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[00:01:00] Welcome friends to this episode of The Sink Your Life Podcast. Today we’re talking about a topic that so many women are curious about right now, and that is GLP one Medications. So whether you’re microdosing or taking a full therapeutic dose, maybe you’re just considering starting or you’re wondering what the hype is all about.

This episode is for you. Because here’s my honest take. GLP ones are becoming a powerful tool for a lot of different reasons. Not just weight loss, but for general health and wellbeing, but they’re not the entire strategy. There’s a whole piece of this conversation around lifestyle that really, really matters.

The real win is not just about losing weight, right? It’s about improving our metabolic health. Protecting our muscle, supporting our energy and building habits that make you feel amazing long term. So today I wanna talk to you about how to actually support your body while you’re on a GLP one journey. So let’s start here.

What is a GLP one medication? Well, they can help regulate appetite, reduce food noise, improve blood sugar dynamics, and support weight [00:02:00] loss. You’re probably hearing about them left and right. In fact, just this morning I read a research study showing the benefits of GLP ones for things like MCAS and even migraine headaches.

So you better believe that got my attention as a migraine Suffer. For a lot of people, GLP ones are becoming life changing, not just for weight loss, but for other issues as well. No medication, however, replaces lifestyle. We have to be talking about what I call the fundamentals of hormone balance, right?

Fitness, nutrition, sleep, all these things. Because all of that matters in a GLP one journey, you can actually be taking a GLP one and lose more muscle than fat, which is a problem. Right, which is why we focus on strength training. You can be taking a medication like this and have side effects. There’s a lot of people that are dealing with side effects and really harsh symptoms of nausea and digestive upset because they’re not embracing the full picture, right?

They’re not adjusting the lifestyle factors that also matter. So if weight comes off, but we’re not protecting metabolism, muscle hydration, and even nutrient status, a [00:03:00] lot of people can end up feeling weaker, tired, or frustrated. That’s why supporting ourselves on this journey. Matters. The goal is not just a smaller body.

The goal is, is a stronger, healthier, more resilient one. That has been my message since day one for 15, 20 years. I’ve been saying it’s not about being smaller, it’s about being healthier. So let’s talk about muscle, because muscle really matters in this conversation about GLP one. Actually, it might be the most important part of today’s episode, so listen closely.

If you’re losing weight, you need to prioritize keeping or building muscle. Why? Well, muscle supports metabolic rate, insulin sensitivity, blood sugar regulation, strength, balance, confidence, energy, and healthy aging. In the words of Dr. Gabrielle Lyon muscle is the key to longevity. When appetite drops on a GLP one, which is almost always gonna happen, many people naturally will eat less, which is sort, sort of the goal, right?

But if protein drops too [00:04:00] low and resistance training disappears, muscle can actually be lost in addition to body fat. That’s not what we want. That’s not the goal. So we have to ask ourselves, am I strength training two to four times per week at minimum? Am I challenging my muscles through something like progressive overload?

Am I getting enough protein every day and am I recovering well? Even walking is amazing. I walk every single day. But muscle needs resistance. We have to do that extra work by lifting weights, using bands, body weight training, functional strength, your future self will. Thank you. Also what matters is protein intake.

Most women are undereating protein as is, and then they go on a GLP one, and it’s just not going to support them in that longevity goal. So if you’re eating less, overall, every bite starts to matter. Even more. Protein becomes incredibly important because it helps support satiety muscle retention. Again, blood sugar, balance recovery, and even again, your energy.

Many women are undereating protein, most [00:05:00] women, 40 to 60 grams per day, which is nowhere near enough if you’re on a GLP one journey. This number needs to go up to at least a hundred grams per day, ideally one gram per pound of ideal body weight. So instead of asking the question, how little can I eat, which I feel like is a woman’s mantra from diet culture, we need to be asking instead, how can I nourish my body?

Well? In a smaller intake window. So what types of foods am I looking for? Eggs, chicken, Turkey, protein, smoothies, collagen, whole protein foods, steak, fish at a mame, maybe Greek yogurt or cottage cheese if you tolerate dairy right, it’s time that we start to build our meals around. Protein first. Also, what matters?

Hydration. Proper minerals. Making sure we’re focused on the nutrients our bodies need. I hear a lot from women that are starting GLP ones. I hear things like, I’m tired. I’m nauseous, I’m constipated, or I now have headaches and I didn’t have them before, or I feel off sometimes. It’s not just the medication.

It’s that hydration and electrolytes and digestion [00:06:00] need attention, and they’re not giving those things attention. This is where I personally love keeping simple tools on hand. So shameless plug, I’m gonna give you three of my favorite products that I truly believe support a GLP one journey. The first is the hue and grace hydrate detox.

