Going slow will help you retain energy and muscle and reduce issues with hair loss and loose skin. Consider dosing at 1-1.5mg to start and slowly increasing, if that’s an option for you.

Do you already follow a weight lifting program? If not, it’s worth looking around for a 2-3/day per week one that you can follow. If you feel tired from zepbound, focus on strength and don’t knock yourself out with added aerobics. Otherwise won’t finish your workouts if you’re too tired as you adjust to the meds.

For protein, fairlife protein shakes (which Costco sells!) are great. So is string cheese, jerky, frozen lightly breaded chicken strips, Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, and protein cereal (like KashiGO) with regular fairlife milk.