Anyone here able to maintain weight after stopping meds?

[Anonymous]

The data seems mixed. I’m looking for personal experiences with coming off the meds. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

I did not maintain. I'm not very overweight, but just a stress eater. The meds just made me sick when I ate so I couldn't eat much at all, which is why I couldn't stress eat.

[Anonymous]

Data is not mixed.
Users who did not battle lifelong obesity and had gained weight instead for a variety of different reasons have been able to get off and keep the weight off more easily.
Users who kept the dose low have been able to get off of it more easily. Users who enacted lifestyle overhauls, and kept those new lifestyles habits in place after stopping have been able to get off more easily. Users who tapered downward slowly have been able to get off more easily. There are a lot of Youtubers and there are several Reddit threads of people who have been able to successfully get off of the medication and not regain the weight for 1-2 years because they have kept their calories and exercise habits the same. If people get off of it and start wolfing down pizzas and cheeseburgers and stop exercising, they will gain all the weight back and then some. That is true of absolutely any Weight loss program you can imagine, including gastric bypass and any other. Think of all the people on the biggest loser who regained all the weight – it’s not because they were doing anything different than going back to their old ways of eating and not exercising the same way they did on the show. That’s the same thing these people are doing.
The medication is not magic. It is an amazing tool that will help you change your life. The question is, are you strong enough to change your life? Or do you want the same life and expect different results?

[Anonymous]

I am in maintenance mode - .25 dose of semaglutide every 2 weeks. It works for me and I am willing to do it long term.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I did not maintain. I'm not very overweight, but just a stress eater. The meds just made me sick when I ate so I couldn't eat much at all, which is why I couldn't stress eat.

This is what's happening to me. 5 weeks in and I'm nauseous all the time so I'm hardly eating. I hate this feeling. I've not increased from the starting dose and think I'm going to lower it next week. I'm worried I'm not getting anywhere near enough food in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did not maintain. I'm not very overweight, but just a stress eater. The meds just made me sick when I ate so I couldn't eat much at all, which is why I couldn't stress eat.

This is what's happening to me. 5 weeks in and I'm nauseous all the time so I'm hardly eating. I hate this feeling. I've not increased from the starting dose and think I'm going to lower it next week. I'm worried I'm not getting anywhere near enough food in.

What are you taking? I am having a good experience with compounded tirzepatide!!! I started at 2.5 but when you are compounding, you do not have to start there. There are people on the Reddit chat groups who are losing a lot at 1.5 or two and not experiencing side effects. At the beginning, I did have to set reminders to eat, and every meal had a small serving of grains, healthy, vegetables, and lean protein. If I really couldn’t stomach food, I would have a protein bar or a protein shake. As it stands now, I am four months i and eating great, lost 30 lbs; workout a ton; very intentional about rest, fiber and hydration and have had minimal side effects!! Don’t be afraid to “under dose” if the side effects are bad. And if you are on semaglutide (ozempic/Wegovy) maybe switch to tirzepatide (Mounjaro/Zepbound).

[Anonymous]

I assume you mean Glp1 meds?

I’m on Wegovy and my doctor says it is a lifetime med and those who go off it are regaining. Just had this conversation with her this morning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I assume you mean Glp1 meds?

I’m on Wegovy and my doctor says it is a lifetime med and those who go off it are regaining. Just had this conversation with her this morning.

That’s really not true. There are lots of threads on Reddit of people who used it to lose weight, changed their lifestyle, eating and exercise habits, and were able to eventually taper off. You should really educate yourself before you just follow the words of a doctor blindly. The truth is, doctors don’t know a lot about this, and they’re feeling it out alongside the rest of us. I don’t judge them for it, but I definitely don’t treat them like a fountain of wisdom when they are as afraid of this medication as they are of us being obese. it’s a very scary world out there and educating yourself will empower you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I assume you mean Glp1 meds?

I’m on Wegovy and my doctor says it is a lifetime med and those who go off it are regaining. Just had this conversation with her this morning.

That’s really not true. There are lots of threads on Reddit of people who used it to lose weight, changed their lifestyle, eating and exercise habits, and were able to eventually taper off. You should really educate yourself before you just follow the words of a doctor blindly. The truth is, doctors don’t know a lot about this, and they’re feeling it out alongside the rest of us. I don’t judge them for it, but I definitely don’t treat them like a fountain of wisdom when they are as afraid of this medication as they are of us being obese. it’s a very scary world out there and educating yourself will empower you.

DP. I don't know the answer to this question (but am interested in finding out). However I am very wary of the argument "don't listen to your doctor, look at all these success stories on Reddit." That's very unpersuasive and actually makes me feel skeptical in a way I wasn't at all before reading it.

Are there any studies out there on this issue? Any recommendations from government health orgs or physician groups? I don't trust random testimonials on the internet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I assume you mean Glp1 meds?

I’m on Wegovy and my doctor says it is a lifetime med and those who go off it are regaining. Just had this conversation with her this morning.

That’s really not true. There are lots of threads on Reddit of people who used it to lose weight, changed their lifestyle, eating and exercise habits, and were able to eventually taper off. You should really educate yourself before you just follow the words of a doctor blindly. The truth is, doctors don’t know a lot about this, and they’re feeling it out alongside the rest of us. I don’t judge them for it, but I definitely don’t treat them like a fountain of wisdom when they are as afraid of this medication as they are of us being obese. it’s a very scary world out there and educating yourself will empower you.

