From Katie S.

Medically Supervised Weight Loss (HCG) 

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"In April 2016, I decided that my weight gain was beyond my control.  I had never been one to try the latest “diets” or pills.  I was typically able to control my weight through exercise, however, being a busy working single mom, exercise and eating right seemed to be the last thing on my mind.  One night, while waiting for Girl Scouts to end, another GS Mom, said, she lost a good amount of weight on the “HCG Diet” and recommended Balance Health and Wellness.  I figured what did I have to lose, except a few pounds.  I quickly called and Scott was able to schedule me a convenient appointment around my crazy work schedule and my daughter’s schedule.  I met with Jayme, the Physician's Assistant.  She explained the program, the cost and the potential weight loss.  Both her and Scott were very supportive.  They never pressured me, nor did they make claims that this process would be easy or a magical process.  It was going to be hard work, but if I put in the time and followed the program, it would work.  They gave me a lot of information on the program, and said that I could think about it.  I left that evening, read some information on the computer, saw my regular Primary Care and my GYN, neither of them had much information on the program, but didn’t see any harm in trying it.  So, I called Scott, and we set up a start date. When I started this program, I was overweight, my joints hurts, my body ached,  and high blood pressure, for which I was on medicine.  I didn’t feel like myself.  So, Mother’s Day 2016 I started the program.   Within 2 weeks, I had lost 5 pounds, I came off my blood pressure medicine, and I felt great.  By the end of the 6 weeks, I had lost 28 pounds.  I felt great!  Not only did I lose a great deal of weight, I was off the high blood pressure medicine, learned how to make better food and drink decisions, and was able to get in a routine of drinking plenty of water, pre-cooking meals, etc.  It is now a year later, I am happy to say, that I have kept all the weight off, and lost an additional 10 pounds.  Balance Health and Wellness was with me every step of the way.  They were caring and supportive.  I never waited more than 5 minutes for my appointment, and they were very accommodating with scheduling.  I can’t say enough good things about Balance Health and Wellness.  It felt they were in this process with me. Attached are before and after pictures."