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Thanksgiving is a beautiful time of year when we remember the many blessings we have: friends, family, modern luxuries, and… when we feed our American lifestyle by overstuffing ourselves until our bellies ache. This year, I hope you’ll take a moment to try something new. Instead of gorging yourself to no end, enjoy smaller portions of the food you love and wait for all year. Go back for seconds later if you need, but don’t feel pressure to do it all at once. Yes, as a doctor,

Did you know, the average American gains about 10 pounds during the holiday season? At ShillMed, our mission is to help you enjoy the holidays WITHOUT losing all of your hard earned progress! Whether you're a current patient or not, we invite you to join us in our Holiday to Holiday challenge! Between the holidays of Thanksgiving and New Years, your goal will be to continue to lose or maintain your current weight. To this end, we encourage you to only make one exception per w

ShillMed provides weekly education sessions via online webinars to encourage patients to build skills and mindsets that will propel them forward on the path to making long-term changes to their physical health and well-being. Tonight our discussion was all about learning and practicing strong communication skills, and why those skills are essential for our success as we strive to make difficult changes in our lives and achieve new health goals. Three points we covered in toni

Our education series is a great way for our patients to come together and find support, while learning skills, tools, and new ways of thinking that contribute to their success in our program. Tonight our discussion was all about empowerment; the ability to create within ourselves the confidence and reliance that allows us to successfully reach our goals and overcome obstacles in our path. We discussed four dimensions in which we can develop skills and mindsets that influence