Understanding the Benefits and Limitations of Semaglutide for Weight Loss
If you have tried diet and exercise to lose weight but still haven’t achieved your weight loss goals, you may benefit from medically assisted weight loss. At Jacksonville Integrative Health, we specialize in personalized weight loss plans that are tailored to your age, health, and weight loss goals. We are now offering semaglutide injections in Jacksonville, FL for weight loss. Learn more and become familiar with our process.
What Is Semaglutide for Weight Loss?
Semaglutide is a drug that suppresses appetite and slows stomach emptying. It mimics a natural hormone that occurs in the body, glucagon-like peptide-1 or GLP-1. This hormone is released after you eat and makes you feel full. By mimicking this hormone, semaglutide can help you eat less, feel full longer, and reduce your daily calorie intake. Semaglutide also lowers blood sugar levels, which slows the rate at which your food passes through your digestive system.
What Does Semaglutide Do to Jump-Start Weight Loss?
For many people who have fought a lifelong battle against obesity, semaglutide can offer significant help at jump starting weight loss. Sometimes fad diets, restrictive diets, and frequent exercise aren’t enough to help you reach your goal weight. You may have an underlying health issue that is preventing weight loss, or your age, a hormone imbalance, or other biological roadblock might be affecting your efforts. Semaglutide works on a different physiologic pathway than other weight loss drugs and methods, and can reduce ‘food noise,’ or constant thoughts about eating and food cravings.
What Are the Limitations of Semaglutide?
Taking semaglutide isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to weight loss. It won’t work the same way for everyone. You will have the best chance at losing weight on semaglutide if you follow a healthy diet, reduce your portion sizes or calorie intake, and get daily exercise. If you continue to eat the same number of calories while on semaglutide, you will likely not lose weight, or you won’t lose much weight.
Our Process for Medically-Assisted Weight Loss With Semaglutide
In order to find out if you are a good candidate for semaglutide injections for weight loss, we will need to complete a thorough initial consultation and evaluation. We will have you come into our office to meet with our experienced nurse practitioner, Miranda Donohoe, ARNP. We will discuss your goals, lifestyle, current medications, current and past weight loss programs and diets, and your expectations for medically-assisted weight loss. We will also do a physical examination and discuss your health. If we determine you are a good candidate for semaglutide injections, we will create a personalized weight loss plan that includes a nutritional program, semaglutide injections, B12 shots, and lifestyle and exercise guidance.
Learn More About Semaglutide Injections in Jacksonville, FL
If you’re ready to find out if you’re a good candidate for semaglutide injections for weight loss in Jacksonville, FL, visit us at Jacksonville Integrative Health. We’ll schedule an initial consultation and discuss how we can help you on your weight loss journey. Call us today or request an appointment online.
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