Welcome to Dishing Up Nutrition, brought to you by Nutrition Weight and Wellness.

In this episode today, we will be talking about how and what to eat while taking a GLP1 medication.

Maybe you or someone you know started a GLP1 medication. Maybe you or someone you know started a GLP1 medication like OZMPIC or Wagovian thought, okay, what do I actually eat now? Maybe you've

noticed that since starting a GLP1 medication, you're just not that interested in food anymore. Maybe you're skipping

meals without even trying or eating just a few bites and then pushing your food away. You might

even be feeling more tired than expected or noticing changes in your body that no one warned you

about. While today, we are going to unpack

all of that and how to nourish your body while taking a GLP1. So you feel your best beyond seeing

those changes on the scale. You know, these medications, they can be a tool for weight loss,

but as dietitians, we always

want to make sure weight loss does not come at the expense of your health. So we're going to

explain what GLP-1s mean for your nutrition and how to make sure you're fueling your body in a

healthy way. And I am Brittany Vincent, a registered and licensed

dietitian. And I am here with Leah. Clanchot today, also a registered and licensed

dietitian. Yes. It's a timely topic, of course. Always. That's everywhere. Yep. Yes. I mean, there's wild popularity of these

GLP-1 medications. You can't barely turn on the TV or get on the internet without hearing about

this, seeing stuff. And it's funny, actually, so in previous life, I used to work locally here

as a type of health coach for a major health organization

here in the Twin Cities. And I don't know why this memory sticks out exactly, but I do remember

having a patient that I was working with at one point. And so this was circa 2011, 2012. And this particular patient, he had type 2 diabetes. He was obese. And we met one time

and he was telling me about this medication that his doctor had started him on for his type

two diabetes. But this medication had kind of a side benefit for him of like, I just don't have an appetite and

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