Your First Month of Weight Loss by Hers: What to Expect

Your personalized weight loss treatment plan has been developed with doctors who have decades of experience in weight management.

To help mitigate side effects as you start treatment, your provider will typically recommend starting at a lower dose. Your dose will gradually increase over time as recommended by your provider until you reach the full dosage that your provider determines is appropriate for you.

Here’s what you can expect as you get started:

With Hers, you’re never on this journey alone. Once your treatment is delivered (with fast and free shipping in discreet packaging), you’ll get ongoing support from your care team to get the most out of treatment.

Connect with your care team anytime, day or night, at no extra cost — they’re here to answer questions and support your progress.

Kickstarting Healthy Habits

Jessica Yu, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and ​​Senior Director of Patient Experience at Hims & Hers, recommends implementing one change at a time to avoid becoming overwhelmed or burnt out with lifestyle changes.

“It can be easy to get swept up in the initial excitement of your weight loss journey and want to overhaul your diet, jump into exercise, start taking medications, and more all at the same time,“ says Dr. Yu. “But when it comes to losing weight and keeping it off, experts tend to agree that starting with one to two small and manageable changes and building up over time may be a more sustainable way to lose weight.“

Dr. Yu adds that taking your time with lifestyle changes can help you stick with new healthy habits and develop a sense of self-efficacy — when you feel in control of your behaviors and confident in your ability to reach a goal. She points out that this “I can do it mindset" has shown to be a predictor of long-term weight loss.

Consistency = Results

Sticking to your treatment plan is essential for the best results. You can set up medication reminders in the Hers app to ping you when it’s time for your next dose.

Prioritize Protein

Eating more protein helps prevent muscle loss while supporting fat loss by making you feel fuller for longer, boosting calorie burn, and increasing your body’s energy use after eating.

Instead of focusing on what to exclude from your diet, shift your mindset to adding more protein to each meal. The Hers app has doctor-developed meal plans and simple protein-forward recipes.

If you struggle to find the time to cook or get enough nutrients in with a reduced-calorie diet, Hers also offers physician-approved meal-replacement bars and shakes formulated with people using weight loss medication in mind.

Movement and Rest

Increasing physical activity can help boost results with weight loss medication, but making sure to get enough quality sleep is just as important. Research has found that getting more sleep leads to a decreased caloric intake the next day, supporting weight loss as well as overall health.

The Hers app offers guidance for realistic ways to incorporate more movement throughout your day, as well as several sleep courses for optimizing rest.

Weight loss isn’t dependent on one thing — it’s about creating balance through healthy daily routines.

Craig Primack, MD, an obesity medicine physician and Senior Vice President of Weight Management at Hers, recommends supporting all pillars of weight management:

• Medication

• Nutrition

• Movement

• Sleep

• Behavioral changes like CBT or stress management

The more you build these protocols into your daily routine, the more sustainable your results will be — not just for now but for the long run too.

As your treatment progresses, keep adding in healthy habits at your own pace. Over time, they’ll form the foundation for long-term success and a healthier you.

As your body adjusts to the medication, prepare to kickstart healthy habits, but wait until you feel ready. When weight loss medication works, it frees up headspace to focus on healthy habits — like eating more protein and increasing both movement and rest. Maintain weight loss with the holistic protocols in the Hers app. Contact your provider if you have any questions about your treatment or progress.

If you’re ready to start your weight loss journey, take our free online weight loss assessment to see if weight loss medication is right for you.