[SPEAKER_00]: Hey, it's Elizabeth McGan, the holistic GLP1 podcast.
[SPEAKER_00]: Look, we do it.
[SPEAKER_00]: Hey there.
[SPEAKER_00]: So I'm mixing it up a little bit today.
[SPEAKER_00]: I wanted to hop on and do a solo episode.
[SPEAKER_00]: Just you and me.
[SPEAKER_00]: Because there's something I've been noticing in the GLP1 space.
[SPEAKER_00]: a way of thinking about GLP1, both the medication and the naturally occurring hormone, that I actually believe is problematic.
[SPEAKER_00]: And it's showing up in the misunderstandings I hear from women, misunderstandings that I think we really need to talk about.
[SPEAKER_00]: I also want to call attention to where I think the larger geopolitical one conversation is getting this seriously wrong.
[SPEAKER_00]: But before we get into it, I want to tell you what you're going to get out of this little one-on-one with me today.
[SPEAKER_00]: I want this to shift the way you think about your body in a really important way.
[SPEAKER_00]: And I encourage you to share this episode with someone in your life who's navigating their own JLP1 journey.
[SPEAKER_00]: Whether you're currently on a JLP1 thinking about going on one considering coming down in dose or completely off, or maybe you feel like your JLP1 isn't working as well as it used to.
[SPEAKER_00]: Or even if you're someone who wants to simulate GLP-100% naturally without any medication, this is going to give you a completely different way to think about something really important.
[SPEAKER_00]: And that's your relationship with hunger and appetite.
[SPEAKER_00]: I want you to consider something.
[SPEAKER_00]: What if hunger and appetite are not the problem to fix?
[SPEAKER_00]: What if appetite is actually something we want to protect?
[SPEAKER_00]: And let's be clear about something important as it relates to the disease of obesity, because I can already feel that people might misunderstand what I'm going for here.
[SPEAKER_00]: So firstly, not everyone who takes a gelp1 or wants to stimulate it naturally has the disease of obesity.
[SPEAKER_00]: I think we need to understand that.
[SPEAKER_00]: And for those who do have the disease of obesity, it does exist on a spectrum.
[SPEAKER_00]: Meaning people experience it differently and because of that, the treatment is not a one-size-fits-all solution.
[SPEAKER_00]: So take that all into account and you're listening to this.
[SPEAKER_00]: Obesity is a condition where the body's hunger and energy regulation systems are out of balance.
[SPEAKER_00]: So when it's untreated, appetite can feel louder, more persistent and harder to regulate.
[SPEAKER_00]: That's where the food noise comes in.
[SPEAKER_00]: That's where hunger can feel extreme.
[SPEAKER_00]: And that's exactly what these medications are designed to help regulate.
[SPEAKER_00]: And for the people who have suffered with obesity, these medications can absolutely be life-changing.
[SPEAKER_00]: But what I see happening is that we're overcorrecting and we're overrelying on the medication.
[SPEAKER_00]: And I'm noticing we're creating this expectation that hunger should disappear completely.
[SPEAKER_00]: And that's not healthy or natural.
[SPEAKER_00]: I go so far to say that hunger is holy.
[SPEAKER_00]: It's sacred.
[SPEAKER_00]: It's something that lets us know what our body needs.
[SPEAKER_00]: and we need to work with it, not eliminate it.
[SPEAKER_00]: That makes sense, right?
[SPEAKER_00]: And as a holistic nutritionist, who has helped people successfully treat obesity, reversing metabolic dysfunction, quiting the food noise, all without medication, long before these medications became mainstream, we were doing this all natural and it was working.
[SPEAKER_00]: and I feel a responsibility to shine the light on all the natural ways we can support the body.
[SPEAKER_00]: Medication is not the only option.
[SPEAKER_00]: It can be a powerful tool, but it's really important to first address the root causes.
[SPEAKER_00]: And then you can reduce the extreme hunger and food noise naturally.
[SPEAKER_00]: And when you do that, you don't need to keep increasing the dose higher and higher.
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't think we hear that enough.
[SPEAKER_00]: Higher and higher, every time the hunger comes back online, really makes everything worse.
[SPEAKER_00]: And in some cases, when you work on the root cause, you may not even need the medication at all.
[SPEAKER_00]: And if you do, you can often say it a much lower dose, or even a micro dose, because the medication isn't doing all the heavy lifting.
[SPEAKER_00]: Right now, I'm seeing a pattern.
[SPEAKER_00]: People are being dose to the point where hunger basically disappears.
[SPEAKER_00]: They're not hungry.
[SPEAKER_00]: They have to remind themselves to eat.
[SPEAKER_00]: People are setting timers.
[SPEAKER_00]: They're like, oh, I should be hungry now.
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm going to eat.
[SPEAKER_00]: I mean, that's what is that?
[SPEAKER_00]: That's not right.
[SPEAKER_00]: Anyway, so they're under-eating, they're losing muscle, and they're not being taught how to naturally heal the underlying dysfunction.
[SPEAKER_00]: You can learn how to do that, and that is what I teach, and I'm excited to share how to do that.
[SPEAKER_00]: So when hunger comes back, as it eventually will, the instinct is to increase the dose higher and higher, and that continues until you hit the ceiling, and then you can't dose any higher, and the hunger is going to come back anyway.
