Chrysalis - What to Expect

The Chrysalis program is broken down into three parts:

  • Initial medical screening and enrollment/orientation
  • Weight loss stage, including the beverage-based diet, exercise, and skills training
  • Post weight loss monitoring, exercise and skills training for a minimum of 6 months

Initial medical screening and enrollment

Because OTC Medical Group exclusively offers medically supervised weight loss, the Chrysalis Program begins with comprehensive medical tests and lab work, a full physical and EKG test, and complete health profile/medical history.

Initial cost to cover these tests and enrollment is $275. This fee is in addition to the first month’s program fee.

Weight loss

OTC Medical Group has the fastest weight loss program available in the Sacramento area, and it’s based on a New Directions, beverage-based diet combined with exercise and behavioral training. Through this program, teens can expect to lose between 2-4 pounds per week.

Here’s how the diet and exercise plan breaks down:

  • Teens drink four beverages per day and eat one healthy, prescribed meal.
    • This gives them a total calorie count of 2,500 calories.
    • The beverages come in various flavors: Chocolate, Strawberry, Pineapple, etc.
    • The beverages were specifically selected for their scientific and nutritionally complete formulation as well as their taste. We have never had a client find the taste disagreeable or unpalatable. Most patients continue to use the occasional shake as a meal replacement even after leaving the program.
    • The beverages cost $3.75 each, so meal cost is $15/day.
    • The non-beverage meal is prescribed as low calorie, low-carb, and relatively high-protein, but it is otherwise flexible.
    • Some teens prefer to have their meal as lunch with their friends, and some prefer their meal to be dinner with their family. Whichever they prefer is fine.
    • There are also snack bars and soups available on the diet.
  • Teens and parents attend skills training and supervised exercise once per week.
  • Teens are also asked to keep a food journal for their one meal per day as well as for any non-program snacks.
    • Straying from the diet isn’t catastrophic, but it can slow weight loss when it involves carbohydrates, especially sugary or starch foods. This is because our beverage-based diet is both Very Low Calorie and Ketogenic. Eating starchy foods disrupts the ketosis-driven weight loss, but doesn’t unduly impact calorie-driven weight loss.
  • Finally, teens are encouraged to exercise outside of skills class. There is great value to the time we provide with a licensed exercise physiologists, but it is best leveraged through consistent outside exercise.

Post weight loss

During this phase the teens are no longer using the beverages except as occasional meal replacements, or in cases of a minor relapse, as a quick way to reset their weight and eating habits. The goal is for teens to remain weight stable while eating a healthy, but “normal” diet.

During this time, clients (and optionally parents) continue to come to skills class and discuss their new behaviors, stressors, issues, etc. During class teens are also monitored and remain in an exercise program.

Program Cost

The Chrysalis Program is affordably priced as follows:

  1. Preliminary enrollment fee and medical tests cost $275. This one-time fee includes comprehensive history and physical, all initial lab work and EKG tests, and a mental health profile;
  2. Comprehensive Program Fee of $400 per month. This includes weekly classes for teens and parents; weekly progress monitoring under the care of a licensed physician, all ongoing lab tests and EKG tests; and weekly personal exercise training in a small group setting with a licensed exercise physiologist.
  3. Meal Replacement Beverages. Patients will consume 4 beverages a day, at a cost of $3.75 per beverage ($15 per day).

Insurance

In many cases, portions of the Chrysalis Program For Teen Weight Loss may be covered and reimbursed under your insurance. Please contact your insurance provider for more information.

The Bottom Line

At the end of the program, our teen clients have experienced a continuous stream of important victories. They have rebuilt their bodies and lifestyles, and they’ve remained weight stable and healthy through relationships, holidays and vacations. And our teen clients – along with their parents - have gained the emotional support and training necessary to make a permanent break from their old weights and habits.

Transformation does happen. And when it happens in adolescence, it helps teens become their true selves – into adulthood and beyond.

That’s the beauty of the Chrysalis Program.

  • Rapid initial loss of weight: 2-4 pounds per week
  • Extremely safe weight loss - scientifically planned and medically supervised
  • Behavioral and nutritional support for the teen and family
  • Beverage-based diet is easy to fit into an active or hectic life-style
  • Post weight-loss support helps ensure long-term success
  • Support from peers, behaviorists, and family provides a success-oriented environment
  • Complete history and physical and emotional health assessment prior to starting the program
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