Let’s start with a little questionnaire… can you say yes to any of the below?

# 1 Do you spend large parts of your mental energy worrying about the food you ate, the food you’re thinking of eating, the food you might eat at the next event you go to, or the food you should be eating?

# 2 Have you ever felt like if you weren’t on a diet plan or counting calories then you’re destined to be overweight or will never reach the goals you have for yourself?

# 3 Have you ever found yourself overly focused about whether what you eat is “right or wrong”, “good or bad”, ? or some other measure that puts a judgment value on food?

# 4 Do you often consider yourself a success because you followed a diet plan or meal plan, or a failure because you “messed up” or “cheated” or “fell off the wagon”?

If you answered yes to any of these (or all) you definitely have experienced food noise

If you don’t experience food noise… I’ll do my best explain in this somewhat relatable scenario:

Imagine being in a hotel room for weeks with an old rattling, squeaky AC. As time goes by you kind of forget it but it’s still there alll the time bugging you. It’s not until the AC goes off and the the room is silent. The sense of relief and clarity is amazing! Very, very similar feeling.

Food noise is what makes you feel like you’re a good person when you don’t “cheat” on your diet, or that you’ve “fallen off the wagon” if you have. It causes you to stress over a few pounds of water weight on the scale or to think that if you missed your workout today then you can’t have enjoy a candy bar tonight. It also makes you think you’re doing great when you follow a meal plan to a “T” or don’t overeat on your diet.

As I’ve touched on in other posts, these medications do a whole lot of things to address reduction in hunger, by stabilizing blood sugar and slowing gastric emptying! But they also do the following that assist in quieting of intrusive thoughts of food and weight.

This is how they do it:

Reduction of Cravings:
• GLP-1: It affects brain areas related to reward and motivation, such as the hypothalamus and brainstem, helping to reduce cravings and the desire for high-calorie foods.
• GIP: The role of GIP in reducing cravings is less direct, but its interaction with GLP-1 can help improve overall metabolic health, which may indirectly contribute to better control over food-related thoughts.

Pretty cool huh?

My progress March to June…

What’s not pictured: the 30+ year internal battle of the push and pull of “food noise” that is 100% gone on tirzepatide!

There’s so many options and confusion around these medications. Emerge is EVERYTHING they say they are- customer service focused, professional, transparent and a true partner in making these medications accessible, which is key in the innovation they bring to the battle so many of us fight!

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As always! Thanks for the read xoxo 💋 Lauren