What if the way we think about our weight started long before we ever chose to think about it at all?

And what if we're having the wrong types of conversations about GLP-1s?

Ashley Koff is a registered dietitian, weight health expert, and founder of the Better Nutrition Program. Her understanding of weight is deeply personal, too—and she's spent her career building the framework she wishes had existed for her.

In this conversation, Ashley unpacks the critical difference between weight loss and weight health, what GLP-1 and GIP hormones actually do in the body, and why optimizing your hormones matters whether or not you ever touch the medication.

But before any of that, she shares a story she kept to herself for decades—one that will resonate with anyone who has ever felt like their body was a problem that needed a solution.

What You Will Learn

• [00:10:00] Ashley's bully moment at age eight — and 40 years of carrying it
• [00:15:00] How disempowerment leads to risky behaviors — the research behind it
• [00:20:00] When Ashley's body started feeling like it was working against her
• [00:30:30] The bar, the stranger, and Ashley's life-changing rock bottom
• [00:36:30] What introduced her to GLP-1 hormones in 2004
• [00:49:30] What GLP-1 and GIP actually do — beyond blood sugar
• [00:53:30] Right order matters — digestion, hydration, and movement first
• [01:08:30] What "your best shot" actually means beyond the medication

Resources Mentioned

• Your Best Shot by Ashley Koff, RD
• Better Nutrition Program

Let’s Connect!

Ashley Koff

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Chandler Stroud

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