Life on a GLP-1
Life on a GLP-1, day to day
The medicine is one part of the week. These guides cover the rest of it: the dinners and parties, the workdays, the people you tell, the walks and the grocery runs, and the records that make an appointment count. Every one sticks to the site's rules — generic names, no dose advice, no predictions — and cites where its facts come from.
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Holidays and celebrations
Big meals, parties and the questions that come with them.
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Thanksgiving
A plate that starts with protein, what counts as a drink, lines for saying no, and leftovers that keep.
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Holiday parties
Eating before you go, where the protein is on a buffet, pacing drinks, and buffet food safety.
People and relationships
Telling people, partners, and dating on a smaller appetite.
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Telling people, or not
Whether to tell, scripts for work, family and friends, and what your employer may ask.
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Supporting a partner
Meals at home, rough days, the comments to drop, and the warning signs to know.
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Dating
Date plans that suit a small appetite, ordering, drinks, and if or when to mention it.
Progress beyond the scale
Photos, measurements, journaling and the wins a scale never shows.
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Non-scale victories
40 wins a scale never shows, and how to keep a record of them. Printable checklist.
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Progress photos
A set-up you make once — spot, light, distance, lens, poses — so every photo can be compared.
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Body measurements
The WHO waist method and five more sites, measured the same way every time. Printable log.
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Journal prompts
30 prompts for hard days, good days and looking back, and what writing can and cannot do. Printable.
Work and everyday life
Nausea on a workday, clothes that stop fitting, and the habits worth keeping.
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Working through nausea days
Breakfast, the commute, meetings, lunch and what to ask your employer on a queasy workday.
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Clothes sizes changing
A small transitional wardrobe, when to alter, buying online, and passing clothes on.
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Habits after stopping
What the trials show about regain, and the habits linked with keeping weight off, stated honestly.
Moving more
Walking and strength training, from a standing start and without a gym.
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Strength training at home
A beginner's week with twelve home moves, how to progress, and why muscle matters on a GLP-1.
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Walking more
What the step research shows, how to build the habit, and short walks on low-energy days.
Food on a small appetite
Breakfast, budgets, grocery lists and meal prep when you eat less.
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High-protein breakfasts
Small, drinkable and no-cook breakfasts with the protein in each, for mornings with no appetite.
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Protein on a budget
What 20 g of protein costs in twelve foods at US average prices, and the calories that come with it.
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Low-appetite grocery list
Ready-to-eat protein, drinkable foods, fibre helpers and fluids, with storage times. Printable.
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Meal prep for small appetites
Small, protein-first portions, what freezes, how long food keeps, and safe reheating.
Records, appointments and insurance
Symptom records, appointment checklists, appeals and moving your data.
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Insurance appeals
The appeal process and deadlines for most US plans, and the records that answer a denial.
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Follow-up appointment checklist
What to bring, what to mention, your top three questions and what to confirm before you leave. Printable.
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Tracking symptoms
The six details that make a symptom record useful to a clinician, and how to summarise them.
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Exporting your logs
Formats, the Apple Health export, a switching checklist and your rights to your data.