It’s now a well known fact that weight loss injections are getting more popular and availability is on the rise.

In most basic terms, they act to suppress your appetite, resulting in you being less hungry and consuming less calories. It’s the age old equation of energy in v energy out.

If you’re already taking these injections or soon intend to, it’s important to know what you’ll be losing. With weight loss also comes muscle loss. Unfortunately it’s not just fat you’re trimming off, it’s muscle too, also known as sarcopenia. So what can you do about it?

There’s 2 unbelievably important things you can be doing to help minimise the muscle loss (which will also affect your strength, stamina and metabolic health).

Lift weights

Consume plenty of protein

These are 2 things that help most conditions. Don’t just consume protein, but a mixture of fresh fruit and veg, healthy fats, complex carbs which are lovely and fibrous

The same goes for anyone on a weight loss journey, not just those taking the jabs. A calorie deficit can lower your immunity, making it extra important to fill yourself with the goodness of high quality fresh food.

So if you’re on the jabs, get to the gym and ease back on the tayto cheese and onion