Semaglutide is an injectable prescription medication used for treating obesity and helping people lose weight. It is similar to a hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) that targets areas of the brain that regulate appetite and food intake. Semaglutide works by suppressing appetite, helping you feel fuller faster so you eat less food, and reducing cravings.
When used alongside diet and exercise, treatment with semaglutide can result in significant weight loss for patients who struggle with obesity or being overweight. Research shows that people using semaglutide lost 2-3 times more weight over 68 weeks compared to placebo.
Benefits of Semaglutide Weight Loss Treatment:
To determine if you are a candidate for semaglutide, your Renewed Balance Clinic doctor will evaluate your:
You may qualify for semaglutide if:
Semaglutide is given as a weekly self-administered subcutaneous injection - our doctors will show you the proper injection technique. Most insurance plans cover some form of weight loss medication like semaglutide. We can help check your coverage options.
Getting started is easy! Contact Renewed Balance Clinic today to schedule a consultation about medical weight loss with semaglutide. Our specialized weight loss physicians will create a customized plan just for you to help you finally achieve your weight loss goals!
The process of getting started on semaglutide treatment through Renewed Balance Clinic follows three main steps after your initial consultation and eligibility confirmation:
1. Medical Exams & Lab Testing
We need to run certain lab tests and exams prior to prescribing to establish baselines for things like:
2. Injection Training & Prescription
3. Follow-Up Monitoring & Dosage Titration
There are a few key ways that semaglutide treatment helps promote weight loss through appetite reduction and other mechanisms of action that set it apart from other medications.
Semaglutide works to suppress appetite and promote feelings of fullness through different pathways in the body and brain:
By attacking appetite on multiple fronts, semaglutide gives you better control over urges to overeat.
In addition to eating less food due to appetite suppression, semaglutide also facilitates weight loss by:
This 3-pronged approach optimizes multiple mechanisms promoting caloric deficit and fat burning for enhanced weight loss results.
Semaglutide was originally developed as a treatment for type 2 diabetes, but researchers unexpectedly found it also caused significant weight loss as a side effect. Further studies confirmed semaglutide's ability to reduce body weight even in non-diabetic people, leading to its recent approval specifically for chronic weight management.
Beyond dramatic weight loss, semaglutide treatment offers a variety of additional health benefits by improving key markers and risk factors:
Improving cholesterol
Supporting better blood sugar control
Lowering blood pressure
By improving these crucial health markers, semaglutide helps correct key obesity-related disease drivers - reducing your risk factors improving longevity.
While semaglutide will do most of the “heavy lifting” suppressing your appetite and optimizing fat burning, we recommend a few adjunctive lifestyle measures for best results:
🍏 Follow an overall balanced, reduced-calorie meal plan - work with our nutritionists to create a plan with the right macros and calorie deficit to promote weight loss
🏋️♀️ Incorporate regular exercise to help burn extra calories, build metabolism-boosting muscle, support cardiovascular health
🧘 Practice stress relief like yoga, meditation, or just taking relaxing walks out in nature; stress causes cortisol release which can drive weight gain
💧 Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water which helps suppress the urge to snack
Following these simple healthy lifestyle recommendations alongside your semaglutide treatment facilitates maximal results. Contact Renewed Balance Clinic today to get started!
There are many reasons Mendham patients choose Renewed Balance Clinic when looking into semaglutide weight loss therapy including:
Our clinic founder Dr. Jones has over 15 years’ expertise helping patients struggling with obesity finally reach healthy sustainable weight loss.
We create tailored treatment plans addressing your unique health history, lab markers, lifestyle and weight loss goals.
We spend extensive time explaining how this innovative medication works so you feel empowered throughout your weight loss journey.
You’ll work with the same talented providers at all your appointments to oversee your progress, adjustments, and ongoing weight maintenance.
With Renewed Balance Clinic, you get compassionate cutting-edge medical weight loss care that helps you finally achieve your weight loss goals with semaglutide! Contact us today to learn more and get started on this life-changing treatment!
