Medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro are a great option for people who have to lose a lot of weight.
With that being said, you must couple these medications with lifestyle changes. The alternative to this, is either being on this medication long-term or regaining all of the weight back once you stop using it.
If you are on these medications, you need to:
1️⃣ Become conscious of your portion sizes. At the end of the day, the total amount of calories you are eating is the root cause of weight gain. Alongside this, you need to be conscious of the foods you are eating – prioritizing things like protein, fiber, and single-ingredient foods.
2️⃣ You need embrace an active lifestyle. Whether that’s walking your dog, tracking your steps, dance classes, etc. Your daily activity plays a major role in your metabolism along with increasing your activity, you also want to begin exercising. Even if it’s only 10-minutes a day, everyone should have concentrated time devoted to working out. Start with something you actually enjoy instead of forcing yourself to weight train, try something you like and go from there.
3️⃣ Oftentimes people begin creating a community along with these changes – whether you find people at the gym or in a class, you start to develop a support system along the way. Be sure to foster this environment to stay on track.
Recidivism is a real thing when it comes to any form of weight loss. What can become particularly tricky when using a GLP-1 agonist, is that you can be successful without any real lifestyle changes whatsoever. Because of this, GLP-1 agonists can both be a silver bullet and golden handcuffs.
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