New here? The GLP-1 guide puts all of it in order, from the first injection to the first plateau.
§ VIII — Notes
Notes, kept for the year
nobody writes down.
Writing from the people building Lean Protocol: what the side effects do and when, what to eat, holding on to muscle, and which of these drugs is actually which.
- GLP-1 side effects: normal vs notNausea, constipation, sulfur burps, fatigue — what to expect, when it peaks, what helps, and the red flags that mean ring your prescriber today.GLP-1 basics · 2026
- How to keep your muscle on a GLP-1A large share of what you lose can be lean mass if nothing is done about it. The two levers that work, and how to tell whether they are working.Body composition · 2026
- Semaglutide vs tirzepatideOne receptor or two, what the trials found, and the one risk both of them share.GLP-1 basics · 2026
- What to eat on a GLP-1With appetite suppressed, what you eat matters more rather than less. Protein first, fiber and fluids, and why your trigger list is yours alone.Nutrition · 2026
- Hit a GLP-1 plateau?Lower burn, adaptation, lost muscle. What to check before you decide the drug stopped working.Body composition · 2026
- GLP-1 and alcoholMany people want to drink less, and feel it more when they do. What changes, and what is worth logging.Nutrition · 2026
- Ozempic vs WegovyThe same drug under two labels. What differs is the approved use, the maximum dose, and the insurance.GLP-1 basics · 2026
- Mounjaro vs ZepboundThe same story one molecule over: both are tirzepatide, one approved for diabetes and one for weight.GLP-1 basics · 2026
- Your GLP-1 doesn't come with a manualA pen, a leaflet, a rushed pharmacist, and then a search box at one in the morning. What we built instead.Launch · 2026