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Weight loss options that work!

Updated: Jan 8

Click on each to Find out pros and cons.

Ask medicals weight loss program.

  • Low cost

  • Lifestyle modification

  • Nutritional education that fits your culture and life

  • sleep hygiene

  • mental health support (including consumption psychology )

  • Exercise program that adapts to you.

  • Effective in reducing saggy skin and beneficial for the heart, brain, lungs, and kidneys.

  • Ideal for diabetics and cardiovascular health.

picture of different roads you can take.

Phentermine

  • Amphetamine

  • short-term use only, Inexpensive

  • Suppresses appetite

  • Causes High blood pressure

  • Insomnia

  • Anxiety

  • Irregular heart rate

  • Requires prescription

Ozempic/Wegovy -Semaglutide

  • $900-1200 per month

  • Life long medication need; follow-up with physician every 8 weeks.

  • Excessive sagging of skin due to rapid weightless( requires cosmetic surgery)

  • Suppresses appetite

  • Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea

  • Risk of medullary thyroid cancer

  • Optic nerve infractions.

  • Small chance of pancreatitis

  • Useful in Diabetes and PCOS.

Gastric Bypass/ Sleeve

  • Costly $8000-22000 out of pocket, $6000-11000 after insurance

  • Works very well for weight loss

  • Very hard to get insurance coverage (often requires 12-18 months of diet)

  • Extremely strict diet after surgery. (lapses in diet causes leaks )

  • Requires a skilled Surgeon.( high failure rates in Mexico)

  • Hair loss for first year-common side effect

  • Saggy skin ( will require cosmetic surgery to fix)

  • Adhesions ( may require additional surgery)



Meal Services

  • Helps with portion control

  • Expensive after coupons run out

  • 94% of customers stop within 6 months because, more epensive than restaurant meals.



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