November 24, 2025 • 31 mins
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The most surprising part of weight loss isn’t the number on the scale—it’s the quiet. When the food noise fades, space opens for better choices, steadier routines, and a kinder voice in your head. In this conversation, we sit down with our esthetician, Damie, to unpack a year on GLP-1 medications—how weekly injections helped her curb cravings, why they’re a tool and not a shortcut, and the small daily moves that made the biggest difference.
We get practical and specific. Damie talks through real side effects like nausea, why eating enough matters, and how a protein-first approach calmed her stomach and stabilized energy. We dig into sustainable habits: simple breakfasts, yogurt and protein coffees, and avoiding greasy foods that trigger symptoms. Plateaus become solvable puzzles as she shares how rotating injection sites, adjusting meal timing, and staying consistent with meals reignited progress. Exercise enters as muscle insurance, not a new identity—short, tolerable sessions, light weights, and even boredom hacks to keep momentum alive.
What changes most may be mindset and social perception. Damie admits the mirror didn’t catch up right away, and body dysmorphia crept in despite compliments. Old clothes, photos, and community support became proof points. We also explore how confidence grew and how people started treating her differently—at work, with clients, and out in the world—despite her expertise being the same. It’s a frank, empowering look at how medicine, habits, and self-trust work together.
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SPEAKER_01 (00:09):
Welcome back to Kutura Conversations.
I'm your host, Lindsay, andtoday we have such a special
episode.
I am sitting down with one ofour very own, our esthetician
Damie, who's been on anincredible journey over the last
year.
We're talking about herexperience with GLP1 medications
and how they've helpedtransformed not just her body,
but her overall health, mindset,and lifestyle.
(00:31):
We'll dive into what inspiredher to start her journey,
challenges along the way, andhow she found balance in
wellness, skin care, andself-care throughout.
Whether you're just curiousabout GLP1s, considering your
own wellness journey, or justlooking for a little bit of
inspiration, this is an honest,empowering conversation that you
won't want to miss.
Welcome, Damie.
Hi.
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How are you today?
SPEAKER_00 (00:53):
Good.
How are you?
Good.
SPEAKER_01 (00:55):
All right.
So what was the decision thatfinally decided, like, okay, I'm
gonna make a change?
What was the start of thisjourney?
SPEAKER_00 (01:05):
I think I always wanted to start, but I didn't
know where.
And so I was getting like kindof overwhelmed and like pushing
it back, pushing it back,pushing it back.
Um, and it just kind of becamepopular, like these GLP ones,
but I didn't know too much aboutthem.
So I went on TikTok as one does,and I still didn't really get a
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lot of information.
I think it was so overwhelmingtoo that I was just like, no,
actually, I don't even want todo this.
But um, one of the providerssaid, was like, you could do it
here, like this is where you'llstart.
Um, she was like, just call themand like set a consultation up,
and I did.
And even though I felt then Ididn't get a lot of information.
(01:48):
Um, I just did my shot that dayand I want to help my life, but
that's really where it started.
I just knew I had to make achange.
Um, it was hard, kind of likediet and exercise.
It wasn't working for me.
And I found this and it did workfor me.
So love it.
SPEAKER_01 (02:06):
What was that first experience like?
Like the first day you took yourshot?
Were you nervous?
Were you excited?
Were you just kind of like,okay, like nonchalant?
What was that day like for you?
SPEAKER_00 (02:14):
I was really excited actually.
I I I think it was more like thegratification of like getting
shot up with it.
I was like, okay, this is gonnabe fun.
Um, but I was really excitedbecause I just knew it's kind of
like you know this is gonna workessentially.
There's a lot of people who hadso much um success with it.
(02:37):
Um, so I was kind of like soexcited that I wanted it to be
like over with.
I was like, I can't wait to loseweight.
I so I was really excited, and Iwas just kind of like, okay,
well, this is gonna be a weeklything.
And it's kind of fun, it's likea weekly ritual that you have,
and you're kind of excited toget your shot that day.
SPEAKER_01 (02:53):
So before you started, did you know anyone
personally who was on any GLPones?
SPEAKER_00 (02:58):
Not like personally, I guess.
Um, one of the providersmentioned that like Diane had
been on them um or tried it, andI didn't really get to talk to
her much about it.
Um, but they were like, Yeah,she was on it, and she was open
about being on them.
And I was like, Okay, I'm gonnado it.
But I don't, I didn't knowanyone personally that has done
it.
I was kind of going in thereblind.
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I was just like, oh, okay, likeI guess this is what I'll do
now.
But I didn't know anyonepersonally, I didn't have any
friends or even anyone at thespot at the time that were doing
them.
So I just kind of started.
It's kind of like like I kind offelt alone at first.
I was like, wait, I'm goingthrough all this by myself.
This is kind of scary.
I don't know what I'm gettingmyself into essentially, but um
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now I'm okay.
Yeah, I don't feel so muchalone.
SPEAKER_01 (03:46):
So I'll back it up for just a minute.
So for anyone who doesn't knowwhat GLP ones are, um I'm not
gonna go into the super likescience background of it.
We'll have one of our um uhnurse practitioners or PAs on
here for one of those episodesthat really dives into like the
medical side of it.
But if you don't know what GLPones are, GLP ones are um the
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medications that are now alsoapproved for weight loss.
Um there is the name brandversions.
There's also the um, I'm losingmy mind on what they're called.
There's also um the compoundversions, yes.
There's also the compoundversions, which is what we carry
at couture, um, which is goingto be your semaglutide and
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terzeptide.
And these are medications thathave proven to help um with
weight loss.
They help with your um themental side of it, they help
with the physical side of it,slowing down your gastric
emptying.
Um, so they do a lot of uhreally good things when it comes
to uh weight loss.
So um if there's anyone outthere, they're they're
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everywhere and everyone talksabout GLP1s and semaglutide and
trazepatite and all the othername brand versions.
But if you don't know what theyare, they are weekly injections
that you do take that will helpwith um aid you in weight loss.
They are not magic.
You can't just take them and doabsolutely nothing else and see
these amazing results.
You might see some resultschanging nothing, but um, you
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know, they are they're an aid tohelp you.
So just that's what we'll betalking about today in this
podcast.
But just for anyone who doesn'tknow, GLP1s are gonna be your
semaglutides and yourtrisepatite injections.
So yes, back it up beforesomeone's the whole episode.
Like, what are they talkingabout?
Um, so speaking of changinganything, did you make any
(05:31):
changes to like diet andexercise, or was your shot just
your change?
SPEAKER_00 (05:35):
What did that look like for you?
So I know people say that whenthey're on trusepatite, they
don't have um a lot of sideeffects.
That's kind of why people chooseto go on that compound or that
injection, but I had sideeffects.
I was nauseous, I was throwingup.
So I had to change what I ate.
(05:56):
If I were to, if I were to stillkeep doing what I was doing,
eating what I was doing, becausethat's what my issue was.
I had a bad, bad eating habits.
Um, if I kept with those badeating eating habits, my body
was like, no, like you can't bedoing this while doing this.
So anytime I'd still like choosea fast food option or something
like greasy or fried food, I wasnauseous and I was throwing up.
(06:18):
So I had to change.
So it was just kind of makingmore balanced decisions.
Um so I think yeah, I had it itat first I wasn't, which is
sounds bad because I I was stilllosing weight because you're
just kind of eating like less ofit, but I wasn't okay
physically.
I was not, I was having a lot ofside effects.
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So I think at first I wasn'tmaking any, I didn't make any
changes, but when my body waslike, hey, actually no, like you
have to, then I started justkind of making like healthier
like lifestyle options andchoices.
SPEAKER_01 (06:54):
Would you say so?
You've been on them for a goodbit now, have those side effects
do you get them at all anymore,or do you still sometimes have
them?
What does that look like for younow?
SPEAKER_00 (07:05):
I still have them.
I don't know why.
It's not something that I it'sreally in the morning.
