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Texas Weight Loss Now

Texas Weight Loss Now, Houston, Texas

A six-location Houston practice offering semaglutide and tirzepatide injections alongside phentermine, weight loss pills and supplements, with monthly follow-up appointments overseen by medical staff. Its distinguishing feature is that the medication comes attached to a prescribed low-carbohydrate, higher-fat eating plan explicitly framed around retaining muscle while losing weight — the issue most GLP-1 sellers leave unaddressed.

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Medications offered

As listed on the provider’s own site. Whether a product is FDA-approved or compounded is the single most important distinction here — we explain why.

  • SemaglutideType not stated
  • TirzepatideType not stated
  • PhentermineFDA-approved

What they publish

Texas Weight Loss Now publishes 3 of 12 standard terms. Fields marked “not publicly disclosed” were not stated on the pages we captured, and we have not filled those gaps with assumptions. Compare disclosure across providers

Membership / programme fee
No pricing published on the pages we captured
Medication cost
No pricing published on the pages we captured
Introductory offer
Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.
Insurance
Notes insurance coverage as one factor in choosing between semaglutide and tirzepatide, without stating its own billing position.
HSA / FSA
Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.
Consultation process
States the whole programme, including the tailored diet, is overseen by an experienced member of the medical staff and monitored monthly, with monthly follow-up appointments.
Eligibility
States semaglutide and tirzepatide require appropriate medical evaluation and medical eligibility. Specific criteria were not published on the pages we captured.
Lab work
Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.
Pharmacy fulfilment
Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.
Shipping
Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.
Support services
States monthly follow-up appointments plus a tailored eating plan, described as low in carbohydrates and higher in fat to help retain muscle during weight loss.
Cancellation
Cancellation terms were not published on the pages we captured.
Refunds
Refund terms were not published on the pages we captured.

What stands out

  • Attaches a specific dietary protocol to the medication and frames it around keeping muscle while losing weight. Lean mass loss is the main under-discussed risk of GLP-1 therapy, and most sellers do not mention it at all.
  • Publishes a balanced discussion of choosing between semaglutide and tirzepatide, listing medical history, conditions, goals, tolerance, insurance coverage and clinician recommendation as the deciding factors rather than pushing one product.
  • Six physical locations with monthly in-person follow-up, which is more clinical contact than a telehealth subscription provides.
  • Offers phentermine, pills and supplements alongside the GLP-1s, giving cheaper routes for patients who cannot use or afford injections.
  • Uses fast-weight-loss framing throughout — 'lose weight fast', 'quick weight loss journey' — which sits awkwardly against the sustainable-progress language elsewhere on the site.
  • Sells supplements alongside prescriptions, which is a second revenue line attached to the same visit.
  • No prices are published for any part of the programme.

Questions to ask before you pay

These are things we could not settle from published pages, or that we think are easy to misread. Get answers in writing.

  • Nothing is priced. What does the programme cost per month, and does that include the medication?
  • Is the semaglutide or tirzepatide branded or compounded?
  • What supplements are recommended, on what clinical basis, and who profits from them?
  • How is the low-carbohydrate diet supervised, and is a dietitian involved?
  • No refund or cancellation terms are published.

May suit

A Houston patient who wants monthly in-person follow-up and a structured eating plan alongside the medication rather than a prescription on its own.

Limitations

  • No published pricing.
  • The medication type is not stated.
  • Houston area only.
  • Marketing leans on speed of weight loss, which is not the clinical goal.
  • No refund, cancellation or published eligibility criteria.

Frequently asked

Why does the diet plan matter alongside a GLP-1?

Because a meaningful share of the weight lost on these medications is lean mass, not fat. Appetite suppression makes it easy to undereat protein badly, and losing muscle lowers your resting metabolic rate and makes regain more likely when you stop. A practice that prescribes an eating plan built around retaining muscle — and monitors it monthly — is addressing something most of this directory ignores entirely. Ask whether a dietitian is involved and what the protein target is.

Sources

Captured . Pages change — check the current version before relying on anything here.

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Medication
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