by Judy White | Jun 1, 2026 | Exercise, GLP-1 Medications
Of everything I’ve adjusted since starting GLP-1, getting enough protein has been the hardest — and the most important. The medication does exactly what it’s supposed to do. Appetite drops. You eat less without trying. That part felt like a relief after...
by Judy White | Jun 1, 2026 | Exercise, GLP-1 Medications
When I started GLP-1, I assumed exercise worked the same way it always had: more is better, intensity matters, and if you’re not sweating you’re not working. On GLP-1, none of that holds the same way. The medication changes the equation in ways that make a...
by Judy White | Jun 1, 2026 | Exercise, GLP-1 Medications
Month three on GLP-1, I was down 14 pounds and should have felt good. Instead I was tired in a way that felt different from regular tiredness. Not sleepy. More like the tank was simply lower than it used to be. I was also trying to maintain my old exercise routine,...
by Judy White | Jun 1, 2026 | Exercise, GLP-1 Medications
Six months into GLP-1, I had lost 19 pounds. I felt good about the progress. Then I had a body composition scan done at my provider’s office, and the results were more complicated than I expected. About a third of what I’d lost was muscle, not fat. My...
by Judy White | Jun 1, 2026 | Exercise
Most fitness apps are built for people in their 20s who have unlimited energy and no joint problems. If you’re over 40, on a GLP-1 medication, or both, the standard fitness app advice doesn’t apply to you. What works at this stage of life looks different....
by Judy White | Jun 1, 2026 | Exercise, GLP-1 Medications
I spent the first two months on GLP-1 doing what I always did when I was trying to lose weight: pushing through workouts I didn’t have the energy for, walking every day regardless of how I felt, and wondering why I was wiped out by 3 PM. The medication was...
