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The seasons change yet our resolve is timeless. Reflect on the plans you have for yourself and the steps you need to make for them to happen.

Don’t let your past experiences of trying to lose weight keep you from picking up the phone and calling us. Remember, our purpose in being here is to help you lose weight. We want to do that in a way that contributes to your health, happiness and long-term weight goals. — Oksana Aron, M.D.

How to Lose Weight Fast

There is no quick fix for weight loss. However, here are some tips to help lose weight faster:

• Eat a healthy diet. Eat fresh fruits and vegetables, and whole grains. Avoid processed foods, sugary drinks, and unhealthy fats.
• Exercise regularly. Start with what you can, with goal of 30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise most days of the week. Consult with your primary doctor before starting any new fitness plans, especially if you have any health conditions.
• Sleep. Get enough sleep each night. When sleep-deprived, your body produces more of the stress hormone cortisol, which can lead to weight gain.
• Manage stress. Stress can lead to unhealthy eating habits and weight gain. Find healthy ways to manage stress, such as exercise, yoga, or meditation.
• Realistic goals. Slow and steady wins: Aim to lose 1-2 pounds per week.
• Patience. It takes time to lose weight and developing and maintaining these good habits is the true goal. Keep at it, and you will see lasting results.

Visit with Oksana Aron, M.D. for a comprehensive medical weight loss program that covers all these tips and more.

Dr Aron has been the best thing in my life. Being in your program make me a totally different person. There is times that I used to get up and feel like I am nobody and uncomfortable about myself and but since I started her program, a day like today makes me feel like the best woman on earth. I have lost 69 pounds and still going at it and am very healthy thanks to Dr Aron.

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Proper Digestion

Chewing your food properly is essential for adequate digestion. Meals should be eaten sitting down, in a relaxed environment to ensure that food is sufficiently chewed.

How it helps

Chewing food is more than just breaking down food to smaller parts to aid in swallowing food. Activating your saliva and stimulating digestive enzymes are fundamental steps in promoting proper digestion.

Chewing slower also helps you sense when you are actually full, as it takes about 20 minutes for your mind to sense fullness.

How Much?

How much is enough chewing for proper digestion?

According to studies food should be chewed about 32 times, foods that are harder to chew, such as steak and nuts may need up to 40 chews per mouthful. For foods that are softer such as mashed potato and watermelon you can get away with chewing just 5-10 times.

Digest this

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Today is the Day

Today is the day. Take control of your weight to live a healthier life. Simple tips to drop the pounds and keep them off. - Oksana Aron, M.D.

Every day is a new chance for success. Don’t dwell on yesterday’s failure. Start anew.

5 Weight Loss Motivation

• Check in with an accountability partner: Text each other to share that you’re staying on track and eating healthy foods. Help each other consistently eat better and achieve steady weight loss progress.
• Set smaller, achievable targets. Losing only 5% to 10% of your total body weight can greatly improve your health and lower your risk for illnesses, such as type 2 diabetes, stroke, cardiovascular disease and certain types of cancer.
• Delving into your relationship with food and eating choices can provide knowledge. Notice your hunger level and what you chose to eat and why, when and how. Eating meals at a table placesetting is always the goal - avoid snacking on the go -- mindless eating is mindless calories.
• Keep a food and weight diary. Self-monitoring is a helpful factor in successfully losing weight. Those who track their success in small increments and identify physical changes are much more likely to stick to their weight loss regiment.
• Weight loss is a gradual process, and you may feel discouraged if the pounds do not drop off at quite the rate you wish. The important thing is to keep a positive outlook and be persistent in developing new habits to successful weight loss.

This is a great place! Dr Aron is wonderful, attentive, and encouraging. The office staff follow up with you and make sure everything is going well. I lost 75 pounds and could not be happier. I have kept it off for over three years now. I have my life back. Highly recommend this clinic.

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Review of Oksana Aron, M.D.

This was a fantastic experience! She was not only incredibly knowledgeable but also patient and straight to the point, making everything easy to understand. I really appreciated her thoughtful food recommendations and how she genuinely listened to my concerns, offering practical solutions that made sense for me.

On top of that, the gentleman at the front desk was wonderful—kind, helpful, and eager to assist as I explored different weight loss products. The customer service here is top-notch!

I’m grateful for such a positive visit, and I’ll definitely be back. I’ve been here 4 times within the past couple of years. Highly recommend!

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Don’t let your past experiences of trying to lose weight keep you from picking up the phone and calling us. Remember, our purpose in being here is to help you lose weight. We want to do that in a way that contributes to your health, happiness and long-term weight goals. — Oksana Aron, M.D.

Start Your Weight Loss Success

Start today with medical weight loss expert Oksana Aron, M.D.: Receive your own personalized weight loss program to help you reach your health and wellness goals.

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Review of Oksana Aron, M.D.

Dr. Aron is an incredible, caring, attentive person. I lost 34 pounds in 3 months. As long as you follow her instructions, and meal plan you will see fast, safe results. I tried so many diets with no success. You will not be disappointed.

Patient Review by Antonella V., March 2025 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

How Much Weight Can You Lose

Losing 34 pounds in 3 months — Antonella’s weight loss journey and how Dr. Aron’s methods worked for her. If you’ve struggled with diets in the past and are looking for a weight loss doctor’s perspective, our program may be for you.

Lose Weight with a Real Physician

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Your Health

The most important reason why your weight matters is your health.

Excess weight can contribute to many serious health issues including obesity, heart disease, and diabetes:

More than 50 health problems are linked to having obesity. These health problems are diseases and conditions that decrease your quality of life and include type 2 diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis and many others.

