Frequently Asked Questions
Stress eating and depression.
- Eating late at night.
- Eating bad foods / Carbohydrate excess
- Sluggish metabolism
Reducing the amount of carbohydrates in your diet is one of the best ways to lose weight. It tends to reduce your appetite and cause “automatic” weight loss, without the need for calorie counting or portion control. This means that you can eat until fullness, feel satisfied and still lose weight. The Low carb diet restricts your intake of carbohydrates like sugars and starches (breads, pasta, etc…) and replaces them with protein and fat. Low-carb diets also have benefits that go way beyond just weight loss. They lower blood sugar, blood pressure and triglycerides. They raise HDL (the good) and improve the pattern of LDL (the bad) cholesterol. It is important to do some self-experimentation and figure out what works for you and your body. Our medical experts work with you to customize your diet plan to suit your individual needs. We use a one on one approach because we are all unique and what works for one person may not for another. We will help you remove the unhealthy foods from your diet, and with the aid of an appetite suppressant this becomes an achievable task.
An important component to any form of weight management program is physical activity. Most weight loss occurs with a decrease in caloric intake. Incorporating increased physical activity is most helpful in preventing weight regain. We encourage our patients to start slowly, and gradually increase the intensity.
We offer you the opportunity to lose weight the healthy way. Weight loss helps prevent:
· Stroke
· High blood pressure
· Reduces the pain of osteoarthritis
· High cholesterol
· Can reduce/eliminate sleep apnea
· Reduces the risk of many types of cancer
· Heart disease
NO. The Doctor’s Weight Loss Clinic program is not only designed for people who are extremely overweight. Our teams of medical professionals work closely with everyone to best assess their individual needs. Whether weight loss or weight maintenance is your goal, we can help!
Now you’re probably thinking, this whole blood sugar thing is all well and good, but what does that have to do with weight loss medication?
Well, it turns out that the thing that makes semaglutide an effective diabetes medication is the very same thing that makes it an effective weight loss medication.
By affecting your blood sugar levels, Wegovy injections can help you feel more satisfied after a meal and make you feel fuller for longer.
Naturally, this can make a big difference to your diet.
If you’re feeling fuller and more satisfied after your meal, you’ll be less likely to snack and more likely to stick to a lower-calorie diet, which naturally leads to weight loss.
It’s kind of like using a cheat code to make your diet easier to stick to, it won’t do all of the work for you (if it did, we’d be shouting it from the rooftops), but it will make it easier for you to
With weight loss, all of this stuff fits together: hormones, nutrition, metabolism, sleep, stress, as well as some genetic factors.
You can’t just take this once a week shot and your problems are solved. You still have to change your eating patterns for the most part (which usually means lower carb and incorporating some sort of intermittent fasting into your regimen).
But this is still exciting news!
A Lipotropic injectioncontains a solution of nutrients that are made up of one or more of the following fat burning compounds. Each of these components is important because they each have a key role in utilizing fat, as fat burners, distributing energy, and removing toxins from the body. The overall effect of lipotropic injections is enhanced weight loss, particularly when they are combined with a healthy diet and exercise program.
Choline– An essential nutrient needed for proper liver function; exports fat and bile from the liver; responsible for seeing that exported fat burned for energy/fuel; detoxifies the liver; key player in fat metabolism
inositol -A lipotropic; related to the vitamin B family; involved in the breakdown of fats; involved in various biological processes that can provide positive psychiatric conditions; can be used for an effective treatment for PCOS and other various female dysfunctions.
methionine -An essential amino-acid; a deactivating agent too many hormones such as estrogen and sulfur-containing compounds; defends the body against toxic compounds
vitamin b12 -Serves many biological purposes including normal blood, brain, heart, and nervous system functions; most importantly, it’s essential for fat metabolism.
b complex vitamins -Helps you feel more energetic and also promote the metabolism of fats. When these compounds are put together into the form of a solution to be injected into the bloodstream, they’re entering the body without any possibility of facing dilution or being inefficiently absorbed by the gut.
