If you are losing motivation, struggling to lose weight, or have attempted many times to lose weight and can’t or have continued to gain weight, visiting a doctor who specializes in weight loss will provide significant benefits rather than continuously trying to lose weight on your own. While exercising and eating better may lead to some weight loss, it may not help you lose the significant amount you are wanting to lose. In this case, there may be other factors that are preventing you from losing more weight than only blood work and other necessary tests can show. Further to this, being overweight or obese can lead to developing many different conditions including diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, and depression. The faster you can lose the extra weight, the sooner you will notice the chances of developing these conditions go down.