BECKY'S BLOG

Ozempic and menopause intersect at exactly the tissues midlife women can least afford to lose: muscle and bone. Menopause accelerates the loss of both as oestrogen falls, and unprotected rapid weight ...

Strength training on Ozempic is the second half of muscle protection: without regular resistance work, your body has no reason to keep muscle while weight falls, no matter how well you eat. Two to thr...

Key takeaway

Weight loss on a GLP-1 medication (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Saxenda) doesn't only remove fat — a significant portion of the weight lost can be lean muscle, particularly without adequat...

Yes — without intentional protein intake and resistance training, up to 40% of the weight lost on GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro can be muscle, not fat. This isn't an inevitable s...