You might feel like you’re the only one in the world that is in a constant battle with their body, but this is far from the reality. Most of the population feel like they’re fighting the same fate; you are not alone in this.

The information in the health space can be confusing, overwhelming, and ever-changing. Eat fats and not carbs, fast for most of the day, and do high-intensity workouts that leave you exhausted.

As a society that lives on social media, we have become far too focused on dieting hacks to achieve the perfect physique when, in reality, everything that you’re seeing on social media is just plain, simple marketing. Your idea of health adjusts to what you see online. One minute you’re doing keto, and the next you’ve gone paleo. This is not the right way to do it; you’re burning out your spark to live the lifestyle that will be the most beneficial for you, and you’re losing faith in the things that will actually work because you’ve started with the things that don’t.

The Scale is Just One Piece of the Puzzle

What most people, including you, probably don’t take into account is that the scale tells you your overall weight. It doesn’t tell you what that weight is made up of. It could very well be fat, but it’s also made up of muscle and water. Constantly stepping onto the scale isn’t going to tell you if your metabolism is working to the standard that it should be or if your hormones are correctly balanced to support weight loss.

There was a study that was conducted in 2024 that showed how your weight fluctuates during the day (which is completely normal, by the way). This study found that people that stood on the scale and noticed an increase in weight had a major drop in their mood, resulting in loss of motivation, loss of confidence, and an increase in both anxiety and depression.

While most people you follow on social media promise fast results, it’s just not as simple as that. When you fast all day and overexercise on top of that, your metabolism compensates and starts to slow down, meaning you’re more likely to gain that weight back, and you’ll probably find it much harder to lose the second time around.

At NeXendo they’ve implemented science that actually works:

• They measure the exact amount of calories that your body is able to burn at rest, so its no longer a guessing game.
• They take note of your muscle mass versus the amount of fat you have on your body. This is important because muscle is what helps create a fast, healthy metabolism.
• They do blood work to find out if your stubborn weight that you cant get rid of is because of a hormonal imbalance that needs to be addressed first.

Are You Trapping Your Muscles?

Everyone and their sister has heard about GLP-1 at this point. While these medications do make weight management possible, they nothing close to magic. What these medications are essentially doing is muting your hunger hormone, so you don’t feel the need to eat. But if you’re not eating, where are you getting the nutrients that your body needs to thrive?

When you go into a VLCD (very low calorie deficit) your body feels as though it needs to hit the survival mode button and starts using your your muscles as fuel meaning you’re not only losing fat, you’re also losing mjucsle.

The less muscle you have, the slower your metabolism is which is going to wreck your weight loss or weight maintenance journey in the long run.

How To Approach GLP-1

This medication was designed for the purpose of aiding a healthier lifestyle. Instead, it is being used to replace a healthy lifestyle. If you want to use this medication but also protect your metabolic health, you need to do it in the right way.

1. You need to be eating more protein. Eating enough protein tells your body to burn fat instead of muscle.
2. Incorporate healthy carbs. Your brain and your heart will not function as they should if your glucose levels are not constant. Complex carbs such as potatoes provide the body with stable energy, which avoids sugar spikes.
3. Lifting weights is a subconscious way of telling your body that you need the muscle that you’re building.

GLP-1 can really change your life, but you need to focus on having and building more muscle in the process. By doing this you’re building a more resilient and healthy body that will actually last.

A Warning to Your Bones

It’s crazy to think that you get so focused on the fat that you can see on your body that you forget about the foundation of it: your bones. Bone health is crucial if you want to be able to play with your children when you’re older, if you want to be able to do one trip from the car with all your groceries, or even just to not be scared when you’re climbing up a flight of stairs.

Osteopenia vs Osteoporosis

Osteopenia essentially means that your bones are thinning, but don’t panic, because there is still time to fix it before you’re hit with Osteoporosis, which means your bones are extremely brittle and it’s not easy to recover from if you recover at all.

Strengthen Your Skeleton:

• If you are consistent with strength training, your body tells your bones that they need to remain strong and dense.
• In order to repair and build bone tissue, you need to be getting in enough calcium and vitamin D.

Bone concerns are not only for people in their late 60s. You should be trying to strengthen your skeleton in the earlier stages of life in order to avoid issues that may come with old age. When women step closer to menopause, their estrogen levels drop, which can cause their bone density to decrease drastically.

By focusing on strength training and balanced nutrition in your earlier years, you reduce the risk of fragility as you age.

Onero™

NeXendo has provided the best medical-grade solution to help you with your bone density. The solution is Onero™. This is based off the LIFTMOR study that proves that high-intensity resistance training increases bone mass and also improves your posture.

This is targeting movements that tell your bones to grow denser and become more resilient.

NeXendo Wellness, as it stands, is the only place in Manhattan that offers Onero™. Clients will come in to see a trained specialist twice a week for a full year, and they get outstanding results when it comes to positive changes in their bone density.

It’s About Helping You.

• Onero™ stimulates bone cells in both the hips and the spine. These areas are most prone to getting fractures.
• The strength training works against the bad posture you get with age because it helps keep your spine in line.
• Increased muscle strength to make your daily, everyday tasks feel that much easier to complete.
• This program also focuses on balance and coordination, which helps you remain steady on your feet.

Is Your Weight Affecting You?

Constantly feeling fatigued, having brain fog, sore joints, and intense cravings is not normal. This is often your body’s way of telling you that you need to pay attention to your metabolic health.

It’s easy to become frustrated when your body starts holding onto weight despite trying every diet you could possibly find online. At NeXendo, they take an approach that focuses on your body as a whole rather than chasing and fixing one issue at a time.

Whether you need metabolic testing, GLP-1 support, or the Onero™ bone-building solution, Nexendo is here to help you build a version of yourself that you can love.

Your health journey begins with you.