Merit Weight Loss

01/01/2026

✨ Happy New Year from the Merit family to yours! ✨

Here’s to fresh starts, new goals, and feeling your best in the year ahead 🥂

📅 Friendly reminder: We will be closed tomorrow, January 1, so our team can celebrate with family. We’ll be back to normal hours on January 2 and can’t wait to see you!

Cheers to 2026 — results worth celebrating 💚

12/22/2025

🎶 On the 12 Days of Christmas… Merit made us sing 🎶

Yes… it’s back.
Yes… we made the team sing again.
And yes… it’s equal parts teamwork, tradition, and a little friendly torture 😅

For your holiday viewing pleasure (or just to laugh at us), we proudly present:
The Merit Team sings the 12 Days of Christmas — Merit style (2025 edition).

✨ Same tried-and-true tips. Same questionable vocals. Still here to keep you on track.

🎄1. Don’t forget to drink your water!
(✨ Pro tip: Aim for 80 oz daily—hydration = happiness.)

🎄2. Go for a walk.
(🚶‍♀️ Even 10 minutes makes a difference!)

🎄3. Start your day with protein.
(💪 Kick off with 20–30g for metabolism magic!)

🎄4. Don’t party hungry.
(🥜 A handful of nuts + a glass of water before you head out = win!)

🎄5. Water between your booze.
(🍸 Hydration sandwich: 1 glass of water for every cocktail or mimosa!)

🎄6. Take a healthy option.
(🧀 Veggies or cheese plate? Yes, please!)

🎄7. It’s a holi-DAY, not a holi-WEEK.
(🎉 One indulgent day won’t undo your progress.)

🎄8. Eat your protein first.
(🥗 Protein + veggies = full and fabulous!)

🎄9. Finish your plate last.
(🍽 Savor every bite like the masterpiece it is.)

🎄10. Move away from the food.
(🚫 Step back from the snack table and win the mindful eating game.)

🎄11. Only eat what’s worth it.
(🎂 Skip the meh—save room for yum!)

🎄12. You should sign up now!
(🎁 Gift yourself the best start to 2025—schedule your consultation at www.meritweightloss.com!)

🎄✨ From all of us at Merit:
Thank you for being part of our community, cheering us on, and letting us have a little fun while still keeping things real.

We’ll keep showing up.
We’ll keep supporting you.
And yes… we’ll probably keep making the team sing. 🎤😉

Happy Holidays from our Merit family to yours 💚
Results worth celebrating.

12/20/2025

Holiday hours at Merit 🎄

We’ll be closed Dec 25–26 and Jan 1.
Otherwise, we’re open Tuesday–Friday | 7:30–5:30.

Happy holidays from our Merit family to yours!

12/18/2025

We were honored to be featured in VoyageKC a while back, and we wanted to share the story with our community here too! 🎉

In the interview, our co-founder Stephanie Sisk talks about why we started Merit Weight Loss & Wellness, how we approach personalized care, and what makes our clinic a place where people feel supported and heard.
If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out — it gives a great look behind the scenes at who we are and why we do what we do. 💙

👉

Today we’d like to introduce you to Stephanie Sisk. Hi Stephanie, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?We’re Stephanie Sisk and Veronica McPike, nurse practitio...

12/12/2025

Holiday flavors don’t have to mean sugar overload 👀

Hannah, Julie & Rhonda put the Peppermint Bark Protein Bar to the test — and it’s officially a holiday season WIN 🎄🍫

High protein. Festive flavor. Zero “this tastes like cardboard” vibes.

Perfect for:
✔️ Sweet cravings
✔️ On-the-go days
✔️ Holiday sanity

Because yes — you can enjoy the season and keep your routine 💚

12/05/2025

The holidays aren’t the problem.
The all-or-nothing mindset is.

People think they’re failing this time of year because they tell themselves:
“I blew it… I’ll start over in January.”

Here’s the truth:
Consistency beats perfection every time.

If you only focus on THESE 3 things, you’ll keep moving forward:

1️⃣ Eat protein first
2️⃣ Add fiber every chance you get
3️⃣ Drink water with every meal/snack

That’s it.
Not perfect.
Not strict.
Not overwhelming.

This is how our clients stay on track AND enjoy their lives.
Simple. Realistic. Sustainable.

Merit-style. 💚

12/03/2025

🌟 WE WON! 🌟

We are honored (and honestly a little emotional!) to announce that Merit Weight Loss & Wellness has been awarded the

“Healthcare/Nonprofit Merit Award – Kansas City Region”
for the 2025 To The Stars Kansas Business Awards! 💚✨

This recognition means the world to us because it celebrates something we care deeply about:
compassionate, evidence-based care that helps people feel like themselves again.

When we opened our Leawood location, our dream was simple — to create a space where people felt supported, understood, and never judged. A place where real science, real coaching, and real connection come together to transform lives.

To now be recognized at the state level… we’re speechless, grateful, and so proud of our team and our incredible clients who trust us with their health journey every day.

To our community:
Thank you for cheering, referring, celebrating, and growing with us.
We love you more than you know. 💚

To our team:
You are the heart of Merit. Your passion, empathy, and commitment create the experience that makes this award possible.

Here’s to 2026— more results, more celebrations, more lives changed, and more people feeling AMAZING again.

Results worth celebrating.
— Stephanie, Veronica & the entire Merit team 💚✨

11/27/2025

Holiday Hours Update 💚
Merit Weight Loss & Wellness will be closed on 11/27 and 11/28 to allow our team time to celebrate with loved ones.
We’ll reopen for normal hours on Tuesday, 12/2. Wishing you a warm, happy Thanksgiving weekend!

11/26/2025

11/20/2025

We could shout this from the rooftops…

Our clients are showing up for themselves — and it shows. 💚

These before-and-afters aren’t about perfection.

They’re about confidence coming back… clothes fitting again… energy returning…
and women finally feeling like themselves again.

We’re endlessly proud of the hard work, consistency, and courage we see every single day at Merit.

To everyone on this journey — whether you’re down 5 pounds, 50, or simply feeling better than last month — we’re cheering for you.

Always. 💚✨

11/19/2025

If you’ve always felt like you have a slow metabolism… you’re probably right. 💚

And no, that doesn’t mean you’ve been doing anything wrong. It means your body has been adapting to stress, hormones, aging, dieting, and life — the part no one ever teaches women to pay attention to.

We break it all down in this week’s blog: why your metabolism feels slower, why it’s not your fault, and how we actually measure what’s going on underneath the surface.

If you’ve been feeling stuck, this might be the clarity you’ve been looking for.
👇 Read it here:

Learn how an InBody body composition analysis reveals your BMR, metabolism, and why weight loss feels harder now.