My Journey to Weight Loss Success
Hi, I’m Val a Skin Salvation patient, office manager and weight loss success story.
“I took the leap of faith not just to lose weight, but to get my overall health back on track.”
I decided to take semaglutide (the medicine that’s branded as Ozempic®, Rybelsus®, and Wegovy®) which was approved by the FDA for weight loss.
It was definitely not a snap decision. I spoke to my doctor, consulted with my husband, and talked to my trusted long-time friend and founder of Skin Salvation, Jamie Bohannon.
After having my first child I hired a personal trainer to get ready for my wedding, but the scale was not moving as much as I wanted it to. Then after giving birth to my second child, I faced some health complications.
I was diagnosed with pre-diabetes, and some tests indicated my cardiac health was at risk. With a family history of heart problems, I was concerned.
I tried Keto and lost some weight for awhile, but it was not sustainable for me. Then, losing weight became even harder when I was prescribed metformin and a cholesterol pill.
When I spoke with Jamie about my situation, she mentioned Semaglutide. It was no longer Hollywood’s slim down secret, but it also hadn’t gained the popularity it has now.
Despite being nervous about side effects I’d heard about, I felt confident that this would help me kickstart my health journey. Plus, Jamie is safety obsessed!
I did all of the bloodwork to make sure I was a good candidate for semaglutide and was happy to discover my hormones and thyroid levels were normal. I started my first dose after my 36th birthday, and I haven’t looked back.