Food & drink
Eating on a slower stomach, and what makes it worse.
Almost all dietary advice is written for someone trying to eat less than they feel like eating. On a GLP-1 that problem has been solved for you, often more thoroughly than you wanted — and the question becomes how to get enough of what matters into a much smaller window.
That inverts the usual rules. Foods prized for being filling become obstacles, volume becomes a liability, and the nutrient that matters most turns out to be the hardest to finish. Fluid needs the same rethinking, because thirst is an appetite signal and appetite signals are exactly what this medication quietens.
What to eat on a GLP-1
Your stomach empties slowly and your appetite has shrunk. The problem is no longer eating less — it is getting enough of what matters in.
Alcohol on a GLP-1
Not forbidden, but genuinely changed. Lower tolerance, a harsher next day, and — for many people — a drop in the desire to drink at all.
Hydration, and why thirst stops working
Thirst is an appetite signal, and these medicines quieten appetite signals. Mild dehydration is the most under-recognised problem on this treatment.