Feb 10 2025 15 mins 10
If you’ve hit a plateau in your weight loss journey—despite lifestyle changes and initial treatments—you might find yourself asking, ‘What’s wrong with me? Why can’t I make this work without more help?’ I get it—I’ve been there too. But what if adding another tool, like an anti-obesity medication, wasn’t a “failure” but part of optimizing your health?
In this episode, I’ll share how I’ve reframed these decisions in my own journey and why adding medications can be empowering rather than discouraging. We’ll explore the mindset behind embracing these tools and how they’re no different from other biohacking methods people use to optimize their well-being. Plus, I’ll talk about how to protect your peace by curating an environment—online and in real life—that supports your growth, positivity, and goals.
Psst: This is part one of a two-part series. Next week, we’ll dive into some of the specific medication options, why you might consider them, and how they can support your journey—so stay tuned!
References
https://www.theminimalmom.com/
Audio Stamps
00:30 - Hear Dr. Rentea’s reflections on the start to her year, embracing snowy adventures with her son and finding joy in getting organized and simplifying life.
03:40 - We explore the mindset behind adding anti-obesity medications when lifestyle changes and initial treatments reach a plateau.
08:50 - Dr. Rentea helps us reframe additional medications as tools for optimizing health rather than moral failures, focusing on what works best for your unique needs.
10:45 - Learn how to protect your peace by curating your environment—whether online or in real life—to ensure it supports growth, positivity, and your goals without negativity holding you back.
Quotes
"There comes this point where you have to make the decision, do I need more physiologic help?"
"If your cortisol levels are up all the time, it’s really detrimental... It’s really hard for your body to sit there and want to release fat when cortisol is really asking sugar to go up."
"If you’re someone where for decades and decades you’ve been struggling with this, for you to say, ‘I don’t want a medication for life,’ I want to know then what your solution is."
“You hear about biohacking all day—a different coffee or a supplement—it's accepted and celebrated. So why is adding another anti-obesity medication any different?”
“The problem here is not adding an additional medication, the problem is the morality associated with it.”
“Are the people around you supportive or are they polluting the environment? It is hard enough to change. You need all the support in the world—you do not need people holding you back, saying negative things, getting in your way. You only need help going forward.”
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