Weight Loss

Weight loss can be difficult, especially if you’re unsure where to start or if you’ve hit a plateau you can’t overcome. At Heart Healthy Family Practice, Karen Architect, DNP, FNP-BC, and the experienced medical team provides personalized weight loss solutions to help you achieve your wellness goals. They utilize nutritional counseling, exercise recommendations, and JuicePlus+® supplements to support healthy and lasting weight loss results. Call the San Antonio, Texas, office to schedule a weight loss consultation or book an appointment online today. 

Why is weight loss important?

Maintaining a healthy weight is an essential part of protecting your long-term health. If you’re overweight or obese, your risk of developing chronic diseases can increase significantly.

Obesity-related diseases include:

• Arthritis
• Type 2 diabetes
• Heart disease
• High cholesterol
• Hypertension (high blood pressure)

You may also be at a higher risk for chronic pain and mental health issues like anxiety and depression.

Heart Healthy Family Practice offers customized weight loss plans to help you safely lose weight. The team teaches you strategies you can use for the rest of your life to maintain your weight loss results.

When should I consider weight loss services?

The medically supervised weight loss services at Heart Healthy Family Practice can help you achieve a healthy body weight if you’re struggling to lose weight because of underlying health conditions, age-related metabolism changes, hormone imbalances, and other issues.

You may also find weight loss difficult if you’re unsure which diet to follow or if you’re physically inactive due to chronic pain or a disability.

The medical team completes a thorough medical evaluation to identify issues that may interfere with your weight loss. They design a weight loss program specific to your needs, so you can shed extra pounds and keep them off in the long term.

What is involved in weight loss?

The Heart Healthy Family Practice team takes a holistic approach to help you lose weight. They spend time helping you identify your weight loss goals and can suggest strategies you can use to achieve them. These strategies may include:

• Dietary improvements
• Lifestyle changes
• Daily exercise program
• Nutritional counseling

The team also offers discount codes for supplemental nutrition products like blended fruit and vegetable powders and capsules from JuicePlus+®. The plant-based powders provide your body with the essential vitamins and minerals needed to function optimally.

You can expect to schedule routine weigh-in appointments with the team in-office or through the telehealth platform. As you reach each new weight loss milestone, they help you set new goals.

After you reach your ideal body weight, you may be a candidate for in-office Emsculpt Neo® body sculpting. This nonsurgical treatment can address stubborn fat deposits that remain after weight loss to slim the contours of your body and boost your self-confidence.

Call Heart Healthy Family Practice to schedule a weight loss consultation or book an appointment online today.