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Service
Medical Weight Loss
in Lakeland and The Villages, FL
A medically supervised program built on your metabolism, your bloodwork and your history, with GLP-1 medication prescribed under medical oversight where it is appropriate.
- 22 years in practice
- Medically supervised
- GLP-1 where appropriate
- $47 new patient exam
- 22 years in practice
- $47 new-patient exam
Medically reviewed by Dr. Justin Bergin, DC Updated September 14, 2026
Medical Weight Loss at ChiroMed
You have lost the same fifteen pounds four times. You have been told to eat less and move more by someone who did not ask what your fasting insulin was doing, and you have watched a friend lose weight on a medication you were never offered, never assessed for and never had explained. Medical weight loss at ChiroMed starts somewhere else. Before a plan is written, we look at what your body is actually doing with food: how your blood sugar behaves, what your history and medications say, and whether insulin resistance is quietly making every calorie decision harder than it should be. That work sits inside [the metabolic health programs at this practice](/metabolic-health/) rather than standing alone as a diet. Dr. Justin Bergin, DC has 22 years of listening to people who were told this was a willpower problem. It usually is not.
This page sits under weight loss service, the ChiroMed weight loss service pillar.
What medical weight loss actually does
Medical weight loss is a supervised program that treats weight as a metabolic problem rather than a motivation problem. It combines a personalised nutrition and activity plan with clinical monitoring, and where it is appropriate, GLP-1 medication prescribed under medical oversight. Progress is tracked against measurements and bloodwork, not a scale alone.
The difference between this and a diet is supervision. A plan written from your history, your measurements and your bloodwork, reviewed by a clinician while you are on it, and changed when the numbers say it should change. **The metabolic side.** Insulin resistance makes fat storage easy and fat release difficult. Addressing it changes the odds before any medication is discussed, which is why nutrition, protein, sleep and movement are not bolted on afterwards but form the base of the plan. **The medication side.** ChiroMed prescribes GLP-1 medications under medical oversight when a patient is an appropriate candidate. These are the medicines that slow stomach emptying and act on appetite signalling in the brain. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases publishes a plain-language guide to prescription medications for overweight and obesity, and its framing matches ours: medication is an addition to changes in eating and activity, not a replacement for them. **What it is not.** It is not a package bought in advance, it is not a supplement sold at the counter, and it is not a prescription written for anyone who asks. Candidacy is assessed. Some people are told no.
Background reading from an independent authority: the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases guide to prescription weight-control medication.
Conditions we treat with it
Each of these has its own page, and each one links back up to this service. The examination decides which of them applies to you.
Why patients choose it
Your metabolism is measured, not assumed
Two people at the same weight can have completely different metabolic pictures. Bloodwork and history tell us which one you are before anything is prescribed, which is the step most programs skip.
Medication is an option, not the product
GLP-1 medication is prescribed under medical oversight where it fits the patient in front of us. It is one tool inside a plan with nutrition, protein targets, movement and monitoring around it. On its own it tends to come back off you.
Ongoing oversight, not a handoff
You are reviewed while you are on the program. Dose, food, side effects and what the scale and tape are doing get looked at together, and the plan changes when the numbers say it should.
It sits beside the rest of your care
Weight, blood sugar, joint pain and energy travel together. Being treated by a practice that also treats your knees and your nerve symptoms means nobody is working in the dark.
Cost, insurance and financing
We will not put a figure on this page, and we would be suspicious of a clinic that does. A price quoted before an assessment is a package price, which means it was set by what sells rather than by what you need.
The one published price
Consultation, Exam, X-Rays (If Needed) & Report of Findings: Only $47
What moves the cost
- Whether medication is part of your plan at all, which is decided after the assessment
- What laboratory work is needed at the start and how often it is repeated
- How often you are reviewed, which depends on how you respond
- Whether nutrition coaching is the whole plan or one part of a wider metabolic program
What a course includes
- The consultation and history with the clinical team
- Baseline measurements and the recommended laboratory work
- Your written plan, including nutrition, protein and activity targets
- Scheduled review visits while you are on the program
Payment: Medical weight loss is a cash-pay program at ChiroMed. Chiropractic care here bills insurance and our team verifies those benefits before your first visit, but metabolic care is self-pay. Medicare coverage varies by plan and by service, and our front desk will tell you exactly what applies before you commit to anything. Payment plans are available for self-pay care. Ask the front desk which plan fits your course of care. The first step costs the same for everyone: Consultation, Exam, X-Rays (If Needed) & Report of Findings: Only $47.
