Our Program

Here is what you can expect, when you enroll in the Harbor Weight Loss Institute:

Life Style Coaching
To achieve permanent change in dietary habits, it is crucial to understand the “hows” and “whys” of emotional eating. As a means to find answers to these questions, your Life Style Coach will address the following topics with you:

• Assessing your current lifestyle
• Relearning physical hunger cues and recognizing emotional eating
• Devising weekly action plans to assist with behavioral challenges
• Overcoming mental programming that blocks success
• Learning various stress reduction techniques in place of food
• Releasing negative thoughts and feelings

Registered Dietitian Consultations

One of our Registered Dieticians will develop a healthy and well-balanced nutritional program for every client. This program begins with a comprehensive initial assessment that will measure the following levels:

• Complete RMR caloric baseline
• Lipid panel screening
• Glucose screening
• Blood pressure
• Quality of life

Custom nutrition and health management issues may include:

• Portion distortion
• Eating on the run
  Dining out
• Effective label reading
• Snacking: fact vs. fiction
• Personalized protein, fat, and carbohydrate goals

Personal Training
One of Harbor’s Certified Personal Trainers will work on an individual basis to design a body-appropriate fitness program and to teach exercise technique for optimal weight loss. Your training sessions will include the following components:

• Initial consultation and baseline measurements
• On-going progressive workout design
  Instruction in the principals of proper resistance training
• Understanding the fundamentals of cardiovascular exercise
• Lessons in stretching and flexibility
• Measuring progress in body composition, muscular strength, and stamina
• Motivation and encouragement to sustain momentum

Here is the Harbor Weight Loss Difference:
With our “three-coach approach” we bring together all the essential weight management tools under one roof:

Comprehensiveness
The most experienced professionals in Life Style Coaching, Nutrition, and Certified Personal Training combine to create a program unique to your interests and goals.

Accountability
More often than not, weight loss attempts fall short of their expected goals because there is no personal coach or counselor to provide bottom-line accountability. Lifestyle change adherence studies support the fact that diet and exercise programs are most successful under professional supervision. At the Harbor Weight Loss Institute, you will engage in weekly one-on-one sessions with one or more members of our highly qualified staff. We closely monitor your participation and encourage you with every step in the process.

Convenience
All of our services take place at the Harbor Wellness Center. In addition, as a member of Harbor Athletic Club, you will have access to all of its state-of-the-art equipment, swimming pools, and fitness classes.

Education
At the Harbor Weight Loss Institute, we believe that the key to lasting success lies in providing our clients with a thorough and insightful understanding of the root causes of weight gain. This process centers on an exploration of the “whys” and “hows” of emotional eating.

Continuity
After the initial six-month program, the Harbor Weight Loss Institute offers a variety of options and services to all of our graduates. These continuing education opportunities will ensure continued success in your journey.


The only weight loss program that makes sense is the program you can live with for the rest of your life!