GLP-1 Weight Loss Meds Explained: Risks, Results & Real Alternatives with Functional Medicine

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Welcome listeners.

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I am so happy that you're here for

this episode of Doing Life Different,

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and I want you to know that one of

the ways that I've been doing life

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different is in addition to taking

care of my body, sometimes needing

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medication, sometimes needing treatment.

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Um.

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I also want to do everything

I can and help my body heal

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as best it can on its own.

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And so today I'm really excited to

dig into those weight loss medicines.

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I mean, they're, they're all the rave now.

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You're hearing about everyone doing it.

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Um, you know, some people wanting to lose

a small amount and it really helping some

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people losing larger amounts of weight.

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And I'm.

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I'm so thankful I'm filled with gratitude

that I have my friend Marie Simpson.

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She is a functional medicine practitioner.

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She's about the best person I

know to talk about this because

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she has helped me, um, work with.

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Utilizing medications when I need to,

like for my high blood pressure or cancer

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treatment, and helping me to do the

things to help my body heal on its own.

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So it's kind of individual and it's

working together, and she is going

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to talk about these medications in

a way I really haven't heard before.

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I've had so many questions about,

are there bad side effects?

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What's wrong with them?

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What's right about them?

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So stay tuned.

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She's got.

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Great information and if you wanna

find her, just go to marie simpson.com.

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Speaker: Okay, sweet Marie, are we

ready to talk about weight loss meds

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and it's such a big thing right now.

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And listeners, this is what I'm gonna

be asking Marie about today is how they

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work, what other functional medical

practitioners are saying about them.

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Are there any long-term studies

and kinda, I'm so curious about

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what are they doing for us?

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We can't do without them.

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So, Marie, I'm so glad to have you here

because I have to have, you know, I've

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seen these meds really help people,

really help people who have a, a big

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weight problem and, and can't change it.

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And then I have friends that almost are

embarrassed to bring up that they're

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doing it because they're not obese.

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Sure.

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And they just wanna lose 10 pounds.

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15 pounds and um, yeah, you

know, that kind of sounds good.

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So I'm, so, I'm so curious to know

more about this and I know I'm

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gonna have more questions as we go.

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So I just wanna thank you for being here.

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We are so blessed to have my sweet

prayer Warrior Marie here, because she

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is one of the smartest people I know.

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She is my practitioner.

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I so highly recommend you.

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I love that you have a

knowledge of medicine.

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Of natural remedies and

we bring them together.

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So I think this is, you are the perfect

person for me to address this with.

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Okay, so let's just jump into

this conversation about GLP ones.

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I.

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Speaker 2: Glucagon, like peptide ones.

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And that's, that's, um, what they actually

were discovered back in: 2005

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So they've been going on for a long time.

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They were pulled off

the market for a while.

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Um, but GLP ones are a hormone that's

released, uh, from the gut after we eat.

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I have to ask a question already.

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Yeah.

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Why were they pulled off the market?

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Well, I'll get to that.

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Um, okay.

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There were newer ones that came on and

there were some risks and they didn't work

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quite as well as a lot of them do now.

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Okay.

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So, um, and there are a number of risks

and, and like all things, I feel that

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there's a bad, better, best analogy.

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I use this all the time in my

practice because we don't want

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someone to have high blood pressure.

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Okay.

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Right, and so there's no natural

things you can do for high blood

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pressure, but bad is doing nothing.

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Better is using a medication.

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Mm-hmm.

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Best is to get after what the root causes.

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What can we do naturally to

improve our blood pressure

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could fit for diabetes as well.

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Mm-hmm.

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If we have diabetes, we can certainly,

if it's type two, not type one,

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we can go off medications, um,

when we address the right cause.

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And so that's what's

super exciting for me.

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Yeah.

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Speaker: Yep.

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And what I love Marie, is you

have helped me along this walk.

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I have high blood pressure and you've

actually, I do everything that I can

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naturally and I'm still working on it.

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I am a work in progress.

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Yeah.

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And I take medication and it was kind of,

and I think it was a lifesaver for me.

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I think it's going to extend my life and

I think I was a little bit like beating

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myself up that I had to take medicine.

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And I think you helped me see that for me.

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We can't be, you know,

sitting at those high levels.

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Right.

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And so I love the mixture of it.

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I'm doing everything I can,

but I'm not gonna beat myself

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up if I can't get there yet.

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And so I take the medication.

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Mm-hmm.

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Speaker 2: Yeah.

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And that's so key.

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And it, and it's key for a lot of things.

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And I'm, I, I'm not against medication

because we certainly need medications

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in some circumstances, but what I am.

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Four, I should say, is really

understanding what each individual needs.

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'cause there's a lot of times,

whether it's GLP ones or many other

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things, it's not a one size fits all.

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And that's the sad thing I see happening

is we've got lots of companies that

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are out there doing online visits,

prescribing it out, and they don't know

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the individual and there's not all of the.

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Pieces that need to be in place when it

comes to, um, managing these individuals.

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And so, and, and some of them could

likely really benefit, but if they don't

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have the education then, um, and they're

just handed a prescription virtually.

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Um, I, I don't feel it's, I

don't feel it's safe and, and I

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don't feel it's good practice.

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So far

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Speaker: there, I'm, I'm really, um.

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Awestruck not in a good way.

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Mm-hmm.

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At how easy it is.

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I mean, I have friends who have gotten

it through different, like Weight

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Watchers or whatever it is, and they

just, they have to give their weight.

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And I actually, my friend might listen to

this, but she actually took a picture of

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the scale, but held on to some weights.

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Sure.

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'cause she, otherwise she wouldn't

have been able to get the medication.

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Yeah.

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You know, I mean, it

just doesn't seem that.

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Good.

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You know, and she was

saying, well, my, my, um.

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I, my numbers are bad for my cholesterol.

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I don't think they've changed

since she's been on the med.

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She's lost weight.

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Speaker 2: Mm-hmm.

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Speaker: Um, but I don't

think that's changed.

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Speaker 2: Yeah.

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Well, and, and it is,

um, people are desperate.

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They are desperate to lose weight.

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And, and again, I do feel that GLP ones

have a definite role for some people.

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Um, but again, I don't feel it's.

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It should be used for everyone.

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And I want people to have the

awareness of what they can do to get

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to the root cause of what's going on.

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And so, um, I feel that's super key.

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You said something I wanted to go back on.

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Um, I.

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I'm sure I'm, I'm sure it'll

come out, but, but you're right.

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It is really important that we

are addressing all of the facets

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because it's not to be taken

without a lot of consideration.

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Um, one thing, well, let me

go over what, what GOP does.

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Thank you.

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The benefits.

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Yeah.

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So one thing is it tells

the body that your fall.

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Um, it helps our pancreas release

insulin when it's necessary.

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Okay.

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And it can slow down our stomach

emptying, so then we have more satiety.

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Um, and the thing with natural GLP ones,

because we have cells in our, in our, it's

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actually in our gut that release GLP one,

that hormone, but it's very short lived.

