Is your weight affecting your life? If you answered "yes," the OPTIFAST® and OPTITRIM®  Programs provides serious solutions for weight loss. It combines comprehensive lifestyle education and medical monitoring with a high-quality meal replacement diet.

The OPTIFAST Program succeeds because it treats the whole you, not just your weight. Mercy Center for Weight Reduction trained health care professionals partner with you to create a customized strategy to reach your goals.

OPTIFAST

OPTIFAST is a successful program because it treats the whole you—not just your weight. Experts from the Mercy Center for Weight Reduction partner with you to create a customized plan to reach your goals. OPTIFAST is a clinically proven weight loss program with documented outcomes in more than 80 studies.  It is designed for people who have 50 pounds or more to lose or have a body mass index (BMI) > 30.  The OPTIFAST program at the Mercy Center for Weight Reduction has been recognized as the #1 New Hospital Program in the Novartis OPTIFAST clinic system for the past three years.

Program Features:

• Focus on the whole you by a multidisciplinary team of physicians, dietitians, nurse, behaviorist and recreation therapist
• Average weight loss of 52 pounds
• Weekly clinic visits with lifestyle, nutrition and activity group counseling to help manage long-term weight loss
• Easy-to-follow full meal replacement during the active weight loss phase, followed by a gradual return to self-prepared foods
• Proven to reduce weight-related health conditions
• FREE G.O.A.L.S. (Getting On Track And Living Smart) maintenance program after completion of the OPTIFAST program

Before you enter the OPTIFAST Program, you'll receive an initial evaluation to determine if OPTIFAST is right for you.

Click here to watch a brief video on the OPTIFAST Program.

OPTITRIM®
OPTITRIM is a multi-disciplinary program for weight management that combines a calorie-controlled approach to weight reduction with the integration of nutrition education, behavior modification and activity promotion. It is designed for people who have less than 50 pounds of weight to lose and have a BMI<30.  

Program Features:

• Specialty care by a multidisciplinary team of physicians, dietitians, nurse, behaviorist, and recreation therapist
• Flexible meal plans that are easy to follow and offer a variety of options
• Weekly clinic visits and group counseling
• FREE G.O.A.L.S. (Getting On Track And Living Smart) maintenance program after completion of the OPTITRIM program