JumpstartMD

First of all I would like to say that Jumpstart allowed me to finally lose the 20 pounds or so needed to be healthy. The program is basically a modified Adkins with vitamins and supplements to help lose weight. I have been doing maintenance on the program for over a year and have managed to stay close to my goal weight. The clinic has some great coaches, but Alfredo is by far the best one I have worked with. He was able to tailor the program to my needs as I do travel for work quite a bit. He has given me tips on recipes for the program and also work out ideas for being healthy. He is always happy to see me and is willing to spend time explaining how to make the program work best for me and my schedule. He is up on all the latest health and fitness information which he is happy to share. I have to say that having Alfredo working with me has been a key to my continued success with the program!

Five star clinician 3 star program.
I have gone a few times and you will find my clinician Alfredo outstanding but the program needs some tweaks.
I have some medical conditions that should be addressed and a modification to the program done for my individual situation. The program did nothing for me, however Alfredo on his own time researched and came up with a plan that worked wonderfully
This program does work, is expensive and you would think it could be modified for any medical or other situation.
I probably will go back, but only to Alfredo, the rest of the clinicians did not remember me or seem genuine, they seem to be going through the motion.
Please contact me it you want more information and if you choose to go, request Alfredo for a winning experience.

I love Jumpstart and the staff at the Greenbrae location. They are super nice and very knowledgeable! I can’t say enough about wonderful staff… every single member makes you feel welcomed. Alfredo is my favorite… not only is motivational but gives you the science behind it. This is the best program to loose weight and actually keep it off. lost 20lbs already… Thank you guys!!!

I’m starting to research this option for weight loss I was reading some reviews and noticed the 2 star review by Chance B. Well first of all you need to consider the source. Reviews are coming from Marinites. These are the hardest people to please. I have worked I sales most of my life and in all the areas of the Bay Area these people take the smallest issues and make the biggest issues out of them. These people will drain the life out of even the most seasoned Customer Service person. I will place a follow up review on this business after my first hand experience. Knowing I could never speak my mind in this way at work it feels nice to be able to express these feelings. Lighten up people who reside in Marin county. Jumpstartmd has a nice website I imagine the cost for their service comes with a hefty price based on where their locations are. Also why they don’t show prices on their website.

I want to start off by saying that the woman I worked with on the phone was very understanding, knowledgeable and polite. She answered all my questions with ease and understanding, that’s why I am giving it 2 starts and not 1. She was very helpful, so much that I scheduled appointments for both my husband and I to start the program just a week later.
Fast forward to the day of my appointment, I made arrangements to leave work early. The appointment was at 5:45 so this required me to leave the city about 4:40 to ensure I would make it in time. Traffic was bad that day according to Google Maps, so I called and let them know that I would likely be 15 min late. I showed up 15 min late as I had communicated and they would not see me. I was shocked. What a complete waste of my time. They wouldn’t even do a partial visit to get things started, nothing and I got the condescending «have a nice day», ugh.
I immediately left and called the nice woman I spoke with when I signed up. She empathized with me, offered me a discount, apologized on the Greenbrae locations behalf. She told me that she was surprised and disappointed by their actions at the clinic. I have not rescheduled since my first impression of this program has been tainted. If they treated me this way before I even paid a dime — then what does this say about the service I would receive once I was a member. It’s honestly shocking that in an industry where they are so many similar medical programs, you wouldn’t want to stand out for great customer service — not for piss poor customer service. So disappointed.
BTW — this is my first Unilocal review. I hate that is is a bad one, but I hope that Jumpstart MD would reconsider doing this to the next person.

I could not recommend this program more highly! I am a veteran of Weight Watchers, through which I lost 30+ lbs about 6 years ago. Unfortunately, having reached the age where a woman’s metabolism slows to a crawl, I gained most of that weight back about 2 years ago & was unable to lose it on the same Weight Watchers regimen that had been so successfully previously. Out of despair, I asked my doctor for a recommendation & he suggested JumpstartMD. At first, I was dubious, given the seemingly high price & use of appetite suppressants. But after I researched the program a bit more, I decided to give it a try, although I chose not to use the appetite suppressants at all. I have found the program easy to follow & I haven’t felt overly hungry or deprived of the pleasure of eating as I have been able to enjoy many of the foods I normally like, just in smaller portions. (OK, I did miss potatoes & bread, but the rapid weight loss more than made up for it). I have lost 22 pounds in less than 3 months & have made a lifestyle change, thanks to the program, relative to my eating habits. I am confident that I can maintain this weight loss thanks to the diet being about better choices, not just a gimmick like so many other programs. I am so happy that I took the plunge, and the cost of the program seems reasonable in light of the excellent results I have gotten. If you are struggling to lose weight & motivated to do it more permanently as a lifestyle change, then by all means, go to JumpstartMD!

