The Metabolic Baseline · $99 · North Hills, Pittsburgh
Willpower was never the problem.
Your metabolism is measurable. Spend 60 minutes with Melissa Kolowitz, PA-C, learn what your body and your metabolism are doing, and talk through your candidacy for a GLP-1 or the other options open to you.
You leave with all of it.
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- One provider, every visit
- Melissa Kolowitz, PA-C · 20+ years
- Ross Township, Pittsburgh
You've already tried harder than most people ever will.
Counted. Tracked. Restarted on Monday. Lost it, and watched it come back.
A GLP-1 is a tool, and tools work best inside a plan: someone measures what your body is doing, confirms the medication is safe against your labs, watches whether the weight you lose is fat or muscle, and adjusts as your body adapts, because it will.
Without that part, the result tends to leave when the medication does.
Included
What $99 actually gets you.
A clinical assessment you walk out holding.
Your real numbers
Hume® body composition analysis: fat mass, lean muscle mass, metabolic rate, and how it's all distributed. Most people have never seen this data about their own body. It's the difference between knowing you weigh 210 and knowing what 210 is made of.
A straight answer on GLP-1
Whether you're a candidate, which class of medication fits your history, or why medication isn't the right route for you and what tends to work better instead. Melissa talks you through what she sees and why, so you understand the reasoning behind the answer.
A written four-week nutrition strategy
Built from your numbers, not pulled off a shelf, and simple enough to start the next morning. It's the same four-week strategy the 90-Day Pathway runs on, so if you go forward you've already started it.
Sixty minutes to be heard
Tell Melissa what you've already tried, and where it fell apart. She listens, and she's the one who remembers it the next time you sit down together.
You walk out with all of it: your numbers, your four-week strategy, and a clear picture of what your body has been doing.
If you decide to keep going, your $99 goes toward whichever program you and Melissa choose.
Book Your $99 BaselineBook your $99 Baseline.
Send this over and we'll confirm your time and review eligibility. Program pricing is covered in full at your visit. Your $99 is credited toward any weight loss or wellness program.
The difference
The medication is the simple part.
| Attribute | Managed online | Managed with Melissa |
|---|---|---|
| Who evaluates you | An online form, reviewed remotely | 60 minutes in person with Melissa Kolowitz, PA-C |
| Lab work before prescribing | Varies by service | Required, and reviewed with you line by line (billed separately) |
| What gets measured | The weight you report | Full body composition: fat mass, lean muscle, metabolic rate, re-scanned every visit |
| Protecting muscle | Not typically included | Protein targets and strength programming built into the plan |
| Plan adjustments | On request | Reviewed and adjusted at every visit |
| Who you talk to | Usually a support team | Melissa, directly |
| Six months in | Typically the plan you started with | A plan adjusted as many times as your body has needed |
| When you taper off | Not typically included | A maintenance plan built as your body adjusts |
Professional guidelines recommend a full metabolic workup, including A1c, kidney function, lipids and thyroid, before starting weight loss medication. It's worth asking any provider whether they do one.
A note from Melissa
A year from now, she'll already know you.
I'm Melissa Kolowitz, PA-C. I've spent 20+ years helping people build habits that hold.
I opened Aetheria Aesthetics & Wellness™ because I wanted weight loss care to stay with one provider, from the first visit through maintenance. Here, that provider is me.
Which means that a year from now, I'll know what we've already tried, what your numbers did, and what your body responds to. That's not a feature I can put on a list. It's just what happens when the same person takes care of you the whole way through.
Here's what those 60 minutes are for: you'll know what your body is doing, and you'll have an honest answer about whether medication belongs in your plan. Sometimes that answer is no. I'd rather tell you that on day one.
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How it works
Three steps.
Your Baseline · $99
You leave with your body composition numbers, an honest read on whether a GLP-1 fits you, and a written four-week nutrition strategy.
Build the program, if it's a fit
If a GLP-1 is the route, baseline lab work comes first. It's required before anyone should prescribe, and it's billed separately from your program. You'll know the exact cost before a single test is ordered. From there: medication when clinically appropriate, plus nutrition and strength programming built around your numbers. Your $99 counts toward it.
You stop starting over
You come in, you get re-scanned, and your plan is adjusted around what your body did that month. What you need at month six isn't what you needed in week one: the medication question is different, the nutrition target is different, and holding your weight is a different problem than losing it. Because Melissa has months of your numbers by then, the adjustments are built on your history rather than a fresh guess, and they keep coming after the 90 days are up.
Program tiers
If the Baseline says you're a fit.
