GLP-1 Hub: Support, Community, and Weight Loss

Send us Fan Mail Her A1C was perfect. Her kidneys failed anyway, and Dr. Jason Shumard says it's the same blind spot facing anyone losing weight on a GLP-1. Registered dietitian Ana Reisdorf talks with Dr. Jason Shumard, DC, a functional medicine practitioner who's spent his career working with type 2 diabetics, about what an A1C number can't tell you. They get into the cholesterol...

Send us Fan Mail In Sweden, universal healthcare won't cover GLP-1s for weight loss, and the $500/month price tag still isn't the biggest barrier to getting a prescription. Registered dietitian Ana Reisdorf talks with Emma Lidell, host of Sweden's first dedicated weight medicine podcast, about what GLP-1 access really looks like outside the US. They compare out-of-pocket costs for O...

Send us Fan Mail Bariatric surgery told her she didn't qualify. Three years later, Kelly Mooney has lost more than 90 pounds on a GLP-1 and the pain from a chronic bone disease that once had her fearing a wheelchair is nearly gone. Ana Reisdorf, registered dietitian, talks with Kelly Mooney, a Portland-based photographer and former PR professional, about becoming her doctor's very first...

Send us Fan Mail A GLP-1 can drop your blood pressure five to six points, which is exactly why so many women make a dangerous mistake with their meds. Registered dietitian and GLP-1 user Ana Reisdorf talks with Dr. Yolanda Lawson, OB-GYN and past president of the National Medical Association, about why a woman's cardiovascular risk catches up to a man's at menopause, the blood pressure d...

Send us Fan Mail On a GLP-1, you're eating about 30% less, but your body still needs 100% of its nutrition, and that changes what every meal has to do. Ana Reisdorf, registered dietitian, is joined by Bruno Didier, CEO of CookUnity Business, and Kristy Del Coro, a registered dietitian and trained chef who sets the nutrition standards for CookUnity's GLP-1 meal line. They break down why a...

Send us Fan Mail Your GLP-1 doesn't clear glucose, your muscles do. Which means strength training isn't just protecting your body on Ozempic, it's making the medication work better. Registered dietitian Ana Reisdorf talks with Claudia Dzina, a certified personal trainer and corrective exercise specialist who trains women on GLP-1 medications one-on-one over Zoom. They cover why you...

Send us Fan Mail Everyone on Ozempic worries about losing muscle, almost no one is watching their bones, and one in two women over 50 will fracture one. Registered dietitian Ana Reisdorf sits down with Tony Orlando, founder of DEXA Plus, to break down what a DEXA scan actually reveals about your body on a GLP-1: bone density, muscle, and the hidden visceral fat the scale will never show you. If yo...

Send us Fan Mail If you have diabetes and you're on a GLP-1, the rules are different, and one of them can land you in the ER. A 20-year diabetes specialist walks through it. Ana Reisdorf, MS, RD sits down with Erin Palinski-Wade, RD, CDCES, a registered dietitian and certified diabetes care and education specialist who has been using GLP-1s with patients for blood sugar control long before th...

Send us Fan Mail Jamie Selzler weighed 652 pounds. Four years later, he's lost 370 on a GLP-1 without bariatric surgery. And the lesson he wants you to take has nothing to do with the scale. Ana Reisdorf, MS, RD sits down with Jamie Selzler, who has lost 370 pounds over four years on a GLP-1 with no surgery. They cover the airplane conversation with an endocrinologist that first opened the do...

Send us Fan Mail Higher dose isn't better. You're supposed to eat. And no, you don't have to be on Ozempic for life. A nurse practitioner who lost 90 pounds breaks down GLP-1 myths. Ana Reisdorf, MS, RD sits down with Christine Grant, NP, a nurse practitioner at Tyde Wellness and a GLP-1 user who has lost 90 pounds over the last two years. They work through the five myths Christine...

Send us Fan Mail Most doctors say GLP-1s are for life. After 12+ years of prescribing Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound, this obesity medicine physician disagrees. Ana Reisdorf, MS, RD sits down with Dr. William Summers, an obesity medicine physician double board-certified in OB/GYN, who has been prescribing GLP-1s for over a decade and runs clinical trials on the next generation of these medications....

Send us Fan Mail 14 million seniors may qualify for $50/month Wegovy and Zepbound starting July 1, 2026. Here's exactly how the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge Program works and why the BMI threshold is lower than most people think. Ana Reisdorf, MS, RD sits down with Joe Zucchi, PA-C, a physician associate and obesity medicine specialist on the board of the New England Obesity Society, to break down t...

