About

LKN Weight Loss and Wellness

About LKN Weight Loss & Wellness

Lake Norman Weight Loss & Wellness was started by our current owner, Shannon Schlicher, when she decided to commit her career to helping others accomplish their weight loss and wellness goals. The weight loss programs that are personally designed by our weight loss experts for each patient are created after carefully analyzing each patient’s current health and the path to better overall wellness.

Our medical team understands that the weight loss journey is more than just a smaller number on the scale. the weight loss journey means overcoming the mental, emotional and physical barriers everyone faces when we push ourselves out of our comfort zone. This is why Lake Norman Weight Loss & Wellness have a support staff of weight loss experts that are there to guide our patients through the tough times and have a great Facebook Support Group to provide motivation and positivity on the tough days.

Lake Norman Weight Loss & Wellness strives to provide all of the resources necessary for everyone to achieve the weight loss & wellness goals they set for themselves!

Our Weight Loss Team

Shannon Schlicher

Owner

Michelle Caamano

Cosmetic Specialist

Benefits of Weight Loss

You don’t have to lose hundreds of pounds to enjoy the physical health benefits of weight loss. If you are currently overweight or obese, you may be able to lose just a small amount of weight to improve your overall health. In fact, some studies show that just a 5% to 10% decrease in your weight can change your health. Losing weight can mean:

Decreased risk of diabetes
Lowered blood pressure
Improved cholesterol levels
Decreased risk of heart disease
Decreased risk of certain cancers
Improved mobility
Decreased joint pain
Improved blood sugar levels
Decreased risk of stroke
Reduced back pain
Decreased risk or improvement in symptoms of osteoarthritis
Decreased risk or improvement in symptoms of sleep apnea

Lifestyle Benefits of Weight Loss

People who have successfully lost weight report:

More active social life
Greater confidence
Better sleep
Improved energy
Improved sex life
Decreased stress
Improved body image
Improved vitality
Improved mood

Weight Loss and Your Relationships:

The medical and lifestyle benefits may be enough to motivate you to stick to a weight-loss program. But some people also try to lose weight to improve the quality of a relationship. For example, you might want to lose weight to save your marriage.

This is an area where the benefits of losing weight get tricky. While some people have better relationships after weight loss, losing weight to make someone else happy is not always a smart idea. There may be other relationship problems that weight loss won’t solve. And when you diet or exercise to make someone else happy, you might lose weight in the beginning, but the weight often comes back.