Why ChiroMed
Most weight programs sell one thing and are structurally unable to notice anything else. Dr. Justin Bergin, DC built ChiroMed the other way around: chiropractic, spinal and knee decompression, Omniwave shockwave, Neuromed electroanalgesia, functional testing, gut health and metabolic care on one plan, under one roof, across 22 years. It matters here because the patient whose blood sugar is drifting is very often the patient whose knees hurt, whose sleep is broken and whose energy has gone, and those are not four separate appointments at four separate clinics. They are one conversation.
Where you would be treated
The Lakeland office is at 6595 Florida Ave S, Suite 13, Lakeland, FL 33813. Suite 13 matters: more than one business operates from this building, so look for the ChiroMed suite number when you arrive. It sits on S. Florida Avenue in South Lakeland close to Southgate Shopping Center and Lakeside Village, convenient from Highland City, Christina, Scott Lake, Grasslands and the Polk Parkway. In the north the office at 929 US-441 #404, Lady Lake, FL 32159 sits just above CR 466 and serves The Villages, Summerfield, Wildwood, Oxford, Fruitland Park and Leesburg. The same metabolic program runs at both addresses.
In Lakeland that is 6595 Florida Ave S, Suite 13, Lakeland, serving Polk County. In the Villages market the office is at 929 US-441 #404, Lady Lake, serving Lake County, Sumter County, Marion County. Dr. Justin Bergin, DC performs the examination personally at both, 22 years into practice.
This page links up to its parent hub only: weight loss service.
Compare your options
Real alternatives exist, including ones this practice does not perform. Here is the honest set.
| Criteria | Our approachMedically supervised weight loss program | What it is | Typically considered when | Invasive? |
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| Medically supervised metabolic and nutrition program | Yes | A plan built from your history, measurements and bloodwork, with clinical review while you are on it. | Weight has not responded to ordinary dieting and there are signs that metabolism, insulin or medication side effects are involved. | No. Nothing enters the body unless a medication is prescribed. |
| GLP-1 medication under medical oversight | Yes, where the patient is an appropriate candidate | Prescription medicines that slow stomach emptying and act on appetite signalling, taken alongside a nutrition and activity plan. | A candidate meets the clinical criteria, understands the side effects, and will be monitored rather than left alone with a pen. | Minimally. Self-administered injection, prescribed and monitored. |
| Device-delivered fat reduction | Available at ChiroMed as a separate service, and it is not a weight loss treatment | A device used on a specific area of the body to reduce fat in that area. | Body shape in one region is the goal, and overall weight is not the problem being solved. | No. Applied at the surface of the skin. |
| Over-the-counter weight loss supplements | Not sold here. Occasionally harmless, frequently useless, and worth asking a clinician about before spending money on them. | Retail pills, teas and powders sold without prescription or supervision. | Someone wants to try something before seeing a clinician. | No, though interactions with prescribed medicines are a real risk. |
| Bariatric surgery | Not performed here. Genuinely the right call for some patients with severe obesity, particularly where serious weight-related illness is present and supervised programs have not been enough. | An operation that changes the size or route of the stomach and intestine. | A surgical team judges that the risks of staying at this weight now outweigh the risks of the operation. | Yes. Major surgery with permanent changes and lifelong follow-up. |
Two rows on this table are not available here and one of them can save a life. If a surgical referral is the honest answer for you, you will hear it from us rather than after a year on a program that was never going to be enough.
Is medical weight loss right for someone like you?
Candidacy is decided at the examination, not on a web page. These are the general lines.
Likely a good candidate if
- Weight has not moved despite genuine effort with food and activity
- Bloodwork or symptoms point to insulin resistance or metabolic syndrome
- You want medical supervision rather than a subscription and a shipment
- Weight is making joint pain, energy, sleep or blood sugar harder to manage
- You are willing to be measured, reviewed and told the truth about what is working
We will point you elsewhere if
- You are pregnant, breastfeeding or planning a pregnancy in the near term
- You want a prescription without assessment, monitoring or any change to eating
- There is a personal or family history that makes GLP-1 medication inappropriate, which is screened at the consultation
- An eating disorder is present or suspected, which needs specialist care first
- Severe obesity with serious weight-related illness that a surgical team should be assessing now
When we’re not the right answer, we say so , and connect you with someone who is.
Your first visit
What to expect, step by step
You know the plan and the cost before anything begins.
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Consultation and history
What you have already tried, what happened, what your medications are, how you sleep and what a normal eating day actually looks like. This conversation takes as long as it takes, which is the point of a concierge model.
