Nutrition Support Component of All Programs
Food is one of life’s necessities. When struggling with weight issues, it often becomes both friend and foe – you can’t live without it, and you’re having a problem living with it. Food choices are often determined by factors such as childhood habits, time constraints, and the media. By working with behavior management techniques and nutritional guidance, you can learn to make better food choices at social, family, and professional events.
Nutritionists at the Weight and Wellness Center work individually with patients to monitor and assess food choices, identify trigger foods and situations, and problem-solve ways to achieve healthier diets. Individualized meal plans are patient-driven. We will integrate your lifestyle, likes, and dislikes to develop plans and strategies to promote healthier food selections no matter what type of plan you desire. We work at increasing your nutrition knowledge, exploring available products, and choices.
Applying these behavior management techniques and nutritional guidance, you can achieve a healthier lifestyle and a more enjoyable quality of life.
For Medical Weight Loss Patients
The Medical Weight Loss Program combines medical, nutritional, psychological, and lifestyle changes to achieve desired weight loss. These changes require the development of new skills to help replace less desirable habits with healthier ones. Fundamental behavior and dietary change, not just short-term food sacrifice, is required for lasting weight loss success. Individualized meal plans that are patient-driven can be developed with your dietitian. We will integrate your lifestyle, likes, and dislikes to develop plans and strategies to promote healthier food selections and eating habits. To get started with individualized meal plans we suggest making an appointment with one of our dietitians by calling 617-636-0158. Get started today by keeping self-monitoring logs or go to www.Fitday.com.
We also offer liquid diet programs for people who feel that it may be easier for them to attain their weight loss goals with less food choices.
Click here to help reach your fluid goals.
Click here to find out what counts as protein in your individualized meal plan.
For Surgical Patients
Pre-Operative Surgical Patients
Our Surgical program often requires some weight loss (often 5-10% of your body weight), before surgery. Our dietitians will develop individualized meal plans that are patient-driven to help you reach your pre-operative weight loss goals. Our dietitians will also review your surgical weight loss meal plan and nutrition goals that you will follow after your surgery.
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Post-operative Surgical Patients
Our post-operative surgical patients will meet with their dietitian about 2 weeks after their surgical date, at their post-operative visit. The dietitians will guide you through the advancements of our five-stage post-operative meal plan. Follow-up with nutrition is essential in promoting continued weight loss, and long-term weight maintenance make an appointment with your dietitian as soon as possible by calling 617-636-0158.
Click here to find out what counts as protein in your meal plan.
Click here if you are having trouble meeting your protein goals after weight loss surgery.
Click here if you are having trouble meeting your fluid goals.
Nutrition Resources and Websites
Download our PDF to download our self-monitoring logs, or go to www.Fitday.com, a free online account to enter your daily foods and exercise. FitDay analyzes all your information and shows you: daily calorie counts; carbohydrates, fat and protein, weight loss and goals; daily energy expenditure.
Calorie King: Free online food search and database. Just type in the food you’re looking for and it will tell you how many calories, fats and carbohydrates that food has. The database also contains nutrition information for many restaurants and fast food establishments.
Fast Food Facts: is your source for the most up-to-date nutritional information on your favorite fast food for dieting and weight control; sugar levels for diabetics; carbohydrates; and health & nutrition
Nutrition Actions Health Letter
American Dietetic Association
American Diabetes Association