Like with any supplement or medication, there may be side effects that can occur so you should always take that into consideration before you purchase lipotropic injections. Because everyone is different, it’s advised that you seek the advice of your physician before introducing any tool to aid in weight loss. Although side effects to the injections are rare, and people generally tolerate them well, there may be a few who can experience mild adverse effects. Lipotropic injections side effects that can occur with the simple use of application can be redness, swelling, and infection at the injection site. These symptoms should resolve fairly quickly so if they persist, you may have contracted an infection and should consult your doctor.
Other lipo shot side effects that can occur from taking the product itself are:
- Allergy reactions: itching, hives, shortness of breath, wheezing, swelling of the tongue, throat, or mouth*
- Stomach upsets: mild nausea, mild diarrhea is possible owing to the sudden boost in minerals and nutrients. This usually passes quite quickly, but if it persists, you should consult your doctor.
- Headaches, light headedness
* It’s rare to experience allergies to vitamins and nutrients. The onset of allergy symptoms may reveal a serious underlying issue, and you need to seek medical assistance immediately.
If you’re thinking that the shots are a miracle, quick-fix cure for fat, think again. BUT, do the injections work for weight loss? Yes. The lipo injections are there to aid you in your weight loss journey to encourage the pounds to come off easier than they would than if you hadn’t been taking the injections at all.
Although the results vary for every person depending on many factors unique to the individual (such as do they exercise regularly, their caloric intake, etc.), lipotropic injections reviews have reported losing between two to four pounds a week. Despite this, the numbers may be different for you, it’s important to remember that weight loss is a gradual process.
Increased energy levels are generally felt immediately, fat loss, when combined with proper diet & exercise, are noticeable in about 30 days.
It’s a triple defense immunity formula that consists of potent antioxidants and an essential mineral that assists in supporting the body’s immune response.
Vitamin C (ascorbic Acid) 200mg/ml:
A strong antioxidant that contributes to immune defense by supporting various cellular functions of both the innate and adaptive immune system.
Zinc 5mg/ml:
An essential mineral that contributes to immune defense by its role in the development and function of many immune processes. Supplementing with this mineral may help combat infections and aid wound healing.
Glutathione 200mg/ml:
An amino acid that contributes to immune defense because it is required by the immune system for two important reasons: it protects host immune cells through its antioxidant mechanism and it provides the optimal functioning of lymphocytes and other cells of the immune system.
Medically overweight people are more likely to develop problems due to their obesity as can be seen in the following:
6 times more likely to develop gall bladder disease
5.6 times more likely to develop hypertension
5.4 times more likely to develop endometrial cancer
3.8 times more likely to develop Type II diabetes (mellitus)
2.1 times more likely to develop hypercholesterolemia
2 times more likely to develop osteoarthritis
Phentermine, an effective appetite suppressant
Phentermine is an Rx medication and work to curb your appetite. It is a stimulant that works on the hypothalamus in the brain and causes you to feel satisfied. It is important to emphasize that each individual may experience different levels of appetite suppressions for a varying period of time.
The majority of patients seen in our clinic are overly concerned about their total bodyweight. You need to be concerned about your percentage of body-fat. Your weight will take care of itself! If you are five pounds overweight, you are probably 13 to 15 pounds over-fat. This is why the normal weight scales are not beneficial. They can actually be deceiving. If you will remember, for the most of us when we were younger we did not have a “weight problem.” It took many years before we started to have “weight problems.” For most of us, it was probably in our thirties. However, in actuality, what was happening to us was we were gaining intramuscular fat and lowering our lean body muscle weight for years! This is why we remained at the same body weight until we reach our mid-30s. At that point, we had saturated our intramuscular fat and our bodies started laying down subcutaneous fat or fat under the skin. So, a person becomes over-fat long before they become overweight. Now, what is an acceptable percentage of body fat? Believe it or not, for men it is on the average of 15% and for women it is on the average 22%. Men and women with this amount of body fat look great! Most Americans are over-fat with men averaging 30% body fat and women averaging 40% body-fat!
