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This section is made possible
by Maryellen
O'Reilly
MedWeight and More
25511 Muirlands Blvd., Mission Viejo, CA 92691
(949) 586-9904 Email: info@medweight.com
In
today's world of managed care, it has become increasingly
difficult to find a doctor who transmits the kindness
and caring that, in the past, was fairly common place
in medicine. Maryellen O'Reilly, M.D. is well known
for these qualities along with her high level of competence
in all areas of medicine. She is one of 1,000 bariatric
specialists in the world, which translates into having
the knowledge and experience to handle the most difficult
of cases.
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South County
MedWeight
Dr. Maryellen O'Reilly has over 20 years experience
as a medical doctor and is a leading expert in the field
of bariatric medicine. She has faithfully provided excellent
care since 1988 at the same location in Mission Viejo,
California. At MedWeight
we do not ask you to sign up and pay for a monthly,
quarterly or biannual program. We take an objective
look at the initial consultation and recommend how often
you will need to return. Typically, for a successful
and efficient weight control program, we see our patients
once every two weeks. At the initial consultation Dr.
O'Reilly will build your personal history and ask questions
regarding what you have tried in the past, what has
worked for you and what has not, what you liked and
what you didn't. This information is incredibly important
in establishing a "custom program" just for you. The
doctor will required several tests (EKG, urine analysis,
physical exam, blood work‹including thyroid testing)
and begin nutritional counseling. She may recommend
appetite suppressants and other medications to help
in the process. A week to two after the initial consultation,
Dr. O'Reilly will review your lab results, adjust medications,
if necessary, review your diet plan, give you a food
diary for home use and provide additional nutritional
counseling. For the third and thereafter visits, you
will meet with our medical staff to review your progress,
communicate any health issues or concerns to the doctor,
refine diet plan, review food diary and make recommendations
for modification to diet, and discuss other areas that
can aid in an effective weight control program such
as a light exercise program. You will be very pleased
with our competent medical staff and the safe, friendly,
comfortable environment we offer here at Med/Weight
. Please feel free to call us for any additional information
that we can provide you regarding our weight control
program. (949) 586-9904
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North County
Lindora:
A Reputation for Results Lindora Medical Clinics was
founded by Marshall B. Stamper, M.D. in 1971 and is
managed by Lindora, Inc. Today, with 31
clinics throughout Southern California, Lindora
is the leading multi-site medical weight control system
in America. Averaging more than 3000 client visits every
weekday and currently serving more than 150,000 active
clinic clients. With a strong emphasis on results, Lindora's
Lean for Life® program is continually being enhanced
and reevaluated. Our database of more than five million
client visits provides a solid foundation of knowledge
and experience. Our staff continually evaluates new
strategies, therapies and treatments that are safe,
scientifically based, and likely to help our clients
more effectively lose weight. 1-800-LINDORA
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CountyWide Weight Control Support
Group
Tops
of Orange County : (Take
Off
Pounds
Sensibly)
VERA NOVAK COORDINATOR ORANGE COUNTY CALIFORNIA 909-924-8242
Email: tops401@earthlink.net
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is the popular name for TOPS
Club, Inc., an international nonprofit weight loss support
group. As such, TOPS provides members with information, motivation
and fellowship in attaining and maintaining their physician-prescribed
weight goals.
Membership: TOPS has almost 300,000 members in 11,700 chapters
in the United States, Canada, and numerous other countries
throughout the world. Membership includes women, men, and
children.
History: TOPS, the oldest major weight-control group, was
founded in 1948 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by Esther S. Manz,
a homemaker.
Purpose: (1) To aid the overweight in attaining and maintaining
their physician-prescribed weight goals through group support
and fellowship; (2) To promote a sensible approach to weight
control; and (3) To encourage undertaking a dietary regimen
only after consultation with one's personal physician.
Membership Fees: $20 annually in the United States: Members
meet weekly in their local chapters. There is a private weigh-in
followed by a program. Programs vary, but all in some way
provide members with positive reinforcement and motivation
in adhering to their food and exercise plans.