Um, or when I don't eat, you'dbe surprised like if you you
have to eat because then youwill feel nauseous.
Um, so if I go a little bit toolong without eating in the
morning, always the next dayafter my shot, I feel nauseous.
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But then after that, I'm okay.
SPEAKER_01 (07:28):
Yeah, I think that's true.
With um, I some people I justfeel like are more sensitive to
medications.
Like, I would say I'm I feellike I'm pretty lucky.
I can take almost any type ofmedication, not just GLP ones,
but and not really have sideeffects.
But um, I do know like myprovider over in Okoe, it didn't
matter what she did, what shetried, she was gonna have a
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little bit of the side effects.
But finding those ways to managethem is a little bit easier.
Like you said, like choosinghealthier options and better
food choices um to kind of limitthose.
But some people do just stillget them.
Yeah, I'm one of those people.
You're so lucky.
SPEAKER_00 (08:06):
Yeah.
Protein really did change.
Like I was like, they're like,oh, you have to eat this much
protein.
I was like, Yeah, yeah, I'll eata piece of chicken.
No, you have to really eat somuch protein.
And I didn't realize that.
And so I was kind of like overthe side effects.
I was like, okay, well, maybethey're telling me to eat more
protein.
Like, maybe I should justlisten.
So I did have like everythingnow I eat has like some sort of
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like protein added, whatever.
And that did make a differenceto just even the protein part.
SPEAKER_01 (08:32):
So did you ever use any tools like a like a calorie
tracker or anything to like keeptrack of your proteins or your
calories or anything, or youjust kind of just went off like
gut of like how you're feelingand how your body I didn't
really use like any tracking, Ijust knew kind of like I always
because you're you're gonna getfull fast.
SPEAKER_00 (08:51):
So I always ate like my protein first, and then
whatever like side I had, that'sjust kind of how I did it.
Like I started doing like theprotein coffees, eat like in the
morning, um, and just like likethe yogurt drinks too, like
throughout the day.
Um, that's just kind of I wasjust like, I hope I got my
protein.
I can't track that stuff.
SPEAKER_01 (09:12):
And that's so overwhelming.
That's a lot of people are likethat.
When you put too much pressure,I feel like on, okay, I gotta
eat this many calories, I gottahave this much protein.
Like, that's not sustainableeither.
Like listening to your body cuesand just kind of knowing, like,
okay, I feel satisfied, I feelfull, I don't feel nauseous,
like, okay, then I'm on theright track.
(09:32):
I think that honestly soundsmore like a long-term way of
living as opposed to living by ayeah, calorie counter or
tracker.
SPEAKER_00 (09:42):
Yeah, I couldn't do that because when I'm out at a
restaurant, I'm like, this hasthis much protein.
I'm like, no, just give me somechicken.
I just want to get some goodfood.
Okay.
Yeah.
SPEAKER_01 (09:51):
Um, did you notice any changes right away or did
those changes take time?
SPEAKER_00 (09:55):
I didn't know change, I didn't see changes
right away.
Um, everyone told me that, oh,your face looks slimmer, but I
didn't see it.
So until like my clothes juststarted feeling fitting a little
looser, had to buy new clothes.
But I think that was kind ofdiscouraging at first because
like people were telling me, butI I wasn't seeing it.
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And I think that's a big thingtoo with these like GLP ones is
that I was kind of hitting thenlike the mind part, like the
body dysmorphia part of thejourney a little bit because
they're like, Oh my god, youlook so good.
But I'm like, but no, I look thesame.
But I I didn't look the same, itwas just my clothes were fitting
looser.
I was like, I have to buy newclothes now, but I didn't really
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see a difference until I have tosay a year in.
Like I know there was adifference, but I didn't see it
in myself, so it took me about ayear to kind of hit that mental
block.
SPEAKER_01 (10:49):
So can you tell us in your own words how did the
medications help you?
unknown (10:54):
Yes.
SPEAKER_00 (10:54):
Yeah, so they really cut out like that food noise,
and I didn't know even foodnoise was a thing until like I
kind of went and did researchbecause I didn't know anyone who
was on TikTok.
TikTok, yes, my TikTok research.
Oh my god, that sounds so bad.
SPEAKER_01 (11:10):
Hey, we all get our research from TikTok these days,
don't even.
SPEAKER_00 (11:13):
Um, because I didn't at the time I didn't know anyone
that was on it, so I was like,okay, this is where I a vessel I
could find people that are goingthrough this journey.
And when someone was like, ohyeah, the food noise is gone, I
was like, okay, now I have tosearch up what food noises.
I was like, oh yeah, I havethat.
Like I was always planning outmy next meal.
I was always like, okay, I'mgonna eat this for lunch, this
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for dinner, maybe a littlesnack.
And that that was the firstthing I noticed, like, cut it
out.
Like, I was like, wait, I'm I'mnot even hungry right now.
I should eat something, but I'mnot hungry for something.
I think it was more like of um,I was bored, I would eat, I was
sad, I'd eat, I was happy, I'deat.
So that completely took thatout, which I was like, oh, this
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is the best part.
I don't even think even if Idon't lose much weight, like if
this is gone, I'm so happy aboutthat.
SPEAKER_01 (12:02):
Yeah, I feel like anyone who doesn't have food
noise, it sounds crazy to them.
And they're like, oh, okay,yeah, you just think about food.
Yeah, we all think about food.
Like, no, we literally would,I'll never forget one time we I
was riding in the car with myhusband.
We were going to like picksomething up.
It was like 10 o'clock at night.
We had eaten dinner, we'd have,I was so full, I couldn't even
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like think of anything else.
All I could think about theentire drive was the four
different places that we drovepast that we could stop and get
ice cream.
Like and I was like, okay, wecould go to this one, or this
one has this.
Like, I would constantly just belike, Oh, well, we could stop
and get this, and you're sofull.
Like, food noise is it's realthing.
Yeah, it's real, it's crazy.
Yeah.
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What are some commonmisconceptions?
I don't want to say common, butwhat are some misconceptions
that you feel like people haveabout GLP1 medications?
SPEAKER_00 (12:51):
It's the easy route.
That's all I hear.
Oh, it's easy.
It's not easy.
It's actually really hardbecause you know you have to
make some sort of lifestylechange.
Um, and yes, it does aid you andit helps with that, but it's
definitely not the easy route.
I wish, and uh people who saythat are really people don't
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deal with like that food noise.
So they don't get it, but it'snot easy.
It's actually really hard tokind of like be like, I'm
willing to take this life likelifestyle change and sit there
and make the change and do whatyou have to do.
I think that's always thehardest part.
Um, so it's definitely not easy.
That's not an easy change.
SPEAKER_01 (13:32):
Did you have any besides you're nauseous and
you're not feeling great?
Those are pretty, pretty normal.
But did you have any hard partsof the this journey for you?
SPEAKER_00 (13:43):
I think definitely the mind, my part.
I I had to like go back and likelook at pictures.
Like that's always what I did.
I looked at before and afterpictures because there were days
where I'm like, oh, I'm I lookthe exact same when I first
started, the exact same.
And I didn't know I was gonnahit this like mental block
because I never was like notconfident with myself or
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anything.
Um, but then everyone was liketelling me, like, oh my god, it
looks so different.
Your face is like so muchslimmer, but I I didn't see it.
And so that mental part wasreally hard.
Like, I remember one night I hadto, it was like two o'clock in
the morning, but I was like kindof getting overwhelmed about it.
And I took out like all my oldclothes and I literally put them
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on, so I could be like, No,you're like you obviously lost
weight, like these clothes don'tfit you like at all.
So I kept a lot of my oldclothes too.
So whenever I felt that way, I'dput it on.
I'm like, okay, no, I'm okay.
So the mental part was such ahard part, and a part that I
didn't expect that would happen.
SPEAKER_01 (14:43):
Did you ever hit any plateaus with your weight or any
moments where you wanted toquit?
Yes.
Multiple times more.
