Interview with Brigitta Lahode, co-founder of the Weight Doctors®

Why did you found the Weight Doctors®?

“My aim is to help people change their lives. For 14 years I have been accompanying patients on their way to their comfortable weight. I was there to help them through the difficult moments. I celebrated with them when they reached their first milestones – and with those who changed their lives in every respect.

The conversations of the day often stayed with me into the night, and I constantly thought about possibilities and ideas for more effective weight management therapies. All these moments showed me that we can do much more for people with excess weight and obesity. That is how the idea for the Weight Doctors® came about.”

What makes the Weight Doctors® special?

“First of all, it is a matter close to our hearts: we put all our motivation and passion into this subject. We take the time to get to know our patients, to understand their personal situation and to support them during and after treatment.

Then there are our treatments, our many years of experience, our medical expertise and our team. We rely on innovation and on well-tolerated methods for effective weight reduction.”

What do you enjoy most about your work?

“Three things really give me joy:”

What would you say to a woman who is thinking about starting her own business?

What has been your biggest challenge as an entrepreneur so far?

“Taking the first step. I had known for a long time that I had to begin the journey with the Weight Doctors®. It was not an easy road. With encouragement and support from my closest friends and my family, I realised that I had spent too much time thinking about what I can’t do – instead of looking at what I can do and what I have already achieved. Looking back, I am proud and happy that I found the courage for this first step.

Many patients sat with me in consultations and told me they had been through countless diets and kept struggling with the yo-yo effect. There were many sad moments full of tears and despair. But nothing was better than motivating exactly these people and informing them about the method that suits them best for medically supervised weight loss.”