Located In West Hartford, Connecticut

• Holistic

• Evidenced-Based

• Personalized Weight Loss Program

Meet your weight loss physician and health coach.

Melissa Y. Morales, MD, MPH, PN1-NC

Practice Philosophy.

Hello! I am Dr. Melissa Morales, founder, physician and health coach at Positive Change Weight Loss, PLLC.

I am so excited to be a partner in your weight loss journey!

At Positive Change, my philosophy is to focus on the improvement of your lifestyle habits and your overall health. The number on the scale should not be the sole marker of your success.

My intention is for this program to be affirming of who you are as you are. You are a worthy person at any weight.

I am here to keep you informed, provide support and accountability, as well as to monitor you as you lose weight and achieve better health!

The Weight Loss Program.

The foundation of this program is to optimize healthy lifestyle habits to improve nutrition, physical activity, sleep and stress levels. This is key to maintaining weight loss long term, with or without weight loss medication.

That being said, I will also look into your medical history thoroughly to investigate whether there is a medical condition present that may be making it difficult for you to lose weight or whether you are on a medication that may be causing weight gain.

Finally, recent studies have shown great promise with weigh loss medications. If medications are warranted and are prescribed to you, you will be monitored closely for side effects and for effectiveness.

How The Program Works and Fees.

Consultation --> Weight Loss Program.

INITIAL CONSULTATION.

At this visit, you will receive:

• A thorough review of your medical history and medication history.

• A review and interpretation of your lab work.

• A body composition analysis conducted with a SECA 554 body composition analyzer device. This non-invasive test will show us your fat and muscle percentages, as well as give us an idea of how body fat is distributed in your body.

• A medical physical exam.

• A detailed discussion of my findings with you at the end of the exam.

• A goal book in which we will write your first goal for the next time I see you.

The fee for this visit is $400 and the length of visit is 60 minutes - 90 minutes. There is NO obligation to continue onto the program after your initial consultation.

THE WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM.

With membership, you will receive:

• 1:1 personalized, non-rushed clinic visits with me, your physician, at least once a month.

• The option to conduct your visits via telemedicine from the comfort of your own home.

• Ongoing medication management, adjustments and monitoring if you are prescribed a medication.

• Access to a patient portal in which you can send non-emergency text messages to me directly.

• Encouraging messages and accountability check-ins from me on the portal.

• Coaching in nutrition, stress and sleep health.

• Culinary Medicine sessions conducted in person or via telemedicine. You will learn how to incorporate more home cooking into your meals.

• Private educational sessions built into your visits.

  Membership fees are $200/month.

If you are interested in learning more, fill out an online form by clicking the button below.

Once I receive the online form, I will email you and arrange a virtual meet and greet.