The 90-Day Pathway
90-Day Metabolic Optimization Pathway
Ninety days with a plan written around your own numbers: protein targets and strength work to protect your muscle, progress measured instead of guessed at, and adjustments made as your body adapts. It's built for the stretch where people usually stop.
Your clinical care
- A personalized clinical roadmap
- Medication management
- Monthly and as-needed provider visits
- Ongoing clinical coaching
- Treatment adjustments based on your progress
- Prescription management
- Supportive medications
- Follow-up laboratory monitoring
Your plan outside the office
- A 4-week personalized nutrition strategy
- A progressive strength plan
- Healthy habit coaching
- Aetheria Educational Library
How you see progress
- Monthly Hume® body composition analysis
- Clinical progress reviews
- Goal setting and outcome tracking
What comes with it
- Monthly B-complex wellness injections
- Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen
- Aetheria shaker bottle
- Super Greens sample packets
- Fullscript professional supplement pricing
Your $99 Baseline is credited toward your Pathway. Clinical services are provided when medically appropriate. GLP-1 therapy requires baseline lab work, billed separately, and we go through that cost with you before anything is ordered. Individual results vary.
Candidacy
Who this is for.
The Metabolic Baseline is for people who:
- Have lost the weight before and watched it come back
- Want to know why their body is doing what it's doing
- Want a provider who knows their whole history
- Would rather hear the honest answer, even on the days it's no
If what you're hoping for is a prescription without an exam, we're not the right practice for you, and Melissa would rather tell you that kindly on day one.
Questions, answered
Straight answers.
What exactly is the Metabolic Baseline?
A 60-minute consultation with Melissa Kolowitz, PA-C. Hume® body composition analysis, health history review, an evaluation of whether GLP-1 therapy fits your situation, and a written four-week nutrition strategy. $99.
What if I am not a candidate for medication?
Melissa will tell you, and she'll tell you what to do instead. You keep your body composition data and your nutrition plan either way, and your $99 is still credited toward any weight loss or wellness program you decide to start. Sometimes the more useful next step is somewhere else entirely, like hormone or gut health testing.
Do I have to take a GLP-1?
No. Medication is one tool, and it's used when it's the right one. The nutrition strategy, strength programming, habit coaching, body composition tracking and monthly visits all work on their own, and plenty of patients run the full 90 days without a prescription. If you'd rather not take medication, say so at your Baseline and Melissa will build around that.
Are labs included?
No, and it's worth being clear about that up front. GLP-1 therapy requires baseline lab work before anyone should prescribe it, and that testing is billed separately from your program. We'll go through exactly what it costs before a single test is ordered. If you're not taking medication, you generally won't need it.
What does a program cost?
It depends on which path fits you. We go through pricing in full at your Baseline, with no pressure and no surprises. Your $99 comes off the price of whichever one you choose.
I am already on a GLP-1 from an online service. Can I switch?
Yes, and it's one of the more common reasons people come in. Start with the Baseline. Melissa will see where you stand, review what you're on, and build the right level of care around it. You keep what's working, with a provider who has examined you and reviewed your labs, who tracks whether you're losing fat or muscle, and who adjusts when the same dose stops doing the same work.
What is body composition analysis?
A Hume scan that measures what your weight is made of, tracking fat mass, lean muscle, and metabolic trends over time instead of just how much of you there is. It's how we tell whether you're losing fat or losing muscle, which a bathroom scale can't do.
What happens after 90 days?
Your care continues, and it usually looks different by then, because what you need shifts too. Melissa keeps adjusting for as long as you're with her, and she can do that well because she has months of your history, your labs, and your body composition trend in front of her.
Can I switch medications later?
Yes. Melissa reviews your progress at every visit and adjusts as your body and goals evolve. That's the advantage of a provider who knows your file.
Who is not eligible?
Eligibility is determined by clinical assessment: history, exam, and labs. Certain conditions and medications rule out GLP-1 therapy. Melissa will walk you through what fits your health during your Baseline.
Sixty minutes. Then you'll know.
Your body composition, a yes or a no on medication, and a plan you can start tomorrow. $99.
Medical eligibility required. Individual results vary. GLP-1 medications (semaglutide, tirzepatide) are prescribed based on individual eligibility, medical history, and clinical assessment. Not all patients are candidates for GLP-1 therapy. GLP-1 therapy requires baseline laboratory testing, which is billed separately and is not included in the $99 Metabolic Baseline or in program pricing. Your $99 Metabolic Baseline is credited toward any weight loss or wellness program upon enrollment. Cannot be combined with other promotions. This page is informational and is not medical advice. All treatments are provided following consultation and clinical assessment by Melissa Kolowitz, PA-C.