SPEAKER_00 (14:51):
It was just not that I wanted to quit, but I did
plateau a couple of times, andthen I went to TikTok and I
learned, hey, you have to switchup your injection sites, you
have to you have to actuallyeat.
If you don't eat, you're notgonna lose weight.
(15:11):
Like people, like one meal a dayor like intermittent fasting.
I didn't know like you had tokind of find your thing, and
like how often do you have toeat?
Like a lot of people could justdo like two big meals and a
snack or like more snack.
Um, so I think not that I wantedto quit, but when I did like
plateau, I was like, okay, well,what's going on?
Like I knew something, it wassomething that I was kind of
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doing.
So I'm glad that taking likethat education part and like,
yeah, you have to change yourinjection sites.
Like, you can't just do it, likeit's gonna work more here, like
under your arm or like in yourbelly than it is gonna be some
other places.
I didn't even notice or know alot of the injection sites that
you could inject yourself, likeoh, like on top of your belly
button.
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That like broke a stall, andthat's like the best part when
you kind of like find somethingnew and and you break the stall,
you're like, okay, like it kindof like re-ignites your like
flame a bit.
So that was nice.
SPEAKER_01 (16:04):
What's your favorite injection spot?
On top of my belly button.
I have not tried that one.
I Dom told me I told her I knowDom told me that you told her
that, and I'm still terrified totry it.
SPEAKER_00 (16:17):
I don't know why.
I think I do think like anywherelike in your belly, I it does
like I've heard that it itabsorbs more, so you do get more
side effects.
Um, but for the whole sevendays, my I have like food noise
is gone when I did it on top oflike my belly button.
And I found it on a girl fromTikTok, and she's like, if
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you're having a GLP one stall,do it here.
And I did it, and I was like,okay.
Yeah.
SPEAKER_01 (16:43):
I have always been my thigh is usually like my
go-to, where I feel like I havelike the most, I feel like I get
the most benefit out of my shot,but then I'll switch it up and
do.
But I always do like my lowerabdomen.
So all right, we'll try abovethe belly button.
SPEAKER_00 (16:57):
Yeah.
I was I was scared when Dom didit.
SPEAKER_01 (17:00):
I was like, Dom, wait, but if like I did, I
texted her and I was like, Areyou dying yet?
Are you fine?
Are you okay?
And she's like, No, I'm doinggreat.
And she did.
She broke her stall, she saidtoo.
Which I've been at a stall forlike two months now.
I've been about like the same.
So all right.
SPEAKER_00 (17:15):
I'll try my above my belly button.
SPEAKER_01 (17:19):
What are some things that you found that help keep
you motivated through the toughtimes?
SPEAKER_00 (17:24):
I think now that I have people around me that do it
too, they keep me motivated.
Cause like we can sit here andlike chat about it and like talk
about like, oh, like this brokemy saw or this did whatever.
I think that is motivating.
Also, even like the communityonline because it's so
accessible now.
There are so many normal peoplethat are on it, and their
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journey and like what they gothrough day to day, that also
keeps me motivated.
Cause I'm like, okay, I know Ihave more progress to do, and
someone was awesome where I'm atnow, and they did it, like, I
know I could do it too.
So that's really motivating.
Just kind of finding people thatcould go through it too, and
they're good and they're okay,and I'll be okay.
SPEAKER_01 (18:07):
All right.
So once you got into yourrhythm, what were some of the
habits that you say made likethe biggest difference for you?
SPEAKER_00 (18:16):
Definitely exercise.
I didn't obviously you have toexercise to lose weight.
Um, but at first I didn't reallyI didn't I I didn't work out.
But now because like you losethe weight, like your body
physically changes, and I don'tthink I was prepared for that.
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Um I then I was like, oh no, Ihave to exercise, I need to work
out because I need a tone up orlike blue skin or whatever.
Um, so now I've beenprioritizing that a lot more,
um, just so because you couldfeel a certain way and look a
certain way, but I feel likethere's always something that
we're gonna find a change forourselves.
So I think doing that has made abig difference too.
SPEAKER_01 (18:59):
Do you enjoy working out these days?
SPEAKER_00 (19:02):
Or I don't know how people love to like work out.
I I dread it.
I it's like the worst time ever.
And I wish like people I wish Icould find something that like,
oh yeah, like I love toweightlift.
I'm gonna, and that's my thing.
Like, I'm gonna go to the gymand weightlift.
Pilates now is such a trend.
Like it's boring.
I hate to do I love the honestybecause I feel the same way.
SPEAKER_01 (19:25):
I always say that I'm like, I wish I was just one
of those people that like lovedto work out.
I know.
I'm I'm not.
I'm not.
I please don't make me work out.
SPEAKER_00 (19:34):
It's so boring.
SPEAKER_01 (19:35):
I'll do it because I have to a little bit now and
like do my little weightsthings, but I I don't.
Everyone's like, you gotta getwhere they say, like, give it
like three months of likeconsistency, and then it'll be
like a routine and you'll loveit.
I still hate it.
SPEAKER_00 (19:48):
No, it's so boring.
I actually bought this.
This is sounds so bad, but Ibought a remote that goes on
your like fingers.
I can scroll through TikTokwhile I'm on the treadmill.
Like, that's how boring it is.
Like, I can't just like go on atreadmill and even like with
like lifting weights, I didn'teven know like you had to like
you're gonna lose like muscleand stuff like that.
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And I felt like, oh no, I'mlosing muscle, like I have to
actually work out.
I I hate it though, it's soboring.
I don't I wish I could be one ofthose people that the best part
is like finding a cute outfitfor it, and then after that, I'm
like, oh I guess I have to dothis at least for 30 minutes.
So at least you look good, atleast you've got a cute outfit.
Yeah, that's the best part.
Looking for a fun, cute outfit.
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But yeah, I don't like to workout.
SPEAKER_01 (20:32):
Speaking of outfits and clothes, it just made me
think of something because it'ssomething I've kind of gone
through.
What has like clothes shoppingbeen like for you?
SPEAKER_00 (20:41):
That I actually was talking to a client about this
the other day.
I didn't realize how like theclothes that I bought before.
I never could go into a storeand clothes shop with any of my
friends.
I would always have to gosomewhere else or go online and
go to like the plus size tab andfind something.
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Now I could go into a regularstore, like I could never shop
at like Abercrombie, never.
And now I could go in there andpick kind of like whatever I
want.
And I was like, whoa, this isthat's so fun.
Yeah, it's so much fun.
I was like, can we go shopping?
I even if it's supposed to trystuff on, and it's really sad
actually, that that was like mywhole life.
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I've always been like a biggergirl, so I never was able to
like pop into a store, like, oh,I need to dress really fast.
I was never able to do that.
I always had to like pre-plan.
So now I could go into all thenormal stores, I guess, and shop
and not feel like I'm gonna takethis into the dressing room, but
I'm just doing it because Idon't want to not be a part of
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the group and like not shop witheveryone.
Or now I could actually like goin the dressing room, try
something on and know it's gonnafit me.
So it's so much more fun now.
SPEAKER_01 (21:56):
Yeah, my biggest win was like, I've never in my life
been able to fit into a pair ofAbercrombie jeans ever.
And I went in and I didn't buythem, but I put a pair on just
to be like, I fit in jeans.
SPEAKER_00 (22:08):
And even I bought a pair and two months later they
didn't even fit me.
So I was like, That's fine.
SPEAKER_01 (22:14):
It's like a good problem to have, but it's such a
struggle.
I'm like, I just bought thesereally cute pair of pants and
they're too big on me already.
SPEAKER_00 (22:20):
Yeah, but I really like them.
I really like them, and I justwon't, I don't even like I'm not
even a point where like I'mgonna shop too much now because
I still like want like haveprogress.
So I just wear leggings everyday.
We love a good pair of leggings,yeah.
SPEAKER_01 (22:35):
That's really what saved me are the leggings.
So has your confidence orself-image changed throughout
this journey?
SPEAKER_00 (22:44):
I at first I wasn't ever not confident, I feel like.
