I was a mother of 2 with a daughter who had a chronic illness.  Being a caretaker and mom, I put caring for myself at the very bottom of the list.  About 3 years ago, I had diabetes and other health issues that inspired me to take more steps towards a healthier me.  I took part in studies, saw nutritionists, saw doctors, and joined many weight loss clinics and programs.  None of them worked for me.  I eventually gave in to my hunger and cravings.  There was a feeling of guilt about my failure and I began to have pep talks to myself saying, “It’s ok if I start again tomorrow.” Unfortunately, I had lots of tomorrows.  Eventually, I found what worked for me.  I knew I had to change my diet.  Do you know about 80-90% of your weight loss is from changing your diet?  I was doing great with my living low carb lifestyle and eventually, I added in exercise.  I was down about 80 lbs.  Then I became stuck, and the cravings came back. I started gaining weight again and this time I couldn’t get it to come off.  So, I tried GLP-1.  At first, my body fought to drop below its set point. Your “set point” is the weight that we all hover at, for example, if your set point is 200lbs, you will fluctuate at 205, 199, 203, and so on. By the end of Week two on GLP-1, I lost 10lbs.  Every other day I was losing another pound.  I am now 20lbs to my healthy weight/BMI.  I am confident that with the help of GLP-1, a healthy diet, and exercise I will get there.  I have lost 100lbs and tried absolutely everything in my weight loss journey, and GLP-1 truly is the game changer that everyone says it is.  My goal is to help our community finally get the weight off and keep it off for good.  Here at Florida Medical Group, we will give you the tools to help you succeed and we will be there for you every step of the way.