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Weight loss program helps Julia turn life around<\/h2>\n
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When Julia McNevin, 52, joined the Medical Weight Loss Program at\u00a0MultiCare Center for Weight Loss and Wellness<\/a>\u00a0in February 2016, she was suffering from multiple weight-related health problems.<\/p>\n

Although McNevin had begun to lose weight several years earlier, she still weighed over 300 pounds and was having a difficult time moving around without the use of a walker. She also had a heart condition called left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), compromised kidney function, hypertension and hypothyroidism, as well as chronic chest pain and dizziness.<\/p>\n

McNevin had recently fallen after standing up and found herself in the ER with a sprained neck and a concussion.<\/p>\n

“The ER doctor told me that I should consider assisted living, but I was only 51,\u201d she says. \u201cThat’s when I knew my health was going in the wrong direction. I had always been a yo-yo dieter, but I needed to start getting serious.”<\/p>\n

Heading down a new path<\/h3>\n

Soon after her fall, McNevin’s nephrologist at MultiCare referred her to the\u00a0MultiCare Center for Weight Loss and Wellness<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I felt grateful, because I needed the help,\u201d she says. \u201cI was glad that MultiCare doctors cared enough that they wanted me to become healthy.”<\/p>\n

A year later, McNevin had lost 21 additional pounds. Her kidney function and blood pressure are normal, her hypothyroidism has stabilized, her chest pain and dizziness are gone and she no longer uses her walker. Her asthma has also improved and she doesn’t have as much arthritis pain.<\/p>\n

In the fall of 2016, McNevin achieved one of her main goals: to walk on the beach near her home without a walker for the first time in years.”Each pound I’ve lost has made a difference,\u201d McNevin says. \u201cIt’s hard to hear that you need to lose weight because it’s the only way for your kidneys to improve, but it was what I needed to hear. MultiCare has helped me turn my health around in many areas.”<\/p>\n

Focus on consistency<\/h3>\n

MultiCare’s\u00a0Medical Weight Loss Program<\/a>\u00a0is based on a philosophy of overall wellness, sustainable habits and long-term results rather than rigid dietary requirements. It focuses on improving health, nutrition and lifestyle choices, and promotes active living and stress management.<\/p>\n

Participants in the program receive an individualized treatment plan focused on key medical and behavioral areas blocking their ability to lose weight. The program includes a full medical assessment as well as help in areas such as:<\/p>\n