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02Measurement and bloodwork
Baseline measurements and the laboratory work needed to see how your body is handling blood sugar and fat. This is the step that separates a supervised program from a diet, and it is where insulin resistance usually shows itself.
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03Your plan, and whether medication belongs in it
You are shown what was found and what it means. Nutrition, protein, activity and sleep are set first. Whether GLP-1 medication is appropriate for you is decided here, under medical oversight, and explained before anything is prescribed.
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04Review while you are on it
Weight is the least interesting number on the sheet. Measurements, how you feel, how you are eating, side effects and the follow-up laboratory work all get reviewed, and the plan is adjusted on that evidence rather than on a calendar.
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An adjustment that is not aimed at a specific finding is just noise. We treat what the exam and the X-ray tell us to treat.
“I have had sich a great experience seeing Dr. Bergin. When other offices have told me I just had muscle damage or the only thing they could do for me was give shots, he said he had others ways to manage my pain and numbness, along with improving mobility. And he was right! I feel so much better!”
“I have had pain in my right upper back quadrant by my shoulder blade for at least a year now and the doctors have been unsuccessful in making the pain go away. I came to Dr. Bergin looking for some help. Within 3 to 4 weeks. My pain in that area is completely gone.”
“Dr. Bergin is phenomenal. Chronic lower back issues led a different doctor to mention back surgery to me. That was not an option I wanted to entertain. After a consult with Dr. B, he was confident that he could help resolve my back issues. I’ve been seeing him weekly to resolve the issue, and I am so pleased with the results so far! More mobility, less pain, and a great customer experience.”
“I bless the day that Dr. Bergin started working on me. I have had long standing pain for so long. After just a few visits my pain left and I feel so good. He is very patient oriented and caring. I regard him highly.”
“Dr. Bergin was instrumental in relieving my back pain which I had for many years. The techniques he used on relieving my back pain were impressive. I been going to chiropractors for years and Dr. Bergin is the best.”
Get in touch
Book your medical weight loss evaluation
Tell us what the problem is and which office is closer. A member of the ChiroMed team follows up within one business day.
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Send the form
Two minutes. Tell us what hurts and which office is closer.
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We call you back
A real person, within one business day, to find a time that works.
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Exam and answers
History, orthopedic and neurological testing, imaging on site when it changes the plan.
- $47 consultation, exam, X-rays if needed and report of findings
- Payment plans available on the self-pay programs
- 4.8 out of 5 from 225 Google reviews
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Medical Weight Loss questions
Tap a message for the honest answer. Call Lakeland (863) 940-3444
How much does a weight loss clinic cost?
It varies so widely that any figure quoted before an assessment is a sales number. What moves it is whether medication is part of your plan, how much laboratory work is needed, and how often you are reviewed. You get the full cost of your recommended plan in writing first. The only figure we publish is the $47 new patient exam.
the clinic teamIs a weight loss clinic worth it?
It is worth it when it does what you cannot do alone: measure what your metabolism is doing, prescribe and monitor safely, and change the plan when the numbers say so. It is not worth it when it sells a package and never looks at you again. Ask who reviews you, how often, and what happens if it is not working.
the clinic teamWhat is the best doctor to see for weight loss?
Start with someone who assesses the metabolic picture rather than handing you a calorie target. That means a full history, relevant bloodwork, prescribing under proper medical oversight where appropriate, and monitoring afterwards. Where severe obesity comes with serious illness, a bariatric surgical team belongs in the conversation, and a good clinic will say so.
the clinic teamWhat is the most successful weight loss treatment?
It depends on the person, and anything that works long term has supervision and follow-up attached. GLP-1 medication has changed what is achievable for many patients, and it works best alongside real changes to eating, protein and activity. For severe obesity with complications, bariatric surgery remains the most powerful option, and it is not performed here.
the clinic teamWill insurance pay for medical weight loss?
Metabolic care at ChiroMed is self-pay. Chiropractic care here bills insurance and our team verifies those benefits before your first visit, but the weight loss program does not go through your plan. Medicare coverage varies by plan and by service. Payment plans are available, and the front desk will tell you which one fits your course.
the clinic teamSame-week appointments
Find out whether medical weight loss is the right tool.
One examination tells you which discipline the problem actually needs.
- 4.8 out of 5 on Google
- $47 consultation, exam and report
- 22 years in practice
Consultation, Exam, X-Rays (If Needed) & Report of Findings: Only $47