Following a healthy diet while taking GLP-1’s will help maximize the benefits and enhance the effectiveness of the drugs. It can also help maintain lean muscle, protect your bones, prevent nutritional deficiencies and set you up for long-term success!
Choose Nutrient-Dense Foods
Since your appetite will be reduced, it’s important to choose nutrient dense foods! Focus on whole, unprocessed foods including vegetables, fruits, whole grains, lean protein, nuts and legumes, healthy fats
Eat small, frequent meals
Healthy snacks between meals may help (i.e. fruit, nuts, yogurt, etc.)
Keep portion sizes small. (You will get full quickly)
Keep protein front and center
When you lose weight quickly (from medications or any other reason), you lose muscle along with fat. The goal is to keep as much muscle as possible. Good sources of protein: Eggs, seafood, chicken, turkey, lean cuts of beef (sparingly), cottage cheese, tofu, protein shakes, legumes
Eat first. Drink later
This way you’re not filling up your stomach with liquid and not eating enough.
Avoid skipping meals
If you can’t eat an entire meal, split it into two smaller meals eaten a few hours apart.
Eat dinner early
Give your body at least two hours to digest the food before going to bed.
Hydrate
Be sure to get 8-10 cups of water, seltzer, or other unsweetened beverage of your choice each day so you don’t become dehydrated.
