
Show Notes
What happens when a GLP-1 gives you relief from Food Noise, but part of you is already worried about what happens if that relief changes?
I think that fear is incredibly understandable.
If you spent years or decades thinking about food, dieting, losing weight, regaining weight, and trying to control your eating, having some of that mental noise become quieter can feel like a huge relief. It also creates a new question.
What happens if it comes back?
In this episode, I talk about why the fear may not only be about Food Noise itself. It may be about what you think the return of Food Noise means.
Will I regain the weight?
Will I lose control?
Will I fall back into old habits?
Will I become the version of myself I was trying to get away from?
I also get into something I think some people may quietly wrestle with after losing weight on a GLP-1.
Did I take the easy way out?
I do not believe using a GLP-1 means you took the easy way out. You used a tool that helped you.
But if part of you believes otherwise, I think it is worth knowing.
Because if you secretly believe the medication did all the work, the thought of stopping it or having its effects change can understandably create a lot of fear.
I also talk about why I do not think every period of relief needs to immediately become another self-improvement project.
If Food Noise has gotten quieter, you are allowed to enjoy that.
You do not necessarily have to immediately build the perfect eating plan, perfect exercise routine, perfect maintenance strategy, and perfect mindset.
When you are ready, you can start figuring out what works for you.
And if Food Noise does come back, that does not mean you are back at square one.
You can describe what you are experiencing.
You can notice what it means to you.
You can decide what you want to do next.
Your past does not have to become your future simply because an old thought returns.
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