There are differences between small and heavy frames and lean body mass versus body-fat. Lean body mass includes muscle, water weight, organs, bone and connective tissue. We each have different body frames. Some people have a small frame; some people have a large frame. You cannot expect to lose weight and end up with a petite frame. It is impossible! So, you must realize your body frame and work with it.
Another thing to consider is your personal body chemistry. Just like body frames this can vary from person to person. Generally, a good, quick and easy way to figure your body chemistry is to remember what you weighed as a teenager or approximately 18 years of age. If you were overweight at 18 years of age, you will have greater difficulty achieving your goal now. However, you can continue on our program for a longer period which will not only decrease your health risk by decreasing your body fat, but help you achieve your dream body.
I want to discuss the effects of hormones on muscle tissue. As both girls and boys hit puberty their metabolisms go in different directions due to the release of different hormones. A boy has an increase in the hormone testosterone, this hormone allows him to build muscle mass and a girl will increase her levels of estrogen and progesterone which does not aid in building muscle mass. So, at puberty boys tend to build what burns calories. This is due to the fact that all of our muscle mass accounts for about 90% of our total metabolism rate. So the factor of gender also needs to be considered. Let’s face it: women have a much greater difficulty maintaining a lower percentage of body-fat than men. It is primarily due to their increased levels of estrogen and progesterone and low levels of testosterone. Birth control pills can also cause women to gain weight because they are nothing more than a mixture of progesterone and estrogen. Women do also produce testosterone in small amount (approximately 10 times less than in men.) The male hormone testosterone helps men to exercise with greater tolerance and helps them to have lowered body-fat naturally. Testosterone promotes muscle mass and lowers body-fat. Men, it would seem, do have an unfair advantage over women and it all begins at puberty.
Another problem we have discovered here at the clinic is that some women who are menopausal, post-menopausal or have had hysterectomies share their lack of testosterone. Testosterone is a very much needed hormone for women. Although women need a very small amount compared to men, they still need this hormone for their health and longevity.
Testosterone in women helps muscle tone, weight loss exercise, fatigue, sex drive, bladder control, and overall well-being. Over-the-counter testosterone supplements or those traditionally found in hormone medication may have too much testosterone in them and the ability to damage the liver. However, there is a safe application, methyl testosterone cream, which can be prescribed by your primary care physician.
Another difference men and women have is where they acquire excess fat on their bodies. Women seem to accumulate excess fat to their thighs, hips, waist, and then to the arms and neck. Men gain weight in the waist initially and then begin to fill out in the chest and thighs, and then in the arms and neck. Remember when you lose weight your will usually lose in the same order as you gained. Research now shows that women with fat arms and necks are at a high risk of developing diabetes and heart disease with a higher mortality rte. Research also shows that men who have abdominal fat are at a higher risk of cardiovascular disease with a higher mortality rate. These statistics underline the fact that mortality and disease rates do go up as we gain weight!
Fat Is Great
In America today we all have an obsession with fat. We do not like fat; we do not want to be fat; we try not to eat fat; and we blame fat for all of our overweight problems. BUT FAT IS THE MOST EFFICIENT FUEL EVER MANUFACTURED! The human body can make fat to use for fuel out of almost anything we eat: Carbohydrates turn into fat, the liver converts protein into fat, and eating fat makes fat. Now, if only our cars could do that! Imagine being able to put almost anything into the gas tank and it turning into fuel. ARE YOU STILL ASKING—WHY I HAVE ALL OF THE FAT! (Especially after getting on the Tanita Fat Analyzer in our office!!)
Why Were We Born With Fat?
