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Not Losing Weight on Mounjaro? The Nutrition Reasons Nobody Mentions
Not Losing Weight on Mounjaro? The Nutrition Reasons Nobody Mentions
•6 min read
You’ve lost your appetite; you’re eating half as much as you used to, and the scale still isn’t moving. Feeling stuck on Mounjaro can be really frustrating, especially when you... Read more...
Electrolytes on GLP-1: Why Water Alone Is Not Enough
Electrolytes on GLP-1: Why Water Alone Is Not Enough
•6 min read
Your calf seizes up at 2 am. You stand too fast and the room tilts. You blame tiredness, or the dose, or a rough week. There might be a simpler... Read more...
What Happens to Your Body When You Stop Taking Mounjaro
What Happens to Your Body When You Stop Taking Mounjaro
•5 min read
You might have had your last injection. Your prescription ends next month. Or maybe you've reached your goal weight and are ready to stop the weekly shots. Either way, you... Read more...
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How Much Protein Do You Need When Taking Weight Loss Medication?
•8 min read
When appetite drops on weight loss medication, getting enough protein becomes harder and more important. Clinical Lead Dietitian Isabelle Fry on how much you actually need, how to spread it... Read more...
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Foods to Avoid When Taking Weight Loss Medication
•8 min read
There is no universal list of banned foods on GLP-1 medication. Our clinical lead dietitian on which foods are harder to tolerate, which crowd out nutrition, and what to choose... Read more...
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Weight Loss Medications and Digestive Health: A Dietitian's Guide
•7 min read
Nausea, constipation, diarrhoea, reflux and burping are common on GLP-1 medications. Our clinical lead dietitian on what to eat, what to adjust, and when to stop pushing through. Read more...
Dizzy and Headache on Mounjaro? Check These Three Nutrition Things First
Dizzy and Headache on Mounjaro? Check These Three Nutrition Things First
•4 min read
A Mounjaro headache often turns up in your first week, or days after a dose increase. You've done nothing wrong. Three nutrition problems cause most of them, and you can... Read more...
Acid Reflux and Heartburn on Mounjaro: Meal Timing That Actually Helps
Acid Reflux and Heartburn on Mounjaro: Meal Timing That Actually Helps
•5 min read
You had a small dinner. Two hours later, there's a burning sensation behind your breastbone and a sour taste creeping up your throat. If that sounds familiar, you're in good... Read more...
Diarrhoea on Mounjaro: A Nutrition Plan to Settle Your Gut
Diarrhoea on Mounjaro: A Nutrition Plan to Settle Your Gut
•5 min read
You braced yourself for constipation, and the opposite turned up instead. Mounjaro diarrhoea catches plenty of people off guard. It's one of the most common gastrointestinal side effects of taking... Read more...
Sulphur Burps on Mounjaro: What Causes Them and the Foods That Make Them Worse
Sulphur Burps on Mounjaro: What Causes Them and the Foods That Make Them Worse
•4 min read
Let's talk about the burp nobody warns you about. You're a few weeks into treatment, feeling pleased with your progress. Then one arrives out of nowhere, and it tastes like... Read more...
Increasing Your Mounjaro Dose: How to Eat Through the Step-Up Weeks
Increasing Your Mounjaro Dose: How to Eat Through the Step-Up Weeks
•5 min read
You've finished four weeks on the starting dose of 2.5mg, and the obvious question shows up. Is it time to move up, or should you sit tight for another month? ... Read more...
Why Mounjaro Makes You So Tired, and What to Eat About It
Why Mounjaro Makes You So Tired, and What to Eat About It
•5 min read
Does Mounjaro make you tired? Plenty of people notice it two days after their jab, when the sofa wins every argument. The tiredness feels heavy, and a long lie-in barely... Read more...