When you eventually reach your goal weight, or when you and your provider decide to transition to a GLP-1 maintenance dose , the skills you develop during stalls, adjusting protein, maintaining exercise, managing sleep, monitoring hydration, and tolerating the scale not moving, are exactly the skills you will need for long-term weight maintenance
However, Medicare may begin covering Wegovy for its heart health benefit starting mid-2026, with ~$50/month copays
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This approach makes treatment safer and more effective and helps set clear expectations from the start
Exercise increases daily caloric expenditure and preserves muscle mass, both of which help break plateaus