As you get older, staying at your usual weight can become harder. Losing weight can also be more difficult, especially once you start experiencing symptoms of perimenopause or menopause. It is common for women to start gaining weight during perimenopause, or a few years before menopause begins. You may be able to prevent weight gain or lose weight by making key changes to your diet and lifestyle and working with a weight loss specialist to explore medical weight loss options like bioidentical hormone therapy and GLP-1 medications.
At WildBerryMD, our weight loss coaches and dietitians work together to design a personalized plan to help you combat weight gain or improve weight loss during menopause. Here is a look at the benefits of taking a multi-pronged approach to losing weight during menopause and what to expect when you combine GLP-1, bioidentical hormone therapy, and lifestyle changes to lose weight during menopause.
GLP-1 for Weight Loss During Menopause
GLP-1 medications can assist with weight loss during perimenopause and menopause. The medication mimics the action of the GLP-1 hormone, which regulates appetite, blood glucose levels, metabolism, food intake, and food cravings. Taking a GLP-1 can help you control food cravings and reduce your appetite by lowering blood sugar levels and slowing digestion. GLP-1s can also improve metabolism and cardiovascular health, lowering your risk of diabetes and heart disease.
Bioidentical Hormone Therapy for Weight Loss During Menopause
Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy addresses one of the primary underlying causes of weight gain during perimenopause and menopause: hormonal imbalances or decreased hormone levels. BHRT can restore hormonal balance, which can improve metabolism, regulate appetite, and reduce fat storage.
Key Diet and Lifestyle Changes to Encourage Weight Loss During Menopause
When you work with our diet and nutrition coach, you can also get expert guidance in making diet and lifestyle changes. These changes will help you improve your relationship with food, better understand the importance of proper nutrition, address or avoid nutritional deficiencies, and develop healthy eating habits that will help you maintain weight loss. We can aid you in adjusting your diet to include more whole, fresh foods, avoid unhealthy fats, limit sugar, control portion sizes, and improve your intake of key vitamins and minerals, including fiber. We can also help you develop and stick to a healthy exercise routine and address other lifestyle factors that could be affecting your weight and overall physical and mental health, such as smoking, drinking alcohol, not getting enough sleep, or being under a lot of stress.
How Our Weight Loss Specialists at WildBerryMD Can Help
At WildBerryMD, our weight loss specialists will get to know you and understand your lifestyle, health history, and weight goals. We can conduct laboratory testing to evaluate your hormone levels and determine if you have any underlying biological issues that are affecting your weight. We will then design a personalized, comprehensive weight loss program for you that helps you prevent weight gain, encourage weight loss, and keep weight off during menopause and perimenopause. We specialize in personalized weight loss guidance and coaching, GLP-1 medications, bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, intermittent fasting, HCG injections, fat burning B12 injections, and more. Call us at (520) 762-1557 or contact us online to schedule a consultation and learn more about our medical weight loss programs in Tucson, AZ.