WEIGHT LOSS RESISTANCE AND GLP-1
Weight loss resistance and GLP-1 naturopath, online.
When the weight will not shift, or alongside your medication.
Naturopathic support for weight loss resistance and alongside GLP-1 medicines, with your prescriber: insulin, leptin, cortisol, the thyroid, perimenopause, muscle, the gut and the toxins the body stores in fat.
Online consultations. Clients join from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, regional Australia
What is weight loss resistance?
Weight that will not shift despite eating less and moving more. Insulin, leptin, cortisol, the thyroid, sex hormones, the gut and stored toxins all decide whether the body lets go, which is why willpower is rarely the missing piece. GLP-1 medicines can help, and work best when muscle and nutrition are protected.
WHAT IT CAN LOOK LIKE
When you have done everything, and the weight stays.
Every calorie deficit costs some muscle, and the body learns that food runs out. After years of dieting the metabolism has slowed, and in perimenopause falling oestrogen, broken sleep and rising cortisol add to it. Another deficit reads as famine. The way back is to feed the body strategically, rebuild muscle and give it reasons to let go.
Weight gathering around the middle
Eating less makes little difference
Years of dieting, with weight returning each time
Cravings, an afternoon crash or 3am waking
Weight changing in perimenopause
On a GLP-1, or planning to stop
HOW I WORK WITH WEIGHT LOSS RESISTANCE AND GLP-1 MEDICATIONS
Read the pattern. Restore the balance.
Your symptoms are how your body asks for what it needs. I read the pattern behind them, then choose herbs and nutrients the same way: matched to that pattern, to ease the disharmony, calm the nervous system and rebuild your reserves, so your body can come back into balance and heal.
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Why the body is holding on
Insulin, leptin, cortisol, thyroid and sex hormones read from your bloods through Endobiogeny, with the toxins stored in fat considered.
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Nutrients the metabolism runs on
Iodine, chromium, magnesium, selenium, zinc, iron and B12, tested and replaced.
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The road back
Eating enough, protein first, slow carbohydrates and fibre to feed the gut bacteria that steady blood sugar and appetite.
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Alongside a GLP-1
Protein, strength, side effects and a plan for coming off, coordinated with your prescriber.
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Muscle and movement
Strength training two to three times a week, a walk after meals and everyday movement, so the metabolism has an engine again..
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Hormones through the transition
Perimenopause supported with herbs and nutrients, alongside body-identical hormones from your GP where chosen.
WHAT TO TEST
The results that change the plan.
Testing shows why the body is holding on, and what to protect while weight changes.
Fasting insulin, glucose and HbA1c
Insulin often rises years before glucose.
Full thyroid panel
TSH, free T4, free T3 and antibodies.
Liver function and lipids
Fatty liver travels with insulin resistance.
Iron, B12 and vitamin D
Smaller appetites leave less room for nutrients.
Sex hormones
Perimenopause and PCOS shift where fat is stored.
Body composition
Muscle as well as weight.
FREE GUIDE
The free Weight Loss Resistance & GLP-1 guide.
What it can look like, what to ask your GP to test, and where to start this week.
THE DEEP RESET· ENDOMETRIOSIS PATHWAY
For when you need more than one appointment.
Twelve consultations working on inflammation, immune balance, oestrogen clearance, the gut and the pain response together, alongside your gynaecologist, with the foundations of healing and The Wholefood Kitchen included.
01. Twelve consultations
Weekly, fortnightly or monthly, individualised to you.
02. Testing that changes the plan
Functional testing where it helps, read alongside your results.
03. The Deep Reset
The foundations of healing, as downloads, from the day you join.
01. Twelve consultations
Weekly, fortnightly or monthly, individualised to you.
QUESTIONS
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Yes. A naturopath looks at the systems behind your symptoms together, including hormones, the gut, blood sugar, the nervous system and nutrition, and builds one plan around them, alongside your GP.
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Yes. All consultations are online by video. Testing is arranged through collection centres near you, and herbal medicine is posted to you. Clients join from across Australia and overseas.
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Repeated calorie deficits lower muscle and slow the metabolism, and the body learns to hold on. Insulin, cortisol, the thyroid and sleep often need work before weight will shift.
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Falling oestrogen moves fat to the middle, insulin works less well, muscle is lost faster and sleep breaks. Another deficit adds to the strain rather than easing it.
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For some, for a while. Long term, very low carbohydrate intake can slow the thyroid, raise cortisol and break sleep. Slow carbohydrates with protein usually work better.
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Some loss is common with rapid weight loss. Protein at every meal and strength training help protect it.
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Appetite often returns along with the weight. A plan made beforehand, with muscle protected and the underlying reasons addressed, makes a real difference.
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Yes, alongside your prescriber. Herbs and nutrients are checked against your medicines, especially those that lower blood sugar.
READ MORE IN THE JOURNAL
WRITTEN AND REVIEWED BY
Tanya Miles
Integrative Naturopath
Clinical naturopath and member of ANTA (11109). Practices Endobiogeny and anthroposophic medicine, with compounded herbal medicine and functional testing. Last reviewed October 2026.
Ways to begin.
Book an initial consultation
We map your history and results together and decide where to start.
A free intro call
About fifteen minutes to talk through where you are and which pathway fits. Leave your details and I will call you.
The Deep Reset
Twelve consultations on the Weight loss resistance & GLP-1 pathway, with the foundations of healing and The Wholefood Kitchen.