The Most Comprehensive Semaglutide Weight Loss Program on Maui

Your blood sugar levels should start to decline fully within the first week after you start using Semaglutide at your regular maintenance dose. However, the full effects can take 8 weeks or longer, as this is a long-acting medication.

Yes. GLP-1 Semaglutide is an FDA-approved medication with demonstrable weight loss in years-long clinical studies. It is also marketed as Mounjaro, Ozempic, Saxenda, Rybelsus, Trulicy, Victoza, and Wegovy, and generic names Contrave (Bupropion/Naltrexone) and Metformin.

Although we can’t spot-treat a specific area with Semaglutide, using it will improve body composition by reducing excess body fat, including abdominal fat, and increasing the proportion of lean body mass, or the amount of weight someone carries that is not body fat. In clinical studies, the more body weight a participant lost, the greater the improvement in body composition.

Clinical trials showed that among overweight or obese adults (without diabetes), once-weekly subcutaneous Semaglutide injections plus lifestyle intervention was associated with substantial, sustained, clinically relevant mean weight loss of 14.9%, with 86% of participants attaining at least 5% weight loss.

Semaglutide was associated with less hunger and food cravings, better control of eating, and a lower preference for high fat foods. Resting metabolic rate, adjusted for lean body mass, did not differ between treatments.

The discontinuation of Semaglutide is typically associated with weight gain and may be associated with the reversal of cardiovascular benefits seen while on this therapy. This is why all our Semaglutide programs include detailed instructions on how to adjust your nutritional intake so that you can enjoy long-lasting weight loss after your program is completed.

The side effects appear to be very rare. Only 5% of patients withdrew from the clinical studies. Most side effects occur early, during the first few days after the injection, especially when escalating the dose. Stomach side effects such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, heartburn, burping or constipation are most common when starting treatment but decrease over time in most patients.

The most common side effect of nausea usually lessens as you continue to use Semaglutide, and we aim to minimize it further by slowly increasing your dose over the first few weeks of our program. Semaglutide stays in your system for 7-14 days after each injection. It reaches its maximum concentration in the body 1 to 3 days after a dose. If you experience side effects, they will likely be most pronounced during the first few days after each dose.

The frequency of GI side effects is increased during or following dose escalation, especially in the first 2 days of the adjustment. Since the dose escalations are predictable, making some food changes and/or having some OTC medications available to reduce these side effects is easy.

No foods are strictly “off-limits” when taking Semaglutide—in other words, there’s nothing you need to worry about that could prevent the medication from working as indicated. However, we provide you with a special low-carb diet plan to maximize your weight loss efforts and to ensure that you will be able to successfully manage your weight after the intake of Semaglutide has ended.

Following this program is optional, but here are a few guidelines you’ll want to keep in mind in order to maximize weight loss and minimize the chance of side effects.

Highly processed foods, fried foods, fast food, and foods high in sugar tend to be the toughest for your body to digest and will most likely cause nausea and a host of other GI issues. Eating them while taking Semaglutide is highly counterproductive. Semaglutide is an excellent tool to clean up your diet and start new eating habits as you will no longer crave sugar and will be less hungry. Use this time to make a shift in your eating habits for good.

Patients taking Semaglutide who experience nausea and other GI symptoms should consider the following tips:

1. Eat smaller meals more frequently
2. Stop eating before feeling completely full
3. Avoid processed and high-carb foods since they cause more nausea
4. Eat foods that are light and bland
5. Drink clear or ice-cold drinks (like water or unsweetened tea), and avoid carbonated drinks

Semaglutide is not only superior at reducing body weight compared with other antidiabetic drugs, but it is also cardioprotective. Another significant benefit of Semaglutide weight loss is that it can be used for long-term weight management. With the recent approval of Semaglutide, we could expect improvement in patients’ weight loss-related outcomes and quality of life.

You CAN NOT take Semaglutide if you have any of the following conditions:

• Personal or family history of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (MTC)
• Personal or family history of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia, type 2 (MEN 2)
• Prior allergic reaction to Semaglutide or to any of its ingredients
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Pregnant or trying to get pregnant
• Breast-feeding
• Less than 18 years old
• Depression with a history of suicidal thoughts

You might not be able to take Semaglutide if you have any of the following conditions:

• History of pancreatitis
• Kidney disease/kidney insufficiency
• Stomach problems
• Diabetes (must obtain approval for use from an endocrinologist or primary care physician)