What We Do
Weight Management
Our program focuses on teaching you how to eat to lose weight and how to eat to maintain your weight. Our healthy eating plan led by our Registered Nurse & Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist will help you reset your metabolism, lose fat, and preserve muscle.
Your diet will consist of predominantly whole foods you purchase at the grocery store.
Our program is medically supervised for safe and effective weight loss. It includes nutrition education, lifestyle modification, individual counseling, and long-range maintenance strategies. Specifically we design a healthy eating plan tailored for you that is affordable, while providing you with exceptional service, support, and education from our staff.
Weight Maintenance
We encourage our clients to sign up for this program because that’s where you learn how to keep the weight off you’ve lost. That said, we've decided to include a component that will further your success by incorporating specific behavioral strategies and tips to ensure you maintain your new healthy body weight.
Protein Foods
Your diet will consist of predominantly whole foods you purchase at the grocery store. In addition, our gourmet protein based foods can be used during the weight loss phases of the program to build complete meals, adding vegetables, salads and lean meats and seafood.
Our Team
Meet Our Staff
Our staff is ready and willing to provide each of our clients with the knowledge, support, and accountability that will help them achieve their weight loss goals. We know that weight loss is a very personal and intimate process both physically and emotionally. Each member of our staff has been carefully selected and each possess a nursing or nutrition based education.
Colleen Drummond, RN, BSN, TTS - Owner/Registered Nurse & Health Coach
Colleen has been a practicing registered nurse for over 25 years. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Fitchburg State College in 1985 and has been working in the acute care setting continuously upon completion of her degree. Her passion is health and wellness promotion. One area where she utilizes her health and wellness expertise is as a Tobacco Treatment Specialist assisting and promoting Smoking Cessation.
Since August of 2010 Colleen has been promoting health and wellness education at Ideal Weight Loss Center to teach people how to understand food and improve their overall well-being. She reviews each and every Health Profile here at the center and is always available as a resource and support for individuals with a challenging health history such as Diabetes, high blood pressure, and thyroid issues. Colleen is very excited to have this avenue and opportunity to help the community at large achieve their best health.
Heidi Maher, LDN, MS, BS - Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist & Health Coach
Heidi earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Dietetics, and Master of Science in Nutrition and Health Promotion from Simmons University (Formerly Simmons College). She also passed her licensure exam to become a Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist. For over a decade she has been educating people about nutrition, health, and wellness in a variety of settings such as private practice, fitness facilities, alternative health care, and corporate.
Since January 2011, Heidi has been working at the center helping clients to achieve and maintain their weight loss goals. She is dedicated to helping educate you about your diet and providing you with guidance, knowledge, and the right tools to ensure that your weight loss goals are met. Heidi enjoys creating healthy meals and leading a healthy lifestyle on the South Shore.