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If you’ve tried diet after diet without seeing results, or if you feel overwhelmed by the sheer amount of conflicting advice out there, a weight loss consultation might be exactly what you need. It’s perfect for those who need guidance, motivation, and a clear path forward.
Think of it like having a fitness expert and therapist wrapped into one, addressing not just what’s on your plate, but what’s in your mind.
When we think of losing weight, diets are often the first thing that comes to mind. From keto to intermittent fasting, the options are endless.
That is where weight loss consultations become necessary to guide you away from confusing and contradicting information. They’re like having a personal map made just for you.
A consultation doesn’t just look at what you eat. It takes into account your entire lifestyle. How much sleep are you getting? What are your stress levels like? And most importantly, what are your goals? With this holistic view, an expert like Dr. Choi can tailor a plan that aligns with your body’s needs rather than a one-size-fits-all diet plan.
We can refer you to our partner dietitian but you should always consult a doctor if you need to undergo a medical procedure. If you are not sure, but you are in Florida, consult with Dr. Choi in person, for free.
Now that we’ve touched on the basics, let’s get a bit more in-depth. Why exactly are weight loss consultations so effective? Well, it all comes down to science. Unlike fad diets, which often work in the short term but fail in the long run, consultations offer a comprehensive approach based on evidence.
One of the biggest misconceptions about weight loss is that it’s all about calories in versus calories out. While it’s true that creating a calorie deficit is essential for shedding pounds, the process isn’t that simple. Your metabolism, hormone levels, and even emotional state can all affect how your body processes food.
A weight loss consultation digs deeper into these factors. For instance, your body might be holding onto weight due to high cortisol levels from stress, or perhaps a lack of sleep is causing imbalances in your hunger hormones.
One of the biggest advantages of a consultation with Dr. Choi is the personalized nutrition plan you receive. Maybe you have a slight intolerance to gluten, or perhaps your body thrives on a higher fat intake.
Consultants work with you to create a balanced diet that you can maintain, rather than restrictive plans that leave you feeling deprived. This is key to ensuring that your weight loss journey is both enjoyable and sustainable.
It’s no secret that weight loss can be a mental challenge as much as a physical one. Many people struggle with motivation, emotional eating, or feelings of inadequacy when it comes to their weight. This is where the psychological aspect of weight loss consultations comes into play.
During a consultation, your mental and emotional health is just as important as the physical factors. Understanding why you might turn to food for comfort, or why certain triggers cause you to stray from your plan, is key to long-term success. A good consultant like Dr. Choi can help you develop strategies to overcome these challenges, giving you the mental tools to stay on track.
It’s easy to feel lost when navigating the sea of diets, exercise regimes, and conflicting advice available online from a myriad of newly appeared health and wellness gurus. However, sitting down with an expert like Dr. Choi in his clinic in Florida, who can guide you based on your specific needs, body type, and goals, makes a tremendous difference in understanding what steps you need to take to achieve your dream body and improve your health. Maybe you need to be more active, eat a more balanced diet, or you might even need a revision surgery. Consultation with a known and accredited professional who can answer your questions is a true game-changer and a key to success, as it saves you from vicious cycles of following a new trendy diet for months and then tripping over into overeating, ensuring successful and painless achievement of your weight loss goals.
Dr. Choi has over 23 years of healthcare experience.
As you lose weight, you may be able to reduce or eliminate the need for many of the medications you take for high blood pressure, heart disease, arthritis, cholesterol, and diabetes. If you have a gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy or a duodenal switch, you may even be able to reduce the dosage or discontinue the use of your diabetes medications soon after your procedure.
After surgery, most patients return to work in one or two weeks. You will have low energy for a while after surgery and may need to have some half days, or work every other day for your first week back. Your surgeon will give you clear instructions. Most jobs want you back in the workplace as soon as possible, even if you can’t perform ALL duties right away. Your safety and the safety of others are extremely important – low energy can be dangerous in some jobs.
Many patients are worried about getting hernias at incisions. That is almost never a problem from work or lifting. Hernias are more often the result of infection. You will not feel well if you do too much.
Right away! You will take gentle, short walks even while you are in the hospital. The key is to start slow. Listen to your body and your surgeon. If you lift weights or do sports, stay “low impact” for the first month (avoid competition, think participation). Build slowly over several weeks. If you swim, your wounds need to be healed over before you get back in the water.
The general answer to this is yes. Make sure to tell your surgeon and anesthesiologist about all prior operations, especially those on your abdomen and pelvis. Many of us forget childhood operations. It is best to avoid surprises!
Sometimes your surgeon may ask to see the operative report from complicated or unusual procedures, especially those on the esophagus, stomach, or bowels.
Yes and no.
Most people think of a “diet” as a plan that leaves you hungry. That is not the way people feel after surgery. Eventually, most patients get some form of appetite back 6-18 months after surgery. Your appetite is much weaker, and easier to satisfy than before.
This does not mean that you can eat whatever and whenever you want. Healthier food choices are important to best results, but most patients still enjoy tasty food, and even “treats.”
Most patients also think of exercise as something that must be intense and painful (like “boot camp”). Regular, modest activity is far more useful in the long term. Even elite athletes can’t stay at a “peak” every week of the year. Sometimes exercise is work, but if it becomes a punishing, never-ending battle, you will not keep going. Instead, work with your surgeon’s program to find a variety of activities that can work for you. There is no “one-size-fits-all” plan. Expect to learn and change as you go!
For many patients (and normal weight people, too) exercise is more important for regular stress control, and for appetite control, than simply burning off calories. As we age, inactivity can lead to being frail or fragile, which is quite dangerous to overall health. Healthy bones and avoiding muscle loss partly depends on doing weekly weight bearing (including walking) or muscle resistance (weights or similar) exercise.
Dr. Michael Choi, D.O. is affiliated with Broward Health Imperial Point and Memorial Hospital Miramar in Florida.
Yes, Dr. Choi accepts patients from all over the world. He takes patients from EU countries, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, South America, Canada, and all other parts of the world.
Always consult your doctor for treatment of any medical conditions or before deciding on surgery.
Do not treat the content on this website as medical advice.
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