Medical weight loss techniques is a physician-directed weight loss program that combines lab testing and counseling to assist clients in determining the best weight loss methods. Understandably, many have tried tons of different diets and countless exercise routines, but standard weight loss routines don’t work for everyone. That’s where medical weight loss comes in, where a medical professional helps to understand the body’s biology and put it on the right track.
What Are The Reasons To Consider Weight Loss?
A healthy weight is a crucial part of good health. In fact, everything feels harder when being overweight. Excess weight puts added stress on joints and organs.
Below are the reasons to consider weight loss:
- Decreased risk of diabetes
- Lowered blood pressure
- Improved cholesterol levels
- Reduced risk of heart disease
- Reduced risk of certain cancers
- Improved mobility
- Decreased joint pain
- Improved blood sugar levels
- Decreased risk of stroke
- Reduced back pain
- Reduced risk or improvement in symptoms of osteoarthritis
- Decreased risk or improvement in symptoms of sleep apnea
What’s The Medical Weight Loss Process Like?
It starts with a consultation, during which the patient must review the health and medical history with the physician. This includes the history of dieting, exercise, and weight. From there, they can assist in coming up with a medical weight loss plan customized based on their wants and needs.
Below are what’s included in the medical weight loss program.
Body Composition Analysis
It is a test that tells the body composition, from the percent of fat mass to the weight of the water in the body. The medical professional can tell precisely how many calories the body burns at rest using state-of-the-art technology. Depending on how quickly the patient wants to lose weight, calorie goals can be set to help achieve the weight loss goals.
Diagnostic Tests
While weight loss is all about eating fewer calories than maintaining the current weight, there are medical conditions that can complicate the weight loss journey. For example, if blood sugar becomes too low, a person could have a diabetic seizure. If the blood pressure is too high, a person could have a stroke.
If the bad cholesterol levels are too high, a person could have a heart attack. Understanding the specific medical conditions is the only way to safely and effectively tailor a weight loss plan for unique needs. Also, this will include a test for risk factors of weight-related medical conditions that may develop.
Nutritional Evaluation
Besides looking for indicators of diabetes, hypertension, low good cholesterol, and high bad cholesterol, a nutrition evaluation can also be performed. This will allow the physician to evaluate any nutritional deficiencies affecting the quality of life. For example, B-vitamin deficiencies can cause depression, fatigue, and increased hunger.
FDA-Approved Weight Loss Medications
To help lose weight quickly and safely, the physician can also offer FDA-approved weight loss medications. For those with vitamin B12 deficiency, the weight loss journey could be nearly impossible. That’s why physicians can give lipotropic injections. These injections will elevate mood, boost energy levels, increase fat metabolism, increase protein metabolism, and motivate you to work out harder.
Dietary Guidance
Some people find that weight loss is easier than weight maintenance. They know that, eventually, they will reach their ideal weight. Therefore, they commit completely to counting calories and meeting their macros, which includes weighing their food.
However, they underestimate the calories they burn during exercise, and the weight sheds in the blink of an eye. Yet, once they achieve their goal weight, all bets are off. They stop exercising as much as they used to.
They stop weighing their food, and their portion sizes explode. With medical weight loss, a medical professional can teach how to eat healthy foods to the patient’s liking and identify appropriate portion sizes by sight, so there is no need to weigh the food for life.
Meal Replacement
There is no need to weigh the food and measure the volume of beverages to lose weight, especially for those starting their weight loss journey. In fact, meal replacement is an incredibly effective way to lose weight. Replace meal planning, shopping, prepping, cooking, and cleaning the kitchen with pre-made foods and tasty, nutrient-rich beverages.
Mindful Eating
Mindless eating is one dangerous thing that completely disregards health. That said, the weight loss experts during a medical weight loss program can teach mindful eating techniques to enjoy the food more and crave less. It is even better once an individual gets a good handle on mindful eating that they will know when their body needs fuel and when it doesn’t.
Indeed, by having a good grasp on the nutrition of the foods one used to crave and healthier alternatives, people can give the body the nutrients it needs. They will know how much food to eat without measuring it.
A Whole-Person Approach
It is infrequent that someone suffers from a medical condition that results in weight gain, and people aren’t born addicted to unhealthy foods. In nearly every case of an individual being overweight or obese, unhealthy emotions are the root cause of weight gain. The program doesn’t just teach how to eat healthy foods and combat physical addiction, but weight loss experts also walk through the emotional side.
Physical Activity
From a pure numbers standpoint, the most effective way to lose weight is to get eating under control. There is not enough time in a day for someone to out-exercise a poor diet. Exercise is crucial for quality of life, self-confidence, and self-esteem.
The weight loss experts will work closely to create a progressive workout routine that suits the current preferences and health and wellness goals. Once excess fat is gone, they can help develop a workout routine to further shift body composition by building muscles. Since muscle is so metabolically active, a person can eat much more while maintaining body fat.
Who Is A Good Candidate?
Anyone who is overweight can make an excellent candidate for medical weight loss. The best candidates are those who have the following:
- Difficulty losing weight on your own
- Generally healthy (No CHF, recent heart attack or stroke, or uncontrolled diabetes)
- Controlled blood pressure (Less than 180/110)
- Not using stimulants like Adderall, Ritalin, Amphetamine Salts
- BMI greater than 25
The Bottom Line
As many people want to be healthier by improving their fitness level, a medical weight loss program can help achieve body mass and fitness level goals with the help of weight loss experts. Affinity Well Spa’s qualified medical professionals can work with you to create the most effective, medically guided weight loss program for the quickest and most sustainable weight loss program you’ve tried. Incorporating a total body approach will help the client achieve total wellness.
