Orlando Weight Loss - Make 2011 The Last Year You Choose Weight Loss as Your New Year’s Resolution

Jan. 3, 2011 - PRLog -- Orlando, FL - Year after year, weight loss remains the most popular choice among New Year’s resolutions. As Americans begin to think about how to accomplish this goal, many are overwhelmed by the abundance of available weight loss options. There are hundreds of choices that range from restrictive fad diets to diets that allow only pre-packaged foods. While some of these may provide short-term success, most leave you with minimal results and little hope of maintaining your newfound accomplishment.

Research has shown that after six months, less than half of those people making New Year's resolutions actually stick to their goals, and after a year, that number declines to about ten percent. With odds like this, you may be speculating about achieving your objectives and how to make 2011 the last year it is necessary to focus on weight loss as your New Year’s resolution. The answer is finding a program that will not only help you achieve your goal weight, but also maintain it.

"Weight loss programs should be designed by medical, nutritional, fitness, and behavioral experts. They should be implemented with adequate medical supervision and deliver the acceptance, encouragement, and support that are shown to help patients achieve success. Weight loss programs should also provide a maintenance plan to educate patients on how to keep the weight off once they have reached their goal,” said Edward Zbella, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Medi-Weightloss Clinics®.

Dr. Zbella also stressed the importance of support and how it plays a critical role in weight loss. Many people who make New Year’s resolutions often fail to succeed when they do not have the support and encouragement they need to keep them on track. According to a study published in the March 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, diet participants who had monthly personal counseling had the most success and kept more weight off than those who did not. "At Medi-Weightloss Clinics®, our treatment plan is built upon the personal touch. Each patient works closely with our team of medical professionals and receives the customized advice and direction they need to shed pounds and make long-term weight loss a reality," said Dr. Zbella.

About Medi-Weightloss Clinics®

Medi-Weightloss Clinics® offers a physician-supervised weight loss program. The program is designed by experts in public health, medicine, nutrition, fitness, motivation, and education. In our clinics, medical professionals guide patients every step of the way, providing individualized advice and direction. The program includes weekly individual consultations with a member of our medical team that focus on nutrition, lifestyle, and exercise. Medi-Weightloss Clinics® will educate patients on how to lose weight in the real world using real food, provide recipes, shopping lists, and offer guidance and specific suggestions for dining out. Patients will learn how to overcome temptations and win the weight loss battle. The program helps patients shed unwanted and unhealthy pounds and make long-term weight loss goals a reality. When a patient reaches their goal weight, they transition to the Wellness Phase, specifically designed to help keep the pounds off.

Medi-Weightloss Clinics® has more than 80 locations in Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Massachusetts, Mississippi Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. For more information, visit http://www.mediweightlossclinics.com/locations/winterpark or call 407-673-5555.

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Medi-Weightloss Clinics® offers a three-phase, medically supervised weight loss program consisting prescription appetite suppressants, injections, supplements, dietary changes, and moderate exercise, along with guidance and support.