You've Reached Your Goal. Now What?

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Now comes the question almost everyone eventually asks: What happens next?

Maybe you want to stay on the medication but wonder whether a lower dose could work. Maybe you and your provider are considering tapering, stretching the time between doses, or eventually stopping altogether. Or maybe you are simply worried about what will happen if your hunger, cravings, or food noise return.

Whatever you are feeling, you are not alone—and you do not have to figure out your next steps alone, either.

Reaching your goal is an accomplishment worth celebrating. But maintaining your progress can require a different kind of support than losing the weight in the first place.

Your body, health history, budget, lifestyle, and relationship with food all matter. So do the habits and routines that will support you if your medication or dosage changes.

There is no single maintenance plan that works for everyone.

Some people continue medication as part of long-term treatment. Others discuss a lower maintenance dose, a gradual taper, or another approach with their prescribing provider. Some work toward maintaining their results without medication.

The right plan is the one that supports your health, fits your life, and is developed with appropriate medical guidance from your provider.

• Do I need to stay on this medication long-term?
• What should I do before making a change?
• Should I discuss tapering or dose stretching with my provider?
• What if my hunger, cravings, or food noise return?
• How do I protect my muscle and metabolism?
• How will I know whether my maintenance plan is working?
• Can I maintain my results without medication?

These are important questions—and the answers deserve more than a generic recommendation or a quick online search.

An exit strategy is not a single decision or a promise that everyone can—or should—stop medication. It is a thoughtful, layered plan that prepares you for whatever comes next.

In my book, GLP-1 and Done, I share over 20 evidence-informed exit strategies designed to help support long-term maintenance. These strategies address several important areas:

Supporting your body’s biology: Building eating patterns that help support steadier blood sugar, satiety, and metabolic health.

Creating a supportive environment: Making practical changes to your kitchen, shopping habits, routines, and surroundings so healthier choices feel easier.

Strengthening sustainable habits: Nutrition, strength training, movement, sleep, stress management, and other behaviors that support your body’s natural appetite-regulation systems.

Preparing for medication changes: Understanding what to discuss with your prescribing provider, what changes to watch for, and how to adjust your support plan throughout the transition.

I’m Jennifer Velonis, RN, BSN, NBC-HWC—a registered nurse, board-certified health and wellness coach, author, and someone who has personally navigated the GLP-1 journey.

After losing 60 pounds and maintaining that result for more than three years and counting, I understand that reaching your goal can feel both exciting and unexpectedly uncertain.

I combine experience working with GLP-1 clients, with evidence-informed coaching, and lived experience to help you approach this stage with greater confidence. No scare tactics. No shame spiral. No “perfect plan” nonsense. Just thoughtful guidance, honest conversations, and practical support for what comes next.

GLP-1 and Done offers practical, nurse-guided education for people navigating the GLP-1 journey, including maintenance, medication transitions, and life after reaching their goals.

Inside, you will find clear explanations, actionable steps and strategies, and tear-out reference cards designed to support the months before and after a medication transition.

If you want to understand your options and begin building your own maintenance plan, the book is a great place to start. See the, "Newly Released Book" page to explore the book, or simple click below to get it on Amazon.

The book gives you the roadmap. Coaching helps you apply it to your life.

As a registered nurse and board-certified health and wellness coach who has navigated this journey personally, I help clients think through their next steps with practical, judgment-free support.

Together, we can work on:

• Preparing thoughtful questions for your prescribing provider.
• Understanding what to expect during maintenance or a medication transition.
• Recognizing and responding to changes in hunger, cravings, or food noise.
• Building nutrition habits that support fullness, muscle preservation, and metabolic health.
• Creating realistic movement and strength-training routines.
• Monitoring your progress without becoming consumed by the scale.
• Developing a personalized plan for long-term maintenance, with or without medication.

You do not have to wait until you are struggling to put a plan in place. In fact, the best time to start preparing is often before your medication or dosage changes. Click the, "Work with Jen" button below to get started.

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You worked hard to get here. Let’s make a plan for what comes next.