Ozempic not work for anyone else. No weight loss???

[Anonymous]

So I have been a yo-yo and know for a fact calorie counting is my key to weight loss. I’m in ozempic, but am obsessive about my calorie intake. I never exceed 1400cal a day. It does not matter if I’m in ozempic or not if I keep my calories to 1400 I drop weight like a rock.

All ozempic does for me is curb my obsessive thoughts about food. I’m still hungry. I still want to eat, I just won’t swan dive into a bag of Doritos like I used to.

For some people is kills their appetite. I’m glad I’m not one of those people, because ozempic is simply giving me a little boost to control myself, not creating an unrealistic starvation mode that is impossible to maintain once I go off.

My advice is to really track your calories. I got my ozempic from a weight loss dr and I’m required as part of the program to meet with a dietician 2xs a month. At those appointments I get weigh ins and body comp taken and I have to share my food diary.

If you are not losing weight you are eating too much.

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Anonymous wrote:If you know an overweight person who has lost weight before without Ozempic, you can be assured they know about doing the work. I am able to control my diet. I’ve done it to lose weight, I’ve done it to control GD, I’ve done it. It takes nearly all of my capacity. There’s a buzzing in my head that drives me bonkers. I have to think of almost nothing else and live like a monk. Ozempic has silenced that buzzing. I still get hungry, of course. But I also get full in a way I’ve never experienced before. My relationship to food is peaceful. I can plan a healthy diet and execute it while going about my normal life and being a good parent, partner, and worker.

This experience has really changed the way I see the whole issue. I wouldn’t tell a person with depression that they just need to think positive. That doesn’t mean depression should only be treated with meds and not therapy, cbd, whatever. I don’t tell alcoholics that they should be able to have one drink and then stop even though I can easily do that myself. This is not an either medication or hard work situation. I can’t know how other people feel, so I don’t know if I had some deficiency or whatever and Ozempic is correcting for that. But it feels like suddenly all of the advice about eating healthy and moderation is attainable for me in a way it never was before.

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 This is the same for me. I’m on Mounjaro and the ability to eat a normal amount of healthy food and feel satisfied is completely new to me. I know what to eat, how to exercise, how to calorie count but I can’t shut the nearly obsessive thoughts about food and eating. No amount of exercise could cancel the overeating from my “food noise”.

I feel normal now and yes, I still count CICO and my exercise. Weight is coming off and all my labs have improved. Thankful to be on Mounjaro.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm on the .5 dose of wegovy. I would describe it as enough appetite suppression that its easier to make good choices. Kind of like it takes the edge of my hunger and mental obsession over food but its still there. But if I wasn't motivated to loose weight and make good choices I could easily see no change. I've lost about 6-7 pounds in 7 weeks which I'm happy about.

Exactly. You can't continue to eat crap and wonder why you can't lose weight even while on a drug.

Look at the people who get surgery and still gain the weight back. When will people take responsibility for their choices?

You sound pleasant

There are people who are enraged that drugs exist to help people lose weight. It’s weird. Actually it’s psychotic.

Nope. I am cool with drugs existing to help people, but still believe people need to also put in some effort and accept that they do in fact have some control vs believing it is all out of their control and only a medication will save them. Medication should be used in combination with lifestyle changes and therapy. look at all the people who have gastric bypass and still gain weigh back because they go back to overeating/never solve the real problem.

You don’t get to have opinions about what other people should do. You worry about you.

DP. People can have opinions about whatever they want, including the temporary, unsustainable fixes people do.

Yes the truth is hard, but weightloss meds aren't going to fix a weight problem in the long term. Because things that are sustainable are hard, and you have to do the hard work - including the mental hard work.

I don’t. know why I’m bothering, but. Let me try:

If you know an overweight person who has lost weight before without Ozempic, you can be assured they know about doing the work. I am able to control my diet. I’ve done it to lose weight, I’ve done it to control GD, I’ve done it. It takes nearly all of my capacity. There’s a buzzing in my head that drives me bonkers. I have to think of almost nothing else and live like a monk. Ozempic has silenced that buzzing. I still get hungry, of course. But I also get full in a way I’ve never experienced before. My relationship to food is peaceful. I can plan a healthy diet and execute it while going about my normal life and being a good parent, partner, and worker.

This experience has really changed the way I see the whole issue. I wouldn’t tell a person with depression that they just need to think positive. That doesn’t mean depression should only be treated with meds and not therapy, cbd, whatever. I don’t tell alcoholics that they should be able to have one drink and then stop even though I can easily do that myself. This is not an either medication or hard work situation. I can’t know how other people feel, so I don’t know if I had some deficiency or whatever and Ozempic is correcting for that. But it feels like suddenly all of the advice about eating healthy and moderation is attainable for me in a way it never was before.