Our bodies are designed so that anything we eat can be converted to our primary fuel: FAT! So, stop blaming your fat. Most of your energy comes from fat. One of the worst things you can do to your body is to go on bizarre diets which convert the system you have. What you need to learn is how to use this fuel. Research has shown us that even people who are starving never, never, never use up all of their body-fat. Anorexic people who have died and been autopsied have-pounds of fat hidden inside.
How Does This Great Fuel Work?
Proteins all end up in our blood as amino acids: carbohydrates turn into blood glucose; but fats turn into fatty acids, monoglycerides, triglycerides, high-density cholesterol, low-density cholesterol and a few others. Triglycerides and cholesterol are the build of the fat in our blood stream and build up on the inside of arteries, but fatty acids do not deposit on anything. They comprise less than 1% of our body-fat, and are not associated with heart attacks or cardiovascular disease. Fatty acids are extremely small; highly mobile as the move in and out of the blood stream looking for exercising muscle. If they are unable to find exercising muscle, the fatty acids move to fat cells for storage! Fatty acids essentially provide us with two functions: THEY ARE BASIC FUEL FOR ENERGY AND MAKE US FAT! If we do not use them for fuel we will store them in all the places we do not want fat!!
How Does Muscle Use Fat?
Muscle is always burning two kinds of fuel; sugar and fat. Seventy percent of energy (calories) needed comes from fat. Thirty percent of energy needed comes from sugar. Muscle burns sugar instantly with little energy, but fat burns for a long, long time with lots of energy. Where is the fuel stored in your body? Sugar is stored in the muscles and fat is stored…well you know! Just Remember:
Sugar is: Fat is:
Stored in muscles Stored far from muscles
Burned first and easily Harder to access
Very little available and runs out quickly Absolutely inexhaustible-never runs out
FAT PEOPLE ARE SUGAR BURNERS!
GETTING OUT OF SHAPE MEANS THAT THE MUSCLE LOSES THE ABILITY TO BURN FAT!
How Does Muscle Burn Fat?
The burning of fat and part of the burring of sugar requires oxygen which is aerobic. THIS MEANS EXERCISE. EXERCISE IS THE ONLY WAY YOUR BODY BURNS FAT! The reason some medications are called “Fat Burners” and may be precriptions or over-the-counter medications is because they are stimulants and in theory will motivate you to exercise and move around more due to the stimulation. If you go on a lower calorie intake diet with or without medications and lose weight, but are not exercising, you are losing a little fat possibly, but more importantly you are losing your muscle which is needed to really burn the fat off! You need to exercise as hard as you can without getting out of breath. Try to find the point at which your breathing deeply, but still can talk-at this point, muscles are still burning fat. An out-of-shape person who gasps and puffs during exercise is not using a lot of oxygen and not burning a lot of calories. Your ability to use oxygen when your body is working at its maximum is directly related to the number of calories you burn. So if you use lots of oxygen when you exercise, you are using lots of calories, this is referred to as oxygen uptake and is used just as efficiently with female muscle as with male muscle. A high rate of oxygen uptake means:
| Lower blood sugar | Larger muscle | Heart pumps more blood each beat |
| Better heat regulation | Greater blood volume | More oxygen extracted from the blood |
| Stronger tendons and ligaments | More hemoglobin | More capillaries |
| Thicker cartilage | Less Body Fat | Lower Heart Rate |
| Denser Bones | More Efficient Lungs |
Does Metabolism Effect Fat?
Everyone talks about their metabolism slowing down as they get older. But, what is metabolism? After you exercise your body rushes to rebuild glycogen (sugar) in your muscles. (Remember that you burn this up very quickly and you do not have a limitless suppl.) Fat is released in your body to rebuild the glycogen. Your body is working hard to replace the glycogen after exercise is a metabolic process or metabolism. Al athletes’ burn lots of fat during recovery (even if their exercise was anaerobic). So, no lose-weight-fast diet can increase your metabolism but if you exercise you can enhance all of them!