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Whereas the pharmaceutical companies

have come along recognized this important

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hormone, and they've designed GLP

one receptor agonists, and those are

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drugs that bind to the same receptors

as the receptors that are natural.

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GLP one, the, the ones that are body

makes naturally, um, they bind to.

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And so those can stay active

for hours, um, to days.

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It depends on what drug you choose.

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They're coming out with

some oral ones now.

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Um, they're, they have obviously

the injections, um, and those

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are typically once a week.

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Uh, so, and they're

gonna deliver a stronger.

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Longer lasting, um, satiety.

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And they also help with

blood, blood sugar control.

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So they are indicated, um, for

individuals that have diabetes.

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Um, and I feel that it also is

helpful for people that have,

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um, fatty liver disorders.

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Um, but all of those stem from obesity,

diabetes, um, fatty liver disorders,

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all stem from a metabolic disorder.

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Speaker: Okay.

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I have to, I have to jump in and ask you.

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Speaker 2: Yeah.

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Interrupt.

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Speaker: Okay.

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Because this is me so.

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And I, I could probably lose five pounds.

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I always feel like I could lose.

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Well, there are times when I don't feel

like I could lose five pounds, but I

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feel like I could lose five pounds.

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Yeah.

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I'm very, a very healthy eater.

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Um, I don't really have dairy anymore.

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I don't have a lot of sugar, and I

will say Marie or gluten that I have

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noticed that when I do not have those

things, I don't have cravings as much.

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Mm-hmm.

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Like I don't sit and stuff

my face like I used to.

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But I'll also say that I could be someone.

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That could keep eating the nachos,

you know, and enjoying them and

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not, and just having fun with it.

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Mm-hmm.

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And I dunno, sometimes I feel like I

need a little more of that hormone to

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make me go, Hey, stop, you're full.

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Sure.

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'cause I'm like, this tastes good.

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I'm care if I'm full.

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Speaker 2: Right.

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I too have had friends and I'm gonna,

and and you're one of my friends and I've

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had friends that have used GLP ones and

I may be with them and they're eating.

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You know, uh, an eighth of

a piece of pizza and a diet

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Coke and maybe a few m and ms.

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You know, not that good for

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Speaker: you.

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Not that good for you.

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No.

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Speaker 2: And we have all of these

things that, you know, it's not just a

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lack of GLP one hormone, it's our brain.

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And it's our dopamine and our

receptors in our brain, and

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each one of us is different.

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And so some people have

some addiction tendencies.

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They have a piece of chocolate

they want to, that's me.

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You know, some, it could

be with alcohol, you know?

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And so we know that there is, from

a weight standpoint, sometimes

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there's binge eating disorders.

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There's all of these different

pieces of things and, um.

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And so when it, when it comes to

weight, there's a lot of factors

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that go into it, but GLP one

does definitely help with weight.

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Um, I went to, I, I went

to a certification course

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through, um, A four M that I.

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Got my board certification in

functional medicine from, and it was,

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it was, I was super excited about it.

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'cause I had started my business, elevate

Health and Wellness and I was like, okay,

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certification in weight loss management,

this is something that I really need.

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And I'm gonna tell you that.

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This was two years ago and GLP ones

were really starting to hit the,

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um, hit the, you know, just more

and more information was coming

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out about them, more and more use.

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And they were all for it and you

know, from the standpoint, but it

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had to be personalized, it had to be

used, and it's really not for those

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individuals that wanna lose five pounds.

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And, and as we go a little bit

longer, you'll understand a

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little bit more about that, so.

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Speaker: Well, and Marie, I have to say

that it's kind of disgusting to me because

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as I don't go on social media a lot.

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Yeah.

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But as I flip through, they're like

talking to a doctor and they're

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saying, if I just wanna lose,

there's a skinny like supermodel.

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Mm-hmm.

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But I just wanna lose five pounds.

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Could this help me?

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Yeah, absolutely.

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This could help you.

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You know, you're like, okay, really.

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Is that what this is coming to?

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Right.

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And why does that make me angry?

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I don't know.

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Well,

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Speaker 2: it, it is true in

one sense because I do feel like

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we'll help them lose five pounds.

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And then they're gonna

make a, a lot of money.

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But the thing is, um,

is it gonna help them?

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Well, we know that individuals that use

GLP ones will regain 75 to 80% of the

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weight that they lose within a year.

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There's a rebound effect.

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Um, even if

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Speaker: they stay on it, Marie.

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Not if they stay on it.

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No.

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So you have to stay on it

for the rest of your life.

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Speaker 2: Yeah.

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And so, so what practitioners now

that are really studying this and

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are, I feel are, are really good.

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Um, they're saying, you know, just

like hypertension, just like diabetes.

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This is a med that you're gonna

need to stay on for it to be,

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um, for it to be effective.

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And at that certification that I was

at, they, um, they were talking about.

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How when people have lost that weight,

it's so important to do the right things.

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And not even after they lost

the weight, but before, because

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while they're on it, that weight

roughly 25 to 40%, um, is muscle.

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It's crazy.

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And if they go off the medication, the

weight that they regain isn't muscle.

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And so, okay.

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Wait.

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And isn't

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Speaker: that interesting because

we are hearing, I listened to Dr.

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Dr.

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Gabrielle Lyons and she

is a big, big into muscle.

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I am lifting weights.

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I go to Osteostrong to build my bones.

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I'm wondering what it's

doing to our bones.

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If you're, you're losing your muscle,

what's happening to those bones.

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Mm-hmm.

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Speaker 2: Right.

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And, and part of that 25 to 40%.

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Is bone, is muscle is collagen.

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And so, and, and that's the other piece

that fits into it is that as we are, as

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individuals are losing weight with the GLP

ones, if they're not exercising and doing

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resistance training and um, high intensity

interval training, and a lot of times

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when people are, are really overweight, it

would be hard for them to do those things.

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We can, we can start

just small and, and, and.

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Have dedication to implement those things

if you're gonna use those medications.

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Um, so and so, and again, this

is doing things the right way.

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Mm-hmm.

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And, and so sometimes I'll see people

that are, you know, 300 pounds in

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the gym and they're working and, you

know, and they're taking it slow.

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They're taking it easy.

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And I'm just like, good for them.

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Uh, but that, that takes a lot of work.

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So.

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Um, it's good, but it,

it does, it is effort.

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Um, so I don't feel that it

should be marketed as a quick

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fix, um, for those reasons.

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The other piece of it is, is that

there is this brain and, and so

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the use of these medications, um.

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When people, if people are going off

of it, and we'll talk about some of the

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reasons we, why people may go off of

it with some of the side effects that

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it has, but it's a double whammy if

they're, if we're not addressing our

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brain piece and the dopamine reward

system because people then tend to a,

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have less muscle and when they have

less muscle, there's less of the, um.

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Our resting energy expenditure, you know,

our metabolism, so to speak, that's a

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lot lower because we, we lack muscle.

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Speaker 3: Mm-hmm.

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And then if

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Speaker 2: we're not, if we're

not addressing the brain piece,

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then these cravings can come back.

