SLIM TLC® is a comprehensive lifestyle and weight management program developed by Douglas M. Cluff, M.D., Family Physician and Lifestyle and Preventive Medicine specialist.
SLIM TLC® has two meanings, the most important of which is becoming SLIM and healthy through Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes. SLIM also stands for the optional use of a Short-term, Lowest effective & tolerated Intervention with Medicine – for those who desire, while we are helping you make the necessary TLCs.
You have three SLIM TLC® options:
- SLIM TLC® (with a prescription): Only available in Texas, this program version includes a prescription of compounded semaglutide (the active ingredient in Ozempic® and Wegovy®) combined with all the benefits of the SLIM TLC® without Meds program (purchase of SLIM TLC® Online is also required).
- SLIM TLC® without Meds: This program is available everywhere, and you'll be amazed at how it work wonders, as designed, even without medicine (as it did for Dr. Cluff!). It includes regular SLIM TLC® Group Visits (see bottom of this page for more information), online interaction with other SLIM TLC members through our private SLIM TLC® Facebook Group "Fit Together", exclusive emails containing valuable tips and important program enhancements/updates, discounted labs (usually 90+% off compared to typical prices, but only if using our office or a contracted CPL or LabCorp facility), and discounted (35% off) visits with Marie, our Nutrition Coach (purchase of SLIM TLC® Online is also required). However, if you you live outside the state of Texas and you also desire to take medicine to boost your efforts, please ask your physician if he or she is comfortable managing the medicine component, and we'll take care of the rest!
- SLIM TLC® Online: Lifetime access to this complete DIY (Do It Yourself) manual for DIY-type people, with all the instructions needed to follow the full SLIM TLC program. And yes, you can indeed DIY! Also see the SLIM TLC® Online page for a free preview (Lesson #1 of TLC "U" in its entirety)!
CLICK HERE FOR A SUMMARY TABLE COMPARING THE THREE OPTIONS (includes prices)
Just as it should be for all medical professionals, our ever-present goals are to:
- Help patients develop the TLCs (see above) and arm them with all the tools necessary to achieve long-term health and weight loss success
- Help patients become self-sufficient, if possible, by weaning them down or off of medicines
The greatest miracles of the SLIM TLC® program are:
- Our revolutionary ("Free Food? Whatever!") eating strategy
- Our groundbreaking goal-setting system (the SLIM TLC® Map)
- Our nutrition guidelines (all of which are presented and described in SLIM TLC® Online)
- (For those who desire) The prescriptions that helps boost the process
Also of critical import for many are the SLIM TLC® Group Visits, provided as part of our SLIM TLC® and SLIM TLC® without Meds programs. They provide ongoing learning, professional guidance, support, and accountability most people need to achieve long-term health and weight loss success, always with the goal of weaning you down or off the medicine with the implementation of TLCs. We also teach you how to overcome, permanently, the many barriers that constantly undermine our efforts.