Hello Johnster,
Two of the leading residential weight loss programs are The Duke Diet
& Fitness Center and Structure House.
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Duke Diet & Fitness Center
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The Duke Diet & Fitness Center is one of the country's oldest and most
successful weight management centers.
http://www.cfl.duke.edu/(avwabb55iqysgd55sajyzkn4)/dfc/home/index.aspx
?The Duke Diet & Fitness Center has pioneered the "sensible diet"
approach to weight management. The lifestyle changes you will adopt at
the Center are designed to help you make positive changes in your
life, including reducing unhealthy body weight and increasing your
level of physical activity.?
?A study of our participants showed that after two years, 55%
maintained their weight loss; at three years, 47% maintained, and for
four or more years, 42% maintained their weight loss - making this
program one of the most successful in the field.?
http://www.cfl.duke.edu/(avwabb55iqysgd55sajyzkn4)/dfc/Programs/index.aspx
Overview
http://www.cfl.duke.edu/(cscq0i55blyc1g55qyat0e45)/dfc/aboutus/index.aspx
Program Options
?The 4 - Week Program, our most popular and recommended for first-time
participants, helps you understand the benefits of a healthy lifestyle
and gives you the opportunity to learn and practice new strategies and
habits for life. For those participants who have completed the
four-week program and would like to stay longer, you may elect an
extended stay on a weekly basis for up to a total three month-stay.?
http://www.cfl.duke.edu/(avwabb55iqysgd55sajyzkn4)/dfc/programs/programoptions/index.aspx
Four-week program
Companion Program also available
http://www.cfl.duke.edu/(avwabb55iqysgd55sajyzkn4)/dfc/programs/programoptions/fourweekprogram.aspx
?If you would like to stay longer than the four-week program, we offer
extended stays on a weekly basis for up to a total three-month stay.
This is for clients who want to lose a substantial amount of weight,
work through the emotional transitions associated with weight loss, or
fully explore weight-related or other issues in their lives. We
provide a supportive, caring, environment to work on major life
changes.?
http://www.cfl.duke.edu/(avwabb55iqysgd55sajyzkn4)/dfc/Programs/ProgramOptions/extendedstayprogram.aspx
Rates
http://www.cfl.duke.edu/(avwabb55iqysgd55sajyzkn4)/dfc/programs/programrates.aspx
Reservations
https://www.cfl.duke.edu/(w5slag551otzqrnhtvdfh12w)/dfc/reservations/index.aspx
For more information call 1-800-235-3853
Email: dfcinfo@dukedietcenter.org
Duke Diet Center,
804 W. Trinity Avenue,
Durham, North Carolina 27701
https://www.cfl.duke.edu/(w5slag551otzqrnhtvdfh12w)/dfc/reservations/index.aspx
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Structure House
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Nutritious food consumed in appropriate portions three times a day is
structured eating.
?Program nutritionists have created menus to guide you in choosing
foods that are low in calories, fat, sodium and cholesterol. The
Structure House diet includes a variety of fresh vegetables, whole
grains, and lean cuts of meat. You?ll find the meals tasteful,
nutritious, balanced and surprisingly filling given the level of
calories.?
?Structure House offers a medically sound approach to healthy eating
encouraged by the American Heart Association, the American Medical
Association, the American Diabetes Association and other health
organizations. Daily calorie consumption ? usually between 1,000 to
2,000 calories ? is determined on the basis of an individual?s sex,
height, weight, medical condition and age. This approach provides for
the recommended gradual but steady weight loss.?
Exercise is a key for healthy weight control.
?At Structure House, exercise is not just about sweat and exertion.
Exercise is also about recapturing the feelings of lightness, energy
and strength that are natural to your body. Your conditioning program,
based on your fitness level, provides you with activities you can
enjoy at Structure House and at home.
We start at your current fitness level and help you to develop a plan
that you can maintain after your return home.?
