Back on Track: Achieving Healthy Weight Loss

Episode 243: Why people stop taking GLP-1s


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You stopped your GLP-1 and now you're wondering can I just restart where I left off?

Why am I so hungry again?

Why are the side effects back?

Did the medication stop working?

These are questions I hear all the time in my practice. And the answer is not as simple as picking back up where you stopped.

In this episode I am walking you through exactly what happens biologically when you stop a GLP-1, why restarting feels different than when you first started, how to restart safely, the common mistakes I see patients make, and how to get back on track mentally without shame.

A pause does not erase your progress. But how you restart matters more than you think. Listen now!

Episode Highlights:

  • Why stopping your medication is not failure and why your biology is not your weakness

  • What actually happens to your hunger, cravings, and fullness signals when you go off GLP-1s

  • Why restarting at your old dose can land you in the emergency room

  • How long is too long to be off and what dose to restart at based on your break

  • The 3 most common restart mistakes

  • Practical tips to minimize side effects and rebuild tolerance the right way

  • How to stay mentally on track without shame or comparison to your first journey

Connect with Dr. Alicia Shelly:

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About Dr. Alicia Shelly

Dr. Alicia Shelly was raised in Atlanta, GA. She received her Doctorate of Medicine from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, OH. Dr. Shelly has been practicing Primary Care and Obesity medicine since 2014. In 2017, she became a Diplomat of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. She is the lead physician at the Wellstar Medical Center Douglasville. She started a weekly podcast & Youtube channel entitled Back on Track: Achieving Healthy Weight loss, where she discusses how to get on track and stay on track with your weight loss journey. She has spoken for numerous local and national organizations, including the Obesity Medicine Association, and the Georgia Chapter of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons. She has been featured on CNN, Fox 5 News, Bruce St. James Radio show, Upscale magazine, and Shape.com. She was named an honoree of the 2021 Atlanta Business Chronicle's 40 under 40 award. She also is a collaborating author for the, "Made for More: Physician Entrepreneurs who Live Life and Practice Medicine on their own terms''.

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