Compulsive Eaters Anonymous
- H.O.W. National. 250+ affiliated groups. Founded 1985. 12-step
fellowship to share experience, strength and hope in order
to help themselves and others who suffer from the self destruction
of compulsive eating. H.O.W. (Honesty, Open-mindedness and
Willingness) groups use a food plan which includes an abstinence
of sugar and refined flour, and allows only three weighed
and measured meals per day. WRITE: CEO-HOW 5500 E. Atherton
St., Suite 227B Long Beach, CA 90815-4017 CALL: (562)342-9344
FAX: (562)342-9346 E-MAIL: ceahowsci@mindspring.org
WEBSITE: http://www.ceahow.org
Food Addicts
Anonymous International. 141 affiliated groups worldwide.
Founded 1987. 12-step fellowship of men and women who are
willing to recover from the disease of food addiction. Primary
purpose is to maintain abstinence from sugar, flour and wheat.
Information and referral, pen pals, online contacts, conferences.
Assistance in starting groups. WRITE: F.A.A. 4623 Forest Hill
Blvd., Suite 109-4 W. Palm Beach, FL 33415 CALL: (561)967-3871
(voice/fax) E-MAIL: faawso@juno.com
WEBSITE: http://www.foodaddictsanonymous.org
International Nurses Anonymous International network.
Founded 1968. Fellowship of RNs, LPNs, and nursing students
who are in recovery from chemical dependency, overeating,
co-dependency, or involved in any 12-step program. WRITE:
INA c/o Pat Green 1020 Sunset Dr. Lawrence, KS 66044 CALL:
(785)842-3893 E-MAIL: Patlgreen@aol.com
National Association to Advance
Fat Acceptance National. 50 chapters. Founded 1969. Fights
size discrimination and provides fat people with the tools
for self-empowerment. Public education regarding obesity.
Provides a forum for peer support and activism. Dues $40.
Newsletter, educational materials, pen pals, and annual convention.
Special interest groups include: youth, families, gays, diabetics,
men, women, sleep apnea, military, mental health professionals,
and couples. WRITE: NAAFA P.O. Box 188620 Sacramento, CA 95818
CALL: 1-800-442-1214 or (916)558-6880 FAX: (916)558-6881 E-MAIL:
mabnaafa@aol.com WEBSITE:
http://www.naafa.org
O-Anon International. 6 affiliated groups. Founded
1979. 12-step fellowship of friends and relatives of compulsive
overeaters. Group development guidelines. WRITE: O-Anon P.O.
Box 1314 North Fork, CA 93643 CALL: (559)877-3615 FAX: (559)877-3015
E-MAIL: oanon@netptc.net
Overcomers Outreach,
Inc. International. 700 affiliated groups. Founded 1985.
Christ-centered 12-step support group for persons with any
compulsive behavior, their families and friends. Uses the
12-steps of A.A. and applies them to the Scriptures. Uses
Jesus Christ as "higher power." Supplements involvement in
other 12-step groups. Newsletter, group development guidelines,
conferences. WRITE: Overcomers Outreach 520 N. Brookhurst,
Suite 121 Anaheim, CA 92801 CALL: (714)491-3000 or 1-800-310-3001
FAX: (714)491-3004 E-MAIL: info@overcomersoutreach.org WEBSITE:
http://www.overcomersoutreach.org
Overeaters
Anonymous International. 9,000 groups. Founded 1960. A
12-step fellowship of men and women who meet to help one another
understand and overcome compulsive eating. Also groups and
literature for young persons and teens. Monthly magazine,
literature, group development guidelines. WRITE: O.A. P.O.
Box 44020 Rio Rancho, NM 87174-4020 CALL: (505)891-2664 or
look in white pages for local number E-MAIL: overeatr@technet.nm.org
WEBSITE: http://www.overeatersanonymous.org
Ask the Dietitian: This
is a great website with lots of questions and answers on diet.
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