Weight Management Center

If you're overweight with a BMI over 25, there is a non-surgical weight-loss management program available at The Weight Management Center at Wellington Regional Medical Center. The center offers personalized, extended weight-loss and wellness programs to help you continue on your journey.

The Weight Management Center offers two separate programs to meet your individual needs.

Behavior and Lifestyle Program

This four-week program is a physician-directed weight loss program for individuals who are self-motivated. It includes:

• Physician face-to-face appointments to personalize your program and review your progress
• Initial consultation with a health coach who will help navigate you through your program
• Overall health evaluation
• A customized weight loss program that may include follow up appointments with a registered dietitian, exercise physiologist/fitness instructor, or a health psychologist
• 30-day fitness membership at a local facility

This unique program focuses on:

• Stress management
• Coping skills
• Exercise readiness
• Problem solving
• Relapse prevention

Weight and Wellness Program

This 12-week specialized program offers structure and continuous reinforcement to help you succeed. In addition to the services offered in the Behavior and Lifestyle Program, you can expect:

• A comprehensive wellness orientation and assessment
• Meet all members of our wellness team, including a registered dietitian, exercise physiologist/fitness instructor and a health psychologist
• Follow up meetings with your wellness team as determined by your specific needs and the results of your initial assessment

This program includes:

• Personalized fitness plan
• Behavioral therapy
• Mental health counseling
• Nutritional counseling with a registered dietitian
• Monthly follow up sessions
• Cooking classes

Post-Bariatric Surgery Program

We offer individualized programs for post-bariatric surgery patients.

Additional Services

To compliment your individualized program, you and your health coach may discuss the following optional services:

• Metabolic testing to determine the calories or energy your body uses each day without activity
• Meal replacement therapy
• Pharmacotherapy

Support Groups and Meetings

We also offer support groups and informational meetings for those interested in learning more about weight management options.