You have changed what you eat and pushed through the workouts, and the scale barely moves. Medical weight loss at Lesh Lifestyle uses GLP-1 medications inside a plan read from your labs and your history.
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Medical weight loss at Lesh Lifestyle uses GLP-1 medications inside a plan read from your labs and your history. GLP-1 based medications help regulate appetite, slow stomach emptying and improve blood sugar control.
Extra weight is rarely just calories in and calories out. Hormone changes, insulin resistance and chronic stress all affect how your body stores fat.
GLP-1 medications
Hormone and metabolic labs
Physician-led dosing
Telehealth in 10 states
It starts with a discovery call with Dr. Sarah, followed by a detailed intake and lab panel. If GLP-1 therapy is appropriate, she discusses your medication options, dosing and side effects, and in person she walks you through self-injection until you feel confident.
Follow-up looks at more than the scale. Doses are adjusted slowly toward the lowest one that gives you results with the fewest side effects.
Discovery call
Testing and intake
Plan and injection training
Follow-up and adjustment
Changes with GLP-1 medications can include shifts in appetite, cravings and how your clothes fit. The pace and pattern are different for every person.
Because doses are increased slowly, the early focus is often on tolerability and finding your best dose rather than rapid loss. Dr. Sarah talks through realistic timelines based on your starting point.
Dr. Sarah reads your history and your labs before recommending anything. If GLP-1 medication is not the right fit, she explains why and walks you through other routes, including hormone therapy or body optimization.
Stalled weight often traces back to insulin resistance, slowed metabolism, chronic stress, poor sleep, or medications you are already taking.
Weight that will not move
Midsection weight and brain fog
Insulin resistance and PCOS
Cravings and appetite signals
Weight loss in Sarasota
You have tried diet and exercise, but loss stalls or rebounds. Dr. Sarah looks for the metabolic pattern behind it before she ever talks dosage.
A full lab panel reads fasting glucose, insulin and lipids alongside your symptoms. GLP-1 medication is added once the labs show it fits your biology.
Stalled weight often traces back to insulin resistance, slowed metabolism, chronic stress, poor sleep, or medications you are already taking.
What to expect at each stage
Discovery call · listening first
Dr. Sarah personally takes every discovery call. You talk through weight, energy, sleep, mood and past attempts, and she explains how the program works. There is no pressure to decide on the spot.
Labs & plan · the full picture
Metabolic markers, thyroid and sex hormones are read against your symptoms. If GLP-1 therapy fits, you leave with the medication and a schedule for raising the dose slowly.
Ongoing review · steady change
Follow-ups track appetite, energy, focus, sleep, digestion and mood. Doses are adjusted to find the lowest one that works for you with the fewest side effects, and nutrition is tuned along the way.
The Lesh Lifestyle difference
Dr. Sarah Secor-Jones, DO, FACEP is a board-certified emergency physician and Navy veteran with 12 years in practice, now focused on hormones, metabolic health and root-cause medicine. Lesh Lifestyle is family-operated, and 2,000+ patients have been cared for here since 2022.
Board Certified in Emergency Medicine (ABEM), Konenki Vetted in menopause, and holder of the Dr. Heather Hirsch menopause certification. Every weight plan is designed and overseen by her personally, including the discovery call.
Weight is one marker among many. Sleep, mood, libido, brain fog and strength all matter, and hormones and pelvic health are treated in the same practice instead of across separate offices.
The weight-loss program is membership-based at $125 a month, which includes your initial consultation, a plan built for you, workout plan and nutrition guide. Telehealth covers much of medical weight loss across 10 states, including Florida, Tennessee, Texas and New York.
Patient reviews
Words from patients cared for by Dr. Sarah at Lesh Lifestyle.
Dr. Sarah truly stood out in the way she approached my care. From the very first interaction, she took the time to genuinely listen and understand my needs, never making me feel rushed or overlooked.…
Elizabeth Semmerling
Lesh Lifestyle · Sarasota
What to expect
From the first call through dose adjustment, here is what happens at each stage of medical weight loss with Dr. Sarah Secor-Jones, DO, FACEP at Lesh Lifestyle.
Step 01 · Discovery call
Your first step is a call with Dr. Sarah, virtual or in person. She asks about weight, energy, sleep, mood and digestion, then explains how the program works.
Related treatments
Weight-loss membership
Our weight-loss program is membership-based at $125 per month to ensure structured, physician-guided care while your dose and plan are being tuned.
Weight-loss membership at $125 per month
Initial consultation, a plan built for you, workout plan and nutrition guide included
Telehealth follow-up across 10 states
HSA accepted, superbills provided, Cherry plans
Weight loss with GLP-1 medication
Many weight loss clinics lead with a weekly injection and a generic meal plan. Here the plan starts with your labs, your history and the reason your body is holding weight.
Medical
Dr. Sarah designs and reviews every plan herself. The dose is her call, made from your labs and from how your body answers.
Whole picture
Thyroid, cortisol, insulin and sex hormones are reviewed, because weight often starts moving once those are addressed.
Telehealth
Telehealth covers much of this care across 10 states. Testing and injection training are done in person at the clinic.
No referral needed. Telehealth in 10 states.
FAQ
What patients ask most about GLP-1 medication before starting at Lesh Lifestyle.
It can, especially in the early weeks or when the dose goes up. Dr. Sarah watches for it at follow-up and may adjust your dose or when you take it.
Nausea, mild stomach upset and constipation often ease as the body adjusts. Doses are raised gradually at Lesh Lifestyle to limit that, and if something lingers Dr. Sarah adjusts the plan.
Into the fatty layer under the skin, usually the abdomen, outer thigh or upper arm. Your training visit covers exactly where and how, with sites rotated each week.
Most patients describe a quick pinch and mild pressure. The needle is small, and you go through self-injection in clinic until it feels easy at home.
Yes. Some act on GLP-1 receptors alone, while newer options act on GLP-1 and GIP together. Which suits you depends on your history, your labs and how you respond, and Dr. Sarah will recommend one clearly.
That differs by patient. Some stay on a stable dose longer term, others move off once weight, blood sugar and habits hold steady. Dr. Sarah talks through both the short and the longer term from the start.
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