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: 00:16:25

And so oftentimes we're seeing

now that there's more weight.

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Regained than what was

lost on the GLP ones.

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: 00:16:34

If we're not, and this is key, if

we're not incorporating nutrition

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and lifestyle behaviors, the

nutrition and lifestyle behaviors

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: 00:16:42

are so important for overall health.

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: 00:16:45

And where I was going with that friend

that I was talking to about is that we're

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: 00:16:50

not addressing the insulin resistance.

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: 00:16:52

We're not addressing the blood sugar.

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: 00:16:54

We're not, you know, we're not, it's,

it's like, okay, yeah, losing weight.

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: 00:16:59

I'm so concerned about where people

are gonna be down the road with

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: 00:17:04

bone health, with brain health,

with cardiovascular, if, if we're

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: 00:17:08

not doing things the right way, so,

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Speaker: right.

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: 00:17:10

Okay.

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: 00:17:10

So I like what you're saying.

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: 00:17:12

And so, and, and I wanna say

too, so I, I feel like I was

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: 00:17:15

making it like I was angry.

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: 00:17:16

Like I didn't support this.

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: 00:17:17

No, that's not true.

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: 00:17:19

It's not true because I

do support it for mm-hmm.

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: 00:17:22

Like you said, for that 300 pound woman.

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: 00:17:25

Mm-hmm.

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: 00:17:26

I don't think I could go to

the, you know what I mean?

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: 00:17:28

Yes, take if you need to go on this

medication, just like I need to

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: 00:17:33

go on blood pressure medication.

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: 00:17:34

I've need, I've needed anxiety meds.

364

: 00:17:37

I agree with that.

365

: 00:17:38

But what you're saying

is do do some lifting.

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: 00:17:42

Get your exercise change.

367

: 00:17:44

It's not just, like you

said, the quick fix.

368

: 00:17:47

Now, Marie, if someone were to go

on it, like my friend, my friend

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exercises and takes care of herself.

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: 00:17:53

Yeah.

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: 00:17:53

So is she maybe not losing that muscle?

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: 00:17:58

Speaker 2: Getting three times a week of

resistance training to preserve muscle.

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Three to four times is

gonna be really key.

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: 00:18:06

Okay.

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: 00:18:06

Um, so I think that if you're doing that,

and the other piece is our nutrition

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: 00:18:12

protein, and I was gonna cover, um, I was

gonna cover some of the things that you

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: 00:18:17

can do naturally, uh, to raise GLP one.

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: 00:18:20

Um, but, but one of the.

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: 00:18:22

Probably the biggest

piece is gonna be protein.

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: 00:18:24

Okay.

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: 00:18:24

Where you're getting at at least

30 grams of protein with each of

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: 00:18:28

your two or three meals, depending

on if you intermittent fast.

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: 00:18:31

Mm-hmm.

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: 00:18:31

So making sure that you're getting quality

protein, uh, is gonna be really key.

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: 00:18:36

Yep.

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: 00:18:36

So, yeah, I

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: 00:18:38

Speaker: am a big fan of that and I,

I am gonna say, I think I get a little

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: 00:18:42

bit jealous of my friend because she's

like, um, she said it changed your brain.

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: 00:18:49

Like she said, I just.

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: 00:18:51

She thinks about food

different, and I'm like, mm-hmm.

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: 00:18:54

Well, I wanna think about food different.

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: 00:18:56

Yeah.

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: 00:18:56

Yeah.

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: 00:18:57

I wanna, but, so how can I do that?

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: 00:19:00

And I'm, I'm doing the pro, you know,

I am, I've increased my protein.

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: 00:19:04

Yeah.

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: 00:19:04

I rarely have alcohol.

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: 00:19:05

I've really changed my life so much.

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: 00:19:08

Mm-hmm.

400

: 00:19:09

And I still think I like the

food a little, you know, I mean,

401

: 00:19:12

like, I would prefer that it

didn't like consume me as much.

402

: 00:19:16

I lo, but then again.

403

: 00:19:18

Sometimes when she says it, I think,

well, it is kind of fun to have a,

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: 00:19:22

like a really good, healthy breakfast.

405

: 00:19:24

Mm-hmm.

406

: 00:19:24

And it feels so good to

desire that in a way.

407

: 00:19:27

And Yeah.

408

: 00:19:28

And, you know, those taste buds.

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: 00:19:30

So maybe in a way I shouldn't

be jealous because I wouldn't

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: 00:19:33

wanna miss out on that either.

411

: 00:19:36

Yeah.

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: 00:19:38

Speaker 2: I feel, um, it, it

can take some time to build.

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: 00:19:46

Build these habits and build desires.

414

: 00:19:49

Um, and it may not come

naturally, you know?

415

: 00:19:52

Mm-hmm.

416

: 00:19:53

And so, but when you

recognize how good you feel

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: 00:19:58

Speaker 3: mm-hmm.

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: 00:19:58

Speaker 2: You don't have the achiness

that you're, you don't have the fogginess.

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: 00:20:02

Um, and it is.

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: 00:20:05

A lot of times we're in this world

where we're working, you know, as women,

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: 00:20:10

um, we're working, we're taking care

of families, we're cleaning, we're

422

: 00:20:13

cooking, we're doing all of these things.

423

: 00:20:15

And, and then it's like, okay, um, what

do I, what am I gonna have for dinner?

424

: 00:20:20

And so, you know, and so I feel

that when we can get, when we

425

: 00:20:26

can step back and, and put.

426

: 00:20:29

And we can't just put life on hold.

427

: 00:20:30

I know that we can't.

428

: 00:20:31

But if we can understand some quick,

simple ways to get healthy nutrition, um,

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: 00:20:37

some women ask me a pro protein shakes.

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: 00:20:39

I think they're great.

431

: 00:20:40

If we need them.

432

: 00:20:41

I love to have foundational

whole food, and that's what I,

433

: 00:20:45

I really, um, feel is important.

434

: 00:20:47

But I do sometimes we'll

use a protein shake.

435

: 00:20:50

I like the grass fed, not the pea.

436

: 00:20:52

The way, um, the rice proteins are gonna

have more influence on your blood sugars.

437

: 00:20:57

But if we do something that's just

filled with amino acids that support

438

: 00:21:00

my muscle, because sometimes I will

need to grab something in between, um,

439

: 00:21:05

appointments or whatever it might be.

440

: 00:21:07

So we wanna, we wanna think about those.

441

: 00:21:09

Good choices.

442

: 00:21:10

And I think protein

shakes can be that way.

443

: 00:21:14

Yeah.

444

: 00:21:14

But yeah, when we're so busy and we're

stressed, and that brings me to, um, some

445

: 00:21:20

things I wanna share, uh, in a minute

about how that influences our GLP ones.

446

: 00:21:25

And so I don't feel like we

have a lack of GLP one hormone.

447

: 00:21:28

We have just this.

448

: 00:21:31

Often I look at what I've created and I,

you know, time, you know, and, and not

449

: 00:21:37

having as much time not being as relaxed,

not enjoying just some of the small things

450

: 00:21:43

in life that I think I used to do before.

