Stalled out on Wagovy

[Anonymous]

Is it me or is it that little piece of chocolate I enjoy at night?

I’ve reached 2.4 and I seem to have stalled. Not currently at goal. Is this normal for others?

[Anonymous]

How long have you stalled? I had a month on mounjaro where I lost nothing. Waited it out, started losing 2lb per week again. No change in dose.

I firmly believe in set points, especially for women and even more so, for those of childbearing age (aka 12-45/50 with a cycle)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How long have you stalled? I had a month on mounjaro where I lost nothing. Waited it out, started losing 2lb per week again. No change in dose.

I firmly believe in set points, especially for women and even more so, for those of childbearing age (aka 12-45/50 with a cycle)

You “believe?”

Lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How long have you stalled? I had a month on mounjaro where I lost nothing. Waited it out, started losing 2lb per week again. No change in dose.

I firmly believe in set points, especially for women and even more so, for those of childbearing age (aka 12-45/50 with a cycle)[/quotWhat do you mean by set points? I don’t understand your response. Please explain.

[Anonymous]

I’ve been stalled for 2 weeks.

[Anonymous]

Well how much weight have you lost? It's not a miracle worker. People can expect to lose 15 to 20 percent of their starting weight. It's not going to make every person who takes it get to their goal weight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How long have you stalled? I had a month on mounjaro where I lost nothing. Waited it out, started losing 2lb per week again. No change in dose.

I firmly believe in set points, especially for women and even more so, for those of childbearing age (aka 12-45/50 with a cycle)[/quotWhat do you mean by set points? I don’t understand your response. Please explain.

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/set-point-theory/

Read this article about set points.
For weight loss without drugs most people end up plateauing a plateau is a normal response of your body. Even with drugs you are likely going to have periods where you plateau your body is adjusting and recalibrating.

You can wait it out and see if in a month you don't lose weight or you can try to increase your exercise or daily activity which is actually more helpful maybe instead of walking 30 minutes a day you go to 40 minutes a day and see if that pushes you out of your plateau.
It could even take 2 months and then you might see further loss. Weight loss is not going to be a daily linear response pattern and Lord knows that if you're a woman it's going to be even less likely to be a linear daily decrease. I do hope that you are tracking patterns over time and not just looking at the scale in comparison to two weeks ago as long as the general trajectory is downward you are still making progress and that progress is going to slow or stall at sometimes. For women especially who have periods many of us gain weight 3 to 5 pounds during the period and then lose it and the week prior we may stall weight loss and then be 3 lb or 4 lb lower than our previous weight the prior month but if you only look at it in two weeks it looks like you've gained weight or haven't lost any you have to look at a bigger picture 30 days 60 days 3 months.

The goal is for overtime your weight to decrease or at least your body fat to decrease. If you are maintaining weight but your clothes fit better than likely you have gained more muscle.

A two week plateau is nothing to freak out about. Continue making the changes and write out the plateau if it gets to a month and you're really not seeing any change then do slow incremental increases or track your food for a couple of days to make sure that you're staying within an appropriate amount of calories.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been stalled for 2 weeks.

That’s not a stall. That’s just reality. Stay the course.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been stalled for 2 weeks.

That’s not a stall. That’s just reality. Stay the course.

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

Are you recording what you eat and staying below a caloric limit that would help you lose weight regardless of the medication? Because there's nothing in the medication itself that melts fat away. You have to actually eat less while you're taking it. Sorry if I sound harsh, but I keep reading comments from people on semiglutides who complain about not losing weight and are continuing to eat the way they always have. I'm on 1200 cal. a day and will eventually take my weight off if I stay at it--the medication just takes the edge off my hunger, that's all.