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Let’s get the conversation started. Whether you have commercial insurance or are uninsured, we have your back here at Mochi Health. 95% of our users stay on for another month after signing up.

Medications

At Mochi we believe in an obesity medicine program that is personalized to you. Science-backed medications (including GLP-1s like Ozempic and Mounjaro / Zepbound and versions of them from compounded pharmacies) are just one tool in our toolbox.

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Insurance is approved and you’re ready to get started

Medication is billed to insurance

Paying without insurance

Sometimes things don’t work out after many appeals

We have safe & effective alternatives, no insurance required

Compounding

As a safe and effective alternative to brand name medications, patients without insurance coverage have the option to pursue compounded generic medications of some of our most effective medications for obesity.

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Wondering how to get started? It’s as easy as 1-2-3!

Complete eligibility form

Take a few minutes to fill out the form and see if you’re eligible for the program

Choose a subscription plan

Explore flexible plan options and select one that best suits your needs and goals

Meet your provider and registered dietitian

Set up your profile and schedule a virtual video visit with an obesity medicine provider

You deserve doctors that listen.

Welcome to Mochi, your provider for comprehensive obesity medicine. We’re glad you’re here. Our board certified obesity medicine providers and registered dietitians are ready to work with you through video visits to build a plan that fits your goals.

Our Program

• Meet your provider to make a plan
• Get started on medications¹
• Discuss genetic testing for obesity with your provider
• Establish a baseline for monitoring
• Labs and scans as necessary
• Discuss with your provider and make adjustments
• Check in with your registered dietitian

Phase Three

• Continue with your provider and registered dietitian
• Make adjustments to your treatment plan as needed
• Recheck your laboratory studies
• Discuss your progress and plans for maintenance

I had a great experience, very easy and professional. My provider was knowledgeable, caring, understanding, and helpful! I'd love to keep my same provider for my follow up.

Why the name Mochi?

Mochi—a bite size dessert—signifies the small moments of joy in life..

It’s a reminder to live today, that no matter where you are in your journey, whether that involves obesity or not, that we should center ourselves around what is good & use that as fuel to build towards the tomorrow of our dreams.

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Inova Weight Loss Services: Virtual Visits

Telemedicine for Weight Loss Services Making it Possible to Start Your Journey Now

In response to COVID-19, Inova is now offering virtual visits for both our Medical Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery Programs. We want to make it as easy as possible for you to access weight loss services once you have made your decision to get started. We invite you to review our list of virtual offerings and call today to get started on your weight loss journey.

Services Available With Virtual Visits

Medical weight loss program.

• One on one nutrition appointments for patients participating in program
• One on one weight management consults
• 12 or 6 week medical weight loss programs
• Behavioral health appointments for surgical patients and general weight management
• One on one personal training
• Meal replacement curbside pickup or delivery available

Call 703-348-4716

Bariatric Surgery Program

• Pre-surgical consults with surgeon
• Pre-operative and postoperative nutrition appointments
• Pre-surgical psychological evaluations
• Behavioral health consults
• Support group for bariatric surgery patients

Call 703-620-3211, ext. 1

A Team You Can Trust

Our team of telemedicine providers are the same experts you trust for your in-person visits:

• Board-certified bariatrician
• Bariatric surgeons
• Nurse practitioners
• Registered dietitians
• Behavioral health professionals
• Exercise specialists

What can I expect?

Patients will receive 1:1 interaction with clinicians including: Board-certified bariatricians, board-certified surgeons, nurse program coordinator, behavioral health professionals, Registered Dietitians and certified exercise specialists. Patients in the 12 or 6 week program will also have access to an online support group.

What do I need at home for this virtual program?

All you need is Internet access and a scale.

How will I communicate with the team outside of appointments?

Patients can communicate with our team via dedicated email address, phone calls, or through MyChart messaging.

Specific Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for Each Program:

Who is eligible.

Anyone with a BMI greater than 25 is eligible to have a virtual visit for the Inova Medical Weight Loss Program.

Try our BMI calculator

What services can I receive via video visit?

• 1:1 nutrition appointments for patients participating in programs or individual 1:1 weight management consults
• 1:1 personal training
• 12 and 6 week medical weight loss – meal replacement program

What is the Schedule of Visits, and when will I see my doctor?

