Obesity and Weight Loss

Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight includes healthy eating, physical activity, optimal sleep, and stress reduction. Several other factors may also affect weight gain and you should consult your doctor if you are concerned that other factors are putting you at risk for weight gain and obesity.

Managing your weight contributes to good health now and as you age. In contrast, people who have obesity, compared to those with a healthy weight, are at increased risk for many serious diseases and health conditions.

MyFitRx Weight Management is an 8-week program that encourages realistic goal setting for healthy weight and helps develop physical activity habits. Offered at the Piedmont Wellness Center, MyFitRx pathways are designed to help improve the level of physical activity in individuals living with weight management, chronic disease, medical conditions or who need additional support.

For people suffering from morbid obesity, and facing the life-threatening side effects that can come with it, losing weight can be a matter of life and death. But for many, it can seem like there is no solution in sight — no diet plan, no exercise regimen, no “magic” pill that can help get the weight off and keep it off. Piedmont’s Bariatric Surgery Services can offer an effective, proven and tested surgical solution for weight loss for obese patients.