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Medical Weight Loss of New York will Develop a Weight Loss Program Specifically for You 

Diet choice depends on many factors: how much there is to lose and how fast you wish to lose it, as well as cost and lifestyle. 

Effective weight loss is individualized

Dr Scinta believes weight loss has to be individualized.  For example, she would recommend a 400-pound, middle-aged male to do the full Optifast, because he can lose up to 10 pounds a week safely. For him, time is of the essence.   On the other hand, a post-menopausal female with only 15-20 pounds to lose would be better suited to a food-based or partial plan, losing one to three pounds per week.

Your program keeps pace with your changing needs

As a patient nears his or her goal, the emphasis switches from strictly nutrition and behavior to exercise.  Some patients are not mobile enough to exercise on land initially.  These patients will be set up with equipment in the water, where weight is not an issue.  As they lose, they graduate to land and increase the time and intensity of their workouts. 

Dr Scinta sees patients develop positive attitudes from the benefits of increased exercise. She says, "I rarely have to force a patient to exercise.  If we are doing our jobs right, they have so much energy, they ask to do it."

Weight Loss is an ever changing continuum

When it is time to address the maintenance issues, the team will shift gears again to launch into long-term weight management.  Dr Scinta's programs address weight loss and maintenance of weight loss as two completely different worlds, and there is not necessarily a beginning and an end.

If a patient is getting bored the team ensures an unexpected event occurs, or a vacation or holiday arrives. The patient may be switched into ‘maintenance mode.' Dr Scinta wants all patients to be able to clearly understand how the rules change between weight loss and maintenance.  During the early weight loss states, the scale can be your enemy, and rigorous exercise can cause muscle loss and excessive hunger.  During maintenance, however, exercise is critical, and weighing yourself at the same time every day is important.