Managing your weight at a healthy level as you age is a challenge that most of us are all too familiar with. With all the talk of weight loss drugs, home-brewed drinks that melt away fat, miracle diets, fasting, loading, 30-30-30, 90-30-50, and more, it’s no wonder we can’t figure out how to lose unwanted pounds much less how not to gain them.
One thing for sure ~ each of us is different in our own perfect way, and not just when it comes to our weight. What works best for your friends, sisters, or the 18-year-old on TikTok won’t necessarily work best for you.
Dr. Shraddha Mehta has created a local independent practice, BEYOND THE WEIGHT, designed to help you figure out just that.
Dr. Mehta will help you determine your healthy weight, help identify any issues you may have in achieving your healthy weight, and devise a personalized, custom-created weight-loss and weight management plan for you. Dr. Mehta is a board-certified physician in both Obstetrics & Gynecology and in Obesity Medicine. This gives her a unique perspective on helping women with weight-management — Birth Control, PCOS, pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, and postmenopause…hormones can play havoc with our metabolism. They can challenge us in pretty much every decade of our lives after puberty. We like that Dr. Mehta is a woman, a doctor whose focus has always been on women, and a doctor whose specialty is weight loss.
Factors such as age, chronic inflammation, years of yo-yo dieting, and medical conditions
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affect our weight. Also, metabolic (hormonal) changes and the abundance of misinformation on social media make it difficult to know the path to improved health.
Dr. Mehta’s Approach:
BEYOND THE WEIGHT was founded to provide non-biased care to patients with overweight and obesity. Dr. Mehta provides holistic, science-based care in an unhurried setting without judgment. Hers is not a big office with various staff to interact with you at various levels. Dr. Mehta offers a much more concierge approach, and she will be your doctor and contact for your weight loss journey. She will help you develop your goals and plan, tailored to your bloodwork, body composition, health history, etc. and she will monitor your progress along the way.
The BEYOND THE WEIGHT Method
The key to success for any weight loss and weight management is follow-up. It usually takes 6 months or more to achieve lasting, long-term results. You will probably have to make permanent behavioral changes, and those are hard to keep (see any New Year’s Resolution ever). Dr. Mehta requires a minimum commitment of 3 months from her patients, with a 6 month or longer program highly recommended.
The BEYOND THE WEIGHT method entails all of the following:
- Nutrition Focus – Ongoing education on nutrition and reading food labels along with culinary advice and support
- Behavior Modification – Coaching to identify and modify behaviors that sabotage weight loss
- Exercise – Personalized prescription for exercise based on medical history and ability
- Rx – Prescription anti-obesity medications can be used to sustain long-term weight loss
“Regarding GLP1 injections: For patients that meet criteria, these medications can be life changing. It is important to assess each patient as an individual and have a detailed discussion about expectations, risks and side effects.”
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The BEYOND THE WEIGHT Process
Each client goes through a lengthy, personal, and detailed-oriented THREE-PART evaluation to enable Dr. Mehta to create her custom program.
- Initial VIRTUAL Consultation – $149 deposit to book appointment
- Part One VIRTUAL VISIT 50 minutes. $275 due after Part 1
- This will be a virtual visit with Dr. Mehta to review your medical, dietary, exercise, weight, and sleep history in detail. Together you will establish your goals and motivation. Please note that medications will not be prescribed during this visit.
- Bloodwork. Included in consult fee.
- Part Two IN PERSON VISIT 50 minutes. $275 due after Part 2
- This will be an in-person visit with Dr. Mehta to review your bloodwork, perform a physical exam, and body composition testing. You will be given your customized plan, and all questions will be answered.
BEYOND THE WEIGHT has three options available to you to work through your program, each which comes with a varying degree of follow-up by Dr Mehta. We really like the complete transparency Dr. Mehta offers on her process, its costs, and its details.
HANDS-ON $349 /month with High accountability
- (3) 20 min virtual appts/month
- 30 min in person appt/mo
- Unlimited food log review
- Body Composition
- Labwork as needed
- Diet Dr Pro Access
- Pharmacy Assistance
HYBRID $249 /month with Medium accountability
- (1) 20 min virtual appts/month
- 30 min in person appt/mo
- Weekly food log review
- Body Composition
- Labwork as needed
- Diet Dr Pro Access
- Pharmacy Assistance
PAY AS YOU GO $249 /per visit with Low accountability
- 30 min in person appt/month
- Monthly food log review
- Body Composition
- Add as needed 20 min virtual visits for $99 /per visit
If you’re serious about this kind of dedicated, concierge-type weight loss, we think Dr. Mehta and her BEYOND THE WEIGHT program are a great local resource for you.
Just for Scoop
Scoop followers can set up a 10 minute Q & A by texting Lead Practice Administrator, Angie at 704-259-4299 to see if BEYOND THE WEIGHT is a good fit for you. If you’re ready to get started on your weight loss journey, you can use this link: BOOK NOW .
Beyond the Weight Main Office – 2310B Randolph Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207, USA
By Appointment Only. Call or Email Today:
- 704-259-4299
(phones answered M-F 9a-5p) - frontdesk@beyondtheweightclt.com
About Dr. Shraddha Mehta M.D.
Dr. Shraddha Mehta is double board certified in OB/GYN and Obesity Medicine. This gives her a unique ability to effectively treat and counsel patients on preconception, postpartum, peri and postmenopausal weight loss. She completed her obstetrics and gynecology residency training at The Ohio State University and was in private practice in Columbus, Ohio followed by a teaching position at Grant Hospital (Columbus, Ohio). In 2008, Dr. Mehta relocated with her family to Charlotte, NC, where she cared for patients at Northpark OB/GYN. In 2020, Dr. Mehta obtained her certificate in Obesity Medicine and opened Beyond the Weight where she provides weight loss services for men and women. She is a mother of 2 boys and is a breast cancer survivor.