451

: 00:21:46

Um, having kids and now 10 grandkids

and, and, and all of that kind of

452

: 00:21:53

stuff and, and being active and,

and lots of really good things,

453

: 00:21:56

but sometimes it can de derail us.

454

: 00:21:57

So really looking at

that, I feel is, is key.

455

: 00:22:00

Um.

456

: 00:22:02

And, and two, there is so many

benefits outside of just weight,

457

: 00:22:05

like I mentioned with the GLP ones.

458

: 00:22:07

Um, I think I mentioned

the blood sugar piece.

459

: 00:22:10

Um, cholesterol.

460

: 00:22:11

Um, oftentimes cholesterol will improve.

461

: 00:22:15

If it's for that five pound weight

loss and we're not choosing what

462

: 00:22:18

we're eating, then I don't think that

we're gonna see that improvement.

463

: 00:22:22

Uh, and then sometimes blood pressure.

464

: 00:22:23

But those benefits are gonna come

more from individuals that are.

465

: 00:22:29

Moderate or morbidly o overweight.

466

: 00:22:31

Yeah.

467

: 00:22:31

And, and have this

metabolic piece, so, yep.

468

: 00:22:35

Speaker: Okay.

469

: 00:22:36

All right.

470

: 00:22:36

I wanna, I just wanna

go back to one thing.

471

: 00:22:39

One thing that you said that we

can do to increase these hormones

472

: 00:22:44

without using the medicine Yeah.

473

: 00:22:47

Is to have more protein.

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: 00:22:48

Speaker 3: Yeah.

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: 00:22:49

Speaker: Yeah.

476

: 00:22:49

And I love that.

477

: 00:22:50

And I love the whole foods and

I'm, I really do struggle a

478

: 00:22:53

bit when I'm not eating dairy.

479

: 00:22:56

To get a protein.

480

: 00:22:57

It is, it's hard to get

what they're telling you to.

481

: 00:23:00

I mean, there are some days when

I'm like, I don't even feel like

482

: 00:23:03

I'm really eating what I want.

483

: 00:23:05

I'm just like, gosh, I gotta give me

that beef stick before I hit the sheets.

484

: 00:23:09

Yeah, yeah.

485

: 00:23:10

You know, but it, it is, it, it,

I think it is helpful and you'd

486

: 00:23:15

be surprised how much you can eat

when you're eating the right foods.

487

: 00:23:19

Right.

488

: 00:23:19

Okay.

489

: 00:23:19

So the one is protein.

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: 00:23:22

Speaker 2: Yeah.

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: 00:23:23

And then I think I

heard you, oh, go ahead.

492

: 00:23:24

What were you gonna say?

493

: 00:23:25

Yeah, no, and, and, and again,

getting about 30 grams per

494

: 00:23:29

meal I think is super key.

495

: 00:23:31

Yeah.

496

: 00:23:31

Animal and is gonna give us a lot more

protein than, than plants, but you know,

497

: 00:23:36

whether it's fish, whether it's egg,

whether it's organic chicken, grass.

498

: 00:23:40

Poultry, uh, grass fed, um, beef.

499

: 00:23:42

Mm-hmm.

500

: 00:23:42

I think that's great.

501

: 00:23:43

High fiber, that's the second thing.

502

: 00:23:45

And so high fiber getting 30 to

40 grams a day of just high fiber,

503

: 00:23:50

whether it's beans and, and, um,

oats and chia seeds and, okay.

504

: 00:23:55

Flax is great.

505

: 00:23:57

Those are, you know.

506

: 00:23:58

Vegetables are all fiber and that's gonna

support satiety so that we're not full.

507

: 00:24:03

And then it's also going to, um, feed our

healthy gut and it then increases GLP one.

508

: 00:24:10

So.

509

: 00:24:11

Okay.

510

: 00:24:11

That's good to know.

511

: 00:24:12

Speaker: And I like that as you're

talking about all these flax seed

512

: 00:24:16

chi, I think of these wonderful little

protein balls that I make that people

513

: 00:24:21

go crazy about and they're packed with

flaxseed and I feel like I could eat

514

: 00:24:26

the, and it's like eating a cookie.

515

: 00:24:28

To me 'cause I put dark

chocolate chips in there.

516

: 00:24:30

Ooh.

517

: 00:24:31

So good.

518

: 00:24:32

Right.

519

: 00:24:32

And I feel like I can eat

those and never gain weight.

520

: 00:24:35

And I'm gonna put that recipe in my

show notes 'cause that is one thing.

521

: 00:24:39

Yeah.

522

: 00:24:39

That I need to make sure, you know,

I haven't made them 'cause I've

523

: 00:24:42

been busy with grandkids and work.

524

: 00:24:45

Right.

525

: 00:24:45

But I'm gonna, I'm gonna, okay.

526

: 00:24:47

So more fiber, more protein.

527

: 00:24:49

I feel like I heard you talk a

little bit, and this is interesting

528

: 00:24:52

'cause this is part of my.

529

: 00:24:54

You know, doing life different in my book.

530

: 00:24:57

And one of the things I think I really

missed out on pre that stage one breast

531

: 00:25:02

cancer was finding the joy and, and

you talked about that a little bit

532

: 00:25:07

and I think, I don't know if that can

help the hormone, but it can help you.

533

: 00:25:12

Get excited about something

that isn't food like.

534

: 00:25:15

I get super excited to go work on

my whiteboard outside for my book.

535

: 00:25:19

Mm-hmm.

536

: 00:25:19

Because I'm outside and

I love to be outside.

537

: 00:25:22

Is Joy is that another one?

538

: 00:25:25

Speaker 2: Joy is, uh,

in a roundabout way.

539

: 00:25:29

Um, stress really lowers our GLP one.

540

: 00:25:34

So we don't,

541

: 00:25:34

Speaker: we want stress free.

542

: 00:25:36

So joy is the op.

543

: 00:25:38

What's the opposite of stress?

544

: 00:25:39

That's positive.

545

: 00:25:40

Maybe joy.

546

: 00:25:41

Yeah.

547

: 00:25:41

I think,

548

: 00:25:42

Speaker 2: I think that's, I think

that you're right on right there.

549

: 00:25:45

Getting outside, getting in nature.

550

: 00:25:47

Mm-hmm.

551

: 00:25:47

Doing things that you love.

552

: 00:25:48

Maybe it's playing pickleball.

553

: 00:25:50

Um, and, and then you can

get a little high intensity

554

: 00:25:52

interval and, and, and that, um.

555

: 00:25:57

Joy is key.

556

: 00:25:58

Hope is key.

557

: 00:26:00

So many women don't have hope because

they've maybe been given a diagnosis

558

: 00:26:04

or, or maybe it is that they're

struggling with weight or they feel

559

: 00:26:07

like they're a failure in some area.

560

: 00:26:09

Um, and that's where we say no.

561

: 00:26:11

Our bodies can heal and, and so having

hope, having joy, um, is, is super

562

: 00:26:17

key for, for weight and, and, and then

enjoying our foods is, is great too.

