How Do You Maintain Weight Loss After Ozempic or Mounjaro? | Sue Decotiis, MD

Описание: In this FAQ video, Dr. Sue Decotiis, a board-certified weight loss doctor in New York City, answers the question: "How do you maintain weight loss after stopping GLP-1 medications like Ozempic (semaglutide), Mounjaro (tirzepatide), or Zepbound?"

She discusses how fat loss—not just weight loss—is tracked using a body composition scale and shares actionable advice for staying on track after stopping medication. Her key strategies include maintaining a high-protein diet (80–100g per day), eating fiber-rich vegetables, limiting meals to twice daily to minimize insulin spikes, and staying hydrated. She also emphasizes the importance of regular exercise, particularly resistance training and walking, and maintaining consistent follow-up visits with your physician to ensure long-term success.

This is a must-watch if you’re looking for sustainable weight maintenance and dietary guidance after Ozempic or Mounjaro.

Full Transcript:
Speaker 1: Hi, I'm doctor Sue Decotiis and I have a medical weight loss practice in New York City in Manhattan. And so many of my patients have been so successful on GLP one drugs such as Tirzepatide, which is Mounjaro, Ozempic, which is semaglutide. Um, Zepp bound, which is also Tirzepatide um, and Mounjaro. And so many patients have lost so much weight. And we make sure that they've been successful because we follow them on a body composition scale to make sure they've actually lost fat. And when they get to their ideal weight and their ideal body fat percentage, the question is, how do I keep this weight off? And that's a really great question. So what we do is, number one, we make sure that their body fat is down into an acceptable range. And for women that's about 20% for men maybe mid-teens. And we taper them slowly. And when they're ready to get off the medication, when we feel that their weight is really stable, then what we really suggest that they do is they continue the diet that they were on with the medication. And that's basically a very high protein diet. So for most people, they're going to need 80 to 100g of protein a day. And that's a lot. And you also want to make sure that you have a lot of fiber. So with the vegetables that you eat make sure they have fiber. Things like broccoli spinach small portions of yams. Um, and you want to make sure if you could, that you really just eat twice a day. You don't want to graze, you don't want to be eating all day because that tax is insulin that makes insulin have to get up and work. And what we really want insulin to do is just to burn fat for us. Um, so a high protein diet, making sure that you are counting those grams, keeping up with hydration and getting a decent amount of exercise, especially walking and resistance training. And then follow up with your physician. Um, in my practice, we really see people frequently after they've lost the weight, just to be sure they keep it off. Um, thank you so much. And keep, keep it going, okay. Keep that weight off.

Sue Decotiis, MD
20 E 46th St., #1201
NYC, NY 10017
(917) 261-3177
https://www.drdecotiis.com

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