I am going to the gym 3-4 times a week with 20mins of cardio and 25mins of weight training, swimming 2x a week for 60mins per swim, and walking (weather permitting). I was running half marathons until recently, I sprained my ankle and my right ankle is super unstable at the moment so not able to run, but the hope it to return to long distance running within the next 6 months.
Post-GLP1 I’m planning to resume long distance running to maintain a low weight and continue going to the gym. I would prefer to have more muscle tone than I’ve had in the past because I think it looks healthier.
In terms of building healthier habits, something I’ve noticed while on the GLP1 is that I am not impulse buying junk foods at the supermarket. Additionally, before GLP1 I’ve struggled a lot with tasks like grocery shopping and cooking because of my ADHD. But… since I’ve been on this GLP1, I have more mental availability to plan meals (super interesting!) I’ve actually found it a manageable task to plan a meal, acquire the correct ingredients and then prepare the meal, so I’ve been making far healthier meals (and it doesn’t even feel like I’m trying). There is actually part of me that doesn’t want to stop taking the GLP1 because I’m finding it is helping me with impulse control so much, it’s providing significant relief from internal guilt and grief I often would feel from impulsively spending significant amounts of money on shit I quite frankly didn’t need or really want that badly. The GLP1 has been more effective for my impulsive behaviours than the methylphenidate I used to be on for ADHD, without causing me to have the irritability that comes from being on stimulants for ages.