The monthly fee is often covered by Health Savings Accounts (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) or Lifestyle Savings Accounts (LSA).

*Per the IRS, you CAN include medical expenses amounts you pay to lose weight if it is a treatment for a specific disease diagnosed by a physician (such as obesity, NAFLD, hypertension, or heart disease) within an HSA/FSA.

This includes fees you pay for membership (monthly fee) in a weight reduction group as well as fees for attendance at periodic meetings. Learn more here. 

The meal replacements are not covered by insurance or HSA/FSA plans.

We encourage each of you to contact your HSA or FSA administrator prior to enrolling in the program to confirm the above benefits. 

Yes. To do so, please email our Program Director and Coach [email protected] and we can transition you to another plan. 

Yes. You can book a session at a time, or you can buy a package of four or six sessions. To purchase a package, please click here.

We start a cohort of all new members each month. Everyone starting the program within that month will start together in the same cohort. 

March 2023: Tuesdays at 7pm EST

April 2023: Wednesdays at 6pm EST

Are you interested in joining the Immersive pathway but can't make the times above? 

Enter your information into our waitlist here with the time and days that work for you. We will review this when planning for upcoming cohorts. 

Yes. At sign-up, members will learn their support group time and day. The time and day will stay the same throughout the program. 

Support groups are capped at 15 members. 

Yes. All support groups are conducted virtually via Zoom. 

Support groups start with members sharing any successes or challenges from the week. 

Next, the highlights from the educational content are reviewed as a group and the floor is opened for questions. 

Group then ends with members in small groups doing activities or experiences that provide practice or experiences with a learned skill. For example, you may be asked to build a day high in fiber as a small group. 

Support groups are scheduled to be 45-60 minutes long. 

No. Support groups are not recorded. This is to ensure we create a safe, private space for anyone to share successes or challenges they may be having in the program. 

The educational content is pre-recorded and provided weekly. 

We understand life happens, so we will never shame you for missing a group. In the event you miss a group, be sure to review the educational materials provided weekly and reach out to your coach with questions or you can ask peers in your peer-to-peer chat. 

Having your camera on is strongly encouraged during support groups, however, we want you to feel comfortable and get the most from each session. If this means your camera is off, that is absolutely okay. 

Yes. You can add-on a personalized workout plan by going here. 

You will receive your workout via our app. Within the app, you will see your scheduled workout. Each movement has a video and written instructions on how to do the movement. The app is available on both Android and Apple App stores (for free).

Yes. We have an app where members can access all of their educational materials, chat with each other, receive their workouts and more! 

You will order your meal replacement online through an E-store and the products will be shipped to your home. 

The meal replacement NovoLiver uses is called Numetra.

There are four major benefits of meal replacements:

1. Stimulus narrowing - is the narrowing of your food palate. This allows your taste buds to adjust from the standard American diet (sugar, saturated fat) to a more healthful palate. This also allows you to press “pause” on all of your food-related habits (eg: eating
due to stress or while watching TV) and allows you time to learn new skills or coping strategies.

2. Caloric Deficit: Meal replacements create a caloric deficit (they provide 800 calories daily). A caloric deficit means you are eating fewer calories than you are burning each day.

3. Micronutrient Balance: Meal replacements provide 100% of the recommended
amounts of vitamins and minerals you need each day (micronutrient balance)

4. Ketosis: Place your body in ketosis, meaning the body will use it's own fat for fuel instead of carbohydrates.

Our recommended meal replacements include shakes, bars, and soups. You will have the choice of replacing all of your meals with 5 meal replacement products daily or to replace 4 meals/snacks with meal replacements and continue to have one low calorie, low
carbohydrate meal each day.

The recommended duration of meal replacement is 12 weeks. If you hit your goal prior to this timeframe, you can transition back to regular food sooner.

The transition back to solid food is then done one meal at a time. Meaning, if you consumed 5 meal replacements daily for the last 12 weeks, on day one of week 13, you would decrease to 4 meal replacements daily and one solid meal. On day one of week 14, you would then consume 3 meal replacements daily and two solid meals and so on. The transition typically takes 4-5 weeks.

