What Makes Medical Weight Loss Different
In Lahore, weight loss advice is everywhere — diet plans on social media, gym trainers, herbal supplements, and generalist doctors prescribing appetite suppressants without proper assessment. Most fail patients not because the patient lacks willpower, but because the approach is wrong for their specific situation.
Medical weight loss under Dr Ayub Naich is different in four ways:
- Proper diagnosis first: Blood tests rule out thyroid disease, insulin resistance, and other metabolic conditions that make weight loss harder
- Comorbidity management: Fatty liver, diabetes, GERD, and hypertension are assessed and treated alongside the weight loss program
- Evidence-based interventions: Only treatments with proven clinical data — no supplements, no fads
- Ongoing monitoring: Monthly clinic appointments, not a one-time consultation and prescription
The Medical Weight Loss Program — Step by Step
Step 1: Comprehensive Assessment
Your first appointment with Dr Ayub Naich is a full medical consultation, not a quick chat:
- Weight, BMI, waist circumference measurement
- Blood pressure and heart rate assessment
- Full blood panel: fasting glucose, HbA1c, lipid profile, thyroid function, liver enzymes, kidney function
- Review of previous weight loss attempts and why they did not succeed
- Assessment of obesity-related conditions — fatty liver, sleep quality, joint pain, reflux
- Medication review — some medications cause or worsen weight gain
Step 2: Personalised Treatment Plan
Based on the assessment, Dr Ayub Naich designs your specific program. This may include one or a combination of:
- Gastric balloon treatment — for patients wanting rapid, procedure-based weight loss
- Weight Loss Injections (GLP-1) — for maximum pharmaceutical weight loss, especially with diabetes
- Weight Loss Injections (GLP-1) — strong clinical evidence, well-tolerated GLP1 program
- Dietary restructuring — macronutrient targets, meal timing, specific guidance for Pakistani eating patterns
- Physical activity guidance — realistic and appropriate for your current fitness level and health status
- Management of any identified comorbidities affecting weight or metabolic health
Step 3: Monthly Monitoring
Weight loss without monitoring is how people plateau, lose motivation, and give up. Every patient in Dr Ayub Naich's medical weight loss program has monthly appointments:
- Weight and measurements recorded — progress tracked against targets
- Blood pressure and relevant blood tests as appropriate
- Medication dose review and adjustment where needed
- Dietary review — what is working, what needs adjustment
- Barrier identification — if progress has slowed, why, and what to change
Step 4: Maintenance Planning
Reaching your target weight is not the end of the program. Biological forces actively work to restore lost weight — this is why most diet programmes fail long-term. Dr Ayub Naich's program includes:
- Transition plan as you approach target weight
- Decision on whether to continue, reduce, or cease medication
- Dietary habits for maintaining results without ongoing calorie restriction
- Follow-up schedule for weight maintenance monitoring
Who Should Consider Medical Weight Loss?
- BMI 25 or above, especially with obesity-related health conditions
- Have tried dieting, gym, or general weight loss programmes without lasting results
- Have been told by another doctor to "lose weight" but given no structured path to do so
- Have type 2 diabetes, fatty liver, or hypertension and need weight loss as part of disease management
- Want the most effective available combination of treatments under one specialist
Serving Patients Across Lahore
Medical weight loss consultations available for patients from DHA, Bahria Town, Gulberg, Model Town, Johar Town, Cavalry Ground, Garden Town and all of Lahore. Call or WhatsApp 0325 9770223 to begin.
Related services: Gastric balloon · GLP1 injections · Obesity treatment · Fatty liver treatment