You lost weight with the shot, now what?
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Vickie Petz Kasper, M.D.
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You took the shot, now what?
You got a prescription for the shot and now you’ve replenished your wardrobe with smaller clothes then comes the bad news. Either your insurance no longer wants to cover your medication for weight loss. Or you have side effects that make it intolerable. Without making changes, you will gain all that weight back. You lost weight with the shot, now what?
Lifestyle modifications with healthy diet and exercise are important. It even says so on the package inserts. There are differing opinions about what constitutes a healthy diet. The bottom line is avoid ultra-processed foods and eat whole food. Low fat diets are not associated with weight gain and are healthier for your heart and lower the incidence of breast cancer.
Everyone is different. Some people can lose weight with lifestyle changes, others need help from surgery or medications. The GLP – 1 agonist generally help people lose 5-22% of their BMI. They aren’t without side effects and they are expensive. Obesity is a chronic disease that puts your health at risk. Lifelong treatment is required. Healthy Looks Great on You, lifestyle medicine podcast tackles this tough issue.
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