?The Life Extension Center is equipped with everything you need for
safe and comfortable exercise and a variety of classes will help you
improve cardiovascular conditioning, flexibility, muscle strength and
relaxation. All exercise staff and personal trainers are certified in
several fitness specialties and certified personal trainers are
available. Water exercise classes, some designed specifically for
those suffering from arthritis, are offered in either an indoor or
seasonal outdoor pool.?
http://www.structurehouse.com/approach/fitness.html
?Structure House offers a four-week intensive program for new
participants. Your program will include your choice of a private
one-bedroom or shared two-bedroom apartment, individually selected
meals, individual sessions with a psychologist use of all facilities,
medical and fitness testing plus a schedule of more than 80 classes
and activities per week.?
http://www.structurehouse.com/fees/registration.html
Extended Stays are also available
http://www.structurehouse.com/fees/registration.html#extension
Structure House
1-800-553-0052
reservations@structurehouse.com
Review
http://www.bestdietforme.com/TR/StructureHouse.htm
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The Rice Diet Program
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?Since 1939, The Rice Diet has specialized in the prevention and
treatment of hypertension, diabetes, obesity, heart disease, renal
disease and other illnesses.
Patients attending the world famous Rice Diet Program, located in
Durham NC, are carefully monitored daily by a caring staff of medical
professionals.?
http://www.ricedietprogram.com/index.php
?People from across the country and around the world come
to Durham, North Carolina to begin their journey to better health.
Length of stay depends on a number of factors. Some patients come for
as little as two weeks, most stay for 4-8 weeks. Some plan to stay for
their entire journey. The program provides meals, classes, groups,
workshops and medical supervision in a quiet, safe and supportive
setting.?
http://www.ricedietprogram.com/r_about_over.html?PHPSESSID=b6749c3dd0a4419b89dc2e954314a5a6
?The Rice Diet Program is a medically proven program for weight
reduction. It is the fastest and surest way to better health and
permanent weight loss.?
http://www.ricedietprogram.com/r_about_obesity.html
Enroll
http://www.ricedietprogram.com/r_enroll.html
Program Costs
http://www.ricedietprogram.com/r_enroll_costs.html
The Rice Diet Clinic
3543 Rose of Sharon Road
Durham, NC 27712
Phone: (919) 383-7276 ext. 1
Fax: (919) 309-4695
Email: ricediet@ricediet.com
http://www.ricedietprogram.com/contact.html
http://www.ricedietprogram.com/residential.html
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Although the word SPA is frequently mentioned, you might want to take
a look at the Hilton Head Health Institute
Hilton Head Health Institute
http://www.hhhealth.com/
H31 Program
?Hilton Head Health Institute has been one of America?s premier weight
loss health spas for 30 years. While our program has evolved as we
have learned more from science and medicine, our core belief remains
that you are capable of learning new behaviors to help achieve your
weight loss and health goals
For almost 30 years, the Hilton Head Health Institute weight loss spa
has been helping people like you lose weight and keep it off. For
good. If you are serious about weight loss, and have not kept weight
off with ordinary diets, fat farms or so-called weight loss boot
camps, but instead fail in the end, you will find answers at the
Institute?
http://www.hhhealth.com/
Review
http://www.bestdietforme.com/TR/Hiltonhead.htm
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Dr. Cinque's Health Retreat
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A different option is therapeutic fasting at Dr. Cinque's Health Retreat.
A residential facility for weight loss and therapeutic fasting
?Dr. Cinque's Health Retreat provides a superb environment in which to
undergo therapeutic fasting. Guests fast to overcome specific health
problems, to rapidly lose weight, to change behaviors, and to make a
fresh new start at healthful living.?
?The Retreat consists of a large comfortable home on 2/3 acre in the
pristine oak woodlands 10 miles south of Austin, Texas. The area is
quiet, serene and picturesque. The climate and air quality are
excellent, and there are miles of pleasant country roads for walking.
(Note: Only short walks are allowed while fasting.) Those who wish to
fast under the eye of an experienced practitioner will find what they
are looking for here.?
?Dr. Cinque lives at the retreat and personally supervises the guests.