[SPEAKER_00]: But now you're at a loss.
[SPEAKER_00]: You lost the ability to trust or work with your hunger, and that's when the weight comes back.
[SPEAKER_00]: And in this episode, I want to offer you a different lens.
[SPEAKER_00]: I want you to consider the hunger is not the enemy.
[SPEAKER_00]: We don't want to make hunger wrong, and we don't want to lose it completely.
[SPEAKER_00]: If you're on a GLP one with your doctor guiding you, find the dose with the food noise quiet, but your appetite is still there.
[SPEAKER_00]: It's just more manageable.
[SPEAKER_00]: Manageable enough to build new habits.
[SPEAKER_00]: And if you're tempted to go higher, I want to challenge you to get curious.
[SPEAKER_00]: How could you bring in more of the natural tools to support your body and enhance the dose you're already on?
[SPEAKER_00]: Maybe even go lower.
[SPEAKER_00]: Because if you're on a GLP-1, at some point, you're going to be in maintenance.
[SPEAKER_00]: You'll reach your goal.
[SPEAKER_00]: And you may want to transition to a lower dose or come off the medication completely, right?
[SPEAKER_00]: And at that point, hunger will come back online more prominently.
[SPEAKER_00]: And if hunger feels scary or wrong, or you're not used to it, or it's something you can't handle, that's a real problem.
[SPEAKER_00]: Now, this is where we need nuance.
[SPEAKER_00]: If you have the disease of obesity with intense food noise, of course hunger hasn't felt safe.
[SPEAKER_00]: Of course it's felt overwhelming.
[SPEAKER_00]: That's real.
[SPEAKER_00]: And please give yourself so much grace.
[SPEAKER_00]: But what we don't want to do is swing so far in the other direction that we disconnect from the body completely.
[SPEAKER_00]: Well, I'm not an unquestioning cheerleader for JLP1s and I'm very concerned about how people are using JLP1s.
[SPEAKER_00]: I do think they can be a powerful tool.
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm actually quite excited about doing JLP ones the right way, but relying on the medication alone is not a winning strategy.
[SPEAKER_00]: And I don't want to say that to create fear or shame.
[SPEAKER_00]: I say it because I want you doing this in a way that actually supports your body, because I don't think JLP ones are the problem.
[SPEAKER_00]: I think how we're using them is.
[SPEAKER_00]: And one of the biggest places this goes off track is around hunger.
[SPEAKER_00]: Hunger is not the problem.
[SPEAKER_00]: Disregulated hunger is the problem.
[SPEAKER_00]: Insulin resistance, metabolic dysfunction, gut health, lifestyle, blood sugar instability.
[SPEAKER_00]: That's what needs to be addressed and healed.
[SPEAKER_00]: So instead of chasing zero hunger, we regulate hunger.
[SPEAKER_00]: And one of the biggest ways to do that is through nutrition.
[SPEAKER_00]: Low glycemic eating, higher protein, more fiber, healthy fats, eating in a way that stabilizes blood sugar, eliminates glucose spikes.
[SPEAKER_00]: Because when blood sugar stabilizes hunger stabilizes, we also support healing hunger by improving gut health, supplementing correctly, getting the macros, right?
[SPEAKER_00]: Proper meal timing, all the ways your body already knows how to regulate appetite.
[SPEAKER_00]: We support that, and then the Jill P1 becomes incredibly effective.
[SPEAKER_00]: And this is where it becomes powerful, because when you still experience hunger, you're learning, you're learning how to respond to your body, finding ways to eat that nourish and satisfy you.
[SPEAKER_00]: Instead of becoming dependent, you're becoming skilled, and if your hunger is coming back, instead of increasing the dose, what if you leaned in?
[SPEAKER_00]: What if you got curious?
[SPEAKER_00]: because often it's not that the medication isn't working, it's that your body needs more support.
[SPEAKER_00]: And one last thing, hunger isn't just about food.
[SPEAKER_00]: Sometimes cravings are signals for something deeper, rest, connection, nervous system regulation, pleasure, fulfillment, purpose.
[SPEAKER_00]: So the question becomes, what are you really hungry for?
[SPEAKER_00]: Because when you nourish yourself fully,
[SPEAKER_00]: So if you take anything from this, we're not trying to eliminate hunger, we're restoring our relationship with it.
[SPEAKER_00]: Because when you do that, you're not just losing weight, you're learning how to live in your body.
[SPEAKER_00]: And that's where the freedom is.
[SPEAKER_00]: If this resonated with you, please share it with a friend who might need to hear this.
[SPEAKER_00]: This is a taste of some of the life-changing work we explore inside our holistic JLP1 coaching programs and community.
[SPEAKER_00]: Stay tuned, we'll be sharing more ways for you to connect with us and to get the support you need.
[SPEAKER_00]: And I have a really beautiful free masterclass coming up on how to microdose JLP1s holistically.
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm super excited to share that with you in the next couple of weeks.
[SPEAKER_00]: And once we release it, you'll find that link to our show notes.
[SPEAKER_00]: So keep coming back.
[SPEAKER_00]: And if you didn't know, we also have a YouTube channel.
[SPEAKER_00]: The Holistic JLP1 podcast with Elizabeth McGan, where you can watch the podcast in video form.
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm so happy to have you with us in our healing community.
[SPEAKER_00]: Thank you so much for being here.