MEDICAL WEIGHT-LOSS PROGRAM
First, to state the obvious, weight loss medications DO NOT work, or all Americans would be slim. One may lose some weight while on the medication, but will gain it back when the medication is discontinued. There is no purpose in this. So, we do not prescribe weight loss medications other than in our Weight Loss Program. Our Weight Loss Program teaches the changes that will lead to permanent weight loss. We want you to get to your desired weight and stay there forever. If you are not interested in making changes, this is not the program for you. Our Weight Loss Program requires the book “Dr Hellemn’s All-Natural Weight Loss” and a calorie tracking app, like My Fitness Pal. Weight loss visits are every month for 3 months. The assignments from each visit must be completed before the next visit to get refill of medications. If you do not have enough time for making lifestyle changes right now, you should delay starting the program. For the Weight Loss Program, we have 4 options for medications. You can only be on phentermine products for 3 months of each year. This includes from other doctors.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
Visit 1
General health check $125 visit + $60 for basic labs.
Basic labs and physical. You can bring outside labs if done in the past 3 months. Lifestyle book. Available here for $25. Available cheaper on Amazon.
DISCUSSION: We will discuss the program and weight loss.
Drug options:
- Phentermine
- Phentermine/Topiramate (Needs to be compounded to be affordable)
- GLP-1 medication (like Ozempic). Patients with diabetes may have this covered by insurance. If not diabetic, this medication needs to be compounded to be affordable.
FOR NEXT VISIT: You must read the lifestyle book, and log your eating habits on an
app like My Fitness Pal. From your calorie intake on Fitness Pal, we will create a
plan to lose weight.
Visit 2
$125 For this visit, $25 for Labs.
For this visit, you must have at least 2 weeks of Calorie tracking on My Fitness Pal.
You must have also read the lifestyle book. There will be a quiz.
DISCUSSION: We will discuss simple habit changes that will lead to permanent weight
loss.
Labs: Recheck metabolic panel, if using a diet medication.
DISCUSSION: Discuss the weight loss plateau and habit changes.
FOR NEXT VISIT: You must have changed at least 1 habit and monitored your
calories.
Visit 3
Office Fees: $125; Labs $
For this visit, you must have changed at least 1 habit and have continued calorie
logging on My Fitness Pal.
DISCUSSION: We will discuss the habit change and see the result on the calorie log.
Also discuss exercise. We will discuss maintaining the weight loss forever.
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