Starting GLP-1 medication can feel surprisingly disorientating.
Appetite changes quickly. Hunger cues go quiet. Eating feels different. Energy can be uneven. And despite all the information online, many people are left thinking:
“I don’t really know what I’m doing here.”
This starter guide is for that stage.
It’s not a meal plan, a protocol, or a set of rules. It doesn’t tell you how to dose medication or promise outcomes. Instead, it helps you understand what tends to happen in the early weeks on taking a GLP-1 medication, why it can feel confusing even when things are “working”, and how to orient yourself without panic or overcorrection.
Written from a psychology- and occupational-therapy–informed perspective, the guide focuses on:
how appetite changes and what that actually means
why undereating is common early on
why energy and movement can feel inconsistent
how stress and emotional eating can still show up
why habits, routines, and structure matter even with appetite suppression
The emphasis is on making sense of the experience, not fixing it.
This guide is designed to reduce second-guessing, decision fatigue, and the feeling that you’re missing something obvious. It gives you a framework for understanding your own responses, so you can move through the early phase more calmly and with a bit more confidence.
Educational only. Evidence informed.
Starting GLP-1 medication can feel surprisingly disorientating.
Appetite changes quickly. Hunger cues go quiet. Eating feels different. Energy can be uneven. And despite all the information online, many people are left thinking:
“I don’t really know what I’m doing here.”
This starter guide is for that stage.
It’s not a meal plan, a protocol, or a set of rules. It doesn’t tell you how to dose medication or promise outcomes. Instead, it helps you understand what tends to happen in the early weeks on taking a GLP-1 medication, why it can feel confusing even when things are “working”, and how to orient yourself without panic or overcorrection.
Written from a psychology- and occupational-therapy–informed perspective, the guide focuses on:
how appetite changes and what that actually means
why undereating is common early on
why energy and movement can feel inconsistent
how stress and emotional eating can still show up
why habits, routines, and structure matter even with appetite suppression
The emphasis is on making sense of the experience, not fixing it.
This guide is designed to reduce second-guessing, decision fatigue, and the feeling that you’re missing something obvious. It gives you a framework for understanding your own responses, so you can move through the early phase more calmly and with a bit more confidence.
Educational only. Evidence informed.
