Weight Loss for Life®

Located at the Southwest Specialty Clinic — Mill Plain Campus,
8716 E. Mill Plain Boulevard, Vancouver, WA 98664
360.514.2500

Southwest’s Weight Loss for Life® program is a licensed partner with the leader in clinically proven, medical weight-loss programs, Health Management Resources (HMR). HMR’s programs are recommended by thousands of healthcare professionals in prestigious clinics, medical clients, and hospitals nationwide.

At Weight Loss for Life, a team of professional healthcare providers: doctors, nurses, registered dietitians, behavioral educators and administrative staff all work together to help you achieve your weight loss and health goals.

Weight Loss for Life’s comprehensive programs provides:

• Weight loss results that exceed any other ongoing weight loss program
• Options for everyone—from our clinic program with medical supervision to our do-it-yourself diet kits – all with superior results and program support
• Delicious, nutritionally balanced foods
• Affordable diets with meal costs that are lower than most people’s food budgets
• Support tools to make your diet easier and recipes to increase variety
• An easy-to-follow, practical approach that teaches life-long skills for a healthy diet, physical activity, and overall health.

Weight Loss for Life brings to our community HMR’s 25 years of experience helping dieters achieve healthy weight loss. Our clinically proven programs are based on extensive scientific research and are widely recognized for their successful outcomes.  To date, more than 900,000 dieters have chosen HMR to lose weight and gain greater health. You can too.

Join us at one of our FREE hour-long Weight Loss for Life Program Orientations Every Monday at noon Every Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Call 360.514.2500 or register online.

Weight Loss for Life: In-Clinic Programs

Weight Loss for Life is not based on conventional “dieting” alone. Losing and keeping weight off is an acquired skill. We’ll work closely with you as you learn these new skills in friendly, highly supportive classes. Patients also receive individual coaching, and follow-up via phone calls with trained health educators. In our intensive maintenance program, we’ll continue to work with you to practice these skills until they become an automatic part of your daily life.

Why is such support necessary? 
Research shows that more than 80% of people who diet either fail or regain the weight.   A recent HMR study showed that for 1,100 people who attended the 12-week educational program showed an average weight loss of 77 pounds. One in four (25%) individuals lost 100 pounds or more – for an average weight loss of 137.4 pounds. Moreover, patients who participated in the HMR program were able to maintain a significant portion of that weight loss.

The Healthy Solutions® Diet promotes moderate weight loss without medical supervision.  From the first day, you’ll actually start practicing specific strategies that will help you keep the weight off after you leave the program.  You’ll be surprised at all the food you get to eat — nutritious and filling HMR weight loss shakes, soup, cereal, entrees as meal replacements, plus unlimited amounts of fruits and vegetables. Since these foods are low in calories, you can eat as many as you need to feel full. We call this, “More is Better,” and it works!
 
The Decision Free, Medically Supervised Diet
is offered exclusively in hospitals and medical centers, designed for people who want to lose a significant amount of weight (more than 30 pounds) in a short amount of time. Studies show that the fewer decisions you have to make about what to eat, the more likely it is you will lose weight. With the Decision Free Diet you won’t have to make any decisions about what to eat.  You’ll lose weight using nutritionally complete, delicious HMR meals (filling weight-loss shakes, soup, cereal and entrees). No complicated food lists. No extensive food preparation. No extra food shopping. Taken as directed, the diet provides 100% of the Daily Value for vitamins and minerals, so you can be confident you’re getting the nutrition you need.

Maintenance
The biggest challenge we face after losing weight is keeping it off. Maintenance protects your health gains. Maintenance is the most important phase of our program where participants practice the skills they learned in weight-loss while learning additional, simple strategies for successful long-term weight management. A personal coach works closely with each individual to practice the skills necessary to balance food and physical activity calories until they become second nature.   HMR has the best maintenance record in the industry.

Weight Loss for Life: At-Home Programs

Healthy Solutions Quick Start Diet Kits
No time for classes? No class in your area?  Want to jump start our weight management program?

Weight Loss for Life offers the very best of our in-clinic program in conveniently packaged Healthy Solutions Quick Start Diet Kits to use at home.  This great kit includes all the food, support materials, and detailed “how to’s’ to lose weight quickly using HMR’s sound, proven weight loss principles. Kits are delivered right to your door, or they can be picked up at our clinic.

Call 360.514.2500 to get started.  It’s Time. 
 

Southwest Washington Medical Center Weight Management Center
Southwest Specialty Clinic — Mill Plain Campus 
8716 E. Mill Plain Boulevard  •  Vancouver, WA
360.514.2500
From Portland 503.972.3000 x2500
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