Have you tried to lose weight or maintain your weight loss and have become frustrated because you aren't reaching your goals?  You aren't alone.

70.7%

- Percent of adults age 20 years and over in the U.S.
​with overweight, including obesity.

​​The American Medical Association recognizes obesity as a disease requiring treatment.  The causes go far beyond simply food and exercise and encompass a complex interaction of environmental, biological, behavioral, and cognitive factors.

LWmed uses strategies that address this multifactorial nature of obesity and overweight and is committed to helping you achieve the health benefits of losing excess weight.

WHY CHOOSE LWmed?

Evidence-based

There are particular strategies that work best to help men and women lose weight.  We use strategies that have been shown to be the most effective based on the latest scientific evidence.

Personalized Treatment

Your treatment is personalized -- individually tailored to meet your medical needs and your goals.  In collaboration with you, we design a treatment plan that is realistic, practical, and maintainable. We guide you in following recommendations in a way that works with your life. 

Multidisciplinary Approach

When you partner with our Team, you benefit from the extensive knowledge and experience of a board certified physician, certified health coach, certified wellness coach, certified personal trainer, and professional counselor -- all specializing in weight loss.

Prescription weight loss medication​

Numerous medications are available today to help with
​weight loss.  We can prescribe these medications
and will evaluate your current medications to see if they might
​be preventing your weight loss or contributing to your weight gain. 

Weight Maintenance

We treat obesity as a chronic disease that requires chronic management.  We see the importance of a long term relationship recognizing that one needs continuous and compassionate support and guidance not only to lose weight but also to keep it off.

Compassionate Support

We treat everyone with compassion and respect.  We know weight loss is difficult.  We want to reassure you that there is no shame in having gained weight.  There is no shame in having lost weight and gained it back. Obesity and overweight are complex. We are here to help you figure it out.