I'm Ready to Lose Weight, Get Healthier, and Feel More Energized This Year: Can You Help?

Another new year is here, and the time-honored tradition of New Year’s resolutions comes with it. A popular resolution is to lose weight.

Losing weight and maintaining the results can be challenging. However, by getting weight loss support with Jean Welsh, MD, at Primary & Alternative Medical Center in Silver Spring, Maryland, you can attain your goal weight and keep it off for good. Discover how a personalized medical weight loss program can help you look and feel better this year.

The benefits of losing weight

One of the best ways to get and stay motivated to lose weight is to understand why you want to lose it. If you’re overweight, weight loss provides benefits that go beyond looking good in a swimsuit.

Weight loss also helps:

• Reduce your risk of chronic health conditions
• Increase energy levels
• Improve your mood 
• Increase self-confidence

The best part is that you can attain these benefits even before achieving your goal weight. Losing just 5-10% of your body weight improves your health and helps you feel better.

How to lose weight with a weight loss program

Weight loss is a gradual process that requires making and maintaining sustainable lifestyle changes. A personalized weight loss program involves diagnosing the underlying causes behind your excess weight and creating a program to help you lose the weight and keep it off.

Depending on your needs, your weight loss program often includes:

Treating any underlying conditions

In many people, one or more medical conditions can be the cause of or a contributing factor of excess weight. If this is the case, Dr. Walsh treats the conditions before or as part of your weight loss treatment.

Medication

Hunger is one of the most significant barriers to losing weight. To counteract this, Dr. Walsh often prescribes an appetite suppressant.

You also receive a bi-monthly shot that helps increase your metabolism and energy levels while also providing essential vitamins and minerals.

Changing your diet

Dr. Walsh assesses your dietary needs, including the calorie intake needed to lose weight and maintain the loss. She recommends consuming a healthy diet high in healthy, filling foods, including fruits, vegetables, lean protein, legumes, nuts, whole grains, and healthy fats.

As part of managing your diet, Dr. Walsh teaches you how to measure ideal portion sizes and strategies for reducing or eliminating unhealthy foods. 

Increasing exercise 

Combined with a healthy diet, moving more comes with many benefits, including increasing metabolism, boosting mood, and strengthening muscles and bones. Dr. Walsh helps you develop a safe, sustainable exercise routine with the goal of getting at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week.

Ongoing appointments and support

Your program includes regular appointments to monitor your progress and provide the compassionate support you need to lose and maintain weight. During these appointments, Dr. Walsh can adjust your program as needed to improve your results.

Weight loss is just the first part of your journey. After meeting your goal weight, you can continue attending appointments to help you stay on track and permanently maintain your weight loss.

If your goal is to lose weight this year, our team is here to cheer you on and help you achieve results in a healthy and sustainable way. Contact us to get started with your weight loss program.