I should “educate myself”? Lol. I got my info about my medication from my doctor and you are getting your info from “threads on Reddit.”

[Anonymous]

My doctor has a patient who has been successful in going of the "meds" and maintaining an 80 lb weightless, amazing or so I thought. She shared this with me because I wanted to start taking the drugs ( and not for vanity weight) because she wanted me to understand the commitment I would have to make after taking the medicine to keep the weight off. This particular patient has to work out every single day, to include "weights" and walking, up to two or three hours a day, at least that is how this patient is keeping it off. On top of that, she still eats NOTHING, like a bird was the phrase my doctor used. How sustainable is that for a lifetime, for me, to be honest, not sustainable hence I chose not to go on those meds. I walk 12,000 to 15,000 steps every day, because I enjoy it and she did not want me to start resenting my exercise. I'll try harder the next time normal way, I trust my doctor's knowledge of me as a patient. I will not get into the side affects she shared with me that many of her earlier patients now have from the "meds", so much so that she no longer prescribes it for vanity weight loss, in fact it is a policy that the four doctors who run her office came to together.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I assume you mean Glp1 meds?

I’m on Wegovy and my doctor says it is a lifetime med and those who go off it are regaining. Just had this conversation with her this morning.

That’s really not true. There are lots of threads on Reddit of people who used it to lose weight, changed their lifestyle, eating and exercise habits, and were able to eventually taper off. You should really educate yourself before you just follow the words of a doctor blindly. The truth is, doctors don’t know a lot about this, and they’re feeling it out alongside the rest of us. I don’t judge them for it, but I definitely don’t treat them like a fountain of wisdom when they are as afraid of this medication as they are of us being obese. it’s a very scary world out there and educating yourself will empower you.

I should “educate myself”? Lol. I got my info about my medication from my doctor and you are getting your info from “threads on Reddit.”

Getting info from the lived experience, true life testimonials of people who have used this medication and gotten off of it and successfully maintained weight loss??? Yep, fixed it for you!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My doctor has a patient who has been successful in going of the "meds" and maintaining an 80 lb weightless, amazing or so I thought. She shared this with me because I wanted to start taking the drugs ( and not for vanity weight) because she wanted me to understand the commitment I would have to make after taking the medicine to keep the weight off. This particular patient has to work out every single day, to include "weights" and walking, up to two or three hours a day, at least that is how this patient is keeping it off. On top of that, she still eats NOTHING, like a bird was the phrase my doctor used. How sustainable is that for a lifetime, for me, to be honest, not sustainable hence I chose not to go on those meds. I walk 12,000 to 15,000 steps every day, because I enjoy it and she did not want me to start resenting my exercise. I'll try harder the next time normal way, I trust my doctor's knowledge of me as a patient. I will not get into the side affects she shared with me that many of her earlier patients now have from the "meds", so much so that she no longer prescribes it for vanity weight loss, in fact it is a policy that the four doctors who run her office came to together.

The side effects are coming from the over prescription of this medication and the ridiculously high doses that doctors are pushing on their patients. Do you know who came up with those doses? The companies that have created the drugs to sell them to you at a ridiculously high price. Do you stop and wonder who has vested interest in selling you more medicine? Yep, it’s them. The truth of it is that if you were going to lose weight and keep it off, you were going to have to enact some pretty radical lifestyle changes and sustain them for the rest of your life ANYWAY. Everybody I know who has lost weight has a body that wants to return to that higher weight as a set point. Only you know how much it is worth for you to lose the weight. I am perfectly fine with the level of exercise And the amount of protein and calories that I am eating now to sustain that over the long-term. I am not fine with living with an obese BMI and prediabetic A1c levels. I really counsel people who are interested in this to look into the wonders that very low-dose compounding can do to effect change in your body and help your metabolism heal itself so that all of your hard work can actually pay off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I assume you mean Glp1 meds?

I’m on Wegovy and my doctor says it is a lifetime med and those who go off it are regaining. Just had this conversation with her this morning.

That’s really not true. There are lots of threads on Reddit of people who used it to lose weight, changed their lifestyle, eating and exercise habits, and were able to eventually taper off. You should really educate yourself before you just follow the words of a doctor blindly. The truth is, doctors don’t know a lot about this, and they’re feeling it out alongside the rest of us. I don’t judge them for it, but I definitely don’t treat them like a fountain of wisdom when they are as afraid of this medication as they are of us being obese. it’s a very scary world out there and educating yourself will empower you.

I should “educate myself”? Lol. I got my info about my medication from my doctor and you are getting your info from “threads on Reddit.”

Getting info from the lived experience, true life testimonials of people who have used this medication and gotten off of it and successfully maintained weight loss??? Yep, fixed it for you!!!

Yes. That’s what doctors can observe with real people, every day. The internet is full of anonymous liars. I’ll believe the professional and their “lived experience” any day.
This stupidity is how we got Trump.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did not maintain. I'm not very overweight, but just a stress eater. The meds just made me sick when I ate so I couldn't eat much at all, which is why I couldn't stress eat.

This is what's happening to me. 5 weeks in and I'm nauseous all the time so I'm hardly eating. I hate this feeling. I've not increased from the starting dose and think I'm going to lower it next week. I'm worried I'm not getting anywhere near enough food in.

FWIW, my side effects were non existent when I took the shot after eating protein. And while drinking lots of electrolyte water and eating protein forward meals all week long. If you’re already doing that, then you should consider changing injection site.