Altschuler Center for Weight Loss & Wellness

So far so good! I went for another fill today, trying to get back on track.

Dr. Gail. understands how it is to be overweight. she asked me this week why I came back instead of trying something else. I explained that since 12 I have been on every diet known to man. Weight watchers, lean line, (they had the best ice cream!) nutra system, and jenny craig, and several others. but hers is the first time that I actually had to think and make choices. So when she asked why I stopped and my answer was being bored. she gave me a few things to think about and try and incorporate them into my lifestyle. Lets be honest. you are never going to NOT have a sandwich, a bowl of pasta, or some sort of carb in our life. You are going to to to the party where there is nothing but bad choices but that dinner or night doesn’t make your life style. you have to get up in the morning and yest think again about your choices, but falling off a horse only means grabbing the reins and hoisting yourself back on it again! also learning to fall off and getting back on before you are afraid to go there.
Thank you Dr. Gail!

I’ve been overweight since puberty– nearly 30 years of being… fat. I of course only thought of myself as zoftig. I love food and cooking is a big part of my life. I somewhat watched my diet and exercised consistently but there it was– fat.
A year ago I went to my GP and complained of knee and hip pain. She gently pointed out I was… FAT… and suggested the Altschuler Center. Frankly, I was shocked– bariatric doctors are for people who are morbidly obese– not for a size 14 (OK– a 16 squeezing into a 14) person who hits the gym 3 times a week, rarely eats out and doesn’t drink soda! My gazelle like doc just didn’t understand what it is to be a short, zoftig food lover! I of course didn’t go– I wasn’t that fat!
Well, a year rolls by and I have more joint pain and some more serious things going on. Back to my GP. She looks in my chart and gently notes that a year ago she recommended the Altschuler Center and yet I weigh the same. This time her recommendation to lose weight was much more of a command than a recommendation.
Why had I ignored her the first time? Firstly, (in my mind) I wasn’t that fat! But more importantly I didn’t go because I found it hard enough just to maintain my weight and try to loose a few pounds after Christmas. I didn’t want to go to a doc who would tell me to work out 7 days a week while subsisting on rabbit food.
Well, the desire to stay above ground won out over my desire for delicious food and I went to see Dr. Altschuler. I immediately loved her. Unlike my gazelle built GP, Dr. Altschuler understands all the frustrations of being a short person who just can’t eat that many calories. She herself lost 50 pounds years ago and has kept it off. It is why she became a bariatric specialist.
The Altschuler Center provides a way to eat fewer calories without being hungry all the time! You’re going to have to stick to a eating plan, but you meet privately with Dr. Altschuler and work through all the challenges. I never feel rushed in our meetings, she answers all my medical questions and she’s very supportive. Everything is taylor made to each individual.
In 5 months I’ve lost 30 pounds, more than half way to my goal, and have gone from a size 16 to a 10. It’s not super fast, but it’s safe and satisfying. I’m confident I will keep losing and will be able to maintain my goal weight. I was afraid going to a bariatric doc would be too hard and too restrictive. Instead I’ve found that a bariatric specialist makes losing weight so much EASIER! I really wish I had gone to a bariatric specialist years ago. If you’re struggling to lose even 10 pounds make life easier and go to the Altschuler Center for Weight Loss– it works!