• 12 week program: Exercise consult and a consult with the registered dietitian are conducted prior to starting the program. Once a participant starts their 12 weeks, they will have weekly lectures with a clinician (live and recorded option), 1:1 consults with dietitian and exercise at 3 weeks and 10 weeks, frequent exercise offerings on support page
• 6 week program: Nutrition and exercise consult bi- weekly
• Option to see bariatrician (MD) or clinicians as needed

Who do I call with questions or to schedule a virtual visit?

Please call the Inova Weight Loss Clinic at 703-348-4716 for our non-surgical program.

In order to schedule a virtual visit, individuals must have a BMI greater than 35 with comorbidities, or a BMI of 40 with or without comorbidities.

What types of services can I receive via video visit?

Bariatric Surgery program patients can receive the following services on their virtual visit:

• Pre-operative and post-operative nutrition appointments and support
• Pre-surgical psych evaluations
• Behavioral health consults and support
• Post-surgical follow up appointments with surgeons and nurse practitioner

Patients will have a consult with the surgeon.

After the visit, insurance requirements will dictate the series of appointments required with the nurse practitioner, dietitians, behavioral health and exercise physiologist.

Bariatric Surgery program participants may call 703-620-3211 , ext. 1 to speak with the bariatrician.

How do I get started?

Get more information including software links and instructional videos on the Inova Virtual Visits webpage.

Advantages of Virtual Visits

• Telemedicine services are offered to patients (new or established) who are physically located at the time of the virtual visit in Virginia.
• Get care on the day of your appointment from the comfort of your home.
• No need to delay receiving care from your doctor.
• Inova follows CDC recommendations for your safety.
• Video and telephone visits will be billed to your insurance. (Some insurance companies are waiving patient responsibility amounts for COVID-19 related diagnoses; please check with your plan.)

Medical weight loss for your biology

Take charge of your health with tailored care and medication plans

*20.9% weight loss in 68 weeks. Jastreboff AM, Aronne LJ, Ahmad NN, et al.. Tirzepatide Once Weekly for the Treatment of Obesity. New England Journal of Medicine. 2022;387(3):205-216.

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At-home weight-loss program, start in 5 minutes

Take our 5-minute quiz, meet your doctor, receive your medication, begin your journey, get your first month of membership free.

^Your program includes the cost of non-GLP-1 medications. The cost of GLP-1 medications is subject to insurance coverage. Your Care Team will help you with insurance coverage.

A new kind of weight-loss program

Prescription care, insurance coordinator, nutrition plan, fitness plan, doctor check-ins, convenient app, a new generation of weight management treatments.

Expert clinicians who care

Real-world weight loss success.

“ I actually feel like the medication is working! My appetite has gone down significantly so it’s been great”

“I don’t have the cravings for sweets & I’m not as hungry anymore. I am so excited! ”

Stephanie K.

“YOLO! I have lost 13 lbs since starting the medicine! Thank you!!! ”

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Richard Lipman MD Miami Diet Plan 7241 SW 63rd Ave South Miami, FL 33143 +1 (305) 670-3259 | [email protected]

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Telemedicine Weight Loss with Dr. Lipman

Telemed weight loss doctor:  dr. richard lipman- diet specialist.

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Telemedicine Weight Loss consultations are one-on-one virtual office visits with Dr. Richard Lipman, a board-certified internist, endocrinologist, and weight loss specialist. Online doctor weight loss, or more formally, medical weight loss online, enables you to achieve measurable results with a doctor’s guidance including online weight loss prescriptions based on body mass index. In addition, Mounjoro prescriptions are available as are the older phentermine prescription drugs.

Telemed  weight loss program of Dr. Lipman’s  focuses on developing a personalized weight loss program for the participant. We believe you deserve better than a YouTube video to help you reach your goals!

Online Medical Weight Loss Programs from Dr. Lipman

Dr Lipman’s Telemedicine Weight Loss Program has treated more than 6000 patients in the past 3 years.  The weight loss plans and medications including many weight loss drugs  have been developed by Dr Lipman in his office in Miami Florida from the more than 50,000 patients he has treated over the past 40 years. He has adapted all of his in-office weight loss materials for online delivery. Dr. Lipman will show you how to download all of his food menus and diet plans from his website Dr Lipman’s Miami Diet App . provides instant references  to his weight loss program as well as links to shopping for hard to find weight loss products as weight loss prescriptions online.

