Yes, to be eligible for the program you must be willing and able to take one of the four medications we may prescribe.

Weight gain is often caused by many factors, and weight loss is likewise affected by many. Our treatments will help you lose weight and keep it off; the exact amount you lose will vary depending on what else you’re doing, and what your goals are.

For one of the medications we prescribe, over a 12-month period, 40% of patients lost more than 5% of their body weight, and 21% of patients lost 10%. With the other medication, two-thirds of patients lost more than 5%, and one-third lost 10%.

These are the baselines you can expect. And when you use these medications along with lifestyle changes in diet and exercise, these weight losses can be significantly more.

In general, a weight loss of up to 2 lbs per week is what helps prevent major losses in muscle, and decreases in metabolic rate. So, based on how much you’re aiming to lose, you can take your current weight subtract your goal weight and divide by 2. That will tell you the number of weeks it’ll take at the max loss per week.

Our program has four medication options, two of which are oral tablets taken daily, the other two are injections, either daily or weekly. We prescribe based upon your goals, general health, lifestyle and other medications you may be on.

We will walk you through the dosages, side effects, and instructions for your prescription so you know exactly what to expect.

Generally, it is recommended that clients that start with medications should stay on the medication for six months to a year to stabilize weight maintenance before coming off of medication. There is no set date to stop the medication, but in the clinical trials studying these treatments, the medications were taken for 1 year. After 1 year, some people may choose to continue to take the medications for weight maintenance. Our medical team can help you transition to a maintenance program once you achieve your goal weight.

For all our weight loss programs, you’ll be placed on a three month subscription.

While regaining weight can be quite common after coming off of a treatment, our program will help you establish lifestyle habits that will help prevent weight regain.

There are many reasons for weight regain, such as an increase in calorie intake, decreased activity, and decreased metabolic rate. Our program aims to support you in learning how to eat in ways that promote satiety, maintain an active lifestyle, and prevent major declines in your metabolism.

You can expect to lose weight steadily for a few months, however you may find there are times that your weight loss plateaus and then restarts again. This is totally normal and a sign from your body to take a break from losing weight. It is extremely hard to continue to lose weight in a linear fashion for months at a time. It is important to incorporate phases of weight maintenance where you get comfortable maintaining a new lower weight. Incorporating weight maintenance phases can also make it easier to restart losing weight, and prevent weight gain.