with in office instruction. Our Medical Fitness Specialist/personal trainer will tailor a program for you based on your Fitness Assessment and the Exercise Prescription written by the doctor. We have a private exercise studio/gym where your fitness assessment will be done and it is also available for group circuit classes and private personal training sessions. As a Transformations patient, you can also call to schedule a time to work out on your own. We also offer outdoor walking and walk/run groups. Every season we will be training for a walk/run 5K to raise money for local causes.
Adequate and appropriate nutrition is crucial to your dieting success, especially as you reduce your calories and increase your physical activity level. At Transformations we take the time to assess your nutritional condition and needs as you approach your goal weight. Whole foods are emphasized in our program but many people will gain additional benefits from supplementing with vitamins and micronutrients - especially during the weight loss phase. All our meal replacements, if you choose to use them, are nutritionally sound and complete. Whole food meal plans are macronutrient balanced for weight loss at an appropriate rate. Any potential deficiencies you may have (vitamin D is a common example) will be assessed and treated.
Weight Loss Counseling Services
The body and the mind are deeply interconnected. Many dieters are unaware of how the mind-body connection affects weight loss goals. Many diet plans fail to provide the necessary skills to examine how this connection affects successful weight loss. Transformations Weight Loss Counseling Services will empower you with the skills and tools necessary to achieve and permanently maintain weight loss. A health and lifestyle intervention process will be used to assist you in developing new skills to overcome unhealthy habits. Are you struggling with the habits of overeating, emotional eating or eating when bored or stressed? Do you have low self esteem or negative body image issues? These emotional and psychological obstacles hinder your ability to lose weight and create healthy lifestyle changes. Through individual counseling and group motivational support you will be challenged to examine and overcome the obstacles that are interfering with your ability to lose weight and achieve your goals.
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Genetic Testing
Transformations has teamed up with one of the leading genetics labs in the country to bring genetic testing to our patients. The test results will allow us to discover the ideal eating and exercise patterns for them. This team of genetic researchers most recently presented their findings at The American Heart Association's Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism Conference. Their results are impressive: individuals on a diet identified as appropriate to their genotype lost over 2.5 times as much weight than individuals on diets that were not suited for their genes. The test is painless and done in the office.
