The Plus SideZ: A GLP-1 Guide to Metabolic Health

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What happens after weight loss, when biology pushes back and maintenance becomes the hardest part?
In this episode of The Plus SideZ Podcast, we explore weight loss maintenance on GLP-1s through the lived experience of Ro patient and fitness instructor CeCe, who lost over 100 pounds through diet and exercise before turning to a GLP-1 to help sustain her progress. CeCe shares what it’s like navigating hunger, identity, and bias in the fitness industry while living in a changing body, and why weight maintenance often requires more than willpower alone.
Ro Chief Medical Officer Dr. Melynda Barnes joins the conversation to ground CeCe’s experience in science, explaining obesity as a chronic metabolic disease, how GLP-1 medications support long-term weight maintenance, and why movement and nutrition matter regardless of body size. Together, they unpack the impact of weight stigma in healthcare and fitness spaces, and what compassionate, evidence-based obesity care should actually look like.
This episode is for anyone questioning why keeping weight off is so difficult, feeling judged for their body while prioritizing health, or seeking a clearer, stigma-free understanding of GLP-1s and long-term care.
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Chief Medical Officer Dr. Melynda Barnes
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Bio - https://ro.co/weight-loss/dr-melynda-barnes/ 
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This is a live, so it's scrappy, but the sound should be good! :) 
We are joined by our GLP-1 social media news correspondents, Maria Rising and Sabina Hemmi from GLP Winner, to get the latest updates on GLP-1, from the big pharma lawsuits to the states trying to reduce access or ban compound GLP-1.

Washington HB 2613  (going to committee on Jan 30th - you can sign up to  testify or submit written testimony)
Mississippi SB 2544:

Other bills I mentioned:
Indiana SB 282:
Florida SB 877, HB 860
Virginia HB 917

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“What do I eat in a day?” is one of the most common and most searched questions people ask when starting a GLP-1. In this episode, we’re joined by Ana Reisdorf, MS, RD, registered dietitian and host of the GLP1 Hub Podcast, to explore how nutrition support fits into GLP-1 treatment in the real world. We talk through Ana’s lived experience with weight, the difference between dietitians and nutritionists, and why many patients are left without practical guidance once a prescription is written.
The conversation focuses on the growing gap between physician time constraints and patient needs, and how dietitians who understand and support GLP-1s are uniquely positioned to bridge it. We break down macros in accessible terms, discuss nutritional balance beyond protein, and examine how resting metabolic rate, sleep, appetite regulation, and tracking all influence daily intake, especially for those with a history of food or body trauma. This episode highlights why GLP-1-informed dietitians may play a central role in the future of sustainable, patient-centered obesity care.
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Ana Reisdorf MS, RD
GLP1 Hub Podcast 
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In this episode, we break down the latest GLP-1 news around policy and legal developments impacting access to compounded GLP-1 medications in the United States.

We’re joined by special news correspondents Sabina Henn, an obesity advocate from GLPWinner.com, and Maria Rising, a GLP-1 reporter on TikTok and obesity advocate. Both are deeply involved in obesity care advocacy and work on and off the internet to protect patient access to treatment.

We begin with the broader national strategy shaping current GLP-1 policy, then walk through key federal and state actions, including the SAFE Drug Act (SR 6509), Indiana SB 282, and Florida SB 860 / HB 877. We explain how these bills could restrict access to compounded GLP-1 medications and why that poses a serious problem for patients who cannot take brand-name drugs or cannot afford them due to lack of insurance coverage and high costs.

We also cover the ongoing lawsuits between GLP-1 drug manufacturers and compounding pharmacies, including the Strive lawsuit, and examine the use of racketeering claims as a legal strategy. Throughout the episode, we focus on the real-world impact of these actions and how they could affect millions of patients relying on compounded GLP-1 medications for obesity and metabolic disease care.

We close with clear ways listeners can stay informed, engage, and help protect access to care.

Lawsuit Tracker
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Men with obesity face a significantly higher risk of early death than women with obesity, yet many still avoid doctors, delay care, and see weight struggles as weakness rather than a medical condition.
In this episode, community member AJ shares his journey through weight loss, regain, and sustainable progress, opening a deeper conversation about men’s health, obesity as a chronic disease, and the role GLP-1 medications can play in long-term care, not as a shortcut, but as support.
We explore why men disengage from healthcare, how fear and shame disguise themselves as toughness, and what real obesity treatment looks like over time. This episode is also for the women who love them, offering language, insight, and practical takeaways to help encourage the men in their lives to seek the care they deserve and believe they are worthy of.
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AJ Big Boy to Slim Boy

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Dr. Kevin Gendreau, Obesity Specialist

Metabolic Health Handbook: https://a.co/d/fHI2hOk

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