Wegovy & Diet Medication Rebound Management

When weight drops quickly from appetite suppressants or GLP-1 medications without enough protein intake and exercise, muscle mass is often lost along with fat. Muscle is tissue that burns energy even at rest, so losing it lowers your basal metabolic rate — and once the medication stops, this makes the body gain weight more easily from the same meals. That is why protecting muscle with protein and strength training from the start of weight loss is key to preventing rebound.

Our Korean Medicine Clinic's Perspective

In Korean medicine, the digestive system (bi-wi) is seen as the center of the power that turns food into energy and flesh. When this power weakens from aggressive weight loss, food is less able to become muscle and the body tends to sag and feel soft even when eating well. At Dongjedang, while the medication is being tapered gradually, we work to restore the digestive power and vitality that were lost, so that solid recovery — not empty flesh — fills the space left behind.