At FourC Health in Albuquerque, weight loss is not a one-size-fits-all program. It is a structured, physician-guided journey tailored to each patient’s health history, goals, and lifestyle. From your first consultation with Dr. Leena Cherukuri to ongoing follow-ups, every step is designed to provide safe, personalized, and sustainable support.
Step 1: Schedule Your Initial Medical Weight Loss Appointment in Albuquerque
Start by downloading the FourC Health app and booking your first weight loss appointment. During this visit, we will review your health history, weight goals, lifestyle, medications, and any medical conditions that may affect your weight.
Medical weight management is included as part of the FourC Health Direct Primary Care membership. Patients sign up and schedule their first appointment through the FourC Health app.
Step 2: Complete a Comprehensive Medical Evaluation
Our weight loss doctor will assess your current health, discuss prior weight loss attempts, and may recommend lab work to better understand your metabolism, hormones, blood sugar, cholesterol, liver health, and other important factors.
Your evaluation may also include an InBody body composition scan to measure body fat, muscle mass, and hydration. These scans help track progress beyond the number on the scale and are included with the FourC Health primary care membership.
Step 3: Create a Personalized Weight Loss Plan
Together, we will build a customized weight loss plan that may include nutrition guidance, physical activity goals, behavior strategies, sleep support, and prescription medication when appropriate.
Your weight loss plan will be based on your medical evaluation, health goals, daily routine, and any conditions that could affect your weight.
Learn more about how medication, emotional triggers, activity, nutrition, and sleep work together in Beyond the Scale: MEANS to Weight Loss.
Step 4: Discuss Weight Loss Medication Options If Appropriate
Prescription weight loss medications may or may not be recommended during your first visit at FourC Health in Albuquerque. The decision depends on your individualized weight loss treatment plan, medical history, evaluation findings, and overall health goals.
If medication is appropriate, we’ll discuss the available options, expected benefits, possible side effects, and monitoring.
FourC Health in Albuquerque prescribes FDA-approved weight loss medications when clinically appropriate. Prescriptions are sent to the patient’s regular pharmacy. FourC Health does not sell medications in the primary care clinic or prescribe compounded medications or peptides.
Step 5: Begin Weight Loss Treatment and Track Progress
Once your weight loss plan is started, we will monitor your weight, side effects, medication response, nutrition habits, and overall well-being. Adjustments will be made as needed to keep your weight loss plan safe and effective.
Weight loss progress may also be tracked through changes in body composition, muscle mass, energy, health habits, and related health conditions.
Step 6: Attend Regular Follow-Up Visits with Dr. Leena Cherukuri
Ongoing follow-ups help us support your weight loss progress, manage side effects, adjust medications, and help you stay consistent. Weight loss is a journey, and regular check-ins with Dr. C are key to long-term success.
After your first in-person appointment at our weight loss clinic in Albuquerque, follow-up care may include in-person, video, or phone visits. FourC Health members can also message Dr. Leena Cherukuri directly through the FourC Health app between appointments.
If your weight loss progress slows, read Beyond the Plateau: Guide to Reigniting Your Weight Loss Journey for factors you may want to review with our weight loss physician.
Step 7: Build Long-Term Healthy Habits
Our goal is not just weight loss. It is for better health and weight loss maintenance. We focus on sustainable habits that support energy, confidence, disease prevention, and long-term weight loss maintenance.
These habits may include balanced nutrition, regular physical activity, strength training, better sleep, stress management, and ongoing health monitoring at FourC Health in Albuquerque.
Step 8: Continue Weight Loss Maintenance and Support
Once you reach your goals, we will work together on a weight loss maintenance plan to help prevent weight regain and support your long-term health.
Your weight loss maintenance plan may include ongoing follow-up visits with Dr. Leena Cherukuri, updated nutrition and activity goals, body composition monitoring, and medication management when appropriate.
At FourC Health in Albuquerque, your weight loss journey is personalized, medically guided, and centered around compassionate, convenient, and cost-effective care.
Start Medical Weight Loss in Albuquerque
You do not have to build your weight loss plan alone. FourC Health provides physician-led medical weight loss in Albuquerque through a Direct Primary Care membership that includes a full health evaluation, personalized weight loss planning, InBody scans, ongoing visits, direct physician messaging, and FDA-approved weight loss medication options when clinically appropriate.
Book a free doctor intro call to learn more, or sign up through the FourC Health app to schedule your first weight loss visit in ABQ today.