06/14/2026
Over the last few months, a handful of clients have told me they're taking a GLP-1. Almost always quietly. Almost always like they're admitting something.
As a gym owner in a body-positive gym, I think people worry I'll judge them for wanting to lose weight. Or that I'll think they're taking the "easy way out."
Neither is true.
I believe in body autonomy. Your body belongs to you, not me. You get to decide what goals matter to you and what tools you use to pursue them.
I also think we live in a culture that puts an enormous amount of pressure on people to shrink their bodies.
Those ideas can exist together.
GLP-1s may be an appropriate tool for some people and not the right choice for others. That's a conversation between you and your healthcare provider.
If you're taking a GLP-1, strength training is one of the best things you can do to help preserve muscle while losing weight.
Most importantly: you don't need to whisper it.
You don't need my permission to pursue weight loss.
And you definitely don't need to confess.
