- Dr. Betsy Grunch lost 50 pounds by intermittent fasting and eating a high-protein diet.
- She maintained her weight loss for over four years, before losing more on Mounjaro.
- Grunch cut down on fast food and focuses on whole foods, she said.
Dr. Betsy Grunch knows from experience that losing weight long-term isn’t as simple as just eating less and moving more.
Although she is a neurosurgeon specializing in spine surgery, she didn’t actually receive much nutritional education in her medical training and found herself trapped in an unhealthy cycle of weight loss and regain on fad diets , the 43-year-old from the outskirts of Atlanta told Business Insider.
By educating herself about nutrition, she was able to lose 50 pounds and keep it off for over four years. For her, that involved intermittent fasting combined with a high-protein diet focusing on whole foods.
But she also learned there’s more to weight loss than just what you eat. It was also important for her to know her goals and try to maintain a positive relationship with her body.