That's why I was okay.
Um, I knew more of making thiswas a more healthy decision.
So I was always prettyconfident.
But now when I look look atpictures at myself before, I'm
like, oh my God.
I went like talk to Claudia theother day.
I was like, Claudia, you didn'ttell me I look like this.
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She's like, what do you mean?
I was like, I was like, no, likeI look so different now.
And knowing that I am moreconfident just because, like,
yeah, I did that.
I would talk to anyone about it.
Like when people ask me, theyask me all the time, like, you
look so different.
Like, what have you done?
I'm like, yeah, I'm not on GLP1medications, you can sign up for
a membership.
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Um, and even talking about itmakes me confident too, because
I'm like, yeah, like I did itand it worked.
So, haha.
SPEAKER_01 (23:37):
That's I love the people that have, and I get some
people want to keep you knowtheir story private.
I'm all for that, but I'm theexact same way as you.
Someone's like, oh, you look sogood.
I'm like, thanks.
I've been doing this, and yeah,I take these medications.
Yeah, like I'm on to that.
I will tell everyone, I willtell my whole story because if
if it can help someone else,that's amazing.
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Yeah, like I don't want togatekeep, I want to tell you
what I did.
SPEAKER_00 (24:00):
I want to know.
Yeah, and I love that it's soaccessible now because I get
like, and I didn't know that itwas a thing.
Like all these celebrities thathave been on these GLP ones for
so long now.
Um, and now I don't evenremember how it became such a
thing.
But everyone, I don't want tosay everyone's on them, but
majority of people are.
I was so shocked how many peoplewere on these medications that I
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was like, oh, okay, well then ifthey could do it, I could do it,
and that they're gonna be fine,I'm gonna be fine.
But the celebrities weregatekeeping.
For sure.
They're not for sure.
SPEAKER_01 (24:32):
No, they're not the only skinny ones.
So if you could give any adviceto someone starting out on their
health journey, what advicewould you give them?
SPEAKER_00 (24:42):
Have grace with yourself.
It's a long journey and it's sorewarding though.
Like, and even the length of itis so much fun because you're
gonna go through each differentstep and like in your life and
in your journey.
Um, but I wish someone told meto be like, hey, it's okay, like
you're gonna be you were finebefore, you're fine now.
Nothing about you has changedexcept for how you look.
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I I was so scared that like Iwas gonna change, like people
were gonna view me differently.
And and actually, I was talkingto a client the other day.
She was like, Do people liketalk to you different now or
like address you differently?
Or like I'm like, oh yeah, Ifeel like I'm so much more
approachable now.
People talk to me, people are somuch nicer to me.
And then that was like a mentalblock that I hit, like, wow,
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like people can't just benormal, and like just because I
my appearance changed doesn'tmean I changed.
So I think maybe that's just mybiggest um lesson, or to tell
someone is that um just giveyourself grace and enjoy the
process.
SPEAKER_01 (25:45):
I guess this would kind of go with what you just
said, but if you could go backand tell yourself one thing
before starting, what would itbe?
It's gonna be okay.
SPEAKER_00 (25:54):
It's gonna be so much fun.
I think I would tell myself,like, it's you're gonna have so
much fun.
It's gonna open up so many moredoors.
Like, I am more, I guess I ammore confident, like when I walk
into a room or have a work, evensomething like with work.
I'm like, okay, I feel good,like I'm gonna do good.
Um, so I just think like enjoythe ride.
I wish I could actually go backand like do it all over again
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sometimes.
It's so much fun.
Yeah, there are times I feellike I kind of missed.
SPEAKER_01 (26:21):
Like I look back and I'm like, oh, I'm here now.
Like there's so much of it thatlike you didn't pay attention
to.
SPEAKER_00 (26:29):
Yeah, like I really didn't pay attention to like
people treating you differently.
I I just like thought it was athing.
I was like, okay, like maybe I'mnicer now.
But no, like people do approachyou differently, like when
you're a little bit thinner.
And that's really sad, but Iguess I want to kind of wish I
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could do like a date of my lifeback then and see how people
treated me versus now and kindof be like, hey guys, it's just
like all treating each other.
I'm the same person.
Yeah, I'm the same person, eventhough I look different, I am
the same person.
SPEAKER_01 (27:01):
So that's I I feel exactly the same way as you.
I feel like people they do treatyou differently, they pay
attention to you, and not inlike a way of like, oh, you look
good.
They pay attention to you, butlike you exist in the room.
Because when you are bigger,there's definitely times you
walk into a room and then youjust feel like nobody even like
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acknowledges that you're there,realizes that you're there.
And I think that also portraysinto I don't know if it's the
same, if you have the samefeeling or not with clients, but
I also feel like for some reasonclients listen to me more.
Yes.
When I mean I'm giving youadvice about skincare, it had
nothing to do with how much Iweighed, had nothing to do with
what my body looked like, but Ifeel like they trust me more.
(27:48):
Yeah.
I feel like they listen to memore that I know what I'm
talking about.
I had the same brain that I didthen, but it is a weird feeling
to think about when I feel like,yeah, I can talk to someone
about something and theyactually listen to you.
And it is something that shouldhave nothing to do with the way
you look, the way your body is,but it does.
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Yeah.
And it's crazy.
Yeah.
SPEAKER_00 (28:10):
Yeah, yeah.
Even like going into a room, Ifeel like when I was always like
out with my friends, even I wasnot any ever approached by a guy
or anything, and now I am, andit's like every aspect like of
my life has changed in ways Ididn't even know.
Now I go out and I do getapproached, and it that
obviously does make you feelgood, but then I'm just kind of
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like, wow, like what was goingon two years ago?
Like, I didn't even notice thesethings were happening.
SPEAKER_01 (28:39):
All right, well, we're gonna end on a fun note.
Okay.
So we're gonna do another rapidfire.
Okay.
All right.
What is your favorite healthymeal or snack?
SPEAKER_00 (28:50):
The Chobani yogurt drinks.
Those are so good.
SPEAKER_01 (28:55):
What is your go-to treat when you're craving
something sweet?
SPEAKER_00 (28:59):
Frozen yogurt.
SPEAKER_01 (29:00):
Morning or evening workouts.
SPEAKER_00 (29:03):
I wish I was a morning person, but evening.
SPEAKER_01 (29:08):
Favorite self-care activity.
Um doing a face mask.
Biggest non-scale victory.
Shopping at it, Lululemon.
Are there any songs that get youhyped for the gym?
Bad bunny.
One word that describes yourjourney.
SPEAKER_00 (29:29):
Fun.
Love it.
SPEAKER_01 (29:33):
Well, thank you so much for sharing your journey.
It's so inspiring, and I'veloved watching.
I didn't say this and I meantto.
You were actually one of thefirst people that I knew
personally that has started on aGLP one.
And I remember before I evenstarted, I would text you
because I don't see you all thetime.
I would text you and like askyou like certain things like,
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how are you feeling?
Or what is this?
Like I was, I was the totalopposite.
I was so nervous to start.
Like really terrified.
Yeah.
And you were you were so likenonchalant about it.
You're so great.
And I was like, right, I'm gonnado this.
So thank you for helping inspireme because you did.
Um, so I have loved watchingyour journey and just seeing
you, like I said, you you shinedbefore, so just shining even
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more now, and I can tell.
But um, yeah, if you guys haveany questions about GLP1s, we do
offer them at Kotor Medspa.
We have a ton of information onour website.
If you go to Kator Medspa.com,uh, there's a tab that you can
find that has all of theinformation about uh our
membership that we offer.
It has a lot of frequently askedquestions about GLP ones, what
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kind of what to expect, umnutrition plans, all kinds of
stuff to kind of help get youstarted.
But you can always come in, do afree consultation with one of
our providers, sit down and talkabout your options and kind of
go over what your goals are.
Um, so we offer, you know, a lotof flexibility when it comes to
um, you know, what we can dowith GLP ones.