Health Issues

• Heart Disease

  Lipid levels in your blood can lead to accumulated arterial plaques, resulting in heart attacks and strokes. Heart disease is the number one cause of death for Americans.

• Type 2 Diabetes

  Excess abdominal weight can lead to insulin resistance, in turn high blood sugar, which can damage your kidneys and more.

• High Blood Pressure

  Your heart has to work harder to pump through your body, leading to additional cardiovascular concerns.

• Osteoarthritis

  Back and joint pain can result from having excess weight - impairing your mobility - but could also lead to physical damage to these areas.

Help is Here

Getting proper guidance on proper diet and nutrition as well as a complete medical evaluation are here for you:

Don’t let your past experiences of trying to lose weight keep you from reaching out to us. Our purpose in being here is to help you lose weight. We want to do that in a way that contributes to your health, happiness and long-term weight goals. — Oksana Aron, M.D.

Start today with medical weight loss physician Oksana Aron, M.D.: Receive your own personalized weight loss program to help you reach your health and wellness goals.

Visit Dr Aron Medical Weight Loss Center at WeightLossNYC.com and see how her medical weight loss program can work for you.

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Easy Eating Tip … from Japan

Starvation-inducing diets du jour aren’t the way to a better body. What matters most is eating healthy, exercise and lifestyle choices.

There are tricks you can learn to help you along the way. Today, we look at the Japanese concept of Hara Hachi Bu. It’s not a fad diet concept, but merely a way to gauge how much food you are putting into your body.

This idea that originates in Okinawa, Japan -- where the average person mainly consumes lean meats, healthy vegetables, soy foods, fruits and whole grains -- is to eat until you feel that you are 80% full.

Your stomach takes about 20 minutes to register that it is “full,” so it’s a great strategy to eat slowly and stop once you start to feel somewhat full. Think you’re still hungry? Wait a half hour to see if you're still hungry, but usually your stomach will be satisfied.

Because of a healthy diet rich in anti-oxidants, Okinawans have 80% lower rates of heart disease and 50-80% lesser chance of breast, colon, ovarian and prostate cancer compared to Americans.

Healthy Eating Tip

If you struggle with figuring out when your body is 80% full, try taking away 20% the amount of food you would normally eat.

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Source: Okinawa Diet

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Metabolism and Weight Loss

Imagine the passport line at an airport.

People are lined up to get through the gate and the agent needs to stamp each passport before the holder can continue.

The agent can only process each passport one at a time so each person in line has to wait until their turn. As planes arrive more people appear in line and the agent keeps stamping one at a time, on and on.

Imagine your body’s metabolism is the passport agent, and the calories you eat are waiting in line to be burned.

Your metabolism has limits and can only burn off so much at a time - all day and night long - your metabolic rate can only go so fast.

Your metabolism has limits and can only burn off so much at a time - all day and night long - your metabolic rate can only go so fast.

Eating more calories means more time - longer lines - more time to process the food until it's all gone. So here calories are real not some meaningless number. Anything you eat will make the calorie burning line longer.

The difference between you and an airport is your body has storage for the calories. When you’re able to reduce caloric intake enough, your body senses this deficit and starts to burn the stored fat calories instead.

That’s why fitness has limits too. You can’t significantly boost your metabolism to burn calories faster. But you can shorten the weight loss line by curbing your appetite to make your body burn fat instead of food (by virtue of the food not being there!)

You may be curious about the calorie limit prescribed for you. Now you may understand why. You need fewer people in line to empty the passport waiting room!

Weight Loss Success

This is a great place! Dr Aron is wonderful, attentive, and encouraging. The office staff follow up with you and make sure everything is going well. I lost 75 pounds and could not be happier. I have kept it off for over three years now. I have my life back. Highly recommend this clinic.

Patient Review by Sunshine C., May 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Metabolism Matters

You maybe surprised to learn how your body eliminates fat. It’s a far easier proposition than you may expect, however the catch is the rate at which your body can do this is the key.

Thus your body can only remove so much fat in time (see carbon calculator below). This can be helpful when planning your meals and weight loss regimen.

The Simple Science of Metabolism

Are you suprised? The way your body eliminates fat is via your lungs! The CO₂ you exhale is how — the carbon of carbon dioxide comes from the food you eat. So how can we make more sense of this?

Every carbohydrate you digest and nearly all the fats are converted to carbon dioxide and water. The same goes for alcohol.

Protein shares the same fate, except for the small part that turns into urea and other solids, which you excrete as urine.

The only thing in food that makes it to your colon undigested and intact is dietary [fiber] Everything else you swallow is absorbed into your bloodstream and organs and, after that, it’s not going anywhere until you’ve [exhaled] it.

Watch and Learn

When you lose 10 kg, 8.4 kg comes out of your lungs [exhaled as CO₂] and 1.6 kg comes out as water.

This amazing TEDx talk spells it out for you in just a few minutes:

You can also try out his tool to approximate how long it takes for your body to metabolism different foods - Carbon Calculator by Ruben Meerman, author of When somebody loses weight, where does the fat go? (British Medical Journal)

Metabolic Testing

An available component of Oksana Aron, M.D. medical weight loss program is to complete an in-office resting metabolism test along with any office visit.

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Better Lifestyle

The most important element of achieving and maintaining successful weight loss is the development and persistence of good nutritional habits. Dr. Aron is keenly aware of the multitudes of diet programs out there that over-promise and under-deliver. The protocols and procedures she follows are based on true medical science, clinically proven methods, accompanied with her medical expertise in diagnosing and treating obesity related health disorders.

Excellent patient care. I am satisfied with my results. Her system helped guide me to a better lifestyle that brought about a weightloss that I can maintain. I highly recommend her services.

Patient Review by S Jaubi, May 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Make Your Move

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