Many people see the start of a new year as a chance for a fresh start, serving as a motivator for change. Weight loss is a popular New Year’s resolution, but many people attempt restrictive diets and time-consuming workouts that are difficult to follow long-term.
At A&U Medicine in Sugar Land, Texas, our family medicine physician Dr. Hammad Zaidi wants you to try something different this year. Instead of a hard-to-follow diet and exercise program, we think New Year’s is the perfect time to start medical weight loss.
We can help you to reach your target weight and stay there so you don’t have to make weight loss your annual New Year’s resolution.
You’re motivated and excited about your health goals for the new year. You clear out your cupboards, fill your fridge with healthy foods, and join the gym. You’re all in. You say to yourself, “This year I won’t give up.”
While your intentions are good, all of that change may set you up to fail. You may find yourself slowly falling into old habits within a few weeks, skipping the gym because you’re too tired or hitting the drive-thru because you forgot to defrost the chicken. Weight loss is hard, and creating an unrealistic plan makes it even harder.
Medical weight loss is different.
Drastic changes to your diet and lifestyle don’t achieve lasting results, so we help you make small changes over time. We teach you healthy habits you can easily incorporate into your life, like eating meals at consistent times every day and finding ways to add more activity into your daily routine. These small changes help you lose weight gradually, leading to long-term results.
Our weight loss program also helps you manage health conditions that make weight loss more challenging, providing professional support and motivation. We also help you overcome obstacles and setbacks so they don’t derail your progress.
There’s no blueprint for weight loss. What works for your partner may not work for you. We personalize weight loss plans based on your goals, overall health, and lifestyle after a comprehensive medical evaluation.
Instead of a printed diet plan, we customize our nutrition education based on your eating habits and food likes. We help you make modifications that improve the nutrition quality of your meals, making it easier to stick to.
We also help you make changes to your routine so you can avoid situations that sabotage your efforts, such as having a stash of healthy snacks handy so you don’t go too long without eating. We encourage planned exercise but understand time constraints and teach you how to work physical activity into your day, like three 10-minute walks instead of one 30-minute walk.
Medical weight loss may also include medications for obesity to support your efforts. These medications curb the appetite, helping you make changes to your eating habits with less food cravings and food noise.
Seeing the number on the scale go down is certainly a goal of medical weight loss, but it’s not the only benefit. Getting to a healthier weight can:
Most important, we help you get off of the weight-loss roller coaster and give you more control over your health and wellness.
New Year’s is the perfect time to start medical weight loss, and we can help you achieve your goals. Call our office at 281-895-7703 today or send us a message online to get started.
