CHOOSE YOUR TREATMENT Weight Loss Programmes
As it says on the tin,weight loss programmes are programmes which are designed to help you lose weight. This can incorporate a special nutrition programme, meal replacement products, appetite suppressants, Body Sculpting (p 58) or SkinTightening (p 131) treatments and specially designed exercise plans.
Who does it?
● Cosmetic Doctor ● Cosmetic Nurse Who is suitable?
Whether you have a lot or just a little weight to lose, a weight loss programme might be worth considering. If you’re planning on having Liposuction (p 101), or another Fat Removal (p 91) or Body Sculpting (p 58) procedure, you will need to be quite close to your ideal body weight first, and a weight loss programme can help you to achieve that.
Even for the morbidly obese, many practitioners recommend that a weight loss programme is attempted before resorting toWeight Loss Surgery (p 142), as this can help you to make the requisite changes to your lifestyle.
Another major advantage that these programmes hold over the surgical alternatives is that weight loss tends to be steady over a longer period, which helps to reduce the amount of excess skin you are left with at the end.
What’s the treatment like?
There are a number of different programmes around, and you would need to speak to your doctor to decide which is best for you. One advantage of some of the more famous names, likeWeightWatchers and Slimming World, is that you attend weekly meetings with other slimmers, which can provide a support network that helps to keep you on track.
If you feel you need more one-on-one support, there are some practitioner-led programmes out there. AlizonneTherapy is a personalised system based on your metabolic rate and involves regular meetings with a doctor.
Alongside a nutrition programme, Alizonne also includes several body sculpting treatments to help your skin adapt to your new shape and to help speed up the weight loss. Once you have achieved your ideal weight, the system also incorporates a stabilisation and maintenance programme to ensure that you keep those pounds off.
There are also some great fitness programmes available around the country, if you want to shape up inside as well as out.
What happens afterwards?
The thing with weight loss programmes is that if you’re serious about losing the weight and keeping it off, then there is no ‘afterwards’.You might not stick to it quite so strictly once you’ve squeezed back into those skinny jeans, and certainly if you’ve been on a meal replacement programme then you will probably want to start eating normal food again, but your new, healthier eating habits and exercise regime need to stick with you for life.
Will I have a scar?
No – another major benefit of doing it yourself! Cost From £20 per month
We investigate why a doctor-led diet programme produces better results than willpower and calorie
counting alone Dieting is big business and a big part of this is that most of us find it very hard to stick to them.
PronoKal is a medically supervised weight loss treatment to be initiated and administered exclusively by doctors. It works so well because of the relationship between doctor, patient and
dietician.The constant supervision along with a tailored treatment programme and re-education on eating habits safely reduces the patients’ weight, changing their life for the better.
The normal protein based diet implemented in the intial stage is based on research created by Dr Blackburn, a respected Harvard nutritional specialist, and is supported by proven medical research.
It is tailored to each patient, depending on their ideal body
weight.The programme is designed so that that, unlike other weight loss methods, a minimal amount or no muscle mass is burnt off, only fat. Unsupervised diets tend to provoke a great loss of muscle mass in their weight loss attempt.Once the patients have reached their target weight, their newly acquired eating habits will enable them to make healthy and enjoyable meal choices.
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