GLP-1 Injections are a complete game-changer for weight loss
GLP Medical Weight Loss in Plano: A Personalized Weight Loss – Beyond the Scale
Tirzepatide (Mounjaro) vs. Semaglutide (Ozempic)
Both tirzepatide and semaglutide are effective medications used in medical weight management, but they work through somewhat different mechanisms.
Tirzepatide activates both GIP and GLP-1 receptors, while Semaglutide primarily activates the GLP-1 receptor. Clinical trials have demonstrated substantial weight loss with both medications, with Tirzepatide producing greater average weight loss than Semaglutide in some head-to-head research.
What to Expect With Weekly Injectable Weight Loss Medication
- Convenient once-weekly injections: Most TruGevity patients choose to administer their medication at home using a small, fine-gauge needle. If you prefer, our team can administer your weekly injection in the clinic.
- Designed for personalized treatment: Your medication and dosage are determined based on your health history, treatment goals, response to therapy, and provider evaluation. We monitor your progress and make adjustments when appropriate.
- Different from traditional stimulant-based weight loss medications: Medications such as Tirzepatide (Mounjaro) and Semaglutide (Ozempic) work through GLP-1-related pathways rather than acting as traditional stimulants. They are not generally associated with the jitteriness and insomnia commonly associated with stimulant medications.
- Side effects can occur: The most common side effects may include nausea, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, abdominal discomfort, or heartburn. Starting at a lower dose and gradually increasing the dose as directed by your provider may help improve tolerability.
- Ongoing support: Weight loss is more than a number on the scale. Our team monitors your progress and provides guidance throughout your treatment to help you stay on track and work toward your individual health goals.
Individual results vary. Weight loss can depend on dosage, treatment duration, nutrition, physical activity, underlying health conditions, and how your body responds to treatment.
Is a GLP-1 Right for You?
What is Semaglutide® (Ozempic for Weight Loss)
Semaglutide is a medication that mimics a naturally occurring hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1). GLP-1 plays an important role in regulating appetite, blood sugar, and digestion.
By activating GLP-1 receptors, Semaglutide can help reduce hunger, increase feelings of fullness, and decrease food intake, making it easier for some patients to follow a calorie-controlled eating plan and achieve meaningful weight loss.
As part of a personalized medical weight loss program, Semaglutide may be combined with nutrition guidance, physical activity, lifestyle support, and ongoing monitoring to help patients reach and maintain their individual health goals.
What is Tirzepatide® (Mounjaro for weight loss)
Tirzepatide works differently from many traditional weight loss medications because it activates two hormone pathways: GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide) and GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) receptors. These pathways help regulate appetite, blood sugar, digestion, and energy intake.
In studies, patients lost an average of 12-14% of their body weight while using Tirzepatide, compared to 8-10% for those using Semaglutide.
More Than Weight Loss—A Complete Approach to Your Health
At TruGevity Health + Wellness, we understand that successful weight management is about more than simply watching the number on the scale. Our medical weight loss program in Plano, TX combines personalized medical care, advanced body composition analysis, and ongoing support to help you understand how your body is changing throughout your journey.
Personalized Weight Loss Treatment
Your weight loss program is designed around your individual health, goals, lifestyle, and response to treatment. Our providers monitor your progress and adjust your treatment plan when appropriate to help you achieve sustainable results.
Track Your Progress With Styku 3D Body Composition
Weight isn’t the only measure of progress. TruGevity utilizes state-of-the-art Styku 3D body composition technology to provide a detailed picture of changes in your body throughout your weight loss journey.
Styku can help track changes in areas such as:
- Body measurements and circumference
- Body shape and proportions
- Changes in body composition
- Progress over time
- Changes that may not always be reflected on the scale
Seeing your progress visually can provide valuable insight and motivation while helping your provider better understand how your body is responding to your personalized program.
Ongoing Support Every Step of the Way
We don’t believe in handing you a prescription and sending you on your way. Our team provides ongoing guidance and monitoring throughout your program, helping you stay accountable, understand your progress, and make adjustments when needed.
Your body is more than a number on a scale. Let’s measure your progress, understand your results, and build a healthier you.
Semaglutide: FAQs. You asked, we answered.
Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea may occur with use of Semaglutide. This is dose dependent and typically occurs when the dosage is advanced too quickly. Nevertheless, it typically resolves over time. At TruGevity we will manage these symptoms if they occur by adjusting the dosage as needed. Additionally, to mitigate the side effects, we can prescribe nausea medication, like Zofran, to control the symptoms until your body acclimates.
No, this is uncommon in weight loss patients using Semaglutide. In patients with diabetes and elevated circulating glucose levels it has been documented as more glucose released into the urine.
When any successful weight loss treatment is stopped, and dietary and exercise habits have not been modified, and eating resumes as it did prior to the treatment, then the weight will return. At TruGevity, our goal is to help our patients make enough modifications in their lifestyle that the weight regain will be negligible if any. Dietary habits are much easier to modify when your hunger is suppressed. Our goal is your long-term success.
No. That is not how this medication works. Patients that have developed hypoglycemia while taking Semaglutide, and were not taking other diabetes medication, may have developed this secondary to poor dietary choices, but the incidence is too infrequent to determine.
With all rapid weight loss, whether from appetite suppressants, intense exercise, or surgery, there will be a period when the skin is loose. In time, the skin will tighten up. However, extremely rapid weight loss is not our objective. At TruGevity we strive for a steady sustained weight loss to minimize the loss of lean muscle and hair and you will look great.