MEET JESSICA

Jessica Schultz has been a valuable member of the Mercy Weight Management Center team for four years. She’s the lead health coach for the Health Management Resources^® (HMR) weight loss program we use for weight reduction and lifelong maintenance here at Mercy.

Jessica teaches our weekly HMR support classes for the two different phases of our medically supervised weight loss program. Phase 1 is designed for aggressive, consistent weight loss and Phase 2 is designed for more gradual weight loss or long-term weight management.

Jessica also meets with patients individually every week to review their diet logs and listen to their concerns. During that meeting, she’ll review your dieting progress, answer your questions, and give you the personal advice and coaching to help you keep your weight loss momentum going.

SHE’S "BEEN THERE"

Before working for Mercy Weight Management Center, Jessica participated in our nonsurgical weight loss program. When she started, her total cholesterol was over 200, and her primary care doctor wanted to put her on medication to manage it. Jessica didn’t want that, so she decided to try to lose weight through diet and exercise. After "trying every diet known to man" with little success, she decided to try the HMR program. Jessica ended up losing 20 pounds, lowered her cholesterol to the point where she didn’t need medication and, most important, has been able to maintain her weight loss. Her past experience helps her understand where our patients are coming from.

Jessica is no stranger to the medical field. She has worked in healthcare nearly 20 years, and still loves what she does. Jessica has an associate degree in applied science from Owens Community College and a bachelor of education degree from the University of Toledo.

WHY DOES SHE BELIEVE IN MERCY WEIGHT MANAGEMENT CENTER?

"I know for a fact that our program works. I have been able to keep the weight I lost off and can say with 100% confidence that if you follow the program as it's designed, you will lose weight and improve your health."