GLP 1 weight loss has become one of the biggest topics in modern health. Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro are everywhere, raising a question many people are quietly asking:
Is this the right solution for me?
After working with high performers for more than ten years, I have seen exactly what does and does not create real, lasting transformation. My clients have included CEOs, physicians, entrepreneurs, executives, and even a self-made billionaire. They come to me after trying everything. Diets. Meal plans. Fasting. Eliminating food groups. And now, increasingly, GLP 1 medications.
The conversation around these drugs is often too simplified. They are painted as either miracle solutions or dangerous shortcuts. The truth is far more nuanced, and understanding that nuance is the difference between temporary weight loss and a complete shift in your relationship with food.
This article will help you understand whether GLP 1 medications support the outcome you actually want.
What GLP 1 Medications Really Do
GLP 1 drugs work by slowing digestion and reducing appetite. This creates early fullness and lowers food intake. Many people lose weight quickly because they simply eat less without effort.
This can provide relief, especially for people who have struggled with constant hunger or who feel overwhelmed by their cues.
However, the effect is external. The medication suppresses appetite, but it does not recalibrate the internal signaling system that governs hunger, satiety, emotional patterns, or the way your brain responds to food.
The symptoms quiet down, but the underlying patterns remain exactly as they were.
What I Have Seen After a Decade of Coaching
In ten years of helping people lose weight and rebuild their relationship with food, the root issues are remarkably consistent.
Clients struggle not because they lack discipline, but because their internal cues have been disrupted by years of stress, overstimulation, emotional eating, or restrictive dieting.
The most common patterns include:
• Diminished satiety signals
• Overeating at night
• Stress-driven hunger
• Emotional loops around food
• Sensory deprivation that leads to seeking comfort foods
• High cognitive load that disconnects people from their physical cues
No medication can repair these patterns on its own.
Even when clients come to me after using GLP 1 medications, they still need to rebuild the internal architecture that creates ease, consistency and long term results.
The Question That Matters Most
GLP 1 medications can help you eat less.
But do they create the freedom you want?
Freedom from food noise
Freedom from compulsive urges
Freedom from overeating when stressed
Freedom from fear of regaining weight
True freedom comes from satiety regulation, sensory balance, and emotional stability around food. These are the same mechanisms the Lean Instinct Formula teaches and reinforces.
When these systems are restored, you no longer feel controlled by food. Your body begins to self-correct. Weight loss becomes natural, predictable and automatic.
Medication cannot replace that work.
Why Many People Regain Weight After GLP 1s
When someone stops taking the medication, their original cues return exactly as they were before:
• Hunger becomes louder
• Fullness becomes harder to sense
• Emotional patterns resurface
• Stress eating returns
• Food feels mentally noisy again
This is not a personal failure. It is simply the body revealing that the foundational work was never done.
Long term stability comes from internal change, not external suppression.
Should You Consider GLP 1s?
There is no single answer for everyone. GLP 1 drugs can be helpful for individuals with specific medical needs or those who require short term stabilization.
However, if your goal is sustainable weight loss, emotional neutrality around food, confidence in your eating decisions, and the ability to navigate any environment without fear, then medication alone is not enough.
You need your instincts back.
You need your signals working.
You need a system within your own body that can regulate itself.
That is the core of my work and the reason clients experience profound, lasting change that does not depend on external tools.
The Path Toward Lasting Results
Imagine being able to eat without negotiating with yourself.
Imagine going out to dinner without losing control.
Imagine feeling satisfied, calm and grounded around food.
Imagine losing weight in a way that feels effortless, not forced.
This is what happens when your internal cues are restored. Once the nervous system, sensory patterns and satiety signals begin functioning again, weight loss becomes a natural byproduct.
You do not have to choose between medication and self-trust.
But you do have to choose the foundation you want your long term results to stand on.
If you want weight loss that lasts beyond a prescription, I can help you build the inner system that keeps you stable for life.
Learn more or apply for Lean Instinct Formula here.
About the Author
Leslie Chen is a global leader in food-freedom–based weight transformation, known for helping high achievers permanently recalibrate their relationship with food. For more than ten years, she has coached a broad range of clients — including executives, entrepreneurs, physicians, engineers, scientists, spiritual leaders etc. — through a neuroscience-driven process that restores instinctive eating, rewires satiety, and ends compulsive patterns for good. Her signature Lean Instinct Formula has helped hundreds of people achieve effortless, lasting weight loss without dieting, restriction or willpower battles.
