What Has Regulation Got To Do With GLP-1 Medication?

Every time I talk about habits, regulation, or the unglamorous magic of routine, someone eventually asks the same thing:

“Isn’t the whole point of a GLP-1 that you don’t need to do all this?”

It’s a fair question. After all, the medication does make food quieter. Hunger feels tamer, cravings soften, and that constant mental chatter about what, when, and how much to eat finally goes silent. For many people, it’s the first break they’ve had from an internal noise that’s been running for decades.

But here’s the thing: that silence isn’t the finish line… it’s the opening scene.