For the past eight years, Dr. Younan Nowzaradan (Dr. Now) has been a staple on the My 600-lb Life TLC series. He has appeared in almost one hundred episodes of the reality TV show that follows a morbidly overweight person for a year.
Numerous reality shows document dramatic makeovers, but very few keep record the intense daily changes that are chronicled on Dr. Now’s show. The series follows the lives of ordinary individuals facing extraordinary obesity, illustrating their struggles before, during, and after bariatric surgery – the weight loss surgery.
The Iranian-American surgeon, who has been the subject of lawsuits thanks to his high-intensity career, has operated on thousands of patients over the past four decades and has recorded remarkable success rates.
With that said, how can you become Dr. Now’s patient?
You Have To Weigh A Minimum Of 600 Pounds
If you weigh over 600 pounds and are ready to begin your weight loss journey that will change your life forever, the show is waiting for you!
Visit Dr. Now’s Website
Learn about his method of treatment and the services he offers by visiting his website and call his office to ask about becoming a patient.
In addition, you can fill in the patient information form on the website and provide information about your health status and insurance plan.
Your Case Has To Be A Matter Of Life Or Death
Dr. Now is popular for taking in patients who have been turned away by other doctors, but he does not perform the procedure on anyone who walks right through his door.
While he acknowledges that surgery can be a solution to certain health problems, he believes that surgery is not the answer to changing people's attitudes toward food. Dr. Now performs surgery on patients whose weight problems are genetic.
However, some of the patients who come to him have eating disorders, and he helps them to sign up for therapy and weight-loss programs that do not involve having weight loss surgery.
Follow Suggested Diet Plan In The Months Leading Up To The Weight Loss Surgery
If Dr. Now’s office processes your application successfully, Dr. Now will give you a list of diets to avoid, as you prepare to undergo the procedure. He recommends a diet that focuses on protein, greens, grains and cabbage soup, essential for losing weight.
Foods with sugar and high-calorie count feature in the ‘Do Not Eat’ category, because they will not help you to lose weight fast. The plan is put in place to help patients overcome their food addiction, and a person has to prove that he or she is willing to adapt to a healthy lifestyle by strictly following the diet restrictions.
To replace the sugar in their diet, selected patients are permitted to use natural or artificial sweeteners.
No Pounds Lost, No Weight Loss Surgery
An important element of the entire process is to show your commitment to living a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Now is more about living healthy than he is about helping a person lose weight without said person making any effort toward that goal.
Consequently, if a selected patient does not show any efforts to shed off the required 50 pounds per month or continually misses appointments, the patient can be asked to leave the show. That is because Dr. Now likes it when patients are serious about losing weight without surgical intervention.
Importance Of Losing Weight Before Surgery
Apart from demonstrating your commitment to losing weight, cutting off some pounds by following Dr. Now’s diet plan plus adding physical workout to your routine will increase your chance of surviving the bariatric surgery.
While Dr. Now’s weight loss plan may seem difficult to follow, when you see the dramatic results that other patients have achieved, you will see that it is all worth it in the end. Moreover, going through the process will limit your desire to overeat, which will then help you to focus on keeping up with the routine to stay fit.
Immediately after the surgery, patients are not allowed to eat vegetables, because the surgery changes a patient’s metabolism and their digestive system is not able to break down vegetables.
However, in a few years patients can incorporate veggies to their diet, even as they continue to keep up with healthy eating.
Sources: tlc.com, distractify.com, houstoniamag.com