Weight Loss Team
Doctors Scott & Jill Massengill
The Massengills have been coaching the residents of Snoqualmie Valley to lose weight for over 17 years, along side their 30+ year practice as doctors of Chiropractic. Life-long students of evidence-based nutrition, they bring first-hand knowledge of the challenge of losing weight and staying active through all the different stages of life.
They brought the Ideal Protein Weight loss program into their practice because they found it to be scientifically based, with a protein-centric model that also works well for anyone on a GLP-1 medication. They choose not to prescribe these medications, but are excited to dive into the research to support their patients to mitigate muscle loss, preserve their microbiome and stay at the lowest dose possible while losing weight.
Seventeen years ago Dr Jill took off 30 pounds, and now uses the Ideal-U program to maintain her weight after menopause. While witnessing hundreds of patients drop pounds, her favorite part is seeing significant changes in their blood work and their subsequent ability to get off prescriptions they thought they would have to be on for the rest of their lives. Dr Jill also brings her expertise in lymph detox and yoga therapy to help our patients move swiftly through the plateaus that come with altering our biology as we get slimmer.
Dr Scott has always had a very lean physique, but also benefited from the program when he started to put on a few extra pounds with age. Being very devoted to an athletic lifestyle, he's especially appreciative of the convenient protein-rich foods that support muscle maintenance. In collaboration with local trainers at Mt Si Sports & Fitness in North Bend, Dr Scott helps our patients learn cutting edge exercise science that best supports muscle retention while on GLP-1s drugs.
Eryn DeFoort, Weight Loss Coach
Eryn DeFoort has a Masters degree in Holistic Counseling & 30 years of experience in the weight loss industry, trying every diet or detox cleanse that has been made popular over the decades. All those years of experimentation brought her back to the simple truth of whole foods and following the rhythms of Mother Nature. Her journey with motherhood, menopause autoimmune disease and healing an overactive nervous system after a traumatic hiking injury inspire her to support others to let go of weight and toxins and be ecstatic in our bodies. She loves the community of patients that have developed at Ideal-U, who together celebrate the journey just as much as the destination.
Experience
Ideal-U Weight Loss Coaching
What if your extra weight isn’t all fat?
Can lymph detox and healing your microbiome make “dieting” EASIER?
Can bioavailable protein help you keep your cheeks (all 4 of them) even if you're on a GLP-1?
Coaching, Community and Education
Kicking addiction to food habits is just as challenging as drug addiction, which makes individualized coaching and community support essential. We offer weekly, one-hour coaching sessions to create food goals, teach cutting edge health science, and offer compassionate counseling to address stress and negative beliefs. Community Gatherings are held monthly to make friends with others who are on the same journey and learn from guest speakers.
Detox and Movement
Toxins in your food and environment contribute to inflammation and weight gain, as your body holds onto fat to protect your organs. Losing fat is faster and easier if your lymph system can flow freely (like the plumbing in your home). We’ll teach you lymph detox tools and exercises that promote lymph flow, reduce cellulite, and build muscle.
Bio-Available Protein
Sometimes convenience is essential to a weight loss program, especially when your body needs high quality fuel fast. We can provide bioavaiable protein meal replacements in Ideal-U Complete or teach a whole foods program in Ideal-U Guided.
GLP-1 Support
No matter where you are in your journey with GLP-1 prescriptions, we can help you.
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Nutrition support to make weight loss faster at smaller doses of medication.
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Mitigate Muscle Loss (Ozembic Face and Ass Wasting)
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After you hit your goal, hold your hand through the essential “One Year Maintenance” that is required to teach your body a new set point.
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Address the lifestyle habits that drugs can’t fix, so you can keep the weight off for life.
Membership Options:
We offer two types of memberships at Ideal-U: "Guided" and "Complete". The Ideal-U Guided program offers whole foods coaching, but no meal replacements. It works better for people who have time to cook, who are already in "maintenance" after hitting their goal, or who have particular health challenges that prevent them from using the types of protein meal replacements we can offer.
The Ideal-U Complete program is all-inclusive and works very well for busy people who want the overwhelm of cooking, meal-planning and shopping to be at a minimum. Sometimes narrowing your choices to a small window of foods for a short period of time actually makes dieting easier. Anyone on the Complete program can move to the Guided program when they're ready to get back into the kitchen.
*Both programs require a medical health profile to begin, and come with regular check-ins with our doctors every 6 weeks.
Ideal-U Guided
What's Included?
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45-60 minute weekly coaching
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Body composition tracking
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Unlimited email support with coach
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Video / phone coaching when you’re traveling
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Lymph detox protocols
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Doctor Assessment every 6 weeks
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Movement Education
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Customized whole foods meal plans or meal replacements (your choice)
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Sleep, stress and lifestyle support
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Expertise in GLP-1 Support and GLP-1 Specific Supplements
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Discount on all Supplements
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Access to our Preferred Providers Network for deeper support.
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Discount on gym membership at Mt Si Sports & Fitness
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Monthly Community Meetings
IDeal-U Complete
All That and a Bag of Chips
Ideal-U Complete includes everything above AND weekly meal replacements of bioavailable protein from Ideal Protein for the duration of your weight loss journey. And yes, some of those protein meals do taste like a crunchy bag of chips!
Both protocols are customizable, encourage muscle retention and lean into the vitamin and mineral power of whole foods.
For more information on the specific details of the Ideal Protein Meal Replacements and Protocol, go to our page on the Ideal Protein website by clicking here: Ideal-U Weight Loss Center