Fuel Burning Basics:
Did you just hear that, let’s repeat it. Your body burns fat after exercise whether the exercise is aerobic or anaerobic, and it burns fat during aerobic exercise. The more you exercise, the more your exercise will become aerobic and your body will be a better fat burner!
Exercise is aerobic if it is the following:
Last 12 minutes without stopping
Gets you breathing deeply, but not out of breath
Uses the muscles in the thighs and buttocks
Out of shape people need to exercise gently, rest; exercise gently, rest and they will gradually get fitter with fewer setbacks. Aerobic exercise can be done frequently, 4 or 5 times a day. But, remember, aerobic means not out of breath! Do longer periods of exercise at the lower end of the aerobic zone with short periods of more intense exercise at the beginning.
A sample chart follows for the minimum time your body will respond aerobically to exercise:
| Walking | 40 minutes |
| Bicycling indoor | 25 minutes |
| Bicycling, outdoor | 20 minutes |
| Swimming | 20 minutes |
| Jogging | 15 minutes |
| Rowing | 15 minutes |
| Cross-country skiing | 12 minutes |
Fat Burning Secrets:
Before you exercise, if you will warm up first, you will burn more fat! Warm ups can be a simpler version of the exercise you are going to do. If you get sore muscles, the best way to stop the pain is to do a gentler version of the exercise that initiated it.
When exercising it is important to replace fluids!
- Drink a cup of water 30 minutes before exercising
- Drink 3- 6 oz fluids every 15 minutes during exercise
- Don’t wait until you are thirsty
- After exercise, fruit juices or sports drinks are better than water.
Now You Know – Fat Is Great!
Now you do not have to worry so much about proteins, amino acids, crash diets, carbohydrates and the next fad that comes along that promises miracles. Your own body holds the MIRACLE for you! HERE AT OUR WEIGHT LOSS CLINIC WE WILL HELP YOU WITH A PROGRAM THAT TEACHES YOU TO LET YOUR BODY WORK THE WAY IT WAS INTEDED-REMEMBER- IT IS FAT THAT RUNS YOUR BODY!! Each time you do aerobic exercise your body will be able to use the oxygen more and more, burn fat more and more, metabolize fat more and more-AND YOU WILL BEGAIN TO FEEL BETTER AND LOOK GREAT!
Now remember what we just said in the last session-Fat is great! This is true, however, we do not need to eat fatty foods in order for our body to get the amount of fat it needs for fuel. Remember, our body can turn almost anything into the fat it needs for fuel.
IT IS NOT WHAT KIND OF FAT YOU EAT, BUT HOW MUCH FAT YOU EAT!
You may have seen the following table which basically tells us we can have more proteins and carbohydrates than we can have fat in order to get the same amount of calories.
- 1 gram of fat= 9 calories
- 1 gram of protein= 4 calories
- 1 gram of carbohydrates= 4 calories
As we have seen in the medical research, it is very important to limit the amount of fat we intake in our diet because we know that our body can turn other things into fat for fuel: therefore, we do not need to supply it with huge amounts of fat! However, do not cut out all fat from your diet because this could cause serious health consequences now and in the future. A good, sensible diet as will be shown here is the best way to reach your goal and maintain it.
Most Wanted-Balanced Diet
We have heard all of our lives that we need to eat well. But, it seems that everyone has a different idea of what a healthy diet is. Some say it is high protein: some say it is high carbohydrates; some say it is never skipping breakfast or not eating after 6:00pm, or supplements and shakes; or eating only one type of food; but it is really very simple.
