The SoWell Blog
Piña Colada Smoothie
A piña colada may be the ultimate vacation drink, but the alcohol and added sugar can leave you feeling less than refreshed. This protein-packed smoothie delivers the same creamy pineapple-coconut...
B Vitamins and GLP-1 Medications: Why Low Energy Might Be a Nutrient Gap
The tiredness creeps in a few weeks into your GLP-1. Not dramatic — just a flatness. Less spark, heavier mornings, an afternoon wall you walk into around three o'clock. You...
What to Eat in Your First Week on a GLP-1: A Practical Starter Guide
The prescription is filled. The first dose is in. And you're standing in your kitchen with no idea what to actually put on a plate. Everything changed at once —...
Why 95% Don't Get Enough Fiber
Here's a number that should stop you: roughly 95% of Americans don't get enough fiber. Not most. Almost everyone. Now add a GLP-1 to that picture — a medication that...
Probiotics and GLP-1: How Gut Health Shapes Your Results
The bloating. The constipation. The way your gut feels like it's running in slow motion since you started the medication. You've probably been told to drink more water and eat...
Food Logging on GLP-1s: The Complete Guide Without Calorie Counting
When many people hear "food logging," they immediately think of calorie counting apps and diet culture—meticulously weighing portions, scanning barcodes, and obsessing over macronutrients. But the SoWell Method takes a...
Trust Issues: How to Rebuild Your Relationship with Food on GLP-1 Medications
For many of us, our relationship with food feels complicated – full of rules, restrictions, and trust issues. We've been through cycles of restrictive dieting followed by rebounds that leave...
Your Muscles on GLP-1s: Two Strategies That Will Change Everything
There's a science to maintaining your strength while losing weight on GLP-1s, and it's simpler than you might think. Meet Amelia: a CrossFit enthusiast and Orange Theory regular who loved...
We’ve Cracked the Fiber Code
Why Your GLP-1 Journey Needs More Than Just Any Fiber If you're on Ozempic, Wegovy, or Mounjaro, you've probably heard the advice: "Just take some fiber." But if you're among...
Insulin Resistance Explained: Symptoms, Testing, and What to Do
You're doing everything right. Eating better, moving more, maybe even on a GLP-1 — and the scale still fights you on the way down. There's a word for the invisible...