In your first telemedicine weight loss visit, Dr. Lipman will review your medical and dietary history with you. During your Zoom virtual weight loss doctor visit, you and Dr. Lipman will design a weight loss program based on your personal needs including food menus, shopping lists, exercise suggestions, and phentermine, Mounjaro and Ozempic  obesity medications. Food cravings are noted. Metabolic  tests for metabolism and weight loss medications are added when necessary.

Telemedicine Weight Loss by Dr Richard Lipman MD

Telemedicine weight loss visits are one-on-one online appointments between you and Dr. Lipman. This is supplemented by online images, diagrams, and short videos that appear on the shared screen. This personal encounter lasts 45 minutes for new patients and 25 minutes for returning patients. Images of food menus, shopping lists, and medication instructions are recorded during the appointment. You can download the recording from Google Docs or the Zoom Cloud immediately after the virtual weight loss doctor visit!  You can obtain  a transcript of the whole meeting.

Hard copies of the telemed slides including pamphlets and medications are mailed overnight to the patient making it even easier than going to a pharmacy. You now have the ability to review all of the information presented by Dr. Lipman after the video call. This technology presents a breakthrough in weight loss program that is not even available in an office visit!

Joining Dr. Lipman’s Telemedicine Weight Loss Visits.

Growing Popularity of Telehealth Online Doctor Visits

In addition, Telemedicine Weight Loss online appointments save time, travel, and money, and allow you to avoid busy medical offices accompanied by interruptions, delays, and exposure to sick patients. Patients and physicians alike appreciate these encounters. Examples of non-emergency health problems that are particularly efficient with telemedicine are diabetes, hypertension, and especially weight loss.

Advantages of Telemedicine Weight Loss from Dr. Lipman

Using a private and secure portal, Dr. Lipman conducts a face to face virtual office encounter with patients desiring to lose weight. Three features of his online weight loss clinic make it equal or even superior to a personal office visit:

Screen Sharing

Dr. Lipman’s telemedicine weight loss visits provide not only the ability for Dr. Lipman and you to see each other but also permits you both to share your computer screen. This allows Dr. Lipman to share PowerPoint presentations,  weight loss v videos, and images with you. All of Dr. Lipman’s weight loss plans, food menus, medication instructions, diet products and shopping lists have been converted to this format and can be shared with the patient in real-time. The patient can take screen shots of the food menus, medication information as they are presented. The patient can even download them from the accompanying Weight Loss App .

This takes doctor-patient interaction far beyond the simple face-to-face meeting of earlier telemedicine visits, which were not much better than a phone call. You can share recent laboratory tests, a list of medications, and even previous medical reports from your PCP with Dr. Lipman. These virtual weight loss doctor visits occur in real-time. You can use a smartphone, tablet, or even better, the large screen of a laptop or desktop computer. Issues such as food cravings and nite eating are discussed.

Record the Appointment

Going one step further, Dr. Lipman’s Telemedicine Weight Loss visits can be recorded in their entirety by simply clicking “RECORD THIS MEETING” on the bottom of the screen. That means you can save a complete copy of the meeting as a video file on your phone, tablet, or hard drive – or it can be stored in the cloud for future reference. No more struggling to remember details of the conversation; it’s just a click or tap away!

Transcribe the Meeting

Dr. lipman’s four telemedicine weight loss plans.

Online doctor weight loss is presented by Dr. Lipman. He has taken four of his personalized weight loss plans and adapted them for his online weight loss clinic using the Zoom platform. You are free to choose the diet plan that best meets your weight loss goals and food preferences. No matter which weight loss plan and medication you select, Dr. Lipman’s background in Endocrinology and his 40 years of experience will help you to quickly reach your goals. You are encouraged to review all of the plans and weight loss medications on this site, RichardLipmanMD.com , before your visit. They include:

• Dr. Lipman’s 1100-1400 Calorie Low Carb Miami Diet Plan
• Dr. Lipman’s 800 Calorie HCG Diet Plan
• Dr. Lipman’s Keto Diet Plan
• Dr. Lipman’s Intermittent Fasting Weight Loss Plan

Not the Usual Online Diet Plans!

