Weight Loss Doctors - NYC

Maintaining a healthy weight is one of the best ways to live a long, healthy life. At the Maiden Lane Medical location located in the Upper East Side of New York, NY, our team of providers apply their unique medical background and training to guide patients in safe and effective weight management. 

To learn more about the most modern and beneficial weight loss and weight management options, schedule your appointment with a weight loss doctor at Maiden Lane Medical today!

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What’s medical weight loss management?

Medical weight management is not diet pills, fad diets, or surgery. Instead, medical weight loss management is based on the latest medical, scientific evidence targeting the root causes of weight gain and obesity. The trained staff at Maiden Lane Medical provide the guidance and treatment needed for our patients to meet their weight loss goals and maintain those goals for life.
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Healthy Weight

Many factors can affect your weight, including your genes, age, gender, lifestyle, family habits, culture, sleep, and even where you live and work. Some of these factors may make it hard for you to lose weight or avoid regaining weight that you’ve lost. Learn about the factors affecting weight and how to achieve and maintain a healthy weight.

Who can benefit from medical weight loss?

Whether the goal is to lose 10 pounds or 100 pounds, a medical weight loss program enables our patients to achieve their goals as quickly and safely as possible. Our weight management program is especially beneficial for patients with a BMI or body mass index of 30 or higher since they are most at risk for other severe medical conditions.

Tips for Successful Weight Loss

Losing weight is difficult. There is no quick fix for losing weight. The key is to focus on small, healthy changes that you can stick with for the rest of your life. Losing weight is part of living a healthier lifestyle. Try some of these tips to help give you the best chance of success.

How can a doctor help me lose weight?

Often, undiagnosed health conditions can lead to weight gain or make it more challenging to lose weight on your own. Here at Maiden Lane Medical, our endocrinologists and primary care providers offer comprehensive testing, including hormonal panels, to identify any health issues, such as thyroid disease, polycystic ovary syndrome, or diabetes, which can interfere with weight loss.

What testing is needed to determine a person’s need for weight management?

Your provider reviews your health history, including your weight-loss efforts, weight history, eating patterns, any existing conditions, stress levels, medications, and other health issues. A physician may also review your family health history to determine if they are predisposed to certain medical conditions.

A general physical exam includes:

  • Measuring your height and weight
  • Checking vital signs such as blood pressure, heart rate, and temperature
  • Listening to the lungs and heart
  • Examining the abdomen

Calculating BMI — a person’s body mass index — determines their level of obesity. Your physician should check your BMI at least once a year. This helps determine a patient’s overall risk and identify any medical or weight loss treatments that may be appropriate.

Measuring waist circumference visceral fat or abdominal fat, fat stored around the waist, increases a person’s risk of diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes. Females with a waist measurement of more than 35 inches (80 cm) and males with a waist measurement of more than 40 inches (102 cm) are more prone to health risks than those with smaller waist measurements. Therefore, a patient’s waist circumference should also be checked at least once a year.

Depending on your health, any current symptoms, and risk factors, we may order a wide range of blood and urine tests. For example, these tests can include liver function tests, cholesterol tests, thyroid tests, and others.

A physician may also recommend certain types of heart tests, such as an EKG (electrocardiogram).

Wellness and the Consequences of Weight Gain

Excess fat can crowd your organs, and cause chronic inflammation that damages your body. Type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, fatty liver disease, kidney disease, and many other disorders are also tied to weight gain and obesity. Learn more about the consequences of weight gain and obesity.

What is included in medical weight loss programs?

We tailor each weight loss program to the individual needs of each patient. However, each plan includes similar elements, including:

Consultation

We begin with a thorough consultation and physical exam. But, first, we need to understand your health and how we can help you make sustainable changes to your diet and exercise habits.

During the consultation, we discuss your general health and any previous attempts to lose weight. We might also talk about your relationship with food, including your likes and dislikes and what you eat on a day-to-day basis. We might ask you to keep a food diary for a few days before your appointment.

We also complete a physical exam and thorough testing to evaluate your health and screen for any health issues that could affect your weight loss journey.

Medication

When necessary, we might prescribe medication or supplements to help you control your cravings or burn calories more efficiently. We might recommend a combination of vitamin injections, supplements, and medicine, depending on your needs. If necessary, our endocrinologist can treat hormonal disorders that interfere with your weight loss.
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Nutritional Counseling

Our clinical nutritionist offers personalized counseling and education, which are critical parts of most weight loss programs. Unfortunately, many people assume that losing weight involves giving up all their favorite foods and suffering through weeks or months of deprivation. This is not the case.

