How do your prescription medication work?
Because our mission is to help and not sugar coat, we’re just going to come out and say it: Weight loss can be tough. There is no “easy” or “quick fix.” (Hey, if all those fad diets worked, you wouldn’t be reading this right now.) If you feel like you’ve tried everything and are still […]
Can your primary care physician treat obesity? Probably not. Here’s what to do next.
Put your hand in the air if you’ve had this experience: You go in for a checkup with your doctor, get on the scale, get your vitals checked, and are told, “You need to lose weight.” Oh, thank you, Dr. Obvious—I had no idea that I needed to drop some pounds. What’s more frustrating about this convo […]
Let’s break the stigma around weight loss meds once and for all
You tried so hard to eat less and move more to lose weight—and were psyched to drop some pounds. But they always seem to come back on. Guess what? You’re not alone. In fact, an estimated 80 percent of people who lose weight will regain it within the first year. And we’re here to tell you that […]