Again, I’ll link this up for you guys in the show notes to make it easy. The reason I love this is because you’re getting really a twofer, as I like to call it. You’re getting the hydration element of proper minerals to help you truly hydrate when you’re drinking water, you’re also getting the detoxification benefits.

By the way, your body is a detoxifying machine, right? Your liver is a detoxifying machine. You should be detoxing on a daily basis through things like poop, pee, and sweat. But yet, most of us aren’t. Most women aren’t. So. Glutathione and pre and probiotics in our hydrate detox help with that. Exactly. So you’re getting the hydration element, you’re also getting the detoxification element.

It’s the perfect supplement to start your day with. I also love our triple boost. Why? It’s protein. It’s organic Canadian P protein in addition to methylcobalamin through blue algae, which is amazing. It’s great for energy. [00:07:00] Anybody with a genetic predisposition for say M-T-H-F-R needs a methylated B12 vitamin.

A lot of women are low in energy. It’s because they’re not getting adequate B12. So we’re giving you the methylated form that form your body can take. With protein, which we’ve already said most women are under consuming protein. So Triple Boost is a big favorite for me. And then finally, longevity Core.

Longevity core is protein, again, plus creatine. If we had one supplement in the health and wellness industry that has been studied enough for women, it would be creatine.

And most women need to be consuming creatine. Every woman needs to be consuming it. Why? It’s great for cognitive benefit and brain health in addition to muscle, so. I love these products. I love Hydrate Detox, triple Boost, and Longevity Core. I think they’re all great for supporting daily healthy aging, supporting the bigger picture of wellness long term, and being hormone supportive.

If we’re under fueling protein, right here is 40 grams of protein for you in two simple supplements. In addition to making sure, again, that we’re starting our day with Hydrate detox. So none of these replace the basics of making sure [00:08:00] you’re, you’re really addressing those fundamentals that you’re exercising each day, strength training each day, making sure that you’re, you know.

Sleeping and getting, getting into a good routine with sleep. None of this replaces that. I’m, I’m truly not a fan of leading with supplements, but for those of you that are looking for something to make this journey more supported, these are no-brainers. They can absolutely help support your journey.

Finally, if you’re using a GLP one, I want you to really use this season of your life wisely. Let this be a tool for you, right? Let the reduced cravings become a chance to build new habits. Learn how to strength train if you haven’t already. Learn how to eat enough protein, how to regulate stress, how to sleep better, how to hydrate consistently, how to move every day, how to nourish instead of restrict.

A lot of us come from diet culture where we, we think restriction is the answer. The healthiest transformation isn’t just what happens on the scale, it’s who you become through this process. I truly believe people have been asking me left and right. Jenny, what do you think about GLP ones? Well, it’s a nuanced answer.

[00:09:00] Why? Because health is individual, so what might work for you may not work for someone else. Everybody has to navigate this journey on their own, and whether this is a tool that can fit in their toolbox that’s perfect for them or not, sometimes through trial and error, right? I also am a huge fan of really considering microdosing over the full therapeutic doses.

From what I’ve seen in my practice, there’s a lot of women suffering from side effects that they may not have had to suffer with had they started with microdosing. When you’re working with a proper doctor, when you’re working with somebody who really understands this, which by the way you should be, and not just taking, I saw recently where they’re actually gonna be selling, um, these, you know, pharmaceutical name brand GLP ones at like Costco now.

Like what? Um, we actually should be working with a practitioner knowledgeable on this. To really get to the, the root of what’s going on for us and to really use this, again, as a tool in our tool belts. So yes, I’m a fan of GLP ones. I’m a fan of it for, for multiple reasons, for different people.

It’s not for everyone, but I do believe that everyone that’s using them should be [00:10:00] supporting their journey through life. They should be looking at the five fundamentals of hormone balance and really addressing those in their lives. And this is the perfect opportunity to do that because the cravings, they’re gonna quiet down and when the cravings quiet down and we start to get to the blood sugar stability game, we can really start to play right? We can really start to implement the lifestyle habits that we’ve always known we needed, but now we just have that extra tool to help us get there. So if this episode helped you, send it to a friend who’s navigating her own GLP one journey, or thinking about it for herself, if you’d like to know more about the wellness products that I personally love and use these.

Products that I mentioned here on today’s podcast. You can check the show notes or you can always connect with me through Instagram. Thank you guys so much for being here. Thank you for syncing your life with me on a daily basis. Every time you listen, thank you for really just tuning into what truly matters, right?

Your health is individual and I appreciate that you listen to this podcast, that you take the education with you and you use it to whatever degree you wish, because really you are your own best advocate. My friends. Thank you so much for tuning in.

Until next time, bye-bye. [00:11:00]