Western Colorado Obesity Management Clinic

Two-and-a-half years ago, Dawn Tooker was morbidly obese. She couldn’t walk more than a few steps without stopping to catch her breath. She couldn’t fly in an airplane, fit in a booth at a restaurant, or even tie her shoes. She was embarrassed to be seen in public. Worst of all, she couldn’t play with her grandkids.

“That was my tipping point,” Dawn said. “When my little guy, my grandson, was looking at me and saying, ‘play with me, grandma,’ and I couldn’t because I couldn’t move, that’s when I knew it was time to get serious about losing weight. I had tried Weight Watchers and other diet plans but had little success. I needed a better solution.”

Dawn’s family physician referred her to the Intermountain Health Western Colorado Obesity Management Clinic where she went through a six -mont