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Episode 231: What happens when you stop your GLP-1?

Episode 231 of the Back on Track: Achieving Healthy Weight Loss podcast, hosted by Dr. Alicia Shelly, titled "Episode 231: What happens when you stop your GLP-1?" was published on March 9, 2026 and runs 17 minutes.

March 9, 2026 ·17m · Back on Track: Achieving Healthy Weight Loss

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If you're on Wegovy, Zepbound, Ozempic, or Mounjaro — and worried about what happens when you stop — this episode is for you. The fear of gaining it all back is real. But weight regain is not inevitable. It's manageable. And I'm going to show you how.

"What happens when you stop your GLP-1?"

This is one of the most common questions I get in my clinic every single week. It's time I answered it publicly — with science, not fear.

In this episode, I break down exactly what happens in your body when you stop your GLP-1, why weight regain happens, and the five pillars you need to protect your results, whether you're stopping by choice or out of necessity. Listen now!

Episode Highlights:

  • The physiological reason hunger surges and metabolism slows when you stop GLP-1s 

  • What the SURMOUNT-4 clinical trial tells us about weight regain after stopping Tirzepatide

  • Who is at highest risk for regaining weight 

  • The 5 pillars of weight maintenance: protein, resistance training, carb awareness, appetite retraining, and medication transition strategy

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About Dr. Alicia Shelly

Dr. Alicia Shelly was raised in Atlanta, GA. She received her Doctorate of Medicine from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, OH.  Dr. Shelly has been practicing Primary Care and Obesity medicine since 2014.  In 2017, she became a Diplomat of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. She is the lead physician at the Wellstar Medical Center Douglasville. She started a weekly podcast & Youtube channel entitled Back on Track: Achieving Healthy Weight loss,  where she discusses how to get on track and stay on track with your weight loss journey. She has spoken for numerous local and national organizations, including the Obesity Medicine Association, and the Georgia Chapter of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons. She has been featured on CNN, Fox 5 News, Bruce St. James Radio show, Upscale magazine, and Shape.com. She was named an honoree of the 2021 Atlanta Business Chronicle's 40 under 40 award. She also is a collaborating author for the, "Made for More: Physician Entrepreneurs who Live Life and Practice Medicine on their own terms''.

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