Send us Fan Mail Even elite athletes are on Ozempic - and how they fuel, train, and time their dose looks nothing like the standard GLP-1 advice. Ana Reisdorf, MS, RD sits down with Umo Callins, RDN, a board-certified sports dietitian and fitness coach with 15+ years working with athletes from recreational to elite. They cover what actually changes when active people go on Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepboun...

Send us Fan Mail Fiber powders aren't fixing your GLP-1 constipation, but the fix might already be sitting in your produce drawer. Ana Reisdorf, MS, RD sits down with fellow registered dietitian Barbara Ruhs, nutrition lead for USA Pears, to unpack why fiber is the missing half of the GLP-1 conversation. They cover why protein gets all the attention while fiber drives the constipation, bloati...

Send us Fan Mail Ana Reisdorf, registered dietitian and GLP-1 user, sits down with Kenzie Wesp, founder of TrueForm Fitness and The Format Fitness in Nashville, to unpack why Lagree has become a secret weapon for rebuilding muscle while losing weight on a GLP-1 for all ages. They cover the differences from traditional Pilates, why low-impact resistance training beats cardio for body composition, a...

Send us Fan Mail Your GLP-1 hair loss may not be from low protein or fast weight loss and the real reason could mean it never grows back on its own. Dietitian Ana Reisdorf is joined by NYU alopecia expert Dr. Kristen Lo Sicco on the warning sign and how to protect your hair on GLP-1s like Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound, or Retatrutide. IN THIS EPISODE Why GLP-1 hair loss isn't always caused by rap...

Send us Fan Mail Ana Reisdorf, MS, RD, talks with Dr. Robyn Pashby, clinical health psychologist and founder of Health Psychology Partners, about the mental load of weight loss - why anxiety often climbs as the scale drops, why diet rules feel impossible to release on Ozempic, Wegovy, or Zepbound, and why weight management works better as lifelong care than a finish line. If you've ever felt...

Send us Fan Mail Some women aren't losing weight on max-dose GLP-1s — and the fix is dosing down, not pushing harder. Ana Reisdorf, registered dietitian and GLP-1 user, sits down with Alex Mufson, LCSW and founder of Canary House, to unpack why high-functioning women show up as non-responders on Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound. They cover the labs traditional medicine misses, why under-eating s...

Send us Fan Mail Before Ozempic was a weight-loss story, it was a diabetes drug - and at diabetes doses, it behaves nothing like the version you've heard about. Registered dietitian Ana Reisdorf sits down with diabetes specialist Christa Brown, RD, to unpack what GLP-1s actually do for type 2 diabetes - and why they rarely cause the blood sugar crashes other diabetes meds do. They cover dosin...

Send us Fan Mail You're losing weight on a GLP-1 - so why is starting to exercise still the part you can't make stick? And why does every workout program feel like too much, too fast, the second you actually try? Casey Sines, certified personal trainer and Brello Rise functional training and cardio expert, joins Ana to explain why tiny starting points and habit stacks beat lofty fitness...

Send us Fan Mail Why does maintenance feel like quicksand even after you've lost the weight? And what do you do when even people in the obesity space tell you you "don't look like you need" the meds anymore? Patient advocate Zach Niemiec, a former bariatric patient who lost 150 pounds on a GLP-1, joins Ana to break down the messy maintenance years — and why he calls this moment...

Send us Fan Mail You've lost the weight - so why does your brain still see you as heavier? And why does "slowing down" feel nearly impossible when pushing through is how you've survived? Feldenkrais practitioner Beverly Atkins, a lifelong yo-yo dieter and former Facebook exec, joins Ana to explain why nervous system regulation may be the piece of your GLP-1 journey that willpow...

Send us Fan Mail What does resilience really look like when your life depends on the next decision? In this episode, Ana Reisdorf talks with Ty Gipson about growing up with type 1 diabetes, losing kidney function, facing dialysis, undergoing multiple organ transplants, and the mindset that helped him keep moving forward through every stage of the journey. They also discuss why his medical team lat...

Send us Fan Mail If the scale is going down, how do you know what you're really losing? In this episode, Ana Reisdorf sits down with Dr. Nina Crowley to break down what body composition actually means, why BMI misses so much of the story, how DEXA and bioelectrical impedance differ, and what GLP-1 users should understand about fat loss, fat-free mass, and the ongoing conversation around “musc...

Send us Fan Mail What really happens to your skin after major weight loss on GLP-1 medications, and when does surgery make sense? In this episode, Ana talks with Dr. Maryam Zamani, a double board-certified plastic surgeon, about why loose skin happens, how GLP-1-related skin changes may differ from traditional weight loss, and what people can do before jumping into surgery. They also cover the rea...