FIVE RULES FOR A BALANCED DIET
Be sure to eat a balanced diet from the four food groups
Drink lots of water
Select foods that are low in sugar
Select foods that are high in fiber
If you can follow these rules, you really do not need to worry about cholesterol, saturated fats, vitamins, trace minerals or all the other things we read about regarding the latest concerns for our health. JUST REMEMBER THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE IS EATING A BALANCED DIET! When you are choosing your food from the four food groups suggested above remember the other three rules, low fat, low sugar, and lots of fiber! By eating this way you can actually pig out, no one has to be hungry!! Eat an orange instead of drinking a small glass of orange juice or drink two cups of skim milk instead of one cup of whole milk. When you cut the fat out of your diet you can usually reduce the calorie consumption by 40 to 50 percent!
Most Needed- Practical Hints
Milk Group
- Switch from whole milk to skim (you can mix it a while at first until you get used to it)
- Use buttermilk in recipes instead of whole mild
- Cut down on cheese or eat low-fat cheese or cottage cheese
- Use skim yogurt in dressing and vegetable toppings
- Save ice cream for your birthday
- Have ick milk, sherbet or custard if you have been exercising more than usual
Meat Group
- Trim the fat off of everything and cut off the fat before you cook
- Fry all of your meats by roasting them or use a wok with bouillon instead of oil
- Don’t substitute nuts for meat because they contain much more fat
- Eat beans because they are the lowest fat in the meat group
Fruit and Vegetable Group
- Choose low-calorie, low-fat dressings for salads
- Avoid avocados and olives
- Eat the fruits and vegetables in their natural state rather than canned, juiced or dried
Bread and Cereal Group
- Read the label and make sure it says high in fiber
- Toss grains on other foods
- Substitute whole wheat flour for white flour when baking
- Cut the oil and sugar in a recipe by ½
- Use two egg whites and one yolk when a recipe calls for two eggs
Most Difficult-Restaurant Eats!
- Beware of dieters special (up to 70% fat)
- Ask for soup of the day and whole wheat bread
- Decide what you would like without looking at the menu and order it
- Share the entrée with someone if you have started with the soup or bread
- Always order everything dry-no butter, sauces, creams, batter or dressings
- Have dressing put on the side, order milk with the salad and dilute dressing with milk
- Bring your own low-calorie, low-fat dressing from home
- If you order alcohol, order water to mix with it
- Consider stopping at the market for fresh fruit, low-fat yogurt and whole grain roll to eat in your hotel room if you are traveling instead of eating at a restaurant.
Most Confusing-Serving Size
Remember this: one cup (8 ounces) is about what you could drink from your hands if you tried to get water from a stream. (Unless, of course, you have really big hands!)
Remember this: two, two, four, and four. You need two serving from meat group, two servings from the milk group, four servings from the fruit and vegetable group and four servings from the bread and cereal group.
Serving size for the meat group is about 3 ½ ounces. Serving size for non-animal items in the meat group is about 8 ounces.
Serving size for the milk group is 8 ounces. However, yogurt is 2/3 cups and cottage cheese is ½ cup because they do not have as much water. Hard cheese serving size is about 1 1/3 ounces.
Serving size in the fruit and vegetable group is 1 cup. Usually this is one whole fruit or vegetable. When you dry or juice a fruit or vegetable, the serving size is ½ cup.
Serving size in the bread and cereal group is separated into two groups: solids, such as breads buns, cakes, and loose, such as barley, rice, and cereals. Solid products servings’ size is 1 slice of bread. Loose products are 1 ounce of the cooked food or ½ cup raw.
THE MOST DAMAGING THING YOU CAN DO TO YOUR BODY AND HEALTH IS A LOW-CAL DIET!!
Remember if you get the fat out of your diet the calories will take care of themselves. The following is a list of what a low-calorie diet can do to you!!
Muscle is lost on low-calorie diets
Loss of muscle can augment tendency for diabetes
Low-Cal Diets are not new-just the same old thing
Low-Cal Diets are not balanced diets
Low-Cal Diets can cause liver to make bad cholesterol
Rigid calorie requirements are extremely dangerous