Welcome to
myGLPlife.com!

Hi there! I'm Mike, a 54-year-old successful healthcare and public health management executive who's lost over 50 pounds using GLP-1/GIP medications in the past year. After struggling with obesity for decades and trying to lose weight on-and-off only by eating less and exercising more, I failed. In most cases, I ended up heavier than I was when I started. Honestly, over the last few years I was willing to try anything to reach a healthy weight and feel better in my body. I reached out for help in 2023 and started using tirzepatide, also known as Zepbound, a GLP1/GIP medication approved by the FDA for chronic obesity management.

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Chronic overweight and obesity took their toll on my mental health and physical well-being. Like many overweight people, I was bullied and shamed by family and friends during some very painful childhood and teenage years. I have very few photographs of me as a child and teen because I was so embarrassed by my weight. I felt shame and anguish at my body and struggled to develop a healthy self-esteem. As I aged, my weight increased even more and my health declined as my blood pressure and cholesterol levels worsened. I reached my heaviest weight ever during the COVID pandemic. I knew I needed a different approach if I really wanted to reach my lifelong goal of a healthy weight. I am pleased to share that I have!

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Today, I'm in the best shape of my life and I want to share what got me here with you. I hope my learning journey helps you achieve what I always wanted for myself: better health and well-being in a body I love and respect.

 

This website is my attempt to help you do just that. Here's what you'll find at myGLPlife.com:

• The myGLPlife Blog: I share my experience with GLP1/GIP medication and also share some of the tips & tools I learned on my path toward better health and successful weight management. I also share the latest scientific developments and controversies in weight loss medicine. I read a lot of medical news and watch a lot of popular media on this topic and love to highlight the good, bad, and ugly in my blog!

• Subscribe: Join my email list for regular blog post updates on weight loss breakthroughs and need to know info, including lifestyle, science, economics, regulation, and many other factors that impact GLP1/GIP medicine.

• Reviews & Shop: Check out honest reviews of products that helped (or didn't help) me along the way so you can get what really works along with an understanding of why and how I learned about them.
   

So, whether you're just starting out or well into your weight loss journey, myGLPlife.com is here to inform and support you. Let's inspire each other and move forward for better health!