Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro – GLP-1 medications
You’re going to be hearing more and more about these this year and in years to come and we want to help educate you about them
(Full disclosure- this advice is only for people who have been prescribed these drugs or for the criteria for getting them)
GLP-1 is a naturally occurring hormone in your body that does a number of things, importantly, making you feel full and not hungry (in simple terms)
For people who genuinely need them, this is a game changer.
Obese people have a MUCH harder time losing weight than someone who isn’t obese.
Those hunger hormones we are talking about are rampant in an obese person.
However, we know it’s not just obese people who are taking them, people who want a quick fix are also taking them
Infact, 12% of the UK adult population has now used them
That’s around 5 million people!!
They work, they get great results but they aren’t a magic pill that will fix everything for you
Contrary to what people think, they don’t cause fat loss
What they do is stop you being hungry which in turn causes fat loss
The challenge is that this medication is intended for the long term, to be on it for life even
Because when you stop, that hunger comes back and most people regain the weight
But there are things that you can do to help!
Similar to any other diet, you have to make lifestyle changes while using this medication
I’d actually say this was even more important than taking the medication itself
You need to start lifting weights, moving more and repairing your relationship with food
33% of your weight loss without exercise will come from muscle and that’s not what we want
Muscle loss will make managing your weight in the future harder
Because you’re eating so little, what you eat because more important
The quality of your food needs to go up ⬆️
There’s far too much to talk about in just one post, but we’ve put together a FREE guide to show you what you should eat, what exercise you should avoid and what supplements you should take to GET and KEEP your results long term
Download our free GLP-1 guide by clicking the link in our Download section or clicking here GLP-1 GUIDE
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