You may have heard a lot about weight loss jabs containing GLP1
What is GLP1
(glucagon-like peptide-1) is a natural hormone produced in your gut after you eat that helps control blood sugar, slows digestion and signals fullness to your brain
How weight loss jabs work
- Slow Digestion: They delay how fast your stomach empties food.
- Signal the Brain: They target parts of the brain that control hunger and cravings, lowering your overall desire for food.
- Regulate Blood Sugar: Originally created for type 2 diabetes, they help the pancreas release insulin when blood sugar levels are high
While loss injections like Wegovy, Ozempic, and Mounjaro physically suppress appetite, but they do not permanently change your psychological relationship with food. When you stop taking the jabs or experience stress, old mental patterns and “food noise” often return.
Old patterns like eating for comfort or when bored etc can return
How can hypnotherapy help if you are on weight loss jabs or wish to come off them
- Quiets Food Noise: Targets the mental chatter, intrusive thoughts about food, and constant bargaining around food.
- Separates Hunger from Emotions: Helps you break the habit of eating out of boredom, stress, or sadness rather than physical need
- You would only eat when physically hungry
- Prevents Weight Regain: Prepares your mindset for when you reduce or stop GLP-1 medications, helping you maintain stability and reduce anxiety about gaining weight
- Usage: Jabs are given as weekly self-administered injections using a pre-filled pen.
- Combined Approach: Health guidelines state they must be used alongside a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity.
- Stopping Treatment: Research shows that stopping the injections often leads to returning hunger and gradual weight regain.
This is where hypnotherapy support can be really valuable