The atmosphere is homey and casual. Every guest receives individual
daily attention, and Dr. Cinque tailors the program to meet each
individual's own needs.?
http://cinque.getwebspace.com/retreat.html
FAQ
http://cinque.getwebspace.com/faq.html
Dr. Cinque's Facts about Fasting
http://cinque.getwebspace.com/facts.html
Rates
http://cinque.getwebspace.com/rates.html
Dr. Cinque's Health Retreat
305 Verdin Drive
Buda, TX 78610
(512) 295-4256
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Information regarding Dr. Phil's Weight Loss Challenge
Oct 7, 2003
?This week, Dr. Phil unveiled his plan to help America lose weight.
Using the 7 steps listed in his new book, The Ultimate Weight
Solution: The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom, Dr. Phil will guide 13
people through 10 months of weight loss. The participants will have
cameras in their homes so we can watch their progress and get a peek
into someone else's weight loss struggles for a change. Just like The
Real World only a little more real.?
About.com:
http://exercise.about.com/cs/weightloss/a/drphil.htm
Read more this diet plan here:
http://www.drphil.com/articles/category/7
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I hope the information provided is helpful!
Best regards,
Bobbie7 |
Clarification of Answer by
bobbie7-ga
on
10 Feb 2006 17:46 PST
Dear Johnster,
Below you will find the answers to your clarifications.
1. I'm sure these centers are excellent but are there more in throughout the U.S.?
Birchcreek Health and Weight Loss Retreat
They offer 7 night, 14 Night, 21 night and 28 night programs.
Longer stays available.
Rates include:
?Everything you need while you are here: all meals and snacks from
Sunday evening check in to breakfast on the day of check out. All
workshops, seminars and fitness activities (except kyacking and
horseback riding). Theraputic massage (number of sessions depends on
length of stay), private consultation, access to the pool (in season
and weather permitting) hot tub, Personal Fitness Trainer. Optional
amenities (Please call for pricing) kyack lessons, additional massage
and facial sessions, horseback riding, fly fishing guide.?
http://www.birchcreekhealthandweightlossretreat.com/index.htm
Services
http://www.birchcreekhealthandweightlossretreat.com/services.htm
Typical Day
http://www.birchcreekhealthandweightlossretreat.com/expect.htm
Rates
http://www.birchcreekhealthandweightlossretreat.com/programsrates.htm
Birchcreek Health and Weight Loss Retreat
Route 28, Box 517
Pine Hill, NY 12465
Phone: 877-254-0070
Fax: 845-254-4334
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Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat
This one is located in British Columbia Canada
?Are you looking for a different kind of "fat farm" ? a ?Fit Farm?
that offers a physical and nutritional program that will change your
life??
?Our FitPlan Plus guests are those who are serious about losing
weight, and are prepared to work as hard physically as they can, and
learn a new way to eat, in order to get the weight off and keep it off
long term. We are the Boot Camp of weight loss spas!?
?With a limit of 14 guests per week, FitPlan Plus? can help you lose
weight in an intelligent way while you are with us, and develop a
physical and nutritional program to take home that addresses your
abilities and life circumstances.?
http://www.weight-loss-spa.com/
Read a first hand review here:
http://spas.about.com/library/weekly/aa112501.htm
The fully-inclusive 7, 4 and 3 night packages will help you meet your
goals! Catering to a maximum of 14 guests (individual travellers) at a
time, allows for maximum attention to your needs.
Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat & Health Spa
Box 1352
Ainsworth, BC
V0G 1A0
Phone: 250-229-5636
Phone: 1-800-661-5161
Fax: 250-229-5246
Email: Info@Hiking.com
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Essence Recovery Center
http://www.essencerecoverycenter.com/
Overview of the 28 day health recovery program
http://www.essencerecoverycenter.com/introduction.htm
As of January 1, 2006 they are offering 7 day juice fasting vacations
http://www.essencerecoverycenter.com/juice_fasting_retreats.htm
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Heartland Spa
The Heartland Spa, a private health and fitness retreat only 90 miles
South of Chicago.