Many prospective patients are very leery that an online doctor weight loss plan can as successful as a traditional face to face medical encounter. They expect that the information will be a generic “YouTube lecture” intended for someone casually seeking to lose weight, followed by a series of standard recipes, menus, and shopping lists to download. Every viewer would see the same images and data, and follow the same plan. That’s not the case with Dr. Lipman’s online weight loss clinic! Its based on your medical history, previous medications and food preferences.

Dr. Lipman’s Diet App Guides You on Your Diet Journey

Dr. Lipman’s plan is interactive and designed to help you discover the causes of your personal weight gain whether is be food cravings, evening eating or skipping breakfast.  Smarter food choices are presented using images and videos which link to the Amazon Prime pages for easy purchase. Shopping is encouraged online using Dr. Lipman’s Diet App.  The App provides quick references to his weight loss menus , questions, restaurant menus , takeout food facilities, and direct links to the best weight loss products on Amazon.com, supermarkets, and other online stores.

Food Menus for Dr. Lipman’s Low Carb Diet On App

Here is a typical page from the Food Menu showing the best low calorie, low carb snacks. Sharing the interactive screen you can see Dr. Lipman and his new patient discussing the alternate food choices for snacks available in the weight loss plan. Dr. Lipman is moving the cursor and demonstrating the food selections to replace the high-calorie potato chips this patient has been eating. Dr. Lipman points out the Quest High Protein Chips, which come in small 120 calorie bags and contain 4 grams of carbs and 18-20 grams of protein. They  are a great alternative to high calorie and high carb potato chips.

At home, the dieter then opens Dr. Lipman’s Weight Loss App and clicks on Amazon Low Carb Chips from the menu on the app screen (image below on left). This links to the product page on the APP for low carb chips as seen in the center image below. Clicking on the Quest Chips (red arrow below) links to the Amazon Prime Page as seen in the image below on the right. The patient enters their Amazon account and password and the product is delivered in 1 or 2 days. Easy!

Weight Loss Telemedicine Phentermine

Telemedicine treatments for obesity include food menus indicating the best food choices for each meal as well as medications that increase metabolism and decrease appetite and cravings. Dr. Lipman prescribes all 12 of the FDA approved medications for obesity including:

• Phentermine: Adipex, Fastin and generic phentermine
• Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy-new GLP1 agonists; 1 shot a week
• Tenuate and Diethylpropion
• Phendimetrazine (similar to phentermine)

The most common of these medications include phentermine and Qsymia . Phentermine has been available since the early 1980’s. It has a track records of effectiveness and safety for the reduction in appetite. It works by affecting brain chemicals responsible for hunger.

Qsymia is another effective weight loss medication prescribed by Dr. Lipman via his Telemedicine practice. It’s a combination of phentermine and Topamax. Each of these medications act on different areas of the brain to reduce cravings and hunger.

Dr. Lipman’s Online Diet Clinic – Preview Video (6 min)

In this preview of a real online doctor diet plan  appointment, you will see not only the unusual concepts of Dr. Lipman’s diet  plans but more importantly how he provides it in his online weight loss clinic. The interaction between the patient and Dr. Lipman with the extensive screen images and links is clearly seen in this preview video. All of the hard-to-find low calorie/low carb products are linked from the Zoom meeting or Dr. Lipman’s App to the proper Amazon Prime page for easy purchase.

Dr. Lipman’s Online Doctor Weight Loss Plans Offer a Novel Solution to the Growing Obesity Problem

Dr. Lipman has observed a 20 lb. weight gain in many of his patients during the COVID-19 crisis. He has adapted his 4 Weight Loss Plans to prevent the weight gain people are seeing with lock-downs, difficulty shopping, lack of exercise, and severe stress that everyone all over the world is encountering.

He offers new food choices and secrets to limit portions of highly palatable and pleasing (high carb) foods. Dr. Lipman’s App gives you direct links to the best choices online at Amazon Prime and other online food suppliers. He even offers suggestions on using Instacart for Publix and Whole Foods as well as Amazon Fresh. You can use Dr. Lipman’s newly updated app for quick guidelines, products, and most importantly, links to immediate purchase.

Read more about scheduling a telemedicine weight loss appointment with Dr. Lipman.