Weight Loss

What is medical weight loss?

Weight loss usually refers to reducing the amount of fat in your body, ideally in a healthy and sustainable way. Generally, losing weight is slower and often more challenging than gaining weight. 

Healthy Horizons Clinic helps you lose weight by changing your behaviors and habits around eating. Unlike fad diets and tips or tricks that claim to help you lose weight, medical weight loss uses evidence-based strategies to help you maintain a lower weight in the long term. 

What does healthy weight loss involve?

Healthy Horizons Clinic offers personalized help with weight loss and support as you work toward your goals. 

During an initial visit, your provider asks questions about your current health and reviews your medical history. They look for underlying conditions that might be related to your weight and behaviors that might be contributing to your struggles in losing weight. 

As your provider plans your weight loss program, they consider the findings of your initial physical exam and questionnaire. Your medical weight loss plan might involve:

Nutritional services

Your provider helps you reassess your diet and create a plan for healthy, balanced eating. They can help you find healthy food alternatives and control your portion sizes. 

Physical activity

Leading a sedentary lifestyle can have many negative impacts on your health and be a barrier to weight loss. Your provider might recommend implementing a reasonable amount of exercise into your routine. 

Weight loss medications

Weight loss medications work by stifling your appetite or making you feel full faster. Taking them alongside a healthy diet plan can increase the pace of your weight loss and help you reach your goals. 

What are the benefits of medical weight loss?

Losing weight with help from an experienced physician can also improve your nutrition, overall physical health, and mental wellness. By reducing your body fat through healthy lifestyle and diet changes, you can lower your risk for:

• Heart disease
• Stroke
• Type 2 diabetes
• Sleep apnea
• Joint pain
• Certain types of cancer

As long as you do it the right way, losing weight can lower your blood pressure, blood glucose, and cholesterol. Even a modest amount of weight loss can offer benefits, and your physician at Healthy Horizons Clinic can regularly test parameters like these so you can see the results on paper. 

If you’re interested in medical weight loss with long-term results, call Healthy Horizons Clinic or use the online scheduling feature today.