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, 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...
by Judy White | May 18, 2026 | GLP-1 Medications
Getting a GLP-1 prescription used to mean finding an endocrinologist, waiting months for an appointment, and navigating insurance that often said no. That’s changed. Several telehealth platforms now handle the entire process online — evaluation, prescription,...