563

: 00:26:22

I, I, I wanted to mention healthy

fats, um, avocados and olive

564

: 00:26:26

oil and all of those really

great fats are, are really key.

565

: 00:26:31

And they also support,

um, GLP one receptors.

566

: 00:26:35

Oh, that's good to know.

567

: 00:26:36

Healthy fats.

568

: 00:26:37

Um, and, and carbohydrates too.

569

: 00:26:39

Uh, if we can do the slow carbs

and, and a lot of people say, no

570

: 00:26:43

carbs, we need some carbohydrates.

571

: 00:26:45

And so if we can do the intact grains, the

ones that aren't just like quick oats or

572

: 00:26:49

sugar or, you know, some of those things.

573

: 00:26:52

Okay.

574

: 00:26:52

Tell me

575

: 00:26:52

Speaker: what, what

576

: 00:26:53

Speaker 2: are slow

577

: 00:26:53

Speaker: carbs?

578

: 00:26:54

Speaker 2: Marie?

579

: 00:26:54

I don't know if I know what that is.

580

: 00:26:56

Things, so they're more

like complex carbs.

581

: 00:26:59

When we have some sugar, it

immediately gets into our bloodstream.

582

: 00:27:04

Whether it's high fructose corn

syrup or fructose or, um, sucrose.

583

: 00:27:09

Uh, some people say is

it, is coconut, um, sugar.

584

: 00:27:12

Okay.

585

: 00:27:13

You know, it's pretty much the same.

586

: 00:27:15

Yeah.

587

: 00:27:15

But when we have complex carbs that

are taking a while to, um, break

588

: 00:27:22

down and they have fiber with them.

589

: 00:27:24

Those are more slow carbs.

590

: 00:27:26

They aren't gonna blunt that blood

sugar as much and they're gonna help

591

: 00:27:30

us to stay full longer and maintain

normal blood sugar because a lot of

592

: 00:27:36

those cravings are gonna come from when

our blood sugars, um, cutting much.

593

: 00:27:40

So, yeah.

594

: 00:27:41

Speaker: Okay.

595

: 00:27:41

So let me ask you, I can't help it.

596

: 00:27:43

I mean, I don't have dairy.

597

: 00:27:45

I don't, I love bread and

I've got a little farm girl.

598

: 00:27:49

I get she's over by you.

599

: 00:27:51

She has this little red barn and she, I

can order gluten-free sourdough bread.

600

: 00:27:55

Mm-hmm.

601

: 00:27:56

Is that a slow carb?

602

: 00:27:58

Speaker 2: I'd have to look at how

it's made and you know, like have

603

: 00:28:02

some, but that, that's one other

thing that can really influence our

604

: 00:28:06

blood sugars and ultimately GLP one

is if we eat our fiber and we eat our.

605

: 00:28:13

Healthy protein first, then

bring our carbs in, right?

606

: 00:28:17

They're not gonna, nearly the effect

then if we were to just eat, um,

607

: 00:28:22

chocolate or eat dates or eat,

you know, other things like that.

608

: 00:28:26

I, okay.

609

: 00:28:26

Speaker: I feel like you need to say

this again because I just heard this

610

: 00:28:29

from somebody who's pre-diabetic and

she, she told me about, okay, so what

611

: 00:28:34

is the order of eating this again?

612

: 00:28:36

Say that again.

613

: 00:28:38

For

614

: 00:28:38

Speaker 2: strictly GLP one.

615

: 00:28:39

Okay.

616

: 00:28:40

GLP one is, is protein, but

if we're thinking about blood

617

: 00:28:43

sugar, it would be fiber.

618

: 00:28:45

And so maybe we're having a

salad, maybe we're having, um.

619

: 00:28:50

Some legumes and or broccoli and,

and whatever it might be for veggies

620

: 00:28:56

and then protein and healthy fats,

those things can be eaten relatively

621

: 00:29:01

the same, uh, time and then bringing

in carbohydrates toward the end.

622

: 00:29:06

And I don't know if that's why a

lot of people have desserts at the

623

: 00:29:08

end, uh, of their meal than before.

624

: 00:29:10

But at, at any rate, it does

definitely influence blood sugars.

625

: 00:29:13

Speaker: Well, and you think about

it, Maria, I mean it maybe there was a

626

: 00:29:16

reason like you get your salad first.

627

: 00:29:18

Mm.

628

: 00:29:19

You know, you think about that.

629

: 00:29:20

I dunno.

630

: 00:29:20

Yeah.

631

: 00:29:21

Okay.

632

: 00:29:22

Speaker 2: Yeah, for sure.

633

: 00:29:23

Yeah.

634

: 00:29:23

So that's that mealtime

structure and timing.

635

: 00:29:26

Um, protein, fiber preload, and then

bringing on other things after that.

636

: 00:29:31

Speaker: So, okay.

637

: 00:29:31

So I just wanna repeat, so this is

what I heard, how we can do this

638

: 00:29:34

without the medicine is increase

that protein 30 grams a meal.

639

: 00:29:39

Um, the next thing, oh,

increase your fiber.

640

: 00:29:43

Mm-hmm.

641

: 00:29:44

Joy and hope.

642

: 00:29:45

Mm-hmm.

643

: 00:29:47

Then we have a little

order that we can eat it.

644

: 00:29:49

I heard you also say enjoy your food.

645

: 00:29:52

And I like that because Marie, I started

thinking that makes it intentional

646

: 00:29:58

because you know, when I start

stuff in my face, I love Heartland.

647

: 00:30:02

I don't know if any, it's a like nerdy

cowboy show from Canada and I can,

648

: 00:30:07

I wanna sit and have lunch with it.

649

: 00:30:09

Yeah.

650

: 00:30:09

And then I go, well

maybe I'll have one more.

651

: 00:30:12

Piece of this, or I just

kind of keep eating.

652

: 00:30:15

Where if I just sat down and thank God for

my food and looked at it and tasted it.

653

: 00:30:21

Mm-hmm.

654

: 00:30:22

That's different.

655

: 00:30:22

Mm-hmm.

656

: 00:30:23

And why?

657

: 00:30:23

What's so hard about that?

658

: 00:30:25

That's enjoyable.

659

: 00:30:26

Mm-hmm.

660

: 00:30:27

Right.

661

: 00:30:27

And it takes.

662

: 00:30:29

Speaker 2: A while for us to get full.

663

: 00:30:32

Speaker 3: Mm-hmm.

664

: 00:30:32

And so

665

: 00:30:32

Speaker 2: if you can stop,

enjoy, and when you chew your

666

: 00:30:35

food to maybe the consistency

of salsa, it's gonna break down.

667

: 00:30:39

So you have a lot more nutrient absorption

than if you took a couple bites swallowed

668

: 00:30:43

and we're onto the, you know mm-hmm.

669

: 00:30:45

Speaker 3: The

670

: 00:30:46

Speaker 2: next food.

671

: 00:30:46

So, um.

