Semaglutide - no weight loss but many inches lost
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Anonymous
| How is this possible? I am at 1.5 months and have lost a total of 5lbs, early on. Nothing since but I am also noticeably much thinner, my clothes are a ton looser. |
Anonymous
| This is going to sound woo-woo but mounjaro significantly decreased my inflammation |
Anonymous
| For me, it took a while until I started to see the loss. I've heard that you lose fat around internal organs, which is good for you. |
Anonymous
I think that’s it too. I don’t think it’s woo woo though. |
Anonymous
| I've been on Mounjaro for around a month (free sample from doctor's office while waiting to jump thru insurance hoops) but I also found that. I did, however, have to take a week off because I got Covid and I wasn't going to inject myself with anything while I was on Paxlovid. But I started again last week and my arthritic knees don't hurt as much as they did when I wasn't on this medication. |
Anonymous
What is inflammation? My bloodwork printout said mine is decreased but i don't know what means and haven't been to my appointment yet to ask. |
Anonymous
I've been on the fence about starting Mounjaro, but if it will help my achy joints on top of other things, I may must take the plunge even if insurance doesn't cover. I'm jealous about the free sample... |
Anonymous
+1 That’s no woo woo. Inflammation can cause swelling of tissues and fat is incredibly, incredibly bioactive. Remove the inflammation, remove some of the size, have healthier fat as you’re losing. And yes, reducing inflammation is a known effect of the GLP-1 drugs. |
Anonymous
but reduced inflation generally also comes with weights loss as your body gets rid of the excess liquid. |
Anonymous
Inflammation with obesity is chronic inflammation and is different from the rapid and fluid filled swelling of an acute injury. |
Anonymous
| Do you drink alcohol |
Anonymous
No! I actually do not drink alcohol at all (not a new thing, I just don't tolerate alcohol well). I also only drink water and coffee, no sodas or juice. I am still stuck in the same weight and I know my calorie intake is good, around 1k calories a day, because I have been tracking these past few days. |
Anonymous
Is that enough calories? Believe it or not, if you starve yourself your body can go into starvation mode and hold on to fat. Are you getting enough protein also? |
Anonymous
| I have been taking Mounjaro for 2 months and I lost 15 pounds — 155 to 140. Stopped drinking. Eating less carbs (almost none) and eating less overall. I am worried about muscle mass despite increasing protein. I have a friend who didn’t have these results so maybe it just depends on your own body or maybe I was heavier to start with |
Anonymous
| are you going to continue now that you are 140? |