New Weight Loss Meds

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel strongly that the meds have a huge impact on inflammation and metabolism so without them you are back battling more than just eating choices.

This. I took the meds, lost about forty pounds and went off the meds. Initially gained back five pounds very quickly. I had adapted all new habits, exercise, portion control, no alcohol, but it still did not stop the regain of weight. I did not want to go back on the meds, not for a lifetime, so I basically eat nothing and I mean nothing. Coffee for breakfast, grilled chicken breast for lunch and salad for dinner. No snacking or sugar or alcohol. I take lots of supplements and exercise like crazy. I know I can't maintain this and my doctor is terribly angry with me, but I need to find an alternative to being a slave to this drug, it made me miserable.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's not something to "learn." It's that they will be overcome with insatiable hunger after they stop the drugs.

Unless you've taken the meds yourself, you don't know, so STFU. So tired of this nonsense.

Wasn't trying to insult people on the drugs. People who are obese often have satiety issues which the drugs counteract. So when you go off them, you no longer have that food noise being suppressed, and would eat as you did before. That's my understanding. OP makes it sounds like once you intellectually "learn" correct portion sizes, you can just keep eating that way when you go off the drugs. But obese people generally intellectually understand this or can look up the recommended calorie allowance; the issue is they can't control their hunger. It's a physical and not an intellectual problem.

Why are you speaking on behalf of obese people? Why are you speaking on behalf of someone who has taken the drugs?

I have and I fully agree. I think it's pretty obvious thin people have an easier time with hunger cues. To me the meds put someone like me on an even level with thin people. Without, I am back struggling because my brain and body simply are not as efficient.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel strongly that the meds have a huge impact on inflammation and metabolism so without them you are back battling more than just eating choices.

This. I took the meds, lost about forty pounds and went off the meds. Initially gained back five pounds very quickly. I had adapted all new habits, exercise, portion control, no alcohol, but it still did not stop the regain of weight. I did not want to go back on the meds, not for a lifetime, so I basically eat nothing and I mean nothing. Coffee for breakfast, grilled chicken breast for lunch and salad for dinner. No snacking or sugar or alcohol. I take lots of supplements and exercise like crazy. I know I can't maintain this and my doctor is terribly angry with me, but I need to find an alternative to being a slave to this drug, it made me miserable.

You are wrecking your metabolism by eating so little. Please listen to your doctor.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not something to "learn." It's that they will be overcome with insatiable hunger after they stop the drugs.

Unless you've taken the meds yourself, you don't know, so STFU. So tired of this nonsense.

Wasn't trying to insult people on the drugs. People who are obese often have satiety issues which the drugs counteract. So when you go off them, you no longer have that food noise being suppressed, and would eat as you did before. That's my understanding. OP makes it sounds like once you intellectually "learn" correct portion sizes, you can just keep eating that way when you go off the drugs. But obese people generally intellectually understand this or can look up the recommended calorie allowance; the issue is they can't control their hunger. It's a physical and not an intellectual problem.

+1 from someone who takes these. I'm trying to stretch my dose for financial reasons and I'm hungry (but able to manage better than without any meds). When I take my meds on time, I don't think about food. I have tried every weight loss program and diet, it's not a problem of information or not trying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't entirely why the new meds only allow you to keep the weight off while you are taking them. Is this true? If you learn to eat healthy and exercise, couldn't you keep the weight off if you stop taking the drugs?

This is very insulting to anyone who has struggled with weight issues despite trying everything under the sun. You should educate yourself. A simple Google search would have helped prevent you from looking like an ignoramus.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's not something to "learn." It's that they will be overcome with insatiable hunger after they stop the drugs.

Unless you've taken the meds yourself, you don't know, so STFU. So tired of this nonsense.

I’ve taken the meds, and this was true for me. The problem wasn’t that I needed to learn what to eat. We all know what to eat. The problem is that I’m hungry ALL THE TIME without the meds.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not something to "learn." It's that they will be overcome with insatiable hunger after they stop the drugs.

Unless you've taken the meds yourself, you don't know, so STFU. So tired of this nonsense.

Not the poster, but I have taken the medicine and this IS true. Sorry you are having anxiety issues, maybe up your dosage.

Perhaps also learn how to not be a c8uht while you're at it. What may be true for you is not true for everyone. Also, since you HAVE taken the medication and are obese, you should participate in the conversation unlike the poster I was responding to who has no clue about either.

You should take your own advice. NP.

[Anonymous]

As someone who’s been on these medications (Wegovy, MJ) for several years there is some truths posted hear about what happens after. I was apart of the original study of semaglutide and I have posted about it many times.

After being off the meds (semaglutide) for two years after the study, the hunger does hit you like a freight train. That was very true for me. I was insatiable. I gained back 35lbs in about 2 months after the study ended. They didn’t taper us off, it just ended.

Luckily, Wegovy was approved about 6 months after the study and I was able to get back on them. I dropped the 35lbs rather quickly.

I’ve kept off 150lbs for several years, but without the meds it is hard. I go to the gym 4/5 days a week, lifting heavy. I take a MJ shot once a month to maintain.

For those that think this med is an easy way out, they are wrong.