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You Walk Every Day. The Scale Still Goes Up.
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You are walking every day. You are eating healthier. Maybe you are even taking a medication like Rybelsus, Ozempic, or Wegovy. So why is the scale still going up?
In this episode, Dr. Albert Takem explains why weight loss can stall even when patients feel like they are doing everything right. Using the story of Rebecca, a patient who was walking five to six miles a day but still gaining weight, he breaks down the role of calories, total daily energy expenditure, appetite suppression, and why exercise alone is usually not enough to create meaningful weight loss.
We discuss:
Why walking every day may not lead to weight loss by itself What total daily energy expenditure means
Why GLP-1 medications do not directly burn fat
How eating healthy can still lead to too many calories
Why tracking food intake matters, at least temporarily
The difference between exercising for health and eating for weight loss Why weight loss is not about blame, but about knowing your numbers
Weight loss can feel confusing when you are working hard and not seeing results. But once you understand
the numbers, you can stop guessing and start making decisions that actually move the scale.
Questions for Dr. Takem and the team
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