?The Heartland Spa is a private health retreat where a wide spectrum
of wellness goals are addressed on an individual basis. Programs are
offered for small groups of up to 32 guests who share a common health
objective. The Heartland provides an opportunity for guests to learn,
experience and utilize the most accurate, available scientific
information regarding fitness, nutrition and stress management so they
can begin to make desirable changes in their lifestyle...all in a
fun-filled, relaxing, environment, supervised by a trained
professional staff.?
http://www.heartlandspa.com/
Nutritional Programs: Covering the basics of healthy eating balanced
diets, optimum nutrition, healthful cooking techniques, and weight
loss management.
http://www.heartlandspa.com/food.htm
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Canyon Ranch
http://www.canyonranch.com/index.asp
?Three gourmet meals from the award-winning Canyon Ranch kitchens
Generous allowance for Spa & Sports and Health & Healing services
based on length of stay.
A selection of 45 complimentary fitness classes each day
More than 225 programs and services to choose from, including private
health & fitness consultations with our team of more than 60
professional experts
Full access to our 62,000-square-foot, fully equipped spa complex
Wide variety of guided hikes and biking excursions in our Southwest
mountains and desert foothills
Daily selection of lectures, workshops and cooking demonstrations
A personal Program Coordinator to help custom design your stay
Health & Fitness Assessment? http://www.canyonranch.com/tucson/rates.asp
Health Specialists
http://www.canyonranch.com/misc/health_specialists.asp#t
Weight Management
?Are you fed up with diets? Losing weight permanently and maintaining
a healthy weight depends on developing and implementing an
individualized weight-management program based on your personality,
body chemistry, food preferences, lifestyle and physiology. Let our
professional team help create a take home program that is best for
you.
Weight Management package includes:
Initial planning and wrap-up sessions with a registered nurse
Laboratory tests
25-minute physician consultation
Resting Metabolic Rate measurement
Nutrition assessment consultation
Nutrition planning consultation
Exercise for Weight Loss consultation
Behavioral Health consultation?
http://www.canyonranch.com/tucson/health_packages.asp
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Sierra Tucson offers programs for Compulsive Overeating
?The Eating Disorders Program at Sierra Tucson comprehensively treats
eating disorders for males or females who suffer from Anorexia,
Bulimia, and Compulsive Overeating.?
(?)
?The philosophy of the Eating Disorders Program at Sierra Tucson is
that individuals have the right to recover as whole persons and, as
such, deserve to address the total scope of the eating disorder,
including body image, relationship with food, medical complications,
co-occurring diagnoses, and the chronic nature of eating disorders.
Our treatment model has a strong therapy focus on experiential work,
shame reduction, understanding the basic disease concept, and recovery
through the Twelve Steps. Eating disorder patients are assisted in
developing a balanced fitness regimen. The program emphasizes therapy
designed to assist the individual in breaking through denial while
experiencing unconditional acceptance and guidance.?
Fitness
?The program helps each patient develop a healthy relationship with
exercise that is nourishing to the body. Patients work both
individually and in group settings with a fitness specialist to
develop a program that will meet their fitness goals within
appropriate exercise boundaries. This personal approach leads patients
through their fears, misconceptions, and unhealthy behaviors toward
exercise.
Sierra Tucson's facility includes a walking trail; swimming pool; and
basketball, pickleball, and volleyball courts. A modern gym contains
treadmills, stationary bicycles, stairmasters, elliptical machines,
weight machines, and free weights.?
http://www.sierratucson.com/programs_eatdsrdrs.php
?Sierra Tucson is a dually licensed, accredited special psychiatric
hospital and behavioral health center leading the development and
practice of progressive, effective therapies. Facilitated by an
expert, experienced, and caring staff, Sierra Tucson provides
treatment plans where individuals discover, confront, and learn to
manage the issues at the very heart of human behavior and disease.?
http://www.sierratucson.com/about.php
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Other programs:
The Oaks
Enjoy the unlimited choice of:
Up to 16 exercise classes and fitness activities per day
Our 1,000 calorie-a-day spa cuisine food plan
http://www.oaksspa.com/
Fitness activities
http://www.oaksspa.com/oaks/oaks_activities.html
Cal-a-vie
http://www.cal-a-vie.com/
Tennessee Fitness Spa
http://www.tfspa.com/rates.htm
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2. Is there a ranking system for these centers?
