What Is Medical Weight Loss Treatment?
Medical weight loss treatment is a weight management strategy prescribed by licensed Canadian providers. It’s a convenient treatment regimen involving once weekly or once daily doses of an active ingredient clinically researched for weight loss.
A Popular Approach to Weight Management
The conversation around weight management has shifted dramatically in recent years. Medical weight loss treatment has emerged as one of the most talked-about health topics, moving from celebrity circles into mainstream healthcare.
Women across Canada are discovering that weight loss doesn't have to mean restrictive diets or exhausting workout routines. With a comprehensive plan of nutrition, movement, and treatment, sustainable weight loss is possible.
Backed by Clinical Research
This growing popularity stems from real results demonstrated in large-scale clinical studies. A major research trial published in 2021 studied over 1,200 adults with both excess weight and type 2 diabetes over 68 weeks. Participants receiving medical weight loss treatment achieved an average weight reduction of approximately 10% of their initial body weight, compared to just 3% in the control group. Notably, 69% of people using the treatment achieved at least 5% weight loss, while only 29% in the control group reached this meaningful milestone.
Another significant study examined weight management in 846 individuals with type 2 diabetes over 56 weeks. Results showed that medical weight loss treatment helped participants lose an average of 6% of their body weight, compared to 2% with lifestyle changes alone. More than half of participants achieved at least 5% weight loss, and one in four people lost more than 10% of their initial body weight.
Medical weight loss treatment offers a science-backed approach that works with your body's natural systems rather than against them. It's not about willpower or deprivation. It's about giving your body the support it needs to manage hunger and maintain healthy habits.
Appetite Control & Blood Sugar Regulation
Medical weight loss treatment mimics the actions of GLP-1 hormones. Here’s what GLP-1 hormones do in the body to support your health journey:
Improves appetite control: Sends signals to the hunger centres of the brain, increasing feelings of fullness and decreasing cravings.
Regulates blood sugar: Triggers the pancreas to produce insulin, decreasing blood sugar levels when they spike.
Encourages weight management: Makes it easier for women to maintain healthy habits and lose weight sustainably.
Celebrity Weight Loss Success Stories
High-profile women have opened up about their weight loss journeys, helping to destigmatize medical weight loss treatment and inspire others to explore women’s health support without shame. These success stories remind us that sustainable weight loss is possible when you combine medical support with lifestyle changes like nutrition and exercise.
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey lost 40 pounds with nutrition, exercise, and medical weight loss treatment. Here’s Oprah Winfrey’s weight loss success story in her words:
"The fact that there’s a treatment for managing weight and staying healthier, in my lifetime, feels like relief, like redemption, like a gift, and not something to hide behind and once again be ridiculed for.
One of the things that I realized the very first time I took treatment was that all these years I thought that thin people just had more willpower, they ate better foods, they were able to stick to it longer, they never had a potato chip, and then I realized that they're not even thinking about it. They're only eating when they're hungry, and they're stopping when they're full."
Meghan Trainor
Meghan Trainor lost 60 pounds with nutrition, exercise, and medical weight loss treatment. Here’s Meghan Trainor’s weight loss success story in her words:
"I’ve been on a journey to be the healthiest, strongest version of myself for my kids and for me. Yes, I used science and support to help me after my 2nd pregnancy. And I’m so glad I did because I feel great.
You have to put in the work as well. I have to make sure I don’t lose muscle that I worked so hard gaining all those years. I stay in the gym, I work out, I eat right, and I noticed I was less hungry.”
Serena Williams
Serena Williams lost 31 pounds with nutrition, exercise, and medical weight loss treatment. Here’s Serena Williams’ weight loss success story in her words:
“I never was able to get to the weight I needed to be no matter what I did, no matter how much I trained. It was crazy because I'd never been in a place like that in my life where I worked so hard, ate so healthy and could never get down to where I needed to be at.
I just can do more. I'm more active. My joints don't hurt as much. I just feel like something as simple as just getting down is a lot easier for me. And I do it a lot faster. I feel like I have a lot of energy and it's great.”
Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates lost 100 pounds with nutrition, exercise, and medical weight loss treatment. Here’s Kathy Bate’s weight loss success story in her words:
“There’s been a lot of talk that I just was able to do this because of weight loss treatment. But I have to impress upon people out there that this was hard work for me, especially during the pandemic. It’s very hard to say you’ve had enough.
I used to eat terribly: burgers and Cokes and pizza and stopped eating after 8 p.m. Now I feel full, I just push the plate away. Physically, I’m capable of doing more. I don’t have to sit down. I can stand up all day long and walk and move and breathe and do so many things that I couldn’t before.”
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg lost well over 100 pounds with nutrition, exercise, and medical weight loss treatment. Here’s Whoopi Goldberg’s weight loss success story in her words:
“I’m doing that wonderful treatment that works for folks who need some help and it’s been really good for me. I’ve lost almost two people. You have to take responsibility for yourself and see what’s going on with your body. Maybe the key is to stop judging everybody. I think it is a matter of how we treat ourselves”
Reach for the Stars
Once only accessible to celebrities, medical weight loss treatment is now readily available to you. Women’s telehealth clinics are prescribing online and discreetly delivering the same weight loss treatments celebrities are using to reach their health goals.
Connect with a Medical Weight Loss Provider
Your weight loss journey deserves expert support. Through convenient telehealth appointments, licensed Canadian providers make medical weight loss treatment more accessible than ever. You can consult with qualified healthcare professionals from the comfort of your home, receive personalized treatment plans, and have prescriptions delivered discreetly to your door.
The path to sustainable weight management and your healthiest, most confident self starts with a simple conversation. If you’re interested in weight loss treatment, consider connecting with a trusted provider who understands that lasting results come from combining medical support with healthy lifestyle choices.
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