A key component of Valley LifeStart™ is the nutritional guidance and support that each patient receives. With proper dietary information and instruction, patients can confidently develop new approaches to purchasing, preparing and consuming meals each day.
Whether a patient chooses drug therapy, medical weight management or surgery, there is an invaluable nutritional component that helps patients before, during and after their form of care.
Many patients prefer to start with medical weight management before opting for drug therapy or surgery. If you are choosing medical weight management, our nutrition program will educate you on fad diets, nutrition trends, and help you separate fact from fiction. Even more important, we will start you on a diet prescribed just for you – taking into account your health, metabolism and, where appropriate, your preferences. We will show you how to eat to fuel your body not your emotions, with a goal of reducing emotional eating, impulsive snacking and other behaviors that can sabotage progress.
At Valley LifeStart, patients meet with master’s-prepared, clinical nutritionist, Meredith Urban. Meredith has worked with weight-loss patients since 2001 and has written numerous text chapters and journal articles on nutrition and dietary guidelines for bariatric patients and others seeking to lose weight.