Sal DiStefano

In other words, if your body is used to getting, let's say, 2,500 calories a day and you're not gaining or losing weight, that means you're burning the 2,500 calories a day. But if you suddenly drop that to 1,200 calories a day, your body will lose body fat to try to make up the difference. But then it also learns to adapt and slow its metabolism down. It starts to reduce its energy demands.

In other words, if your body is used to getting, let's say, 2,500 calories a day and you're not gaining or losing weight, that means you're burning the 2,500 calories a day. But if you suddenly drop that to 1,200 calories a day, your body will lose body fat to try to make up the difference. But then it also learns to adapt and slow its metabolism down. It starts to reduce its energy demands.

In other words, if your body is used to getting, let's say, 2,500 calories a day and you're not gaining or losing weight, that means you're burning the 2,500 calories a day. But if you suddenly drop that to 1,200 calories a day, your body will lose body fat to try to make up the difference. But then it also learns to adapt and slow its metabolism down. It starts to reduce its energy demands.

And muscle is very demanding of energy. Muscle is very metabolically active. So one of the things it does is it reduces muscle mass. And this happens whether you're on a GLP-1 or not. So the GLP-1 doesn't cause muscle loss. In fact... We now have studies, and previous studies have shown this as well, that GLP-1s may actually have a muscle-preserving effect.

And muscle is very demanding of energy. Muscle is very metabolically active. So one of the things it does is it reduces muscle mass. And this happens whether you're on a GLP-1 or not. So the GLP-1 doesn't cause muscle loss. In fact... We now have studies, and previous studies have shown this as well, that GLP-1s may actually have a muscle-preserving effect.

And muscle is very demanding of energy. Muscle is very metabolically active. So one of the things it does is it reduces muscle mass. And this happens whether you're on a GLP-1 or not. So the GLP-1 doesn't cause muscle loss. In fact... We now have studies, and previous studies have shown this as well, that GLP-1s may actually have a muscle-preserving effect.

In other words, you'll probably lose less muscle on a GLP-1 versus you just cutting your calories. But that being said, if you take a GLP-1 and you do none of the stuff that we're going to say in this episode, you can pretty much bet your bottom dollar. You can guarantee the fact that a lot, almost half— of the weight will be muscle. And you don't want to do that.

In other words, you'll probably lose less muscle on a GLP-1 versus you just cutting your calories. But that being said, if you take a GLP-1 and you do none of the stuff that we're going to say in this episode, you can pretty much bet your bottom dollar. You can guarantee the fact that a lot, almost half— of the weight will be muscle. And you don't want to do that.

In other words, you'll probably lose less muscle on a GLP-1 versus you just cutting your calories. But that being said, if you take a GLP-1 and you do none of the stuff that we're going to say in this episode, you can pretty much bet your bottom dollar. You can guarantee the fact that a lot, almost half— of the weight will be muscle. And you don't want to do that.

You do not want to do that because although too much body fat is a big health risk, too little muscle is also a massive health risk. In fact, I talked about this with a doctor friend of mine. over this weekend, obesity is the epidemic that we always hear about, but there's also this under muscle epidemic that's happening.

You do not want to do that because although too much body fat is a big health risk, too little muscle is also a massive health risk. In fact, I talked about this with a doctor friend of mine. over this weekend, obesity is the epidemic that we always hear about, but there's also this under muscle epidemic that's happening.

You do not want to do that because although too much body fat is a big health risk, too little muscle is also a massive health risk. In fact, I talked about this with a doctor friend of mine. over this weekend, obesity is the epidemic that we always hear about, but there's also this under muscle epidemic that's happening.

And if you look at the data on people with heart disease or cancer, it's true that a majority of them are overweight, but there's a sizable minority to the tune of tens of millions of Americans that get diabetes and cancer. And part of the reason why they do is they're fragile. They're weak. They have too little muscle. And muscle is very metabolically active. It's anti-cancer.

And if you look at the data on people with heart disease or cancer, it's true that a majority of them are overweight, but there's a sizable minority to the tune of tens of millions of Americans that get diabetes and cancer. And part of the reason why they do is they're fragile. They're weak. They have too little muscle. And muscle is very metabolically active. It's anti-cancer.

And if you look at the data on people with heart disease or cancer, it's true that a majority of them are overweight, but there's a sizable minority to the tune of tens of millions of Americans that get diabetes and cancer. And part of the reason why they do is they're fragile. They're weak. They have too little muscle. And muscle is very metabolically active. It's anti-cancer.

It's insulin sensitive. It's good for testosterone to attach to in both men and women. And of course, it makes you mobile. It allows you to move and you fall down. You don't break something and hurt yourself and you can do things. So you don't want to lose muscle. And then finally, losing muscle slows down your metabolism.

It's insulin sensitive. It's good for testosterone to attach to in both men and women. And of course, it makes you mobile. It allows you to move and you fall down. You don't break something and hurt yourself and you can do things. So you don't want to lose muscle. And then finally, losing muscle slows down your metabolism.

It's insulin sensitive. It's good for testosterone to attach to in both men and women. And of course, it makes you mobile. It allows you to move and you fall down. You don't break something and hurt yourself and you can do things. So you don't want to lose muscle. And then finally, losing muscle slows down your metabolism.

You will run into this problem on a GLP-1, especially if you have a lot of weight to lose. You'll lose a significant percentage, but then you'll be stuck. And we run into this with people that we've coached where they had 80 pounds to lose. They lost, you know, 45 or 50 pounds. The last 30 pounds would not come off and they were eating very low calories. And like, what do I do now?

You will run into this problem on a GLP-1, especially if you have a lot of weight to lose. You'll lose a significant percentage, but then you'll be stuck. And we run into this with people that we've coached where they had 80 pounds to lose. They lost, you know, 45 or 50 pounds. The last 30 pounds would not come off and they were eating very low calories. And like, what do I do now?