672

: 00:30:48

So stopping, enjoying your food.

673

: 00:30:50

Um, gratitude for our food.

674

: 00:30:52

Yeah.

675

: 00:30:53

Uh, are all things that I

love to incorporate as well.

676

: 00:30:56

And just really appreciating,

gosh, where did this come from?

677

: 00:30:59

Speaker 3: Right?

678

: 00:31:00

Speaker 2: We don't

think about that as much.

679

: 00:31:01

Um.

680

: 00:31:03

And, and probably not so much

if it comes from a box or a bag.

681

: 00:31:06

Right.

682

: 00:31:06

Speaker 3: Costco.

683

: 00:31:07

Speaker 2: Yeah.

684

: 00:31:08

Right.

685

: 00:31:09

Um, yeah, so those things

that you mentioned, great.

686

: 00:31:12

And then getting that exercise in, we

know that when we do some exercise,

687

: 00:31:17

whether it's resistance training or.

688

: 00:31:21

You know, in interval training that we

can increase that GLP one by 20 to 40%

689

: 00:31:26

and when we do resistance training, we

build more muscle and that is going to

690

: 00:31:30

be, um, increasing GLP one, um, as well.

691

: 00:31:35

And so, um, and the thing that I

didn't mention that I think is key,

692

: 00:31:39

and I see it firsthand all the time.

693

: 00:31:42

After you eat, if you can go for a

10 minute walk, do that all the time.

694

: 00:31:45

I love that.

695

: 00:31:45

Yes.

696

: 00:31:46

Yeah.

697

: 00:31:47

That's gonna lower your blood sugar.

698

: 00:31:49

Um, lower that insulin, make your

insulin sense sensitivity better.

699

: 00:31:53

And so that has a huge influence on, um.

700

: 00:31:58

On, on, on things.

701

: 00:31:59

So,

702

: 00:32:00

Speaker: yeah.

703

: 00:32:00

And I know I wore one of those monitors

just 'cause I want it to see because

704

: 00:32:04

I've had like high readings when I've

been fasting and I'm like, I know I

705

: 00:32:08

don't have an issue, but I'm gonna

wear this thing and I'm gonna watch it.

706

: 00:32:11

And you could see how that really did

play a role in bringing that blood sugar.

707

: 00:32:16

And we want that.

708

: 00:32:17

That's what we want.

709

: 00:32:18

Right, right.

710

: 00:32:19

Those are all super helpful.

711

: 00:32:21

Yeah.

712

: 00:32:21

I love, I love it all.

713

: 00:32:23

I feel like I've incorporated

many of them in mm-hmm.

714

: 00:32:27

To my prep my life.

715

: 00:32:30

But I think that the thing that I

miss is just enjoying it, enjoying

716

: 00:32:35

those foods and, and having gratitude.

717

: 00:32:40

Isn't that

718

: 00:32:40

Speaker 2: interesting?

719

: 00:32:42

And like you said at the beginning,

it's not about being perfect.

720

: 00:32:45

It's not, you're gonna have

some chocolate, you're gonna

721

: 00:32:48

have things that you enjoy.

722

: 00:32:50

Um, and, and it's, it's not, you

know, we're not perfect beings, right?

723

: 00:32:55

Mm-hmm.

724

: 00:32:56

And so, um, having some grace, but we

also know, um, I think I wrote it down.

725

: 00:33:02

I'm gonna, when I was on my walk it

in, I was listening to a podcast.

726

: 00:33:05

Um, I'm gonna see if I

can find it really quick.

727

: 00:33:07

Um, yeah.

728

: 00:33:08

Joyce Meyer.

729

: 00:33:09

Yeah.

730

: 00:33:09

Choosing to do now.

731

: 00:33:12

Um, what you'll be happy with

later is, is really wisdom.

732

: 00:33:16

Um, and so we wanna think

about the long-term effects

733

: 00:33:20

that our choices make, right?

734

: 00:33:22

Um, but, and not that

instant gratification.

735

: 00:33:27

Um.

736

: 00:33:28

Overdoing it.

737

: 00:33:29

I guess maybe I should say that

it's, it's not, you know, having

738

: 00:33:32

some, um, and for some people having

sugar is gonna just recreate that

739

: 00:33:38

hamster wheel of needing to feed that.

740

: 00:33:40

Um, and so if we can get away from

that, it's gonna be like, yeah, I don't

741

: 00:33:43

really have these cravings anymore.

742

: 00:33:46

Yeah.

743

: 00:33:47

Speaker: I, I, I love that you said that

because I think that's what we're missing

744

: 00:33:51

today is that, and that's what it, that's

the hard thing in life is putting the time

745

: 00:33:57

in now for something that you can't see.

746

: 00:34:00

And I remember when I started

really lifting, um, I was listening

747

: 00:34:06

to a physician and she said,

well, it'll probably take nine

748

: 00:34:09

months to see any different.

749

: 00:34:13

Nine months.

750

: 00:34:14

Yeah.

751

: 00:34:14

Like, that's a long time.

752

: 00:34:15

I still don't know that I, I see a

muscle, but I have a good story for you.

753

: 00:34:19

I was with my two little grand babies

yesterday and Parker's two, and

754

: 00:34:25

then Little Junie just turned one.

755

: 00:34:27

Speaker 2: Mm-hmm.

756

: 00:34:27

And we

757

: 00:34:27

Speaker: went on a, a long walk and

I had Junie in this little thing

758

: 00:34:32

that was kind of hard to turn.

759

: 00:34:33

It was, it's a jogger.

760

: 00:34:34

Yeah.

761

: 00:34:34

And Parker was walking along

with me and we were kind of far.

762

: 00:34:37

Fire away from their house.

763

: 00:34:39

And Parker goes, hold

me, grandma, hold me.

764

: 00:34:43

I'm like, oh boy.

765

: 00:34:44

Okay.

766

: 00:34:44

So I grabbed her up and I held her and I

pushed this wobbly thing and it was hot.

767

: 00:34:52

Yeah.

768

: 00:34:52

And I was like, I feel good.

769

: 00:34:55

Yeah.

770

: 00:34:55

And I could cry and I told my husband,

'cause I'm like, this is a why.

771

: 00:35:00

I'm working out so hard.

772

: 00:35:02

Mm-hmm.

773

: 00:35:02

This is why I am doing all these things

because I can hold my granddaughter.

774

: 00:35:06

Mm-hmm.

775

: 00:35:07

And I can feel good.

776

: 00:35:08

And I can feel strong and yeah,

that's what it's all about.

777

: 00:35:12

It's not really about losing

that extra five pounds.

778

: 00:35:15

So I look amazing in an outfit.

779

: 00:35:18

It's not that.

780

: 00:35:19

It's not that anymore.

781

: 00:35:21

And I wish that it never would have been

because when I think back, I always think

782

: 00:35:26

about what would I tell younger people?

783

: 00:35:28

Gosh, Maria, I was such a like

running my marathons, eat a bull

784

: 00:35:33

ice cream, go out for a 10 mile run.

