A fitness coach explains how GLP-1 medications quiet food noise and suppress appetite, but warns they don't work if you've been chronically undereating. Years of low-calorie dieting causes your body to break down muscle instead of fat. She recommends eating at maintenance calories for 8-12 weeks to reset your metabolism first.
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If you're considering going on a GLP-1, these are the only two things it does. It quiets food noise and it kills your appetite. So if you fall under one of those categories where either your brain constantly is thinking about food or you know you're overeating and you're 50 pounds or more overweight, you might be a good candidate. But if you've been chronically undereating, skipping breakfast, eating salads for lunch, minimal dinners, and still can't lose weight, GLP-1s are going to do nothing for you. If you've been chronically dieting for years and your weight has plateaued, it's because your body has adapted to eating so few calories. And one of the ways it does that is by getting rid of muscle. Yes, babes, your body will literally eat your biceps before it'll start digging into your fat stores. Why, you ask? Because muscle is metabolically expensive. Hair is metabolically expensive. So if you're eating like a bird, watching yourself get softer, and your hair is falling out, That is a clear sign that you have been chronically undereating and you need to bump up to your maintenance calories. This will reset your metabolism and tell your body that it's safe to let go of fat because right now you're telling it that it doesn't know when its next meal is going to be. A typical calorie deficit should only last 8 to 12 weeks, and a lot of the women I talk to have been dieting for decades, some since they were teenagers. I have just created a program to reset your metabolism and get you losing actual fat again. Not just weight on the scale— fat. And I guarantee your results. If you want to learn more about how this step-by-step program works, DM me or comment "coach" below. I'll send you my free fat loss over 40 training and the link to check out the nitty-gritty details of my new program. So if you've been living off salads and sadness for the last decade and haven't seen the scale go anywhere but up, here's your sign. And follow for more health, nutrition, and exercise tips for women over 40.
