
January 17, 2025
Your Path to Sustainable Weight Loss Starts Here
Are you struggling in your weight loss journey? Not enjoying your once-favorite activities due to a lack of energy? Not sleeping well? Make 2025 the year you stop wrestling with your weight with help from Coryell Health’s nonsurgical and surgical weight loss solutions.
Ideal Protein
Mardi Mason, Coryell Health’s Ideal Protein coach, lost 63 pounds before her wedding by following the Ideal Protein program, and she can help you achieve similar results.
Ideal Protein is a science-backed three-phase program designed to help your body burn fat as a primary energy source. Our medically supervised weight loss and lifestyle management Ideal Protein program features one-on-one coaching that will guide you every step of the way. The program is twofold, not only teaching you how to live a healthier lifestyle but also teaching you how to maintain it after the program ends. Coryell Health’s Ideal Protein program provides:
- A personalized approach to setting weight loss goals
- A fundamental knowledge of how your body gains and loses weight
- Delicious meals that are both affordable and easy to prepare
- Lifestyle education and guidance to help sustain your weight loss
- One-on-one wellness coaching throughout the program
To schedule a consultation with Coach Mardi and learn more about Ideal Protein, call (254) 404-2556 or email weightloss@coryellhealth.org.
Weight Loss Medication
For patients considering medical support for weight loss, board-certified bariatric surgeon Dr. David Gochnour provides expert guidance on options like Ozempic, which has been making waves among celebrities and average Americans alike.
“Ozempic is safe for weight loss—it’s been well-studied,” Dr. Gochnour says. “You can expect approximately 10% of weight loss when you take Ozempic. However, if you weigh 300 pounds and lose 30 pounds, that will be beneficial, but it won’t significantly impact your health and longevity.”
According to Dr. Gochnour, it’s important to remember that both bariatric medicine and bariatric surgery can help treat the disease process of obesity. Medical therapy may be used in conjunction with surgical therapy to maximize weight loss results. However, bariatric surgery tends to be a more durable and cost-effective solution for long-term weight loss.
Bariatric Surgery
Unlike other medical weight loss programs, Coryell Health’s bariatric program is led by a physician. Dr. Gochnour combines bariatric surgery, expert nutritional advice and behavioral health counseling with competitive pricing to maximize results and maintain your weight loss post-surgery.
Coryell Health’s da Vinci Xi surgical system allows our bariatric team to perform gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy procedures using minimally invasive techniques. Here’s how robot-assisted surgery with Coryell Health works:
- The surgeon creates several small incisions and uses a high-definition 3D camera for a magnified, clear view of the surgical area.
- Using the camera, the surgeon guides the instruments to perform the procedure.
- The da Vinci system translates the surgeon’s hand movements in real-time, bending and rotating the instruments so he or she can operate on the digestive system.
When physicians utilize the precise capabilities of the da Vinci surgical system, patients typically have a shorter recovery post-surgery. Dr. Gochnour, our lead bariatric surgeon, underwent specialty fellowship training in minimally invasive surgery, robotics and bariatric surgery at UTHSC, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Texas Medical Center.
Call (254) 404-2555 to learn how bariatric surgery with Dr. Gochnour could change your life for the better.