New Direction

What is New Direction?

Approach/Method: New Direction facilities have been helping patients lose weight for over ten years. Our New Direction and OutLook Programs focus upon wellness and life long weight management rather than weight loss. You progress through three phases: reducing, adapting and sustaining. New Direction is a medically supervised very low-calorie diet, utilizing 3 to 4 servings of nutritional beverages totaling 600 to 800 calories per day. OutLook is a multidisciplinary moderate calorie weight-control program ranging between 1,000 to 1,400 calories daily where patients replace two meals daily with the nutritionally complete beverage, and eat at least one balanced meal of grocery type foods. This is to begin reshaping eating habits gradually. All education materials and patient learning modules are included within each program.

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Who is the best candidate?

Clients: To be eligible for the New Direction program, women must have forty pounds to lose and men have fifty pounds. Patients must also pass a medical and behavioral screening. Candidates for the OutLook program will need to lose between fifteen to forty pounds, or be unwilling to give up regular food, or have previously lost weight, and gained it back.

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What is the expected weight loss?

Expected Weight Loss/Length of Program: The New Direction program average weight loss is approximately three to five pounds per week. The length of program participation is dependent upon the amount of weight loss determined by the patient. Weight loss (reducing) is typically 12 to 16 weeks; Transition back to traditional food (adapting), is 5 to 6 weeks and finally maintenance (sustaining), lasts a minimum 6 to 12 months. In OutLook the average weight loss is one and a half to two pounds per week. The length of the program is dependent upon the weight loss needed.

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How much does it cost?

Cost: Program cost varies with the amount of weight the patient needs to lose. The cost for New Direction during the weight-loss and adapting phases is approximately $25-$45 per week for program fees which includes medical monitoring, counseling and lab tests and $40-$50 per week for product (beverage). Most programs offer free maintenance. The use of beverages is not mandatory during maintenance, but is encouraged if needed. The cost for Outlook is approximately $15-$30 per week for program fees which includes classes and $25-$35 per week for product (beverage). Most centers offer free maintenance. The use of product (beverage) is not mandatory during maintenance, but participants are encouraged to use it when needed.

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Where can I learn more?

Headquarters: Robard Corporation-Medical Nutrition Division, Mt Laurel, NJ 1-800-222-9201.

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