The Park Avenue Diet™ & Center
DR. FISCHER DISCUSSES THE PARK AVENUE DIET CENTER™ IN A RECENT INTERVIEW:
What is the Park Avenue Diet™? It's a program that is not just about how you look. It's a sixteen-week plan that addresses multiple components of image simultaneously.
People who stand on the scale daily to see how they are doing are looking in the wrong direction. They need to watch the eyes and interest of their friends, family, classmates, or co-workers, since the outside world is the ultimate judge of how attractive we are.
Your center is based around seven components of image, what is that about? One’s image,
namely how the outside world sees us, is made up of appearance and behavior. Under “appearance”, we have the following components: weight, bodily physique, hair, skin, and clothing. Under
“behavior”, people observe our self-confidence and our interpersonal skills. At my Park Avenue Diet Center, all of these are attended to by experts who specialize in teaching people how to be “all put together.” Merely taking off weight really doesn’t change people all that much, and usually it’s a temporary and insignificant change.
How does a person’s image affect weight loss? When we look better (through simultaneous
improvement in clothing choices, skincare, exercise, hairstyling, and weight) we feel better about
ourselves and attract new friends and more attention. On the other hand, as we develop better
interpersonal skills and more self-confidence, it gives us the impetus to look even better in how we
dress/fix our hair. And this also keeps our eating habits in check. It’s what I call “inside-out,
outside-in” reinvention.
You worked with the late Dr. Robert Atkins—how does your Diet Center differ from his?
The problem with the Atkins or Ornish or Zone or Scarsdale diet...or any program that only attends
to food choices is that only one component of image is considered significant, as if weight is the
only thing we notice in other people. I treated thousands of patients during my Atkins medical
partnership, but I came away with the feeling that only by a total transformation in a comprehensive
program could people achieve their goals, both in health and personal happiness. Every medical
study done in the past five years validates this approach. My approach transcends all those
programs you’ve heard about for 40 years...and have not really helped us all that much.
You say you’re reinventing the word diet... What do you mean by that? The ancient Greek
word it comes from actually means “lifestyle”. We all talk about making lifestyle changes but these usually, incorrectly, wind up as simplistic food changes (that don’t get followed for very long). A lifestyle is reflected in our image, the sum total of seven components of appearance and behavior. That’s a lifestyle, and that’s how people can change.
How did you come up with the idea for The Park Avenue Diet™? First, I thought of the image
changes I had made myself many years ago—the same ones I will be recommending for patients.
Second, I looked at the glamorous people who live on Park Avenue. It’s not just their weight that’s
impressive...they are “all put together”...the definition of a successful lifestyle...great outfits and hairstyles, a spring in their step, masterful interpersonal skills, steady self-confidence...the definition of a dynamic image.
What is the magical combination of foods that will ensure permanent weight-loss? They are
serving them right now at Ponce de Leon’s fountain of youth. There is no such simplistic,
biochemistry-defying formula, and we can’t pretend that the programs of the past 40 years have
accomplished anything positive. The statistics are dismal, and it’s time to move onto a truly comprehensive approach, a most enjoyable process of self-examination and reinvention, because you get
better in so many different ways.
Why do you feel that hairstyling, skincare, and clothing are necessary elements to your program? Simple, do you really think that the only thing people notice is your weight? Life is short, life is beautiful, and there are lots of great opportunities for you. The better you look and act, the better your chances are.
When did you come up with this idea? A few years ago, when I realized that the only way to
make lifestyle changes is a comprehensive way...and that means: re-evaluate everything at once and
then reinvent yourself, a makeover that is internal and external, physical and psychological,
cosmetic and philosophical, superficial and profound.
The Park Avenue Diet Center™
WANT TO:
The Park Avenue Center™ is located at:
133 East 58th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10022
T. 212.893.8478
F. 212.893.8480
EMAIL: contact@parkavenuediet.com
Located at 133 East 58th Street on the 4th Floor in midtown Manhattan, The Park Avenue Diet™
Center has been Dr. Fischer’s private practice for years. He has since opened up his doors and expertise
on wellness and weight loss to everyone through his powerful new book, The Park Avenue Diet™.
The Center serves as the main office for The Park Avenue Diet™ Program.
An ideal and central location, patients can come to the center for an initial consultation and orientation. There they will meet with Dr. Fischer and experts who will guide them through the process
of the program. Additional facilities for pre-surgical testing and actual Bariatric surgery will be
performed on other premises.
between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue.
Take the 4,5,6,N,R,W train to Lexington Avenue and 59th Street
Or take the F train to Lexington Avenue and 63rd Street Or take the E,V train to Lexington Avenue and 53rd Street
Main line: 212.893.8478
