Glp-1 inhibitors have a place in medicine, but they are the not the panacea people seem to think they are
not tolerated by 25% patients
massive muscle wasting
And unless you plan on taking the inhibitor for the rest of your life, you still need to learn how to eat healthy for when you stop!
Something crazy like 80% of patients regain the weight they lost when they stop taking glp1 within 2 years… but they regain fat, not muscle, so they are the original weight but less muscle
It’s helpful to think of weight loss and maintenance as two separate skills. If you never practise either skill, a drug remedy is only going to worsen your health.
This was disturbing
Glp-1 inhibitors have a place in medicine, but they are the not the panacea people seem to think they are
And unless you plan on taking the inhibitor for the rest of your life, you still need to learn how to eat healthy for when you stop!
Something crazy like 80% of patients regain the weight they lost when they stop taking glp1 within 2 years… but they regain fat, not muscle, so they are the original weight but less muscle
It’s helpful to think of weight loss and maintenance as two separate skills. If you never practise either skill, a drug remedy is only going to worsen your health.