And if you are nervous aboutstarting your journey or you're
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like Damien, you're superexcited and you're ready to go,
let's go.
Um, come on in and see us and wecan help you get started on that
journey.
And we are there with you thewhole entire way to cheer you on
and you know share those successstories with you too.
So um come check us out.
You can also find us on any ofour social media pages or on
YouTube, TikTok, Instagram,Facebook, um, anywhere, come
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find us.
So thank you so much for joiningus today.
Thank you.
Welcome back to Kutura Conversations.
I'm your host, Lindsay, andtoday we have such a special
episode.
I am sitting down with one ofour very own, our esthetician
Damie, who's been on anincredible journey over the last
year.
We're talking about herexperience with GLP1 medications
and how they've helpedtransformed not just her body,
but her overall health, mindset,and lifestyle.
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We'll dive into what inspiredher to start her journey,
challenges along the way, andhow she found balance in
wellness, skin care, andself-care throughout.
Whether you're just curiousabout GLP1s, considering your
own wellness journey, or justlooking for a little bit of
inspiration, this is an honest,empowering conversation that you
won't want to miss.
Welcome, Damie.
Hi.
(00:52):
How are you today?
SPEAKER_00 (00:53):
Good.
How are you?
Good.
SPEAKER_01 (00:55):
All right.
So what was the decision thatfinally decided, like, okay, I'm
gonna make a change?
What was the start of thisjourney?
SPEAKER_00 (01:05):
I think I always wanted to start, but I didn't
know where.
And so I was getting like kindof overwhelmed and like pushing
it back, pushing it back,pushing it back.
Um, and it just kind of becamepopular, like these GLP ones,
but I didn't know too much aboutthem.
So I went on TikTok as one does,and I still didn't really get a
(01:27):
lot of information.
I think it was so overwhelmingtoo that I was just like, no,
actually, I don't even want todo this.
But um, one of the providerssaid, was like, you could do it
here, like this is where you'llstart.
Um, she was like, just call themand like set a consultation up,
and I did.
And even though I felt then Ididn't get a lot of information.
(01:48):
Um, I just did my shot that dayand I want to help my life, but
that's really where it started.
I just knew I had to make achange.
Um, it was hard, kind of likediet and exercise.
It wasn't working for me.
And I found this and it did workfor me.
So love it.
SPEAKER_01 (02:06):
What was that first experience like?
Like the first day you took yourshot?
Were you nervous?
Were you excited?
Were you just kind of like,okay, like nonchalant?
What was that day like for you?
SPEAKER_00 (02:14):
I was really excited actually.
I I I think it was more like thegratification of like getting
shot up with it.
I was like, okay, this is gonnabe fun.
Um, but I was really excitedbecause I just knew it's kind of
like you know this is gonna workessentially.
There's a lot of people who hadso much um success with it.
(02:37):
Um, so I was kind of like soexcited that I wanted it to be
like over with.
I was like, I can't wait to loseweight.
I so I was really excited, and Iwas just kind of like, okay,
well, this is gonna be a weeklything.
And it's kind of fun, it's likea weekly ritual that you have,
and you're kind of excited toget your shot that day.
SPEAKER_01 (02:53):
So before you started, did you know anyone
personally who was on any GLPones?
SPEAKER_00 (02:58):
Not like personally, I guess.
Um, one of the providersmentioned that like Diane had
been on them um or tried it, andI didn't really get to talk to
her much about it.
Um, but they were like, Yeah,she was on it, and she was open
about being on them.
And I was like, Okay, I'm gonnado it.
But I don't, I didn't knowanyone personally that has done
it.
I was kind of going in thereblind.
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I was just like, oh, okay, likeI guess this is what I'll do
now.
But I didn't know anyonepersonally, I didn't have any
friends or even anyone at thespot at the time that were doing
them.
So I just kind of started.
It's kind of like like I kind offelt alone at first.
I was like, wait, I'm goingthrough all this by myself.
This is kind of scary.
I don't know what I'm gettingmyself into essentially, but um
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now I'm okay.
Yeah, I don't feel so muchalone.
SPEAKER_01 (03:46):
So I'll back it up for just a minute.
So for anyone who doesn't knowwhat GLP ones are, um I'm not
gonna go into the super likescience background of it.
We'll have one of our um uhnurse practitioners or PAs on
here for one of those episodesthat really dives into like the
medical side of it.
But if you don't know what GLPones are, GLP ones are um the
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medications that are now alsoapproved for weight loss.
Um there is the name brandversions.
There's also the um, I'm losingmy mind on what they're called.
There's also um the compoundversions, yes.
There's also the compoundversions, which is what we carry
at couture, um, which is goingto be your semaglutide and
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terzeptide.
And these are medications thathave proven to help um with
weight loss.
They help with your um themental side of it, they help
with the physical side of it,slowing down your gastric
emptying.
Um, so they do a lot of uhreally good things when it comes
to uh weight loss.
So um if there's anyone outthere, they're they're
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everywhere and everyone talksabout GLP1s and semaglutide and
trazepatite and all the othername brand versions.
But if you don't know what theyare, they are weekly injections
that you do take that will helpwith um aid you in weight loss.
They are not magic.
You can't just take them and doabsolutely nothing else and see
these amazing results.
You might see some resultschanging nothing, but um, you
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know, they are they're an aid tohelp you.
So just that's what we'll betalking about today in this
podcast.
But just for anyone who doesn'tknow, GLP1s are gonna be your
semaglutides and yourtrisepatite injections.
So yes, back it up beforesomeone's the whole episode.
Like, what are they talkingabout?
Um, so speaking of changinganything, did you make any
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changes to like diet andexercise, or was your shot just
your change?
SPEAKER_00 (05:35):
What did that look like for you?
So I know people say that whenthey're on trusepatite, they
don't have um a lot of sideeffects.
That's kind of why people chooseto go on that compound or that
injection, but I had sideeffects.
I was nauseous, I was throwingup.
So I had to change what I ate.
(05:56):
If I were to, if I were to stillkeep doing what I was doing,
eating what I was doing, becausethat's what my issue was.
I had a bad, bad eating habits.
Um, if I kept with those badeating eating habits, my body
was like, no, like you can't bedoing this while doing this.
So anytime I'd still like choosea fast food option or something
like greasy or fried food, I wasnauseous and I was throwing up.
(06:18):
So I had to change.
So it was just kind of makingmore balanced decisions.
Um so I think yeah, I had it itat first I wasn't, which is
sounds bad because I I was stilllosing weight because you're
just kind of eating like less ofit, but I wasn't okay
physically.
I was not, I was having a lot ofside effects.
(06:41):
So I think at first I wasn'tmaking any, I didn't make any
changes, but when my body waslike, hey, actually no, like you
have to, then I started justkind of making like healthier
like lifestyle options andchoices.
SPEAKER_01 (06:54):
Would you say so?
You've been on them for a goodbit now, have those side effects
do you get them at all anymore,or do you still sometimes have
them?
What does that look like for younow?
SPEAKER_00 (07:05):
I still have them.
I don't know why.
It's not something that I it'sreally in the morning.
Um, or when I don't eat, you'dbe surprised like if you you
have to eat because then youwill feel nauseous.
Um, so if I go a little bit toolong without eating in the
morning, always the next dayafter my shot, I feel nauseous.
(07:26):
But then after that, I'm okay.
SPEAKER_01 (07:28):
Yeah, I think that's true.
With um, I some people I justfeel like are more sensitive to
medications.
Like, I would say I'm I feellike I'm pretty lucky.
I can take almost any type ofmedication, not just GLP ones,
but and not really have sideeffects.
But um, I do know like myprovider over in Okoe, it didn't
matter what she did, what shetried, she was gonna have a
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little bit of the side effects.
But finding those ways to managethem is a little bit easier.
Like you said, like choosinghealthier options and better
food choices um to kind of limitthose.
But some people do just stillget them.
Yeah, I'm one of those people.
You're so lucky.
SPEAKER_00 (08:06):
Yeah.
