Weight No More Medical Associates - Medical Weight Loss, Newport Beach, Temecula, CA

Welcome

Weight No More Medical Associates is the medical weight loss practice of Dr. Robert Skversky in Newport Beach and Temecula, California.

Dr. Skversky's Mission Statement/Philosophy

I began "Weight No More" in 1992 as a personalized medical weight-loss program for patients in my private family practice. My goal was to develop a program that would allow my overweight and obese patients to lose weight and maintain their weight-loss on a long term basis. The paradigm for weight loss in our country which is based on diet, exercise, and behavior modification has proven ineffective (failed miserably) for the vast majority of patients. Thus a more aggressive approach using pharmacotherapy (prescription medication) I believe is essential as an integral part of a prudent comprehensive medical weight loss program. This disease obesity, needs to be taken seriously, treated seriously and most importantly treated with respect.

The following statement was issued by The National Task Force on Obesity and published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) December 18, 1996.

"BECAUSE OBESITY IS A DISORDER THAT CANNOT BE EXPECTED TO REMIT WITHOUT CONTINUED TREATMENT, SHORT-TERM (WEEKS OR MONTHS) TREATMENT OF OBESITY WITH DRUGS IS GENERALLY NOT WARRANTED. TREATMENT WITH MEDICATIONS WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE CONTINUED FOR YEARS, AND PERHAPS FOR THE LIFETIME OF THE PATIENT, TO SUSTAIN WEIGHT-LOSS AND IMPROVE HEALTH."

Obesity is a metabolic, chronic and progressive disease with a significant genetic predisposition. Chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, etc. require long term drug therapy for control not cure. And the same is true for treating obesity.

"Tired of Being Overweight?"

It's frustrating. For years, when over the course of a lifetime, people often find themselves trapped in a seemingly hopeless and endless cycle of obesity. Even when they are able to take weight off, their success is only temporary. They put back on the pounds, many times more than they had originally lost.

It is for this reason, perhaps, that commercial weight loss is a 40 billion dollar industry. People are constantly going on diets. Unfortunately, they also are constantly failing. Medical studies have confirmed that 95% of people who diet regain their weight... and more ... within three to five years.

"I Can Do It"

When a person fails, it becomes increasingly difficult to try again. "Weight loss" requires motivation, enthusiasm, and discipline.

The goal of Weight No More is to help our patients lose weight comfortably, then maintain their weight loss forever.

The program is the product of extensive scientific study combined with clinical research. It takes a medical perspective to solve the problem of obesity, treating it like other chronic and metabolic diseases such as high blood pressure, arthritis, and diabetes.

Just as these diseases can be medically treated, so too can obesity. More importantly, it also can be held by check. It's little wonder that the research that produced this approach to weight control is being described as "invaluable" and "landmark."

"What's for Dinner?"

Don't panic: You are not being sentenced to a life of broiled chicken or lemon juice on lettuce.

With the Weight No More program, you are given no specific "diet." You are asked to "watch what you eat" with information on low-fat alternatives, high protein, low carbohydrate, and recommendations for exercise.

The medication prescribed will result in suppression of appetite, control of cravings, lowering of one's metabolic set point at the same time maintaining your metabolism. Net effect=Weight loss. And, since you are under medical supervision, you are assured that you are losing weight safely.

"Am I On My Own?"

Remember that the Weight No More program is designed for a lifetime of success. Whenever you need assistance, we will be there for you.

When you begin the program, office visits are on a monthly basis. After attaining goal weight, visits are less frequent based on medical need.

Yes, being overweight is frustrating. But now it can be treated, and controlled. Why not call for more information? What do you have to lose ... except weight?