Weighing less requires more than quick fixes such as lining your clothes with helium balloons or moving into an antigravity chamber. Shed pounds with both feet on the ground with today's Groupon: for $189, you get a comprehensive weight-loss plan, including an initial medical screening (a $150 value), a five-week structured program (a $150 value), high-quality protein supplements, vitamins, and minerals for five weeks (a $190 value), and five B-12 injections (a $60 value) at Physicians Weight Loss Centers’ Pensacola location (a $550 total value).

The medical professionals at Physicians Weight Loss Centers supervise pound-displacing programs based on diet and lifestyle consultations over the course of one month. Two initial visits with a trained staff physician establish weight-loss goals and determine a personal diet plan tailored to your individual blood work, EKG, body-composition analysis, weight-loss analysis, and favorite Beatle.

After the initial visits, weight-loss meetings start the following Monday and continue for the next five weeks to supply patients with a weekly B-12 shot, a week’s worth of high-quality protein supplements, vitamins, and minerals, as well as a progress review—if needed—to refine the diet further and elicit any concerns regarding the program. A fifth B-12 injection on the fifth week precedes a final body-composition analysis, and a meeting with a staff counselor or nurse to reflect on the five-week program. Once clients have reached their goal weight, physicians shift their focus toward weight management through lifestyle and healthy grocery-shopping tips such as avoiding aisles with sugary items and mutinous lobsters.