I don?t think there is a ranking system for these centers. I searched
and unfortunately I didn?t locate any sort of ranking for residential
weight loss centers.
I did find a few articles that might interest you.
From a USA Today article Published June 2005:
Durham is known as the "Diet Capital of the World."
Duke Diet and Fitness Center is one of three major residential clinics
for weight loss found in Durham, N.C.
?The Rice center was the first diet program to open in Durham, in
1939. Three decades later, Duke University opened the Duke Diet and
Fitness Center, followed in 1977 by Structure House. Each clinic
offers a distinct program for weight loss and emphasizes follow-up
support methods so patients can maintain their success after leaving.?
According to Dr. Gerard Musante, the clinical psychologist who
founded one of the clinics, Structure House, ? Durham is where doctors
and researchers first started looking at obesity from a scientific and
psychological perspective.?
Read the full text here:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2005-06-19-durham-diet-capital_x.htm
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Another article states that Durham ?is home to some of the nation's
top weight-loss programs. ?
http://triangle.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/triangle/content/story.html?id=972300
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Obesity Reviews
Volume 5 Page 217 - November 2004
doi:10.1111/j.1467-789X.2004.00153.x
Volume 5 Issue 4
Evaluating commercial weight loss programmes: an evolution in outcomes research
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1111%2Fj.1467-789X.2004.00153.x
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3. How do these compare, say for example, to the Pritikin centers and
the Cooper Aerobics Center in Dallas?
Cooper Aerobics Center
The Cooper Aerobics Center has four-, six-, and 13-day programs .
http://www.cooperaerobics.com/wellness/
Read about them here:
http://www.cooperaerobics.com/wellness/Descriptions.aspx
Program Dates
http://www.cooperaerobics.com/wellness/Dates.aspx
http://www.durham-nc.com/visitor/things_see_do/dietcenters.php
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Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa
http://www.pritikin.com/
(I didn?t include this center in my original answer because it had the
word SPA in it .)
?The Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa offers medically proven programs
for significant and lasting weight loss; reversing heart disease, and
for many, avoiding bypass surgery; reducing cholesterol; lowering
blood pressure to normal, medication-free levels; controlling diabetes
and, for many, eliminating the need for drugs and insulin injections;
smoking cessation; and cancer prevention--all in a full-service luxury
resort and spa.?
http://www.pritikin.com/
The Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa is a health resort in Aventura,
Florida where guests come from all over the world to achieve
unparalleled health and weight-loss results.
?Pritikin Program, simple yet stunningly remarkable in its benefits,
focuses on daily exercise and an eating plan based on natural, whole
foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, seafood rich in omega 3s,
and limited lean meat. At the Pritikin Longevity Center, guests enjoy
six heart-healthy, gourmet meals and snacks daily, such as grilled
lobster, roasted bison, wild mushroom risotto, and chocolate mousse.?
?Recently, the London Business Times described the Pritikin Program as
?arguably the most effective diet, exercise, and lifestyle-change
program in the world.?
http://www.pritikin.com/pritikin/pritikin_Overview.shtml
Weight Loss: What to Expect
?Most guests begin to lose weight during their stay at the Pritikin
Longevity Center. Research has documented that Pritikin guests in need
of weight loss shed 12 pounds and more within three weeks of starting
the Pritikin Program (Archives of Internal Medicine, 151: 1389, 1991).
The majority achieve their most dramatic results in the months after
they leave the resort.?
http://www.pritikin.com/center/center_ProgramWorks.shtml
Weight Loss
http://www.pritikin.com/benefits/benefits_WeightLoss.shtml
Eating Plan
http://www.pritikin.com/pritikin/pritikin_EatingPlan.shtml
7 day program - rates
Weekly prices are lower for each additional week
http://www.pritikin.com/specials/specials_Rates.shtml
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Pritikin and the Cooper Aerobics Center are excellent residential
weight loss programs but in my opinion they aren?t long enough to
obtain results similar to the "Ranch" on the "Biggest Loser".
I hope this additional information is helpful!
Sincerely,
Bobbie7
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