Protein really did change.
Like I was like, they're like,oh, you have to eat this much
protein.
I was like, Yeah, yeah, I'll eata piece of chicken.
No, you have to really eat somuch protein.
And I didn't realize that.
And so I was kind of like overthe side effects.
I was like, okay, well, maybethey're telling me to eat more
protein.
Like, maybe I should justlisten.
So I did have like everythingnow I eat has like some sort of
(08:26):
like protein added, whatever.
And that did make a differenceto just even the protein part.
SPEAKER_01 (08:32):
So did you ever use any tools like a like a calorie
tracker or anything to like keeptrack of your proteins or your
calories or anything, or youjust kind of just went off like
gut of like how you're feelingand how your body I didn't
really use like any tracking, Ijust knew kind of like I always
because you're you're gonna getfull fast.
SPEAKER_00 (08:51):
So I always ate like my protein first, and then
whatever like side I had, that'sjust kind of how I did it.
Like I started doing like theprotein coffees, eat like in the
morning, um, and just like likethe yogurt drinks too, like
throughout the day.
Um, that's just kind of I wasjust like, I hope I got my
protein.
I can't track that stuff.
SPEAKER_01 (09:12):
And that's so overwhelming.
That's a lot of people are likethat.
When you put too much pressure,I feel like on, okay, I gotta
eat this many calories, I gottahave this much protein.
Like, that's not sustainableeither.
Like listening to your body cuesand just kind of knowing, like,
okay, I feel satisfied, I feelfull, I don't feel nauseous,
like, okay, then I'm on theright track.
(09:32):
I think that honestly soundsmore like a long-term way of
living as opposed to living by ayeah, calorie counter or
tracker.
SPEAKER_00 (09:42):
Yeah, I couldn't do that because when I'm out at a
restaurant, I'm like, this hasthis much protein.
I'm like, no, just give me somechicken.
I just want to get some goodfood.
Okay.
Yeah.
SPEAKER_01 (09:51):
Um, did you notice any changes right away or did
those changes take time?
SPEAKER_00 (09:55):
I didn't know change, I didn't see changes
right away.
Um, everyone told me that, oh,your face looks slimmer, but I
didn't see it.
So until like my clothes juststarted feeling fitting a little
looser, had to buy new clothes.
But I think that was kind ofdiscouraging at first because
like people were telling me, butI I wasn't seeing it.
(10:17):
And I think that's a big thingtoo with these like GLP ones is
that I was kind of hitting thenlike the mind part, like the
body dysmorphia part of thejourney a little bit because
they're like, Oh my god, youlook so good.
But I'm like, but no, I look thesame.
But I I didn't look the same, itwas just my clothes were fitting
looser.
I was like, I have to buy newclothes now, but I didn't really
(10:38):
see a difference until I have tosay a year in.
Like I know there was adifference, but I didn't see it
in myself, so it took me about ayear to kind of hit that mental
block.
SPEAKER_01 (10:49):
So can you tell us in your own words how did the
medications help you?
unknown (10:54):
Yes.
SPEAKER_00 (10:54):
Yeah, so they really cut out like that food noise,
and I didn't know even foodnoise was a thing until like I
kind of went and did researchbecause I didn't know anyone who
was on TikTok.
TikTok, yes, my TikTok research.
Oh my god, that sounds so bad.
SPEAKER_01 (11:10):
Hey, we all get our research from TikTok these days,
don't even.
SPEAKER_00 (11:13):
Um, because I didn't at the time I didn't know anyone
that was on it, so I was like,okay, this is where I a vessel I
could find people that are goingthrough this journey.
And when someone was like, ohyeah, the food noise is gone, I
was like, okay, now I have tosearch up what food noises.
I was like, oh yeah, I havethat.
Like I was always planning outmy next meal.
I was always like, okay, I'mgonna eat this for lunch, this
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for dinner, maybe a littlesnack.
And that that was the firstthing I noticed, like, cut it
out.
Like, I was like, wait, I'm I'mnot even hungry right now.
I should eat something, but I'mnot hungry for something.
I think it was more like of um,I was bored, I would eat, I was
sad, I'd eat, I was happy, I'deat.
So that completely took thatout, which I was like, oh, this
(11:54):
is the best part.
I don't even think even if Idon't lose much weight, like if
this is gone, I'm so happy aboutthat.
SPEAKER_01 (12:02):
Yeah, I feel like anyone who doesn't have food
noise, it sounds crazy to them.
And they're like, oh, okay,yeah, you just think about food.
Yeah, we all think about food.
Like, no, we literally would,I'll never forget one time we I
was riding in the car with myhusband.
We were going to like picksomething up.
It was like 10 o'clock at night.
We had eaten dinner, we'd have,I was so full, I couldn't even
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like think of anything else.
All I could think about theentire drive was the four
different places that we drovepast that we could stop and get
ice cream.
Like and I was like, okay, wecould go to this one, or this
one has this.
Like, I would constantly just belike, Oh, well, we could stop
and get this, and you're sofull.
Like, food noise is it's realthing.
Yeah, it's real, it's crazy.
Yeah.
(12:43):
What are some commonmisconceptions?
I don't want to say common, butwhat are some misconceptions
that you feel like people haveabout GLP1 medications?
SPEAKER_00 (12:51):
It's the easy route.
That's all I hear.
Oh, it's easy.
It's not easy.
It's actually really hardbecause you know you have to
make some sort of lifestylechange.
Um, and yes, it does aid you andit helps with that, but it's
definitely not the easy route.
I wish, and uh people who saythat are really people don't
(13:12):
deal with like that food noise.
So they don't get it, but it'snot easy.
It's actually really hard tokind of like be like, I'm
willing to take this life likelifestyle change and sit there
and make the change and do whatyou have to do.
I think that's always thehardest part.
Um, so it's definitely not easy.
That's not an easy change.
SPEAKER_01 (13:32):
Did you have any besides you're nauseous and
you're not feeling great?
Those are pretty, pretty normal.
But did you have any hard partsof the this journey for you?
SPEAKER_00 (13:43):
I think definitely the mind, my part.
I I had to like go back and likelook at pictures.
Like that's always what I did.
I looked at before and afterpictures because there were days
where I'm like, oh, I'm I lookthe exact same when I first
started, the exact same.
And I didn't know I was gonnahit this like mental block
because I never was like notconfident with myself or
(14:03):
anything.
Um, but then everyone was liketelling me, like, oh my god, it
looks so different.
Your face is like so muchslimmer, but I I didn't see it.
And so that mental part wasreally hard.
Like, I remember one night I hadto, it was like two o'clock in
the morning, but I was like kindof getting overwhelmed about it.
And I took out like all my oldclothes and I literally put them
(14:24):
on, so I could be like, No,you're like you obviously lost
weight, like these clothes don'tfit you like at all.
So I kept a lot of my oldclothes too.
So whenever I felt that way, I'dput it on.
I'm like, okay, no, I'm okay.
So the mental part was such ahard part, and a part that I
didn't expect that would happen.
SPEAKER_01 (14:43):
Did you ever hit any plateaus with your weight or any
moments where you wanted toquit?
Yes.
Multiple times more.
SPEAKER_00 (14:51):
It was just not that I wanted to quit, but I did
plateau a couple of times, andthen I went to TikTok and I
learned, hey, you have to switchup your injection sites, you
have to you have to actuallyeat.
If you don't eat, you're notgonna lose weight.
(15:11):
Like people, like one meal a dayor like intermittent fasting.
I didn't know like you had tokind of find your thing, and
like how often do you have toeat?
Like a lot of people could justdo like two big meals and a
snack or like more snack.
Um, so I think not that I wantedto quit, but when I did like
plateau, I was like, okay, well,what's going on?
Like I knew something, it wassomething that I was kind of
(15:33):
doing.
So I'm glad that taking likethat education part and like,
yeah, you have to change yourinjection sites.
Like, you can't just do it, likeit's gonna work more here, like
under your arm or like in yourbelly than it is gonna be some
other places.
