My mother used to say: “You can never be too skinny.” But what did she mean by that? According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, “skinny” means “lacking sufficient flesh.” But that’s not at all what “skinny” means today. At The Skinny Center, skinny equals healthy, not emaciated or very thin. Our focus has and always will be on helping our patients…
A Guide to Age-Related Weight Gain Each birthday brings about the uncomfortable realization that it’s getting harder and harder to lose weight. A host of new studies show that adults, ages 40 to 59, saw the highest rates of obesity, with 45% of this age group having a BMI of 30 or higher. Middle-aged men had the highest prevalence of…
If you’re sick and tired of being overweight The Skinny Center wants to hear from you. The doctors and medical experts at The Skinny Center know that consistent weight loss is the most effective way for long term success. The Skinny Center patients lose around 2.5 pounds weekly. That’s around thirty pounds over 3 months. Don’t be fooled by weight…
Sandra, 48, struggled with her weight for most of her life. Seeing a photo of herself at her son’s middle school graduation was the last straw. She didn’t even recognize herself and knew she had to do something different. A friend told her about The Skinny Center and how the weigh-ins, coaching support and individualized plans helped her lose the…
Healthy Weight Loss, 2-4 pounds per week; Unhealthy Weight Loss, 40 pounds in 40 days We’re all being bombarded lately with advertisements claiming that you can lose 40 pounds in 40 days. However, according to the weight loss physicians at The Skinny Center, losing 2-4 pounds per week is the healthiest, safest, and most effective way to lose weight and…
Weight Loss Starts from The Inside Out Following years of fad dieting, WABC’s Greg Kelly, 53, finally learned how to lose weight and keep it off. Through a medically-led weight loss journey at The Skinny Center, based in Westchester County, NY, Kelly lost the 22 pounds he had been trying to lose for several years and integrated a lifelong health…
As the omicron variant is spreading faster than a California wild fire, and Urgent Centers are shutting down one-by-one – the doctors and medical staff at The Skinny Center implores every vaccinated or unvaccinated person to improve immunity and lose weight to help guard against any present or future viral variants of Covid-19. Our mission is to empower and protect…
We can shop, bank and take college classes online, so why can’t we also see a medical weight loss specialist online? NOW you can. The Skinny Center’s propriety weight control program – Balance 3H Plus – is a unique and and innovative weight loss and weight management program that allow you to see a medical weight loss specialist from the…
January is Thyroid Awareness Month. Most people don’t realize that your thyroid affects almost everything in your body. The thyroid gland produces hormones that regulate the body’s metabolic rate and weight gain/loss and controls the heart, our digestive function, brain development and bone maintenance. At the heart of the popular weight loss program developed by The Skinny Center is its…
Every day, the evidence mounts that successful weight loss begins with an individualized approach that takes into account the many complex factors that make each person’s physical makeup unique. A new study from Tufts University confirms that fasting glucose levels, or blood sugar levels, can influence weight loss. HOW BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS AFFECT WEIGHT LOSSIn fact, Sai Krupa Das, PHD,…
