Weight & Nutrition
Learn personalized strategies for making the best food choices to feel energized, manage your weight, and live a longer and healthier life.
For children, teen, and family programs, please see our Children, Teens, and Parenting section.
Online! In the Kitchen with Carole
In this audio series, Carole Bartolotto, a registered dietitian at Kaiser Permanente, will guide you through your kitchen to identify unhealthy foods and healthier alternatives. Find this podcast through your physician’s home page at kp.org/mydoctor.
Online! Online Health Coach: S.M.A.R.T. Eating
Improve your eating habits and find the motivation and tools needed to make lasting health changes. You’ll receive short video coaching sessions via email, along with tips and support materials to help you stay on track. Find this feature through your physician’s home page at kp.org/mydoctor.
Nutrition Advice and Counseling
Individual counseling is available by referral for members with specialnutritional requirements, such as diabetic, prental, hypertensive, cardiac, or renal needs Ask your personal physician or nurse practitioner for more information. For more general question about food and nutrition, call our Nutrition Advice Line at (510) 248-3218 in Fremont or (510) 675-2141 and a registered dietitian will get b ack to you.
Managing Your Weight
Successful weight loss requires more than just cutting calories. Learn how making healthy lifestyle choices, including regular exercise, proper nutrition, and a positive attitude, can help you lose weight and keep it off. Open to the community.
Location: Fremont and Union City Medical Centers
Dates/Time: One session; Call for dates and times
Fee: No fee
Registration:(510) 248-3455 Fremont; (510) 784-4531 Hayward/Union City
Healthy Weight Program
This program is designed to help you adopt healthier lifestyle habits. Share ideas, discuss challenges, and get support from others. Discussion topics include physical activity, nutrition, and stress management. Classes are offered in person and online (using a phone and a computer with Internet access). Open to the community.
Location: Fremont and Hayward Medical Centers
Dates/Time: Ten sessions; 10 am to noon or 7-9 pm; Call for dates
Fee: $75 for members; $125 for nonmembers
Registration:(510) 248-3455 Fremont; (510) 784-4531 Hayward/Union City
Medical Weight Management Program (Orientation Session)
This program may be the answer for you if you have at least 40 pounds to lose. It can help you make positive, lasting changes to improve your health, increase your energy, and help you live life to the fullest. The 82-week program features low-calorie meal replacements, medical monitoring, and weekly health classes/support sessions. Join us for a free, one-hour information session to find out more about this program. Open to the community. View a testimonial
Location: Fremont and Hayward Medical Centers
Dates/Time: Call for dates and times
Fee: for fee information, please call (510) 248-7731
Registration:(510) 248-3455 Fremont; (510) 784-4531 Hayward/Union City or go to our website at kphealthyweight.com
Weight Loss Surgery Introductory Seminar
Find out what it takes to successfully lose weight after surgery. This class will cover the risks and benefits of surgery itself and focus on what it takes to maintain weight loss long-term. Determine how ready you are to make radical changes to the way you live. This class is a required first step for anyone interested in a referral for weight loss surgery. Open to Kaiser Permanente members only.
Location: Fremont Medical Centers
Dates/Time: Call for dates and times
Fee: No fee
Registration:(510) 248-3455 Fremont; (510) 784-4531 Hayward/Union City or (510) 675-4050 Pediatrics
Online! WebCare for Healthy Weight
This program offers information and encouragement, along with resources and tools for support. Regular food journaling helps you track your daily successes and challenges, and the journal links to the USDA nutrition database so you can calculate calories in your daily meals. Find this feature through your physician’s home page at kp.org/mydoctor
Overeaters Anonymous
A support group for more and women dealing with compulsive eating. Please go to www.oa.org
to find the meeting nearest you.
Weight Watchers
Choose community Meeting, At-Home Kit, on Online Subscription.
Registration: Call 1-866-639-3300 or visit kp.org/healthyliving
Self- Help Options
Health Education Centers
Self-paced information, videos, books, and additional resources on weight, nutrition, and health are available in the Health Education Centers.
If you need more information or would like to register for a class please contact one of our Health Education Centers:
Fremont 510-248-3455
Hayward & Union City 510-784-4531
Medical Weight Management (Optifast) Program
This program is for people who are significantly overweight (i.e. 40 pounds or more overweight) and/or for people who suffer from other conditions related to their weight.
Medical problems related to obesity include heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and sleep apnea. Losing weight can alleviate some of these problems, increase energy and help us live longer, healthier lives-while also providing you with the right tools to keep the weight off long-term. In the Kaiser Permanente Medical Weight Management program, we follow a comprehensive approach to obesity treatment. To help you lose weight rapidly and safely, this program uses the Optifast® meal replacement system, coupled with a focus on nutrition, lifestyle and activity education. Optifast® has over 30 years’ experience in helping people lose weight. The shakes and bars are healthy, provide full nutrition, and have been shown to aid in weight loss.
This service is provided by highly trained health care professionals. This program is an elective service and is not covered by Health Plan benefits. All program participants must be willing to commit to at least 30 weeks of weekly meetings.
To get more information about the program visit our website at http://www.kphealthyweight.com/.
Last updated on 3/5/2013.
