TLC University
The Medical-Grade SLIM TLC® Lifestyle and Weight
Management Program
A 24-month evidence-based, medically-guided journey to transform your health, master Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes, and build habits that last a lifetime.
Months 1-6
Level 1: Transform →
🎓 Bachelor's in TLC
$249/m, 6-month contract required (does NOT include the cost of optional medicine*)
*Ranges from $149-$449/month for GLP-1/GIP RAs, depending on dose; other, cheaper medicines can also be discussed.
Monthly visits with licensed SLIM TLC medical provider; initial visit¹ 60 minutes, subsequent visits 20 minutes (additional 20-minute visits: $100)
Once- or twice-monthly individual or group visits (45 minutes) with our Nutrition and Fitness Coaches² (may include counseling, exercise, or eating plan)
Completion, with guidance and active monitoring, of the SLIM TLC Map, which must include at least 3 days per week of weighing, 4♦️Food tallying, and WCal© tracking x 6 months (Map must be brought to ALL visits)
Completion of ALL 10 Pillars of SLIM TLC, with accompanying questionnaires
Open communication through the portal with your provider
Ongoing support via SLIM TLC Facebook group, “Fit Together,” moderated by SLIM TLC coaches
Months 7-12
Level 2: Master →
🎓 Master's in TLC
$189/m. To advance to this level (with step-down in price) you must complete these Level 1 requirements:
✓ 6 medical visits
✓ 6 coaching visits
✓ All 10 Pillars + questionnaires
✓ 6 months of the SLIM TLC Map
Bi-monthly (every-other-month) 20-minute visits with medical provider (continued guidance/troubleshooting)
Monthly or bi-monthly individual or group visits (45 minutes) with our Nutrition and Fitness Coaches
Ongoing completion of the SLIM TLC Map (weight monitoring only required 3/7 days each week, along with short-term goal setting)
Open communication through the portal with your provider
Social support via SLIM TLC Facebook group, Fit Together
Months 13-24
Level 3: Maintain →
🎓 PhD in TLC
$99/m. To advance to this level (with step-down in price) you must complete these Level 2 requirements:
✓ 3 medical visits
✓ 3 coaching visits
✓ 6 months of the SLIM TLC Map
Semiannual (every 6 months) 20-minute visits with medical provider
Monthly 15-minute phone calls with our Nutrition or Fitness Coach
At least 8/12 months completion of SLIM TLC Map (weight monitoring only required 3/7 days each week, along with short-term goal setting)
Open communication through the portal with your provider
Social support via SLIM TLC Facebook group, Fit Together
Optional mentorship of Level 1 or 2 (1st-year) students
Thereafter
Post-Grad: Thrive →
Lifelong TLC University Alumnus
$55/m (as long as a prescription is still desired)
Ongoing medication management
Open communication through the portal with your provider
Social support via SLIM TLC Facebook group, Fit Together
PRE-PAY full tuition and save 10%!
$3,816 $3,434.40 (Save $381.60)
Note: Sign up is done through TLC Family Health.
¹Your First Visit
Initial 60-minute visit may include (time-willing; unfinished business can be addressed at follow-up visits)
Help calculating your Whatever! Calorie Budget
Help calculating recommended daily protein intake
Discussion and prescription of weight loss medicines if desired
Calculation of Waist-to-Height Ratio (WHtR)
Frontal and lateral photos; we recommend repeating every 3-6 months
Setting up of DEXA scan for body composition (separate charge, usually $200, paid directly to imaging facility); we recommend repeating it after 1 year
Help setting up The SLIM TLC Map
Review of pre-program SLIM TLC and Pillar 1 Questionnaire answers and weight loss goals
Personalized evaluation of life expectancy (using Open Evidence, medical AI tool) with prediction of added years/function if recommended TLCs (Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes) are made (filling out the Life Expectancy and Lifestyle Questionnaire is required before the visit)
To-Dos BEFORE
Your First Visit
Fill out the SLIM TLC New Patient Form
Purchase our e-textbook, SLIM TLC Online (required for all TLC University options)
Review SLIM TLC Online’s Preface and Pillar 1 (SSSMAARTER Goal-Setting), and complete the associated Pillar 1 questionnaire
Meet The Care Team
Douglas M. Cluff, M.D.
Founder, SLIM TLC®
Rebecca Maxwell, PA-C
Clinical Director
Marie Barber, B.S.
Nutrition Coach
Chalyse Hall, B.S.
Fitness Coach
À La Carte
For those who are not ready to commit, or feel they don’t need the full program.
Provider:
• 60 min initial visit: $300
• 20 min follow-up visits: $100
Nutrition or Fitness Coach
• 45 min (individual) : $60
• 45 min (group): $12.50-$35
(depending on # attending)
If medicine is started
$149/m
Price drop: $55/m (after completion of ALL 10 Pillars of SLIM TLC, with accompanying questionnaires)
6 month contract required
Ongoing completion of the SLIM TLC Map is strongly encouraged.
Open communication through the portal with your provider
Note: You may convert to our full program at any time, and may apply all of your visits to meet the requirements for each stage, entering at the corresponding point.
Note: Sign up is done through TLC Family Health
²Nutrition and fitness coaching may include:
Nutrition or fitness counseling
Personalized MetaboLava exercise optimization
Development and follow-up of personalized eating plan