What Ilana Muhlstein has said about Exercise and weight loss
2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 27, 2026
Ilana Muhlstein, Registered dietitian and author of You Can Drop It! and Beyond the Shot, has been quoted on Exercise and weight loss 2 times in 1 episode of Habits and Hustle, most recently on October 27, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Muhlstein argues muscle is essential for sustaining metabolism, making regain more likely if users lose muscle and stop the drug.
“Muscle is the only thing that keeps our metabolism going past 20”
Habits and Hustle: Episode 599: Ilana Muhlstein: The New Wellness Obsession: Are We Taking Healthy Living Too Far? (Oct 27, 2026) · Listen from 26:28
Muhlstein says exercise is overrated for initial weight loss, being important for maintenance while food matters most early on.
“In the beginning, food is everything. I always say exercise is extra credit”
Habits and Hustle: Episode 599: Ilana Muhlstein: The New Wellness Obsession: Are We Taking Healthy Living Too Far? (Oct 27, 2026) · Listen from 40:13
Episodes
Episode 599: Ilana Muhlstein: The New Wellness Obsession: Are We Taking Healthy Living Too Far?Habits and Hustle · Oct 27, 2026 · 1 h 7 min
Jennifer Cohen and dietitian Ilana Muhlstein discuss GLP-1 drugs, weight-loss mistakes, plateaus, calorie counting, fake health foods, and intermittent fasting for women.
Others on Exercise and weight loss
- Jennifer Cohen · 1 quote
Ilana Muhlstein on other topics
- GLP-1 receptor agonists · 4 quotes
- Weight loss maintenance · 2 quotes
- Thinness and body image culture · 1 quote
- Intermittent fasting · 1 quote
- Health halo foods · 1 quote
- Health at Every Size · 1 quote
- Calorie counting · 1 quote
- Dietary supplements · 1 quote