785

: 00:35:36

That's that instance of, and

I am so wired that way, even

786

: 00:35:39

before the world became like it.

787

: 00:35:41

Like it is.

788

: 00:35:42

Speaker 2: Yeah.

789

: 00:35:42

Speaker: And what I have learned.

790

: 00:35:44

It's just what you said,

it's not about perfection.

791

: 00:35:47

It's not, it's about

lifting weights and Yeah.

792

: 00:35:50

I like to kill it sometimes in

a class and some days I like to

793

: 00:35:54

just go on a really long walk.

794

: 00:35:56

Yeah.

795

: 00:35:56

And that's good enough.

796

: 00:35:57

And I just, I know we're going

over time and I'm sorry, but.

797

: 00:36:02

The other thing I was gonna say is

I went through a period before that

798

: 00:36:07

stage one breast cancer journey, and

I was working with a different coach

799

: 00:36:11

who's not really a medical person.

800

: 00:36:14

Okay.

801

: 00:36:14

And we were really doing the fasting

thing, and I was with all these women,

802

: 00:36:18

but not like the intermittent fasting

where it's just easy where I just kinda

803

: 00:36:22

wait till like nine 30 or 10 30 to eight.

804

: 00:36:24

Mm-hmm.

805

: 00:36:25

It was like.

806

: 00:36:26

72 hour fast and I jumped in and all

these ladies were dropping 20 pounds

807

: 00:36:32

and I think I maybe gained a couple

and then I white knuckled it and I

808

: 00:36:37

would do longer fast, and I, you know,

I was just like running the marathon.

809

: 00:36:43

It took over that I can't help it.

810

: 00:36:46

I feel like, did that lead to my body,

you know, having an issue with that.

811

: 00:36:54

I don't know.

812

: 00:36:54

The stress.

813

: 00:36:55

Yeah, the stress that I put my

body under was not good for it.

814

: 00:36:58

And then all of a sudden I changed,

you know, I mean, all of a sudden

815

: 00:37:03

woo-hoo like that, I'm still learning.

816

: 00:37:05

But when you go through something hard,

you take the time to really go, whoa.

817

: 00:37:09

And I sat back and I went.

818

: 00:37:12

This doesn't have to be hard.

819

: 00:37:14

No.

820

: 00:37:14

Everything I do, I just want

it to be fun and easy now.

821

: 00:37:17

I mean, and there's gonna

be work that you put in.

822

: 00:37:20

Speaker 3: Yeah.

823

: 00:37:20

Speaker: But that's what

I've learned about exercise.

824

: 00:37:23

That's what it can be fun.

825

: 00:37:24

Pickleball, like you said,

going to a group, workout

826

: 00:37:27

class, hiking with a friend.

827

: 00:37:29

Speaker 2: Right.

828

: 00:37:30

Speaker: It's all so fun and

it's so good for you, and you

829

: 00:37:33

don't have to hurt yourself.

830

: 00:37:35

You don't have to be hard.

831

: 00:37:37

You don't have to beat yourself up.

832

: 00:37:39

Speaker 2: Yeah, and that's what

I find too, is from a weight loss

833

: 00:37:42

standpoint, if people aren't ready,

that intense exercise is not gonna.

834

: 00:37:48

I hear so many people coming in and

say like, gosh, I exercise and this

835

: 00:37:51

was me too, you know, probably five

years ago, like, exercise three

836

: 00:37:55

hours a day and eat 500 calories,

and why am I not losing weight?

837

: 00:37:59

I know it's, that is not how our body

works and it's not about calories

838

: 00:38:04

and calories out and, and so.

839

: 00:38:07

Really allowing, just treating

your body really well.

840

: 00:38:10

Loving your body.

841

: 00:38:11

Yes.

842

: 00:38:12

And, and we know too, from a

genetic standpoint, that when we

843

: 00:38:15

are pushing, depending on, you

know, some of the, the, the genes

844

: 00:38:19

that we may have, it will increase

oxidative stress and backfire on us.

845

: 00:38:23

Speaker 3: Mm-hmm.

846

: 00:38:24

Speaker 2: We have to be super careful

about what we're demanding from a body,

847

: 00:38:27

especially if we're not fueling it.

848

: 00:38:29

Right.

849

: 00:38:29

Um.

850

: 00:38:30

Exactly.

851

: 00:38:31

And I think too,

852

: 00:38:32

Speaker: like that hardcore

fasting when you're going through

853

: 00:38:34

menopause, no, no, no, no, no.

854

: 00:38:37

Yeah.

855

: 00:38:37

Right.

856

: 00:38:37

Your, your little body needs

a little love a little break.

857

: 00:38:40

And I, I love that you said that

because we are daughters of the king.

858

: 00:38:44

Mm-hmm.

859

: 00:38:45

For sure.

860

: 00:38:46

And that has changed my life, just really

believing that I get like, teary-eyed.

861

: 00:38:50

Mm-hmm.

862

: 00:38:50

But, um, he doesn't, you

know, he didn't make any junk.

863

: 00:38:54

And, and our bodies are these beautiful.

864

: 00:38:56

Beautiful pieces of

work to be used by him.

865

: 00:38:59

Speaker 3: Mm-hmm.

866

: 00:39:00

Speaker: And so I think

that that is so key too.

867

: 00:39:03

And that has made all

of the difference Yeah.

868

: 00:39:06

For me.

869

: 00:39:06

Speaker 2: And he, and he

desires us to be healthy.

870

: 00:39:08

He does.

871

: 00:39:09

And we can serve him

more when we're healthy.

872

: 00:39:11

Yeah.

873

: 00:39:11

And we take care of what he's given us.

874

: 00:39:13

Yes.

875

: 00:39:13

And, and so, and, and we all have

challenges, but each challenge we have

876

: 00:39:17

is an opportunity to get closer to him.

877

: 00:39:19

Yep.

878

: 00:39:20

And, and so.

879

: 00:39:21

A lot of times in my journey, I've

had to stop and pray, Lord, take away

880

: 00:39:25

the desired for whatever it might be.

881

: 00:39:27

Right.

882

: 00:39:28

I only want what you want from me.

883

: 00:39:30

Yes.

884

: 00:39:31

Total.

885

: 00:39:32

Yeah.

886

: 00:39:33

And, and it, and he doesn't

say it's gonna be easy.

887

: 00:39:36

Mm-hmm.

888

: 00:39:36

You know, but it is worth it.

889

: 00:39:38

Um, it is worth it.

890

: 00:39:39

It is worth it.

891

: 00:39:40

That's the thing.

892

: 00:39:41

Speaker: So.

893

: 00:39:42

Right.

894

: 00:39:43

And what, what you're saying,

it doesn't mean it's easy.

895

: 00:39:46

It's not always easy to get up and go to

the class or to push it, but it is fun.

896

: 00:39:53

I don't, you know, I don't know how to,

and it doesn't have to be that hard.

897

: 00:39:56

Right.

898

: 00:39:57

It's just an interesting, okay,

so now I feel like we have gone

899

: 00:40:00

off on a little bit of a tangent,

but it's all kind of related.

