Patient Story
Kim: weight gain, body pain, low energy
Summary
Kim spent five years at a desk job and found herself losing muscle mass, gaining weight, and struggling with basic mobility. She heard a Med Matrix radio ad and joined a 12-week program combining semaglutide, group workout classes twice a week, provider check-ins, and nutrition counseling. In 12 weeks she saw significant weight loss, reduced food noise, and actual muscle gain as tracked by InBody scans. She has since added hot yoga and Orange Theory to her routine and can now keep up with her grandkids easily.
Before Med Matrix
- Five years at a sedentary desk job caused significant muscle loss and weight gain
- Difficulty getting up and down from the floor
- Hard time going up and down stairs
- Felt too young to be experiencing these mobility issues
- Had tried various fitness programs in the past without lasting success
- Concerned about joint injury and sports injuries at her current fitness level
Results
- Significant weight loss within 12 weeks
- Elimination of food noise from semaglutide
- Substantial muscle mass gained (tracked by InBody)
- Improved mobility: easily getting up and down from the floor, up and down stairs
- Able to ride bikes and play on the ground with grandkids
- Expanded fitness routine to include hot yoga and Orange Theory
- Improved overall metabolic health
Key Quotes
“The food noise went away. I love food, food loves me. Being in the kitchen and eating and being with family and friends was huge. But the semaglutide just took away all the food noise so you could just enjoy yourself and enjoy the people and not overeat.”
“I've put on a lot of muscle mass. A lot of people go on these GLP-1s and if it's not managed right, they lose muscle. They lose some weight but they lose muscle and then they're injury prone.”
“I'm out on the bikes and rolling around on the ground with the grandkids and up and down stairs easily. It's made a huge difference.”
“12 weeks is a short period of time to give it a try. Commit to 12 weeks of movement and the GLP-1 and make your mind up after that.”
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