Weight Loss Question

[Anonymous]

Last year my neighbors went on a strict weight loss diet where they drank huge amounts of water, cut out sugar and carbs, and limited food intake. It really worked, they both went from a little overweight to fit and trim.

I just can't do that strict of a diet but I'm trying to eat fruit and veggies instead of snacking, cut out most sweets, and limit carbs. I've been doing 30 minutes a day of exercise and light weights. My goal is more moderate, to lose 10-20 pounds, not necessarily fit in my college clothes. Based on past experience it will take me 3-4 months to see much difference and at five to six months I'll need to keep up the diet and exercise just to maintain the loss to that point.

The weight loss question is, my friends are on Ozempic right? What percent chance?

[Anonymous]

Why does it matter? Surgery, ozempic, lots of exercises, they’re all different tools we use in our journey.
I had the sleeve surgery in 2017 and went from 265 to 175. I’m now hovering at 185 trying to get to 170/175 again. Surgery was a tool. I still have to exercise and eat better.

[Anonymous]

That’s not where my mind went. It seems cutting sugar, carbs, food intake and lots of water will make a lot of people trim and fit. It just seems difficult to maintain

[Anonymous]

If they were only a little overweight it's probably not ozempic, they would need more to get a prescription. But even if it were why does it matter? It sounds like they had a healthy diet and exercise - if ozempic helped them so much the better.