Medical Weight Management Specialist, Maria Glad, FNP-C offers a unique healthcare service:
Get Healthy to Lose Weight and Lose Weight to get Healthy
How it works:
- Initial appointment – 90 minutes
- Physical health evaluation including medical history, laboratory findings, past and current treatments
- Diet, exercise and lifestyle assessment
- Weight management history
- Discussion of social, emotional, behavioral considerations
- Readiness assessment – This is a process; what parts of the process are you ready to address at this time?
- Body composition analysis (link) and other relevant measurements
- Analysis – What are the possible causes for your weight gain or weight loss resistance?
- Custom plan creation -includes nutrition, exercise, hydration, and other recommendations
- Choose a tracking method: Journal? App? Others…
- Education and counseling -knowledge is a powerful tool
- Together we set attainable goals for the next visit, for the course of treatment, and for life-long success
- Follow-up appointments – 45 minutes
- What goals are in progress? What can we check off?
- What do the measurements show? -includes body composition analysis at every visit
- How are you feeling? Are symptoms improving? Some symptoms may call for more in-depth evaluation.
- What do you need help with right now? What’s on your mind?
- Sharing of food choices and recipe recommendations
- Exercise progression -ideas for home workout, personal training, class recommendation, referral for physical therapy
- Collaboration with your primary care provider
- Plan for continued follow-up