We help you learn about the nutritional value of the foods you enjoy and foods you may not eat regularly. We help you develop meal plans that include foods that you enjoy so that you are satisfied and never feel deprived. 

Depending on your needs, you might benefit from meal prepping, which removes many of the decisions you make about food every day and reduces your risk of making an unhealthy choice. Other patients might benefit from meal replacement plans. While meal replacement isn’t a long-term option, the routine it creates can help you stay on track while you learn new dietary habits.

Exercise Advice

Burning more calories than you consume is critical to weight loss, and adding physical activity to your daily routine is the best way to increase your caloric usage. 

Many patients want to do too much too quickly, increasing their risk of injury. Additionally, feeling like you’re working out hard but not seeing rapid changes to your body or the number on the scale can be discouraging. 

We help you find physical activities that you enjoy and are safe for you to do. We can also help you introduce exercise to your routine and safely increase the duration and intensity of your efforts.

Weight Loss and Women

What is the best way for women to lose weight? Every woman is different, but recent research suggests that women may lose weight differently than men. Find out more about weight loss and women.

Follow-up Appointments

You also have regular follow-up appointments throughout your weight loss journey. We monitor your progress, watching your weight as well as:

  • Caloric intake
  • Water intake
  • Exercise routine
  • Blood pressure 
  • Sugar levels
  • Heart rate
  • Reactions to medication
  • Your psychological state of mind
  • Your emotional state of mind

We provide support, encouragement, and motivation to help you maintain your new, healthy habits. Additionally, if you reach a plateau, we can identify it and make adjustments to your program to keep you moving toward your goal. 

During your follow-up appointments, we also celebrate your non-scale successes, such as fitness milestones, sustained healthy food choices, or changes in your measurements and the way your clothes fit.

Weight loss can be challenging, but the team here at Maiden Lane Medical is here to help. If you’re fed up with trying to lose weight only to gain it back again, call or make an appointment online today.

Weight Loss After Pregnancy

Most women wish to return to their pre-pregnancy weight as soon as possible after delivering their babies, but the body needs time to recover and weight loss should be gradual. Learn more about postpartum weight loss.

Healthy Eating for a Healthy Weight

Healthy weight loss starts with a healthy diet. Healthy eating features a variety of healthy foods. Fad diets may promise fast results, but such diets limit your nutritional intake, can be unhealthy, and tend to fail in the long run. Managing your weight contributes to good health now and as you age. Learn how to lose weight the healthy way.

Dietary Supplements for Weight Loss

The proven ways to lose weight are eating healthful foods, cutting calories, and being physically active. But making these lifestyle changes isn’t easy, so you might wonder if taking a dietary supplement that’s promoted for weight loss might help. Learn about the safety and effectiveness of the supplements marketed as “fat burners” or appetite suppressants.

Weight Management Medications

Weight management medications are meant to help people who have health problems related to overweight or obesity. These medications work in different ways. Learn more about what medications there are and how they work.

Weight Loss Surgery

Weight loss surgery helps people with extreme obesity to lose weight. It may be an option if you can’t lose weight through diet and exercise or have serious health problems caused by obesity. Learn about different types of weight loss surgery including bariatric surgery, bypass surgery, gastric banding, and more.

Health Knows No Size: Shattering Misconceptions About Health at Every Size

Health at Every Size (HAES®) is a movement on a mission to encourage body positivity and self-love. But some people are against the cause because of a misunderstanding in what HAES® stands for. Read on as we dispel 4 popular myths about HAES®.

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You Are “When” You Eat If the Timing is Right

“You are what you eat” but you are also “when you eat”. What and how much you eat aren’t the only factors that matter when it comes to maintaining a healthy weight—timing does, too. Learn how intermittent fasting can affect weight loss.

Pregnancy Weight Weighing You Down? Here Are 4 Things to Consider

Despite the celebrity moms you see on Instagram who “snap back” to their pre-pregnancy weight 5 days after they give birth, losing baby weight actually takes time. Here are 4 things to consider about your postpartum weight loss journey.

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Harry Gruenspan, MD, PhD

Board Certified Endocrinologist, Internal Medicine & Metabolism

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