All items except for soups and shortbread cookie bars are free of gluten containing ingredients (note macaroni and sloppy joes also contain gluten, however, NovoLiver does not include these products within the program). 

Products are made in a facility and using the same equipment as gluten containing foods therefor, cross contamination may occur, despite the facilities extensive efforts to prevent cross contamination.

You have the option to replace all of your meals with the meal replacements or you can choose to replace all but one meal.
If you choose to replace all meals and snacks with the meal replacements (full meal replacement pathway), you will consume 5 meal replacement products each day.
If you choose to replace all meals and snacks except for one (partial meal replacement pathway), you will then consume 4 meal replacement products each day in addition to one low calorie, low carbohydrate meal.

• Puddings and Shakes: Chocolate Caramel, Chocolate, Cookies and Cream, Lemon Meringue Pie, Mocha, Spiced Carrot Cake, Vanilla
• Soups: Beef flavored, Buffalo Chicken, Cream Chicken, Tortilla 
• Bars: Dark Chocolate S’mores, Caramel Cocoa, Cinnamon, Fudge Graham, Peanut, Shortbread Cookie
• Beverages and Hot Drinks: Cappuccino, Caramel Coffee, Chocolate Banana Frappe, Hot Cocoa, Orange Mango, Pineapple Apricot, Strawberry Banana Smoothie, Strawberry Smoothie 

Yes. We will recommend a "starter pack" for the first week, so you get a good idea of what each flavor and product is like. Then, after that, you may choose what you'd like to have each day.

The only stipulations are:

• No more than two bars per day
• No more than one soup per day, due to their sodium content.

We recommend consuming a meal replacement every 3-4 hours.

During the first 3-5 days, your body is transitioning to using your fat for fuel. You may have flu-like symptoms such as fatigue or a headache. After the first 3-5 days, your energy will start to increase and the headaches should resolve. You may experience loose stools or constipation while on meal replacements. If you experience these symptoms, please let us know so we may provide recommendations; you may wish to speak to your referring provider as well.

We recommend consuming 2-3 liters (68 - 102 ounces) of water daily. This will help significantly, especially during the first week of the meal replacements.

We recommend you talk to your doctor about any medication changes. Both blood pressure and blood sugar levels are very sensitive to weight loss. Therefore, as you lose weight, while continuing to be on your usual doses of current medications, you may develop lightheadedness, dizziness, clammy hands, racing heart, etc. These may be indicators that your medications are decreasing your blood pressure or sugar too much. If you begin to feel this way, please talk to your referring provider or primary care provider about decreasing your medications.

We strongly recommend you inform your primary care provider upon signing up for this program, as they may have recommendations to prevent the above. Either way, remember, getting off medications is the goal here! Please note, NovoLiver being a wellness program, cannot and will not provide recommendations for any medication changes.

We recommend sticking to just the meal replacements, however, if you need a snack or additional food, you may have up to 2 cups/day of any vegetable, with the exception of corn, peas or potatoes.

We recommend a low calorie, low carbohydrate meal. This often looks like a protein and a vegetable. For example, 3-4 ounces of lean protein like chicken, fish, or turkey + 2 cups of non-starchy vegetables such as broccoli, cucumbers, tomatoes, or bell peppers, etc. (any vegetable other than peas, corn, or potatoes). This could also include a half cup of beans (like black beans or chickpeas) plus 1-2 cups of non-starchy vegetables. Or even, 2 tablespoons of nut butter plus non-starchy vegetables like celery. 

We highly encourage limiting sugar free items such as candy or beverages. We recommend flavoring water with fruit, herbs, or veggies instead of sugar free drinks. If you are unable to remove these items completely, we highly suggest decreasing the use of them over the course of the program.

Yes. Though we recommend it be black coffee or unsweetened. If you absolutely do not like unsweetened coffee or tea, you may use a sugar free option, though we do recommend you decrease the consumption of such beverages over the course of the program.

 All items except the soups and bars are soy free. 

 All products except for the following are kosher: caramel coffee frappe, all soups, strawberry banana smoothie and vanilla shakes.