Very true. Doing that will work wonders for most of the population. It’s hard to get folks to even consume 0.6g of protein/lb of body weight let alone 1g which would be ideal.

What’s strange about this stuff is that even with similar caloric/macronutrient intake and exercise regimen the weight loss tends to come from a greater loss in lean tissue after taking GLP-1 drugs compared to before at least anecdotally in clients. This part I don’t get.

If I could get people to choose the low time preference approach you point out rather than the easier but potentially dangerous way, I’d be happy but it’s hard to overcome the immediacy mindset combined with the influence of money and power behind these drugs. These are so popular now in my area that doctors have a specific section of their websites devoted to GLP-1 prescriptions.