Hi, I’m Dr. April Tillery

I’m a Board-Certified OB/GYN and Menopause Society Certified Practitioner who specializes in helping women with life-long weight struggles. I guide them to achieve a sustainable, healthy weight with evidence-based practices and the latest information on metabolic health.

For over 25 years, I have been serving women from their teen years, through pregnancy, and into the Menopause transition, all while on my own health journey. 

My Journey Into Becoming A Metabolic Expert Started 50 years ago... 

I remember being teased about being “fat” as early as first grade—a moment that’s still laser emblazoned in my mind. By elementary school, I was already drinking Tab, going to Weight Watchers meetings, and spending afternoons at the Gloria Marshall Figure Salon, desperate to find a way to make my body smaller. But instead of getting smaller, everything I tried seemed to make me gain more weight. It felt like a cruel cycle I couldn’t escape, and the shame of it all was a weight that went far deeper than what showed up on the scale.

Becoming a doctor made things even worse...

I continued to carry the weight of guilt and shame around my body. I tried every diet out there. I worked with countless trainers and dietitians. I even had lap band bariatric surgery. I approached every new plan with the same unwavering determination—only to end up with the same heartbreaking result: no sustainable change.

The numbers never added up. I was following every piece of conventional wisdom. I was a physician—I knew the science. And yet, despite my best efforts, I was stuck.

I blamed myself. I felt a deep sense of hopelessness. I wondered what was wrong with me—how could I, someone who had dedicated my life to caring for others, not be able to care for myself?

But in my heart of hearts and in my always-curious brain, I knew there had to be a missing piece to the puzzle—an answer that went beyond calories and willpower.

Then, when new scientific data was published, my life changed forever...  

With new findings about insulin resistance and the powerful genetic influences that can hold our bodies in a cycle of weight gain and metabolic imbalance, everything changed. It was like someone had finally switched on a light in a dark room. For the first time, I understood why my body had been fighting me all these years.

But more importantly, I discovered that it wasn’t just about understanding—it was about changing my strategy. By working with my body’s unique biology, not against it, I was finally able to find a path that honored my mind, body, and spirit.