Nutrition & Body Contouring
All patients who undergo any of our body contouring procedures must be motivated to maintain their results through lifestyle modifications. 

To keep your body healthy and maintain your great appearance, it is important to adopt a  lifelong process of implementing and maintaining healthy habits. Significant parts of healthful behaviors include what you eat and how you choose to be physically active. It is important to remember that habits are developed over a lifetime, and changing these habits requires patience, dedication, and time.

A good starting place to making eating habit changes is to first know what it is that you eat. For three or four days, list all the foods and the amounts that you eat in your personal journal.  Also note the amount of excercise and activities that you participate in. We request that you bring this with you to your consultation.

Comparing your eating pattern will also give a rough estimate of the number of calories you consume each day. There are a variety of web sites and software programs that can also help you keep track of your total calories and the nutrients you consume.  A variety in your eating pattern helps to ensure that a good mixture of nutrients is consumed.

While many commercial nutrition programs advertise attractive diets, glycemic index, low carbohydrate, high protein, low fat, food for your blood type, and food mixing, to name a few, the common thread among them all is that they all control the total number of calories consumed. If you eat more calories than your body needs, and it does not matter whether it is in the form of carbohydrates, fat or protein, these nutrients will be ultimately stored as fat. Also, the number of meals consumed outside the home and the complexity of the foods available also add to the difficulty of figuring out how to develop good eating habits.

While a great deal of time is spent focusing on calories, carbohydrates, protein, and fat, a discussion on vitamins and minerals is important. Vitamins and minerals are the nutrients that are important in allowing carbohydrates, protein, and fat to do their jobs well. Many of our vitamins and minerals are found in fruits and vegetables. A good rule of thumb is to look at your plate, if it appears all white or brown; chances are it is low in vitamins and minerals. A plate that is high in vitamins and minerals has a lot of color.

Again, it is important to remember that habits are developed over a lifetime, and changing these habits requires patience, dedication, and time.

SO THE JOURNEY BEGINS...START LIVING WELL TODAY!