What I Eat on a GLP-1 And Why It Changes

What I Eat on a GLP-1 And Why It Changes

From Fork U with Dr. Terry Simpson by Terry Simpson

May 7, 2026 · 11 min · Episode 126

About this episode

Dr. Terry Simpson discusses the changes in eating habits and food preferences experienced while on a GLP-1 medication.

Let’s Start With What Nobody Tells You When people start a GLP-1, they are told what to avoid. What side effects to expect, and sometimes how much protein they should be eating. While that information has its place, it misses the part that actually changes your day-to-day life. Because what really shifts is not just how much you eat, but also how you experience it. At first, that change can feel subtle, almost easy to miss. Because nothing dramatic happens overnight. Although for me it did. In addition, over the course of a few days and weeks, you begin to notice that foods you used to reach for automatically no longer have the same pull, and simultaneously, foods you barely thought about before start to feel more interesting, more satisfying, and more worth your attention. So instead of asking what you should eat, a better question becomes what you actually want to eat. Because that answer starts to change. The Old Way: Eating Without Noticing Before this, eating was often fast, automatic, and driven by something that wasn’t quite hunger. Most meals were about filling up rather than tasting anything. Once the plate was in front of you, it didn’t take long for it to disappear. In…

People in this episode

Host: Terry Simpson

Topics covered

  • GLP-1
  • eating habits
  • food experience
  • nutrition
  • mindful eating

Keywords

  • GLP-1
  • eating
  • food preferences
  • nutrition
  • mindfulness
  • satisfaction
  • hunger

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