Setting Yourself Up for Success in Medical Weight Loss and Understanding Obesity

KairWell Weight and Wellness is your long-term wellness and weight loss partner. Our expectations for you are high, and so should yours be of us. Your wellness and weight loss journey is about more than just losing weight—it’s about transforming your lifestyle, improving your health, and embracing sustainable habits.

Weight loss requires commitment, patience, and resilience. While life’s demands—career, family, and personal responsibilities—often take precedence, prioritizing health is essential. Studies show that two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, underscoring the need for structured, guided support.

Key expectations from our comprehensive weight loss program include:
✅ Weight Loss Results – When following your personalized plan, you should expect to see steady progress.
✅ Health Improvements – Losing 20% or more of your excess body weight can significantly enhance your overall health.
✅ Accountability – Success requires an active commitment to healthier eating, regular physical activity, and consistent follow-up visits.

To succeed, approach this journey with realistic expectations. Lifestyle changes can feel overwhelming at first, but your perception of health and wellness plays a crucial role in your response to these changes. Stay engaged, seek guidance from your wellness team, and embrace the process—your future self will thank you.

Obesity is more than just a matter of eating too much and moving too little. It’s a complex condition influenced by genetic, psychological, cultural, and environmental factors.

Author

Sean Bannister, PA-C Sean is a Physician Assistant and a retired US Army officer with over 30 years of clinical medicine and leadership experience. He earned his Master of Business Administration degree from The George Washington University and a Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center with an emphasis on Family, Cardiovascular, and Thoracic medicine. He also has over 15-years experience as a cardiovascular surgery PA and certifications as a health coach and personal fitness trainer. While in the military Sean served as the senior healthcare provider and administrator for multiple medical and urgent care clinics and was the director of a military Physician Assistant Training Program. He has performed duties as an Emergency Medicine and Trauma Physician Assistant in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Sean has also served as the director of workplace wellness programs, weight loss programs, and preventive health initiatives to keep people healthier, happier, and more productive.

You Might Also Enjoy...

A man and woman jogging across open field.

Welcome to the Future of Wellness: A Journey Through Science-Backed Health Solutions

Aging has long been associated with decline—slower metabolism, fading energy, reduced strength, and health issues that seem to pile up with every passing year. But what if getting older didn’t mean feeling old?

Learn to Invest in Your Wellness, as well as, Your Financial Futures

Having monetary wealth will make you better off not only in terms of your standard of living. Poor health will cost you a lot of money, and not just in medical bills. The good news is there is no absolute requirement that you be rich to have good health.

Safely add physical activity to achieve the healthiest, happiest, and most resilient you

Healthy eating and increasing physical activity are the foundation of reaching and maintaining a healthy weight. You typically cannot exercise yourself skinny, so healthier eating is responsible for the majority of weight that is lost.

Developing effective coping skills and perspective for stress and hardship.

Stress isn’t all bad, it’s actually categorized as positive and negative stress. Yes, there is a such thing as positive stress – think job promotion. Negative stress is not harmless and is now recognized as a modifiable risk factor for heart disease.

IS SEMAGLUTIDE A TRUE WEIGHT LOSS GAME CHANGER OR JUST THE BEGINNING?

THE MOST RECENTLY APPROVED WEIGHT LOSS MEDICATION IS SEMAGLUTIDE, WHICH WAS APPROVED FOR WEIGHT LOSS IN 2021. SEMAGLUTIDE'S LITTLE BROTHER TIRZEPATIDE HAS BEEN AROUND AS A DIABETES TREATMENT AND IS EXPECTED TO BE APPROVED FOR WEIGHT LOSS SOON.

Learning to speak health and wellness and improving information asymmetry

Information asymmetry is prevalent in health and wellness. Education and teaching are essential in increasing compliance with medical and wellness plans and reducing the impact of disease. Whether or not we choose to comply results in divergent outcomes.