LET’S FIRST START BY GOING OVER WHAT HAPPENS IN THE INITIAL VISIT. DURING THIS VISIT, I WILL CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY AND ASSESSMENT. I WILL ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS TO GET TO KNOW YOU. WE WILL DISCUSS YOUR HISTORY AS IT PERTAINS TO FOOD, WEIGHT, MEDICAL, FITNESS AND BEHAVIOR. I WANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE COMING FROM AND WHERE YOU WANT TO BE IN TERMS OF OVERALL WELL-BEING. THIS VISIT WILL ALLOW US TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND WILL HELP ME FIGURE OUT WHAT WE WILL NEED TO DISCUSS AND FOCUS ON IN OUR VISITS. IT WILL HELP ME TO DETERMINE WHAT KIND OF EDUCATION YOU MAY NEED AND HOW BEST YOU LEARN SO THAT WE CAN START WORKING ON REACHING YOUR GOALS.