Serving Boulder County
Medical Weight Management Serving Boulder County, CO
Medical weight loss for patients across Boulder County. GLP-1 medications when appropriate, InBody body-composition monitoring, nutrition coaching, and muscle preservation — so you lose fat, not the tissue that keeps you strong.
If you live in Longmont, Louisville, Lafayette, Lyons, Niwot, or Gunbarrel and are searching for a medical weight loss program that goes beyond handing you a prescription, Summit Peak Wellness serves patients from across Boulder County. Our practice is located in North Boulder's Dakota Ridge neighborhood — a convenient drive from communities to the north, east, and south — and we offer virtual follow-up visits so the drive is not required for every appointment.
Many weight loss programs in the Boulder County area operate as medication dispensaries: you get a prescription, maybe a brief follow-up, and you are on your own. We do the opposite. Medication is one tool within a complete plan that includes InBody body-composition monitoring, personalized nutrition coaching, resistance training, sleep and stress optimization, and our Lean-Mass Protection Standard — a protocol designed to ensure you are losing fat, not the muscle that keeps you strong and metabolically healthy for decades to come.
What sets us apart is measurement. We do not guess whether your program is working. We track your body composition — fat mass, lean mass, visceral fat — using clinical-grade InBody technology at every visit. We monitor metabolic markers through targeted lab panels. And we track your nutrition, exercise, sleep, and symptoms through our companion app between visits. If something is not working, we see it and adjust. This is data-driven, personalized medical weight management — not a one-size-fits-all prescription mill.
Why Travel to North Boulder
Comprehensive Weight Loss Care Under One Roof
Finding a weight loss clinic in Boulder County that offers GLP-1 medication management, clinical-grade body-composition testing, nutrition coaching, exercise programming, and ongoing app-based tracking — all with one provider — is rare. Most practices offer one or two of these pieces. We offer all of them, connected.
Patients travel to our North Boulder practice from Longmont (approximately 20–30 minutes via Diagonal Highway), Louisville (approximately 15–20 minutes), Lafayette (approximately 15–20 minutes), Lyons (approximately 25–30 minutes via Highway 36), Niwot (approximately 15 minutes), and Gunbarrel (approximately 10–15 minutes). Drive times vary depending on starting point and traffic. The drive is manageable, and virtual follow-up visits mean you do not need to make it every time.
Board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner Holly Powell, MSN, MBA, FNP-C, is the only provider you will see. She has 20 years of primary care experience plus advanced training in obesity medicine and lifestyle medicine. No rotating clinicians, no nurse-staffed visits, no handoffs. Every plan is hers. Every adjustment is hers.
What Happens During Your Visit
Your First Weight Management Consultation
Your initial visit is comprehensive — typically 60 minutes. We do not rush. Here is what to expect:
Virtual Follow-Up Options
Ongoing Care Without the Drive
After your initial in-person consultation, most follow-up visits can be done virtually by video. You will need to come to our North Boulder office for InBody body-composition scans (every 4-8 weeks) and lab draws, but medication management, nutrition adjustments, exercise planning, and progress reviews can all be done from home.
Between visits, you track your progress in our companion app — weight, nutrition, exercise, symptoms, and wearable data if you use one. Your provider reviews your data before each virtual visit, so your appointment is spent on adjustments and strategy, not catching up on what happened since last time.
This hybrid model — in-person for testing, virtual for follow-up — makes comprehensive medical weight management accessible from anywhere in Boulder County.
The Lean-Mass Protection Standard
Lose Fat, Not Muscle
GLP-1 medications can cause significant weight loss, but some of that weight can be muscle — not just fat. Muscle loss during weight loss is a major concern for long-term health, metabolism, and weight maintenance. Our Lean-Mass Protection Standard is designed specifically to prevent this.
We track body composition at every visit using InBody technology. We optimize your protein intake based on your lean mass and goals. We build resistance training into your plan from day one. And if you are on a GLP-1 medication, we monitor you even more closely — because what you lose matters as much as how much you lose.
Your Journey
How It Works
Comprehensive Assessment
A 60-minute in-person visit in North Boulder. We review your health history, body composition, metabolic markers, sleep, stress, and goals.
Personalized Plan
Your plan may include GLP-1 medication, personalized protein targets, resistance training, sleep optimization, and body-composition tracking — all connected through one app.
Ongoing Monitoring
InBody scans every 4-8 weeks in-office. Virtual follow-ups for medication management, nutrition adjustments, and progress review. Lab draws as needed.
Maintenance Planning
Weight loss is only the beginning. We build a maintenance strategy from day one — because keeping the weight off is the real goal. Muscle preservation is central to that strategy.
What You Receive
What's Included
Questions & Answers
Frequently Asked Questions
We may prescribe GLP-1 medications when clinically appropriate, after a thorough evaluation of your health history, metabolic markers, body composition, and goals. Medication is one tool within a comprehensive plan — never the whole strategy. We also monitor body composition at every visit to ensure you are losing fat, not muscle.
Your Provider
Care Led by Holly Powell, MSN, MBA, FNP-C
Board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with advanced training in obesity medicine, menopause care, longevity medicine, and aesthetic medicine. Every assessment, lab review, and personalized plan is built and delivered by Holly — not delegated to a team of assistants.
Meet HollyLose fat. Protect muscle. Preserve your future.
Comprehensive medical weight management is accessible from across Boulder County. Start with a consultation and get a data-driven plan that protects your long-term health.
Medical Review
Written and medically reviewed by Holly Powell, MSN, MBA, FNP-C
Holly Powell is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with 20 years of primary care experience and advanced training in obesity medicine, menopause care, lifestyle medicine, and longevity medicine. Every assessment, lab review, and personalized plan at Summit Peak Wellness is built and delivered by Holly — not delegated to assistants.
Important: The information on this page is for educational purposes and does not constitute medical advice. All recommendations are individualized based on your personal health history, lab results, and goals. Treatment decisions—including medications, lab orders, and referrals—are made only after a clinical evaluation. Some treatments may not be appropriate for you. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911. For urgent but non-emergency concerns, contact your primary care provider or an urgent care center.
Medically reviewed by Holly Powell, MSN, MBA, FNP-C
Last reviewed July 2026
This information is educational and does not replace individualized medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Recommendations depend on your personal history, symptoms, and goals, which are reviewed during a consultation.
If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. Summit Peak Wellness complements — and does not replace — your primary care provider or other specialists.
Summit Peak Wellness is located in North Boulder’s Dakota Ridge neighborhood and serves clients from Boulder, Niwot, Gunbarrel, Longmont, Lyons, Lafayette, Louisville, Superior, Erie, and surrounding Boulder County communities.
Clients travel from Longmont, Louisville, Lafayette, and throughout Boulder County for medical weight management, GLP-1 programs, InBody body-composition monitoring, nutrition coaching, and muscle preservation strategies.