I didn't even notice or know alot of the injection sites that
you could inject yourself, likeoh, like on top of your belly
button.
(15:54):
That like broke a stall, andthat's like the best part when
you kind of like find somethingnew and and you break the stall,
you're like, okay, like it kindof like re-ignites your like
flame a bit.
So that was nice.
SPEAKER_01 (16:04):
What's your favorite injection spot?
On top of my belly button.
I have not tried that one.
I Dom told me I told her I knowDom told me that you told her
that, and I'm still terrified totry it.
SPEAKER_00 (16:17):
I don't know why.
I think I do think like anywherelike in your belly, I it does
like I've heard that it itabsorbs more, so you do get more
side effects.
Um, but for the whole sevendays, my I have like food noise
is gone when I did it on top oflike my belly button.
And I found it on a girl fromTikTok, and she's like, if
(16:37):
you're having a GLP one stall,do it here.
And I did it, and I was like,okay.
Yeah.
SPEAKER_01 (16:43):
I have always been my thigh is usually like my
go-to, where I feel like I havelike the most, I feel like I get
the most benefit out of my shot,but then I'll switch it up and
do.
But I always do like my lowerabdomen.
So all right, we'll try abovethe belly button.
SPEAKER_00 (16:57):
Yeah.
I was I was scared when Dom didit.
SPEAKER_01 (17:00):
I was like, Dom, wait, but if like I did, I
texted her and I was like, Areyou dying yet?
Are you fine?
Are you okay?
And she's like, No, I'm doinggreat.
And she did.
She broke her stall, she saidtoo.
Which I've been at a stall forlike two months now.
I've been about like the same.
So all right.
SPEAKER_00 (17:15):
I'll try my above my belly button.
SPEAKER_01 (17:19):
What are some things that you found that help keep
you motivated through the toughtimes?
SPEAKER_00 (17:24):
I think now that I have people around me that do it
too, they keep me motivated.
Cause like we can sit here andlike chat about it and like talk
about like, oh, like this brokemy saw or this did whatever.
I think that is motivating.
Also, even like the communityonline because it's so
accessible now.
There are so many normal peoplethat are on it, and their
(17:44):
journey and like what they gothrough day to day, that also
keeps me motivated.
Cause I'm like, okay, I know Ihave more progress to do, and
someone was awesome where I'm atnow, and they did it, like, I
know I could do it too.
So that's really motivating.
Just kind of finding people thatcould go through it too, and
they're good and they're okay,and I'll be okay.
SPEAKER_01 (18:07):
All right.
So once you got into yourrhythm, what were some of the
habits that you say made likethe biggest difference for you?
SPEAKER_00 (18:16):
Definitely exercise.
I didn't obviously you have toexercise to lose weight.
Um, but at first I didn't reallyI didn't I I didn't work out.
But now because like you losethe weight, like your body
physically changes, and I don'tthink I was prepared for that.
(18:37):
Um I then I was like, oh no, Ihave to exercise, I need to work
out because I need a tone up orlike blue skin or whatever.
Um, so now I've beenprioritizing that a lot more,
um, just so because you couldfeel a certain way and look a
certain way, but I feel likethere's always something that
we're gonna find a change forourselves.
So I think doing that has made abig difference too.
SPEAKER_01 (18:59):
Do you enjoy working out these days?
SPEAKER_00 (19:02):
Or I don't know how people love to like work out.
I I dread it.
I it's like the worst time ever.
And I wish like people I wish Icould find something that like,
oh yeah, like I love toweightlift.
I'm gonna, and that's my thing.
Like, I'm gonna go to the gymand weightlift.
Pilates now is such a trend.
Like it's boring.
I hate to do I love the honestybecause I feel the same way.
SPEAKER_01 (19:25):
I always say that I'm like, I wish I was just one
of those people that like lovedto work out.
I know.
I'm I'm not.
I'm not.
I please don't make me work out.
SPEAKER_00 (19:34):
It's so boring.
SPEAKER_01 (19:35):
I'll do it because I have to a little bit now and
like do my little weightsthings, but I I don't.
Everyone's like, you gotta getwhere they say, like, give it
like three months of likeconsistency, and then it'll be
like a routine and you'll loveit.
I still hate it.
SPEAKER_00 (19:48):
No, it's so boring.
I actually bought this.
This is sounds so bad, but Ibought a remote that goes on
your like fingers.
I can scroll through TikTokwhile I'm on the treadmill.
Like, that's how boring it is.
Like, I can't just like go on atreadmill and even like with
like lifting weights, I didn'teven know like you had to like
you're gonna lose like muscleand stuff like that.
(20:09):
And I felt like, oh no, I'mlosing muscle, like I have to
actually work out.
I I hate it though, it's soboring.
I don't I wish I could be one ofthose people that the best part
is like finding a cute outfitfor it, and then after that, I'm
like, oh I guess I have to dothis at least for 30 minutes.
So at least you look good, atleast you've got a cute outfit.
Yeah, that's the best part.
Looking for a fun, cute outfit.
(20:30):
But yeah, I don't like to workout.
SPEAKER_01 (20:32):
Speaking of outfits and clothes, it just made me
think of something because it'ssomething I've kind of gone
through.
What has like clothes shoppingbeen like for you?
SPEAKER_00 (20:41):
That I actually was talking to a client about this
the other day.
I didn't realize how like theclothes that I bought before.
I never could go into a storeand clothes shop with any of my
friends.
I would always have to gosomewhere else or go online and
go to like the plus size tab andfind something.
(21:04):
Now I could go into a regularstore, like I could never shop
at like Abercrombie, never.
And now I could go in there andpick kind of like whatever I
want.
And I was like, whoa, this isthat's so fun.
Yeah, it's so much fun.
I was like, can we go shopping?
I even if it's supposed to trystuff on, and it's really sad
actually, that that was like mywhole life.
(21:26):
I've always been like a biggergirl, so I never was able to
like pop into a store, like, oh,I need to dress really fast.
I was never able to do that.
I always had to like pre-plan.
So now I could go into all thenormal stores, I guess, and shop
and not feel like I'm gonna takethis into the dressing room, but
I'm just doing it because Idon't want to not be a part of
(21:47):
the group and like not shop witheveryone.
Or now I could actually like goin the dressing room, try
something on and know it's gonnafit me.
So it's so much more fun now.
SPEAKER_01 (21:56):
Yeah, my biggest win was like, I've never in my life
been able to fit into a pair ofAbercrombie jeans ever.
And I went in and I didn't buythem, but I put a pair on just
to be like, I fit in jeans.
SPEAKER_00 (22:08):
And even I bought a pair and two months later they
didn't even fit me.
So I was like, That's fine.
SPEAKER_01 (22:14):
It's like a good problem to have, but it's such a
struggle.
I'm like, I just bought thesereally cute pair of pants and
they're too big on me already.
SPEAKER_00 (22:20):
Yeah, but I really like them.
I really like them, and I justwon't, I don't even like I'm not
even a point where like I'mgonna shop too much now because
I still like want like haveprogress.
So I just wear leggings everyday.
We love a good pair of leggings,yeah.
SPEAKER_01 (22:35):
That's really what saved me are the leggings.
So has your confidence orself-image changed throughout
this journey?
SPEAKER_00 (22:44):
I at first I wasn't ever not confident, I feel like.
That's why I was okay.
Um, I knew more of making thiswas a more healthy decision.
So I was always prettyconfident.
But now when I look look atpictures at myself before, I'm
like, oh my God.
I went like talk to Claudia theother day.
I was like, Claudia, you didn'ttell me I look like this.
(23:06):
She's like, what do you mean?
I was like, I was like, no, likeI look so different now.
And knowing that I am moreconfident just because, like,
yeah, I did that.
I would talk to anyone about it.
Like when people ask me, theyask me all the time, like, you
look so different.
Like, what have you done?
I'm like, yeah, I'm not on GLP1medications, you can sign up for
a membership.
