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Tifa taking a shot at weight loss

Published:Wednesday | June 7, 2023 | 3:39 PMKrysta Anderson/Staff Reporter
Recording artiste Tifa doing check-ins for the power pack weight loss programme.
Recording artiste Tifa doing check-ins for the power pack weight loss programme.
Husband-and-wife duo Dr Renee Clarke (left) and Kevin Clarke, who own Dykal Health and Wellness Centre in Florida, sandwich brand ambassador, Tifa.
Husband-and-wife duo Dr Renee Clarke (left) and Kevin Clarke, who own Dykal Health and Wellness Centre in Florida, sandwich brand ambassador, Tifa.
Already down nine and a half pound and four inches off her waist in just two weeks, Tifa is aiming for even more weight loss.
Already down nine and a half pound and four inches off her waist in just two weeks, Tifa is aiming for even more weight loss.
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Dancehall artiste Tifa is on a new weight-loss programme, and says she is already close to her goal of shedding 30 pounds in three months, having lost nine and a half pounds in two weeks along with six inches off her waist by week three.

Her secret: the power pack weight-loss solution.

Speaking with Lifestyle, she shared that it was important to be transparent and open with fans.

“Coming back into the music industry and the world, I thought why not be transparent about my weight-loss journey? I wanted to be real with my fans and have them come on this journey with me, see my struggles, see my gains and be helpful to others,” said Tifa.

The Sweet So singer, who was recently announced as an ambassador for the power pack weight loss programme, explained that she has been having an ongoing battle with hormones, fibroids and polyps, which made it difficult to shed pounds. Her decision to return to the music industry is not one that she took lightly. She weighed on every factor of her comeback, including wellness.

“I’ve known Dr Clarke for years. We went to Wolmer’s High School for Girls together. I went in for a consultation; and the team did a full screening, which included blood work, to see if I was a candidate for the programme. Your sugar levels and thyroids have to be good,” she said.

Explaining the process, Dr Renee Clarke, owner of Dykal Health and Wellness Centre, said Tifa is on a combination programme.

“The power pack weight-loss solution is a combination of the semaglutide, [which is] a 12-week programme. And the skinny shots is a great additive to that programme, which takes it to another 10 weeks,” Dr Clarke told Lifestyle.

Based in Florida, the Jamaican, who has a doctorate in nursing practice and is a board-certified family nurse practitioner, operates Dykal Health and Wellness Centre with her husband, Kevin, who has a master of science in nursing and is a registered nurse, board-certified in nursing education and nursing informatics.

Dr Clarke shared that semaglutide is a medicine that has been around for ages and is used to treat diabetes. “The fact that diabetes is a chronic disease, we want to treat obesity as a chronic disease as well,” she added.

So how exactly does the process work? Well, once you are cleared for treatment, the patient is given a series of injections. “All the programmes are different. For my programme, I’m taking B12 vitamins, the skinny shots as well as the semaglutide. So I am taking two shots per week,” Tifa shared.

Each plan is customised and personalised based on body types, blood type and body goals. And with the option of going into the office for treatment or self injection on the table, those who select the latter go through a practice called tele-health, walking through the procedures step by step with follow-ups, ensuring that healthy eating is in play.

Tifa started May 11 with skinny shots and vitamins, and is also following a meal plan.

“It has been going really well. It’s easy to stick to the meal plan that they have given. It speeds up my metabolism and I’m not hungry all the time, so I’m eating less,” she revealed.

She plans to kick exercise into high gear to complement the programme.

There are currently three United States Food and Drug Administration-approved semaglutide products.

According to the FDA, Ozempic injection and Rybelsus tablets are approved to lower blood sugar levels in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus, in addition to diet and exercise. Ozempic is also approved to reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, or death in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus and known heart disease.

Wegovy injection is approved to help adults and children aged 12 years and older with obesity or some adults with excess weight (overweight), who also have weight-related medical problems, to lose weight and keep the weight off, in addition to diet and exercise.

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