Lindsay ZahnerHealth and Wellness Coaching

If you’ve been chronically UNDEReating for years, GLP-1s aren’t going to help.

2 May 2026 · 1 min

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If you've been eating too little for years, GLP-1s won't fix it. Chronic underfueling tanks recovery, raises stress, and kills muscle growth. The fix: eat more protein, lift 3-4 times a week, sleep better. Your body composition changes when you stop restricting.

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I've tried everything and I still can't lose weight. No, you haven't, because it scares the living hell out of you. Eating more. Here's a new way to think about this. Sometimes the fastest way to lose fat is to stop chronically underfueling your body. Because when you increase calories strategically, prioritize protein, strength train 3 to 4 times a week, and stabilize your sleep, you improve recovery, you reduce stress load, you build muscle. And that changes the equation. The gap most women never close is this: they're afraid that eating more will cause weight gain, so they stay stuck eating too little and doing punishment cardio. The breakthrough almost always comes when we stop white-knuckling restriction. If you're ready to stop undereating and start progressing, comment "coach" below.