Every thing is past paced in the city of New York and as such, people in NYC expect instant results. However, when it comes to losing weight, it is better to take your time, and not rush it. In this article, we will review the problem of obesity in New York City, options that are available for people in the city of New York to lose weight fast and safe, and tips to lose weight.

Problem of obesity in NYC

In general, most people in the United States think New York City is a lean city. Although NYC is relatively thin compared to some other cities, do not be fooled by this thiking as more than half of all New Yorkers are either overweight or obese.

Risk of being overweight in NYC

Being heavy comes with its own risks some of which include increased risk of over 50 different medical problems such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, arthritis and even cancer.

Benefits of losing weight

The good news is that losing even a small amount of weight of about 5% of your body weight can have far reaching benefits. So, where to start to lose weight safely and effectively in NYC?

Check your Body Mass Index

After checking your BMI, you realize that you are either overweight or obese, then you want to know what options are available to lose weight.

Options to lose weight in New York City

„ a diet low in calories
„ increased physical activity
„ behavior therapy
„ prescription medications
„ weight-loss surgery

Of the above options, we are going to concentrate on the first four options to lose weight in this article.

VLCD and LCD diet options

A very low-calorie diet (VLCD) and low calorie diet (LCD) use specially made formulas such as protein shakes, protein bars, soups, and other weight loss products called meal replacements for fast weight loss results.

Exercises for losing weight in NYC

Although we were traditionally told that exercising helps with weight loss, recent large scale studies failed to show any significant weight loss at a population level. This most likely due to the following:

• Exercise burns calories on the one hand and inceases hunger on the other hand thereby negating any weight loss.
• Exercise also can build muscle tissue which is about twice as heavy as fat tissue.
• It takes about 18 miles of walking just to lose one pound of body fat which is a lot of walking.

Because of the above factors, exercise is not a very strong measure to lose weight.

Changing behaviors

Changing eating habits, stopping soda or fruit juice, not eating out as much, controlling portions etc are some of the things you can do but these are better said than done.

Medical weight loss in NYC

Losing weight without surgery but under the supervision of a trained obesity medicine physician is called medical weight loss.

This may involve prescription weight loss medications, VLCD and LCD diet plans, behavior change and increased physical activity all under the supervision of a trained weight loss doctor.

Prescription weight loss medications

There about 9 weight loss medications availble to lose weight, 5 of which were new and were approved for long term use for not just losing weight but also for maintaining weight.

Traditional weight loss medications

• Phentermine (Adipex, Lomaira, Fastin)
• Phendimetrazine (Bontril)
• Diethylpropion (Tenuate)
• Benztropine

New weight loss medications

• orlistat (Xenical, Alli)
• lorcaserin (Belviq)
• phentermine-topiramate (Qsymia)
• naltrexone-bupropion (Contrave), and
• liraglutide (Saxenda)

W8MD advantage for losing weight in NYC

W8MD is one of the few medical weight loss programs in New York City to accept most health insurances

Minimal additional program cost of just $50.00 biweekly includes any weight loss prescription medications if dispensed in office

Well trained and experienced weight loss doctors

Convenient evening and weekend hours

Two convenient locations in greater New York, in Brooklyn and Manhattan

Over 10 years of practice experience with thousands of success stories and amazing results

A plan to maintain the weight once you reach your goal