Would you do this or not?

[Anonymous]

I lost weight with IVM semaglutide but felt pretty terrible the entire time. I slowly regained ALL of the weight. I am not an atrocious eater, but I am very short and need to really restrict intake and honestly, I am not doing it with enough consistency right now. So would you do semaglutide again, but for the long run, and accept you either will be fat and feel ok, or thin and possibly feel like shit forever? Now I feel fine, but I look AWFUL. Theoretically I'd be able to consistently restrict my food intake with no help, but after a few months of trying, it's pretty apparent I fail at it.

[Anonymous]

Just curious, how much weight did you lose and how long to gain it back? While you were losing, did you count calories?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just curious, how much weight did you lose and how long to gain it back? While you were losing, did you count calories?

I lost 15lbs. Gained it back slowly over time, stopped in June.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just curious, how much weight did you lose and how long to gain it back? While you were losing, did you count calories?

I lost 15lbs. Gained it back slowly over time, stopped in June.

And no, losing weight was ridiculously easy. I never even thought about food.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t feel like shit to lose weight. If you can start a daily exercise program and switch your diet to healthy foods you will feel good and lose weight, that’s probably the best.

[Anonymous]

Try Zepbound. Some folks have fewer side effects on it.

I have minimal side effects.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t feel like shit to lose weight. If you can start a daily exercise program and switch your diet to healthy foods you will feel good and lose weight, that’s probably the best.

I can start, I can sometimes do it. The issue is I lack consistency. Not sure in this phase of my life how to be consistent. With semaglutide, I don't need to even think about any of this. So it's physically draining, but mentally easy.

[Anonymous]

I don't think I'd do it for 15 pounds - mostly because it doesn't seem sustainable to me to feel lousy all the time for the rest of my life like that.

Could you work with a trainer and dietitian to try to get down five pounds without the meds - in a way you can sustain without anything too extreme? See how you feel then?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think I'd do it for 15 pounds - mostly because it doesn't seem sustainable to me to feel lousy all the time for the rest of my life like that.

Could you work with a trainer and dietitian to try to get down five pounds without the meds - in a way you can sustain without anything too extreme? See how you feel then?

^ I am very short too so I really do understand how even a few pounds makes you feel so different. But I also understand the value of accepting our bodies as we age - doing right by them with a good diet and exercise, and also accepting some amount of change.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think I'd do it for 15 pounds - mostly because it doesn't seem sustainable to me to feel lousy all the time for the rest of my life like that.

Could you work with a trainer and dietitian to try to get down five pounds without the meds - in a way you can sustain without anything too extreme? See how you feel then?

^ I am very short too so I really do understand how even a few pounds makes you feel so different. But I also understand the value of accepting our bodies as we age - doing right by them with a good diet and exercise, and also accepting some amount of change.

For me it's more like 25 + lbs to optimal weight. It's a pretty big amount. I look terrible in pictures. Weight goes to my face, my arms...It makes me feel extremely self-conscious. It's not an issue of taking care of myself otherwise because I have great hair, a great smile, good outfits, good makeup...The weight ruins everything. Some women look fantastic at a much higher weight than I do, I just don't.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think I'd do it for 15 pounds - mostly because it doesn't seem sustainable to me to feel lousy all the time for the rest of my life like that.

Could you work with a trainer and dietitian to try to get down five pounds without the meds - in a way you can sustain without anything too extreme? See how you feel then?

^ I am very short too so I really do understand how even a few pounds makes you feel so different. But I also understand the value of accepting our bodies as we age - doing right by them with a good diet and exercise, and also accepting some amount of change.

For me it's more like 25 + lbs to optimal weight. It's a pretty big amount. I look terrible in pictures. Weight goes to my face, my arms...It makes me feel extremely self-conscious. It's not an issue of taking care of myself otherwise because I have great hair, a great smile, good outfits, good makeup...The weight ruins everything. Some women look fantastic at a much higher weight than I do, I just don't.

I'd still work with a trainer and nutritionist first, if that is possible.

[Anonymous]

I have been on Wegovy about 8 months and am 40lbs down and still have about 30 to go to reach a normal BMI.

I am feeling much better on it now than I was in the beginning with regard to side effects. But that said, I had a really bad night last night with stomach pain, and diarrhea and vomiting (all at freaking once). But that only happens once a week or so at this point, or even once every two weeks. I've made the decision to stick with it, and that the side effects are worth it. I feel so much better in a body that is 40lbs lighter and about to leave the obese BMI category, that I feel better than I used to -- even with the awful Wegovy side effects.

YMMV.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think I'd do it for 15 pounds - mostly because it doesn't seem sustainable to me to feel lousy all the time for the rest of my life like that.

Could you work with a trainer and dietitian to try to get down five pounds without the meds - in a way you can sustain without anything too extreme? See how you feel then?

^ I am very short too so I really do understand how even a few pounds makes you feel so different. But I also understand the value of accepting our bodies as we age - doing right by them with a good diet and exercise, and also accepting some amount of change.

For me it's more like 25 + lbs to optimal weight. It's a pretty big amount. I look terrible in pictures. Weight goes to my face, my arms...It makes me feel extremely self-conscious. It's not an issue of taking care of myself otherwise because I have great hair, a great smile, good outfits, good makeup...The weight ruins everything. Some women look fantastic at a much higher weight than I do, I just don't.

I'd still work with a trainer and nutritionist first, if that is possible.

I know what to eat and I am active. I also don't drink (no alcohol, no soda), eat fruit and vegetables every day, don't ever have junk food, I prioritize protein...As a short woman over 40 I need to drastically reduce calories to lose. That is my big issue. Some days I can do it with tons of willpower. Other days I just eat too much. On semaglutide, I don't even want to eat.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think I'd do it for 15 pounds - mostly because it doesn't seem sustainable to me to feel lousy all the time for the rest of my life like that.

Could you work with a trainer and dietitian to try to get down five pounds without the meds - in a way you can sustain without anything too extreme? See how you feel then?

^ I am very short too so I really do understand how even a few pounds makes you feel so different. But I also understand the value of accepting our bodies as we age - doing right by them with a good diet and exercise, and also accepting some amount of change.

For me it's more like 25 + lbs to optimal weight. It's a pretty big amount. I look terrible in pictures. Weight goes to my face, my arms...It makes me feel extremely self-conscious. It's not an issue of taking care of myself otherwise because I have great hair, a great smile, good outfits, good makeup...The weight ruins everything. Some women look fantastic at a much higher weight than I do, I just don't.

I'd still work with a trainer and nutritionist first, if that is possible.

I know what to eat and I am active. I also don't drink (no alcohol, no soda), eat fruit and vegetables every day, don't ever have junk food, I prioritize protein...As a short woman over 40 I need to drastically reduce calories to lose. That is my big issue. Some days I can do it with tons of willpower. Other days I just eat too much. On semaglutide, I don't even want to eat.

It sounds like you know what you want to do, then!