(23:26):
Um, and even talking about itmakes me confident too, because
I'm like, yeah, like I did itand it worked.
So, haha.
SPEAKER_01 (23:37):
That's I love the people that have, and I get some
people want to keep you knowtheir story private.
I'm all for that, but I'm theexact same way as you.
Someone's like, oh, you look sogood.
I'm like, thanks.
I've been doing this, and yeah,I take these medications.
Yeah, like I'm on to that.
I will tell everyone, I willtell my whole story because if
if it can help someone else,that's amazing.
(23:57):
Yeah, like I don't want togatekeep, I want to tell you
what I did.
SPEAKER_00 (24:00):
I want to know.
Yeah, and I love that it's soaccessible now because I get
like, and I didn't know that itwas a thing.
Like all these celebrities thathave been on these GLP ones for
so long now.
Um, and now I don't evenremember how it became such a
thing.
But everyone, I don't want tosay everyone's on them, but
majority of people are.
I was so shocked how many peoplewere on these medications that I
(24:23):
was like, oh, okay, well then ifthey could do it, I could do it,
and that they're gonna be fine,I'm gonna be fine.
But the celebrities weregatekeeping.
For sure.
They're not for sure.
SPEAKER_01 (24:32):
No, they're not the only skinny ones.
So if you could give any adviceto someone starting out on their
health journey, what advicewould you give them?
SPEAKER_00 (24:42):
Have grace with yourself.
It's a long journey and it's sorewarding though.
Like, and even the length of itis so much fun because you're
gonna go through each differentstep and like in your life and
in your journey.
Um, but I wish someone told meto be like, hey, it's okay, like
you're gonna be you were finebefore, you're fine now.
Nothing about you has changedexcept for how you look.
(25:06):
I I was so scared that like Iwas gonna change, like people
were gonna view me differently.
And and actually, I was talkingto a client the other day.
She was like, Do people liketalk to you different now or
like address you differently?
Or like I'm like, oh yeah, Ifeel like I'm so much more
approachable now.
People talk to me, people are somuch nicer to me.
And then that was like a mentalblock that I hit, like, wow,
(25:27):
like people can't just benormal, and like just because I
my appearance changed doesn'tmean I changed.
So I think maybe that's just mybiggest um lesson, or to tell
someone is that um just giveyourself grace and enjoy the
process.
SPEAKER_01 (25:45):
I guess this would kind of go with what you just
said, but if you could go backand tell yourself one thing
before starting, what would itbe?
It's gonna be okay.
SPEAKER_00 (25:54):
It's gonna be so much fun.
I think I would tell myself,like, it's you're gonna have so
much fun.
It's gonna open up so many moredoors.
Like, I am more, I guess I ammore confident, like when I walk
into a room or have a work, evensomething like with work.
I'm like, okay, I feel good,like I'm gonna do good.
Um, so I just think like enjoythe ride.
I wish I could actually go backand like do it all over again
(26:15):
sometimes.
It's so much fun.
Yeah, there are times I feellike I kind of missed.
SPEAKER_01 (26:21):
Like I look back and I'm like, oh, I'm here now.
Like there's so much of it thatlike you didn't pay attention
to.
SPEAKER_00 (26:29):
Yeah, like I really didn't pay attention to like
people treating you differently.
I I just like thought it was athing.
I was like, okay, like maybe I'mnicer now.
But no, like people do approachyou differently, like when
you're a little bit thinner.
And that's really sad, but Iguess I want to kind of wish I
(26:49):
could do like a date of my lifeback then and see how people
treated me versus now and kindof be like, hey guys, it's just
like all treating each other.
I'm the same person.
Yeah, I'm the same person, eventhough I look different, I am
the same person.
SPEAKER_01 (27:01):
So that's I I feel exactly the same way as you.
I feel like people they do treatyou differently, they pay
attention to you, and not inlike a way of like, oh, you look
good.
They pay attention to you, butlike you exist in the room.
Because when you are bigger,there's definitely times you
walk into a room and then youjust feel like nobody even like
(27:24):
acknowledges that you're there,realizes that you're there.
And I think that also portraysinto I don't know if it's the
same, if you have the samefeeling or not with clients, but
I also feel like for some reasonclients listen to me more.
Yes.
When I mean I'm giving youadvice about skincare, it had
nothing to do with how much Iweighed, had nothing to do with
what my body looked like, but Ifeel like they trust me more.
(27:48):
Yeah.
I feel like they listen to memore that I know what I'm
talking about.
I had the same brain that I didthen, but it is a weird feeling
to think about when I feel like,yeah, I can talk to someone
about something and theyactually listen to you.
And it is something that shouldhave nothing to do with the way
you look, the way your body is,but it does.
(28:08):
Yeah.
And it's crazy.
Yeah.
SPEAKER_00 (28:10):
Yeah, yeah.
Even like going into a room, Ifeel like when I was always like
out with my friends, even I wasnot any ever approached by a guy
or anything, and now I am, andit's like every aspect like of
my life has changed in ways Ididn't even know.
Now I go out and I do getapproached, and it that
obviously does make you feelgood, but then I'm just kind of
(28:31):
like, wow, like what was goingon two years ago?
Like, I didn't even notice thesethings were happening.
SPEAKER_01 (28:39):
All right, well, we're gonna end on a fun note.
Okay.
So we're gonna do another rapidfire.
Okay.
All right.
What is your favorite healthymeal or snack?
SPEAKER_00 (28:50):
The Chobani yogurt drinks.
Those are so good.
SPEAKER_01 (28:55):
What is your go-to treat when you're craving
something sweet?
SPEAKER_00 (28:59):
Frozen yogurt.
SPEAKER_01 (29:00):
Morning or evening workouts.
SPEAKER_00 (29:03):
I wish I was a morning person, but evening.
SPEAKER_01 (29:08):
Favorite self-care activity.
Um doing a face mask.
Biggest non-scale victory.
Shopping at it, Lululemon.
Are there any songs that get youhyped for the gym?
Bad bunny.
One word that describes yourjourney.
SPEAKER_00 (29:29):
Fun.
Love it.
SPEAKER_01 (29:33):
Well, thank you so much for sharing your journey.
It's so inspiring, and I'veloved watching.
I didn't say this and I meantto.
You were actually one of thefirst people that I knew
personally that has started on aGLP one.
And I remember before I evenstarted, I would text you
because I don't see you all thetime.
I would text you and like askyou like certain things like,
(29:54):
how are you feeling?
Or what is this?
Like I was, I was the totalopposite.
I was so nervous to start.
Like really terrified.
Yeah.
And you were you were so likenonchalant about it.
You're so great.
And I was like, right, I'm gonnado this.
So thank you for helping inspireme because you did.
Um, so I have loved watchingyour journey and just seeing
you, like I said, you you shinedbefore, so just shining even
(30:16):
more now, and I can tell.
But um, yeah, if you guys haveany questions about GLP1s, we do
offer them at Kotor Medspa.
We have a ton of information onour website.
If you go to Kator Medspa.com,uh, there's a tab that you can
find that has all of theinformation about uh our
membership that we offer.
It has a lot of frequently askedquestions about GLP ones, what
(30:39):
kind of what to expect, umnutrition plans, all kinds of
stuff to kind of help get youstarted.
But you can always come in, do afree consultation with one of
our providers, sit down and talkabout your options and kind of
go over what your goals are.
Um, so we offer, you know, a lotof flexibility when it comes to
um, you know, what we can dowith GLP ones.
And if you are nervous aboutstarting your journey or you're
(31:00):
like Damien, you're superexcited and you're ready to go,
let's go.
Um, come on in and see us and wecan help you get started on that
journey.
And we are there with you thewhole entire way to cheer you on
and you know share those successstories with you too.
So um come check us out.
You can also find us on any ofour social media pages or on
YouTube, TikTok, Instagram,Facebook, um, anywhere, come
(31:21):
find us.
So thank you so much for joiningus today.
Thank you.
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