On February 28^th I was so uncomfortable in my clothes that I decided it was time to buy a new pair of pants. It was time to go up another size, yet again! I headed to the store tried on 2 pair of pants, walked back out to my car and called JumpStartMD. I made an appointment for the next morning and decided I couldn’t continue taking care of my comfort by growing my clothing size. I needed to take care of my comfort by shrinking my waist.
Everyone was so attentive and kind. I walked into the office on the Morning of March 1^st and started my healthy eating habits on March 2^nd. I have gone from 170 pounds to 145 pounds, lost inches in waist and hips, have increased energy, better digestion and lower blood pressure. ALL OF THIS IN JUST 3 MONTHS!!!
I opted for NO meds so it has been a completely natural process – that being said I have been incredibly committed. Noone can do this but me and there is no going back this time. I am looking more forward to the 6 month maintenance part of this plan than the actual weight loss.
I have sent uncountable people to this plan and, although it cost my disposable income (+) to make this happen it has been the BEST money ever spent. It will last for the rest of my iife!!! In fact, the financial has been a good motivator to make my loss happen as quickly as possible! :)
I can not say enough about this AMAZING plan – make sure your support system is in place with friends and family, this can benefit you on a daily basis. You may need someone to take that beer out of your hand instead of handing it to you, especially on a hot summer day.
To the other reviewer. Don’t give up, maybe this plan wasn’t for you. Find a way!!!
JUMPSTART WAS MY WAY AND HAS BEEN THE WAY OF SEVERAL FRIENDS AND COUNTING.
GO FOR IT! YOU CAN DO IT!!!

The best place in Marin to lose weight. The staff there are knowledgable, kind, and extremely supportive, and best of all you get true weight loss. I have nothing but the best things to say about JumpstartMD in Greenbrae! Thank you!

So I started Jumpstart MD just before Labor Day 2012 after my mom had great success with the program. They offered me Phentirmine, and I declined (the whole Fen-​Phen drama of the late ‘90s scared me enough to not want to try the safer half of Fen-​Phen). It seemed to go well at first, I really liked that I got to meet Dr. Burke (one of the founding doctors of Jumpstart MD), and I got to do an «In-​Body Scan» that analyzed my fat and muscle proportions. The idea was simple enough: limit your carb intake to 20g or less per day and you’ll force your body into ketosis, which then starts burning your fat for energy. But as Thanksgiving and Christmas came closer, it was really hard for me to stay on track — how was I supposed to forgo the mashed potatoes and stuffing?
Nonetheless, I kept meeting with the advisors, only one of which is a NP (the rest do not seem to have any RD or nutritionist credentials, they are merely unlicensed medical assistants if that). Every time I’d meet with a different advisor, they would tell me something different. One would tell me not to eat the protein bars because it’s not real food, the other would say it’s fine.
I was really struggling to keep on track, I mean, if I could do it on my own, I wouldn’t be overweight, but the program seemed to work so well for my mom that I just kept going back every week, letting them take my money. But I really didn’t get the support and encouragement that I needed from a restrictive diet (if you’re a so-​called carb addict, then it’s pretty challenging to cut it all out cold turkey).
Honestly, I got more ideas talking to my co-​worker in 1 hour about low-​carb diets than I did from my 6 months at Jumpstart.
The big kicker was when I went in today for my weekly meeting and weigh-​in. Dr. Burke was in the office today (lucky me, right?!), and instead of meeting with the NP or the other advisors, I got to meet with him. FIrst off, he didn’t remember meeting me 6 months ago (which is fine, but instead of saying «nice to meet you» maybe he should’ve said «have we met?»), but when I started saying how I was having trouble finding motivation and staying on-​track, he kind of condescendingly said, «how so? what’s so hard about sticking to the foods in this book?». I mentioned how I was on a tight budget, how it’s hard to get the items the program recommends all the time, and he starting going into a spiel about how the government subsidizes cereal grains and how America’s becoming diabetic because of it. I DON’T REALLY CARE! After being (what I felt) attacked by him, I started to cry, and he was so unsympathetic to that. All he said was «all I can say is, I feel bad for you.» Nice way to support your clients, doc! At that point, I was pretty much not listening to what he was saying, and he kept mentioning how carbs are super addicting and how I should just eat all the meat in the world, and asked me a couple times «how can I help you?». I replied back, «that’s why I’m here, I don’t know how you can help me.» His reply was something about learned helplessness, and how I have to learn to help myself (is this really why I’m paying for this program every week, to hear that I need to help myself?), at which point, I packed up my purse and left.
Maybe I’m a problem client because I can’t stick to this program. But if someone is paying you to help them lose weight, wouldn’t you at least give them pointers on how to stay on track?
All in all, I feel that the people with the most success on this program are the ones who elect to take the Phentirmine. So, if you are into weight-​loss programs utilizing stimulant appetite suppressants and little guidance, then this is the right program for you.