Before I tell you more let me explain to you how I stumble upon this and how I went from this:
To This
In less than, 13 days!
First of all, let me give you some more information on what is Ozempic and why you maybe seeing it pop up?
Ozempic-
Ozempic — brand name for drug semaglutide.
Which is a GLP-1 agonists like Tirzepatide most popular band name of the chemical — (Zepbound) has far greater results for weight loss than its closely linked chemical Semaglutide.
For argument's sake, let's band Semaglutide and Tirzepatide under the same umbrella of a booming class of GLP-1
Medications known as GLP-1 agonists mimic the function of glucagon-like peptide-1, a gut hormone involved in regulating blood sugar and appetite.
It’s designed for those suffering from type 2 Diabetes, with a side effect being weight loss for the reasons below.
GLP-1 in short tells the body you don’t require food because your blood sugar is being regulated, but this can be overridden through a host of things.
To be honest I am not sure why Ozempic has become so popular over the last few years, also considering this has been in the bodybuilding space for 10+ years.
I am sure the Celebs being more open about their usage of this has played a part.
With the likes of :
Busty rhythms
Drake
Robin Williams
Elon Musk
And many more!
Being linked to its use, but Ozempic is 4th generation of this already very well-researched drug of GLP-1 agonists.
Side note:
I have worked with private clients who have utilized this chemical under the supervision of myself and other health professionals.
Case by case is the most important thing to note here.
I am also not advocating for the use of any form of medication!
Please seek advise from a trained professional, please don’t sue me🙃
Now we have that out of the way...
Let me tell you the story of how I stumbled upon what allowed me to lose 6.3kg in just 13 days!
It was a crazy time in my life, I had opened the 2nd location of High Vibe and also was trying to run a coffee shop which was something I never have done before.
That’s a whole other story!
This was all whilst traveling with a client
They also had a stressful time in their life also... again whole other story!
I was trying to be a good leader and support the people and structures around me whilst making poor decisions both personally and physically.
For the first time in my two decades of teaching wellness and being surrounded by health and fitness.
I learned about this chemical that most of my clients have been telling me about for 20+ years.
It was powerful!
I never felt anything like this… It left me not wanting to eat, sleep, or exercise.
Which of course because I couldn’t eat, I didn’t have the energy to exercise in the way I use too.
I was exhausted (mentally) but couldn't sleep.
It was so powerful that, I didn’t know how to stop!
I couldn’t break out of the cycle of the lack of food, sleep, and movement.
I was losing 3kg in body weight every week: yeap 3kg
I looked GREAT! Many thought- Even me to be honest.
Shredded! My Muscles eating themselves for protein- my body trying to survive in the easiest way possible
I felt like death!
It took everything in me to stop relying on this chemical.
Every time I tried, something would occur within my personal or professional life that made me stuck in this cycle.
I have spent my whole life helping and teaching people how to be healthy and here I was not able to do it to myself when I needed it and just relying on the this chemical that I had usually had under control
So what was this drug/ chemical you may ask?
Catecholamines,
Which are the group of chemicals such epinephrine and norepinephrine.
Commonly known as the stress hormones.
These hormones can be regulated by constant exercise, good sleep, and a proper diet.
Whilst I have been in many stressful situations, this time in my life was the perfect storm of environmental change, pressure finically, pandemic, etc
I was lucky to be able to revert to the program I had developed for my clients that dealt with this on a much bigger scale.
Which in turn help the rest of the factors.
So why am I telling you this pitty story because I know people who are going through far more stressful situations and how does this even link to Ozempic?
Well, whilst Ozempic works in helping you lose weight.
I think, its worth asking yourself are you in a state of chronic stress?
Will losing weight which Ozempic has shown to do in the way of both losing Muscle and Fat.
Be the goal you really want?
Muscle is more important than you could ever imagine for health and leading a productive life.
While I am not sure of your individual goal, I know that personally and professionally I wanted to look good but not at the expense of feeling rubbish, weak, tired, and less mobile.
Opempiz or GLP-1 drugs reduces weight but I would argue that it doesn’t fix the issue that many of us are trying to address.
I wouldn’t recommend GLP-1 agonists to every one of my clients, in the same way I wouldn’t force them to run 20k whilst in a state of chronic stress.
This also doesn’t mean that a very well-researched drug, under the correct supervision from a highly qualified professional, wouldn’t help you improve wellness if excessive weight is an issue.
If you feel that you have or are going through something similar or wish to learn more, please do what I couldn’t and reach out for some support.
Side note,
A list of naturally occurring foods that help with weight loss include:
Berberine
Curcumin
Cinnamon
Ginseng
Natural foods help with weight loss or our Diet protein power also works ( not as good as GLP-1 and stress) but still good and tastes a hell a lot better!
Tarik Francis
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