Weight Management

A good weight-loss program is one that focuses on helping you create habits that lead to long-term weight management rather than quick weight loss. Low Cost Health Clinics, with seven offices in Anaheim, Riverside, Santa Ana, Corona, Costa Mesa, Cathedral City, and Indio, California, is a family practice dedicated to promoting the health of the communities they serve. Taking a patient-based approach to health, they provide professional help with weight management. Call the office nearest you or use the online booking button to learn more about weight management at Low Cost Health Clinics.

Why is weight loss so hard for me?

Weight loss is hard for many people because the weight-loss programs they use to lose weight are impossible to follow long term. Most of these programs focus on diet and exercise to help you reach your weight goals. 

Though an important part of any weight-loss program, restricting your food intake while you exercise more sets you up to fail. You may lose weight, but hunger and food cravings may make the process difficult.

When you give in to your cravings, you may overindulge and slowly revert back to your usual eating style, causing the weight to creep back up.

Weight-loss diets are viewed as short-term programs you follow until you reach your goal. But a good weight-loss program focuses more on helping you learn how to manage your weight, making it easier for you to drop those extra pounds and keep them from coming back.

What does weight management mean?

Weight management means adopting behaviors that you can follow for life so you can stay at a healthy weight. It’s not about restriction or calories. Instead, it's about habits that help you lose weight and keep it off.

Low Cost Health Clinics is a family practice dedicated to providing high-quality medical care for the communities they serve. Your weight affects your health and puts you at risk of developing chronic health conditions like type 2 diabetes, hypertension, or heart disease. 

By providing weight management, the clinic can help you reach your weight goals, improve your overall health, and reduce risk of disease.

Low Cost Health Clinics has bilingual staff that speak English and Spanish at all locations.

What can I expect from weight management?

You can expect patient-centered weight management at Low Cost Health Clinics. Before making any recommendations, your provider conducts a comprehensive physical exam. They also run blood work to look for health issues that may make it harder for you to lose weight, like low thyroid hormone levels.

Your provider asks about your usual diet and exercise routine and your goals.

Low Cost Health Clinics use the information they gather during your exam to create your weight management plan, which may include:

• A balanced eating plan
• Tips for increasing activity
• Behavioral therapy
• Sleep hygiene
• Weight-loss medications

Your provider schedules regular follow-up visits to monitor your progress and help you make the lifestyle changes that lead to long-lasting weight management.

Call Low Cost Health Clinics today or use the online booking button to learn more about the weight management program.