I run a small cafe, so there is always a tray of day-old pastries within arm's reach. I was on a GLP-1 for about a year and lost 46 pounds.
I stopped in early spring because of cost and some side effects, not because I had figured everything out. The first month off, my appetite came back like a regular customer.
What surprised me is that some habits stayed: I still split the morning scone in half and save the other half for later, I pack a small salad before the lunch rush instead of grazing through it, and I keep a water glass where I used to keep a sample plate. I am not saying it has been perfect.
Saturday bread smells still win sometimes. But I am within 6 pounds of where I was when I stopped, which feels like a real win in a kitchen full of temptation.
For those who have come off, what was the first habit that stuck around?