900

: 00:40:03

And I just wanna say kind of

what I've learned is that.

901

: 00:40:07

If you have five pounds to lose,

probably don't need those meds.

902

: 00:40:11

Mm-hmm.

903

: 00:40:12

If you are struggling, like I struggle

with anxiety sometimes, like I struggle

904

: 00:40:17

with blood pressure, go for it.

905

: 00:40:20

Get on the, get on that med

and get that hope going.

906

: 00:40:25

Right.

907

: 00:40:26

Speaker 2: I wanna say this, I wouldn't,

first of all, you wanna have a plan and we

908

: 00:40:32

all need a plan for us to be successful.

909

: 00:40:34

Speaker 3: Mm-hmm.

910

: 00:40:35

Speaker 2: So, so talking

with your practitioner about

911

: 00:40:38

it, weighing out the risks.

912

: 00:40:40

'cause it's, again, not

a one size fits all.

913

: 00:40:42

If you are morbidly obese.

914

: 00:40:44

If you plan on staying on the med,

then that, that's gonna be kind of key.

915

: 00:40:49

Yep.

916

: 00:40:49

Just remembering.

917

: 00:40:51

But then also, um, starting on

the med, protecting yourself with.

918

: 00:40:56

Um, eating healthy foods and Yep.

919

: 00:41:00

Net exercise in, um, to preserve muscle.

920

: 00:41:02

Make sure that you're, make sure that

you are, um, getting adequate protein

921

: 00:41:07

and fiber and those types of things.

922

: 00:41:09

Um, it's not a quick fix.

923

: 00:41:11

Right.

924

: 00:41:11

And

925

: 00:41:11

Speaker: that's what I was gonna, that's

what I was kind of gonna say, Marie, is

926

: 00:41:14

if you get on that just like me with my

blood pressure medication, don't just.

927

: 00:41:18

Like sit on the couch because I'm

taking the medicine and it's gonna,

928

: 00:41:21

I want to still do everything I can.

929

: 00:41:23

Mm-hmm.

930

: 00:41:24

And so when you go on that

medication, you're gonna be so

931

: 00:41:27

much healthier fighting those side

effects if you're lifting, right.

932

: 00:41:32

If you're eating high protein, all that.

933

: 00:41:34

The number of things that we talked about

934

: 00:41:36

Speaker 3: mm-hmm.

935

: 00:41:37

Speaker: Um, that you can do.

936

: 00:41:39

To naturally do it.

937

: 00:41:40

Do those even when you're on the medicine.

938

: 00:41:43

Exactly.

939

: 00:41:44

Yep.

940

: 00:41:44

And that's gonna help you.

941

: 00:41:45

Are those all, did we talk

about all the negative side

942

: 00:41:50

Speaker 2: effects?

943

: 00:41:50

We didn't, um, let me

cover those super briefly.

944

: 00:41:53

Okay.

945

: 00:41:54

Um, you know, nauseousness, um,

constipation, again, it slows

946

: 00:42:00

our, our peristalsis in our gut.

947

: 00:42:02

Um.

948

: 00:42:03

Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea.

949

: 00:42:06

Those, we see 20, 40 to 40% of people.

950

: 00:42:09

And so some people will use them

and they'll go off because the

951

: 00:42:11

symptoms are, um, fairly prominent.

952

: 00:42:14

Um, I've had a couple clients that

I've seen have intestinal blockage

953

: 00:42:19

or what's called a bowel obstruction,

you know, so while it's not super

954

: 00:42:23

common, it, it certainly can happen.

955

: 00:42:25

Okay.

956

: 00:42:26

Um, we also, also, we also know that it

can increase gallbladder dysfunction.

957

: 00:42:30

Um.

958

: 00:42:31

Gall stones, uh, can happen

and that can happen with rapid

959

: 00:42:35

weight loss, um, for anybody.

960

: 00:42:37

So it's not just related to the GLP ones.

961

: 00:42:40

And then also, um, the muscle

loss, I feel is almost like,

962

: 00:42:44

because that is very common.

963

: 00:42:46

And so knowing, you know,

25 to 40% of weight.

964

: 00:42:50

That's lost comes from muscle unless

we're doing these really important things.

965

: 00:42:55

Um, and, and for people, I work

with people that want to transition

966

: 00:42:59

off GLP ones, but it's all about

learning these foundations.

967

: 00:43:02

Um, so depression has been,

anxiety and depression has

968

: 00:43:06

been reported by some users.

969

: 00:43:08

Um, it's just an ongoing

thing that they're studying.

970

: 00:43:11

Uh, 'cause these are, you know,

fairly newer in the last four years.

971

: 00:43:16

Mm-hmm.

972

: 00:43:16

Um.

973

: 00:43:17

And, and of course there's lots of other

things with eyes and arthritis and that I,

974

: 00:43:22

those are less common, but the ones that

I mentioned earlier are, are the ones that

975

: 00:43:27

I, I feel are worth, um, knowing about.

976

: 00:43:30

Yeah.

977

: 00:43:30

Okay.

978

: 00:43:31

Speaker: That's good to know.

979

: 00:43:32

Very good to know.

980

: 00:43:33

And so helpful.

981

: 00:43:35

And I just.

982

: 00:43:36

I love being able to pick your brain.

983

: 00:43:39

I'm so thankful that you and my friend.

984

: 00:43:41

Yeah.

985

: 00:43:41

And I feel like, oh gosh.

986

: 00:43:43

I think I wanna talk to you about

hormone replacement therapy.

987

: 00:43:46

Yeah.

988

: 00:43:47

Love hormone.

989

: 00:43:47

Can we talk?

990

: 00:43:48

Yeah.

991

: 00:43:49

Can we talk about that sometimes?

992

: 00:43:50

Sure.

993

: 00:43:51

And we'll set that up

because this is so helpful.

994

: 00:43:54

This has helped me a lot.

995

: 00:43:57

Today to see both sides of it.

996

: 00:43:59

Yeah.

997

: 00:43:59

And to understand it better because

it's really a popular thing right now.

998

: 00:44:03

Speaker 3: Mm-hmm.

999

: 00:44:04

Speaker 2: It is.

: 1000

00:44:05,554 --> 00:44:07,234

And knowing that it's not all bad.

: 1001

00:44:07,744 --> 00:44:07,864

Right.

: 1002

00:44:07,864 --> 00:44:11,314

Um, and there's things to be

cautious of and, and who it's for.

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Um, and, and if you do use one,

just want, want you to know to,

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to, to plan that exit strategy,

um, so that you're successful in.

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Um, getting all the foundational

pieces in place and not going back

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Speaker: where

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Speaker 2: you

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Speaker: before.

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So yeah.

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That's so key.

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So key and listeners, we have Marie's

information in the show notes or connect

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with me and I'll connect you with

her because you're, you're changing

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lives and so I appreciate that you're

letting God use you like you are.

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Yeah, thanks.

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It's an honor to be here.

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Thanks so much, Marie.

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You take care.

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Take care.

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Bye bye-Bye.