You eat less with injectables but weight loss is more that eating less

How to be responsible with the use of use of Injectable Medications and WHY.

The Main problem is that Weight Loss needs more than ONE number on the scale for context. Are you losing Body Fat?, Muscle Mass or Water Weight?

If you are losing Muscle Mass:

• You Slow down your metabolism making weight loss more difficult

• As you age you become frail

• You increase the risk of chronic conditions like diabetes, heart disease and osteoporosis

Body Fat is what we want to lose

• Cut out excess kilojoules

• By starting some exercise, just light exercise to begin with

• Drink more water, it helps our organs and helps our digestive system

The introduction of injectable medications such as the GLP-1 receptor agonists has increased this problem. These medications reduce appetite and some users sometimes skip meals and eat small meals and eat a much lower protein intake than is required to maintain muscle mass as they age effectively accelerating lean muscle loss.

At Gippsland Dietetics, I provide a detailed body scan on the InBody Scales, providing an initial:-

1. Skeletal Muscle Mass

2. % Body Fat

3. Body Water

4. Basal Metabolic Rate

Stage 1. Your initial visit.

You will be weighed on the InBody scales and your muscle mass and %Body Fat will be determined to view your your starting point. From here you are expecting to maintain muscle mass whilst losing body fat.

You can obtain your initial scan on your InBody app( the InBody app is free) or I will print you a copy (Not yet available......but the app is the best option). In the app use your Mobile phone number as your client number and any previous scans should appear.

Stage 2.At your Initial appointment

You will receive information on how much protein to consume each day

How much to drink each day including all fluids including water

and your electrolytes to be aware of depending on the weight loss method

Stage 3

Exercise and why it is important

1. You will be consuming 100-120g of protein each day, in food and additional supplements

2. Resistance training 2-3 times per week

3. Moving, walk, stretch and low impact cardio

4. Help with your Meal Planning ideas

Healthy Habits overall is the aim to lose weight in a healthy way to keep your muscle mass and loss that body fat.

Step 4.

Weigh in every 2-4 weeks for follow up In-Body scans. This will track your muscle mass and also see your fat loss, and you will be able to follow it on the InBody App as well (which is free).

Follow up weigh in's for Inglis Medical Group Clients are discounted to keep you on track

The InBody 270s will capture your information from your last weigh in and keep you motivated to stay on track.