Anyone here able to maintain weight after stopping meds?

[Anonymous]

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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).

I’m taking compounded semaglutide. I wish I’d changed to tirzepatide, but the first couple of weeks was manageable so I ordered a whole vial, but the nausea has gotten progressively worse. I’m going to underdose next week.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Where should I move it to? I was told to inject in my stomach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Where should I move it to? I was told to inject in my stomach.

I started in the front area of the thigh (you can look up a video online). It was extremely easy, I never had any complications or bruising and I have really had very little side effects. Can you move your dose down a little? And yes to eating small protein forward meals throughout the day. I eat every 2-3 hrs a small meal with lots of fiber and lean protein. Salmon with asparagus on quinoa, shredded chicken soup, shrimp and couscous veggie salad, and so on. For those of you pretending that this sounds unattainable or not sustainable, that’s absolutely ridiculous. Every healthy, slim woman I know is eating low calorie protein forward meals, weight training, and exercising almost daily. If that’s the one thing that you will refuse to do or find unsustainable, how are you ever going to lose weight?
The electrolytes also help a ton too!!! Be super kind to yourself and don’t believe glp 1 treatment means nausea or side effects, it doesn’t have to!!

[Anonymous]

I also rotate my shot site every week for every other leg or alternate sides of stomach. It’s no big deal so far knock on wood. Started in august, lost almost 30 lbs and gaining muscle mass. Don’t believe the fear mongers and the liars, they hate you fat and they hate you trying to get fit!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Where should I move it to? I was told to inject in my stomach.

You can do stomach, arm or thigh. I watched videos to see it done for each. Personally I switch sides of stomach each week but if I was nauseous, I would try arm or thigh next shot and see if it makes a difference.

[Anonymous]

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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.

After the new vials it’s the same cost regardless of dose. And previously they were all the same cost.

[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.

It's not. At all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

You don't need compounding (and all of the danger that comes with that) to be at a low dose. I've been on Wegovy since April and I'm still at 0.5.

[Anonymous]

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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!!!

^^ Ignorant enough about medicine to be nominated to run the Department of Health and Human services! Lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

After the new vials it’s the same cost regardless of dose. And previously they were all the same cost.

is that for the wegovy or Mounjaro name brand ones? And you can customize the dose like PP said? That’s great!!
And fyi no documented dangers with compounding pharmacies, it’s fearmongering and capitalism at
play.

[Anonymous]

I am on Wegovy. I see why it is difficult to get off it. I just don’t think about food so much. If I got off it, I would probably start again. FWIW my eating/exercise habits prior to starting were really good. Extremely heavy weights (200lb deadlift), no sugar, high protein etc. I just put on 15lbs once hitting peri-menopause with same eating/exercise habits. The calories I now require have dropped by around 40% - it is hard to just start eating like that.

[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.

I have never, and will never be on meds for weight loss, but I'd like to comment on the bolded. All the slender people I know, including myself, eat "like birds". For us that's what a normal portion is called. Some of us exercise, some of us don't. The common factor is that we've never eaten a lot, and that's how we stay slim. I enjoy my food, I eat a wide variety of cuisines... just not a lot of anything.

There is no secret to weight loss. It really is calories in, calories out. The problem is that some brains suffer agonies if they eat that little, and some brains are fine with it. Can you reset your brain to eating very little all your life? Resetting one's brain is so hard to do. So hard. I suffer from generalized anxiety and social anxiety, and I cannot seem to ever get rid of those, however hard I try to reset my brain.

I hope you can all achieve your goals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

After the new vials it’s the same cost regardless of dose. And previously they were all the same cost.

is that for the wegovy or Mounjaro name brand ones? And you can customize the dose like PP said? That’s great!!
And fyi no documented dangers with compounding pharmacies, it’s fearmongering and capitalism at
play.

Zepbound. All the pens were $550/month (without insurance but with the savings card). Now there’s single-use vials for 2.5 and 5mg for $550, and everything higher is up to $650 (unless you’re grandfathered in from this past year, in which case it’s still $550). You can’t customize your dose but you’re not paying more for a higher dose the way you do with compound.

[Anonymous]

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

I maintained for about a year after going off the meds, then the weight started coming back. Orig lost 55 pounds, after gaining back 30, I went back on the meds

[Anonymous]

I see an endo for a hormone disorder. I asked her about these drugs and was told everyone gains the weight back when the stop the medication. And unless you're so morbidly obesse you should not use them period. I trust her.