The GLP-1 Muscle Protocol for Women: Protect Muscle and Bone While You Lose Weight on GLP-1 Medications — The Strength Training and Protein System for Women Over 50

Your GLP-1 medication is working exactly as advertised. The open question is what the weight is made of. Trial data on these medications shows that a meaningful share of what you lose isn't fat — sometimes up to 40 percent of it is lean tissue, the muscle your body counts on for everyday strength. Women start with less muscle than men to begin with, so the same percentage loss costs more. And if you're in or past the menopause transition, a second process is working against your muscle and bone at the same time, on its own schedule, whether or not it lines up with your birthday. This isn't a book that tells you to stop your medication. It's the protocol to run alongside it. Inside, you'll find: • An 8-line scoreboard you run at home every four weeks — grip, chair stands, push-ups, a loaded carry — so you can see whether your strength is holding while the weight comes off, instead of trusting a scale that reports the same number either way • The real menopause science: why your stage, not your age, determines how a GLP-1 affects your body • The chapter almost nobody else in this category writes: what the actual trial evidence shows about these medications and bone density — and what to do about it • The protein math built for a woman's body and a suppressed appetite — three feedings, not four, and the exact daily number for your goal weight • A 25-to-40-minute, twice-a-week strength template built from six real-life movement patterns, scaled from "I haven't lifted anything heavier than a suitcase in years" to "I already train" • The cardio hierarchy — what walking and Zone 2 can and can't do for your muscle, and why more of the wrong kind can quietly work against you • The short list of supplements with real evidence behind them (and permission to walk past the other 90%…