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About three weeks in, I noticed the silence.I was sitting at my desk, working, and I suddenly realized I hadn’t thought about lunch. It was almost 2 p.m. and my brain - the brain that had, for as long...

A woman I know started Wegovy last spring. Six months in, she’d lost about 38 pounds, looked objectively amazing from the neck down, and was miserable every time she passed a mirror. “My body looks 34...

Two years ago, the GLP-1 conversation was basically Ozempic, Ozempic, Ozempic. Today, there are three generations of these medications in play, with strikingly different mechanisms and results - and a...

The math on a brand-name GLP-1 is brutal, and every woman shopping for one knows it. Ozempic without insurance runs about $1,000 a month. Wegovy, similar. Mounjaro and Zepbound are in the same neighbo...

Here’s the thing nobody mentions at the prescribing appointment. The moment you start a GLP-1, two numbers move in opposite directions: your appetite drops by about half, and your protein requirement...

This is the question no one asks at the prescribing appointment and everyone asks at 2 a.m.: What happens when I stop?Not if — because most women stop eventually, whether because of insurance, cost, s...

Hydration matters on GLP-1s, but many people focus only on what they drink and forget that food can help too. If appetite is low, constipation is an issue, or plain water feels hard to keep up with, m...

Two months into a GLP-1, I went out for dinner and had half a glass of rosé. The amount of wine that, pre-medication, would have barely registered. And I felt it. By the time I got home, I was a littl...

Gentle Meals for GLP-1 Days When Your Stomach Feels OffNot every day on GLP-1 feels the same. Some days appetite is low but manageable. Other days, even the thought of a full meal feels unappealing. O...