Dr. Garramone now offers a proven plan of diet and exercise providing his patients the opportunity to take control of their appearance and their health. Nearly two-thirds of Americans are overweight and one-third is obese. Being overweight increases our risk of disease including coronary artery disease, Type 2 diabetes and cancer. Diets can be difficult to maintain especially with hectic schedules and travel. Our weight management and wellness program, supervised directly by Dr. Garramone, allows you to lose weight safely and efficiently.

The goal of this medically supervised weight loss program, combined with a structured nutritional plan, enables you to lose weight and, most importantly, maintain your weight loss. It is not designed to be a short term weight loss program. Our system, will address your particular issues and provide you with a plan that accommodates your personal weight loss goals and your tastes. You will learn how to maintain your comfortable weight by understanding how food choices affect your body. You will not only look and feel better, but your overall health and well-being will improve.

During the initial phase of the program, a suitable dietary plan with nutritional supplements is initiated. Safe and effective appetite suppressants may be prescribed. The FDA approved prescription appetite suppressants block your hunger so that your body will learn to crave healthy foods. The exercise recommendations combined with the nutritional supplements will boost your energy. Weekly, your progress will be reviewed to help you continue your success until you reach your healthy weight.

Our program offers:

• Medical supervision including initial medical evaluation
• Weekly visits to monitor progress, provide support and ensure optimal medical safety
• FDA approved appetite suppressants to control hunger in appropriate cases
• Supplemental injections when appropriate to enhance results and maintain energy.
• Individualized nutritional planning
• Exercise counseling and support

Our medical weight loss program is divided into three distinct phases:

Phase 1 - Acute Weight Loss: During the initial consultation with Dr. Garramone, you will identify a target weight and design an individualized plan in accordance with your medical information to meet your goal. During this phase, you will be monitored on a weekly basis to ensure progress toward your goal and to provide ongoing support for your lifestyle changes.

Phase 2 - Transitional Step: Upon achieving your target weight, we will continue to encourage and motivate you on a weekly basis to increase your level of activity as we add more servings to the nutritional plan. At this point, your medications will be gradually reduced, and shortly they will no longer be necessary. Additionally, we will teach you exciting lessons from Dr. Barry Sears’ best-selling ZONE Diet series (over 6 million books in print!), that will provide valuable tools and strategies to help maintain your weight loss and prepare you for Phase 3 of our program.

Phase 3 - Long Term Maintenance: Entering the long term maintenance phase of our program means you have achieved your target weight, made lifestyle adjustments to help you maintain your new weight, and understand how the concepts of the ZONE Diet  help you live a healthier life - Congratulations!

The goal of Phase 3 is to ensure that you don’t fall into old habits or regress to an undesired weight or lifestyle. In this phase, you will be provided support and knowledge on a monthly basis by a member of our medical staff to ensure that you continue to reap the benefits of living the ZONE lifestyle.

Our staff will provide all the tools, tips, strategies and support needed to make this program a success for you. All you have to do is make the commitment to your goal and yourself.

We look forward to supporting you on your weight loss journey, so call us today at 239.428.1900 to schedule an appointment.