+1 - well said!

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Anonymous wrote:I'm on the .5 dose of wegovy. I would describe it as enough appetite suppression that its easier to make good choices. Kind of like it takes the edge of my hunger and mental obsession over food but its still there. But if I wasn't motivated to loose weight and make good choices I could easily see no change. I've lost about 6-7 pounds in 7 weeks which I'm happy about.

Exactly. You can't continue to eat crap and wonder why you can't lose weight even while on a drug.

Look at the people who get surgery and still gain the weight back. When will people take responsibility for their choices?

You sound pleasant

There are people who are enraged that drugs exist to help people lose weight. It’s weird. Actually it’s psychotic.

Nope. I am cool with drugs existing to help people, but still believe people need to also put in some effort and accept that they do in fact have some control vs believing it is all out of their control and only a medication will save them. Medication should be used in combination with lifestyle changes and therapy. look at all the people who have gastric bypass and still gain weigh back because they go back to overeating/never solve the real problem.

You don’t get to have opinions about what other people should do. You worry about you.

DP. People can have opinions about whatever they want, including the temporary, unsustainable fixes people do.

Yes the truth is hard, but weightloss meds aren't going to fix a weight problem in the long term. Because things that are sustainable are hard, and you have to do the hard work - including the mental hard work.

I don’t. know why I’m bothering, but. Let me try:

If you know an overweight person who has lost weight before without Ozempic, you can be assured they know about doing the work. I am able to control my diet. I’ve done it to lose weight, I’ve done it to control GD, I’ve done it. It takes nearly all of my capacity. There’s a buzzing in my head that drives me bonkers. I have to think of almost nothing else and live like a monk. Ozempic has silenced that buzzing. I still get hungry, of course. But I also get full in a way I’ve never experienced before. My relationship to food is peaceful. I can plan a healthy diet and execute it while going about my normal life and being a good parent, partner, and worker.

This experience has really changed the way I see the whole issue. I wouldn’t tell a person with depression that they just need to think positive. That doesn’t mean depression should only be treated with meds and not therapy, cbd, whatever. I don’t tell alcoholics that they should be able to have one drink and then stop even though I can easily do that myself. This is not an either medication or hard work situation. I can’t know how other people feel, so I don’t know if I had some deficiency or whatever and Ozempic is correcting for that. But it feels like suddenly all of the advice about eating healthy and moderation is attainable for me in a way it never was before.

+1 - well said!

++2. Thank you for sharing. Best of luck👊🏾

[Anonymous]

I’m on Wegovy. Just finished my 2nd month and down 15lbs. It totally curbs my hunger and gives me the ability to make healthy food choices since I’m no longer craving sweets or other foods entirely. On the flip side, my husband is pre-diabetic. He was given 2 months of samples of Munjaro and loved the results. His insurance ended up not approving it and made him switch to Wegovy. He’s not happy with results or side effects. Everyone will react differently to medication. Ask your doctor about trying something else.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm on the .5 dose of wegovy. I would describe it as enough appetite suppression that its easier to make good choices. Kind of like it takes the edge of my hunger and mental obsession over food but its still there. But if I wasn't motivated to loose weight and make good choices I could easily see no change. I've lost about 6-7 pounds in 7 weeks which I'm happy about.

Exactly. You can't continue to eat crap and wonder why you can't lose weight even while on a drug.

Look at the people who get surgery and still gain the weight back. When will people take responsibility for their choices?

You sound pleasant

There are people who are enraged that drugs exist to help people lose weight. It’s weird. Actually it’s psychotic.

Nope. I am cool with drugs existing to help people, but still believe people need to also put in some effort and accept that they do in fact have some control vs believing it is all out of their control and only a medication will save them. Medication should be used in combination with lifestyle changes and therapy. look at all the people who have gastric bypass and still gain weigh back because they go back to overeating/never solve the real problem.

You don’t get to have opinions about what other people should do. You worry about you.

DP. People can have opinions about whatever they want, including the temporary, unsustainable fixes people do.

Yes the truth is hard, but weightloss meds aren't going to fix a weight problem in the long term. Because things that are sustainable are hard, and you have to do the hard work - including the mental hard work.

I don’t. know why I’m bothering, but. Let me try:

If you know an overweight person who has lost weight before without Ozempic, you can be assured they know about doing the work. I am able to control my diet. I’ve done it to lose weight, I’ve done it to control GD, I’ve done it. It takes nearly all of my capacity. There’s a buzzing in my head that drives me bonkers. I have to think of almost nothing else and live like a monk. Ozempic has silenced that buzzing. I still get hungry, of course. But I also get full in a way I’ve never experienced before. My relationship to food is peaceful. I can plan a healthy diet and execute it while going about my normal life and being a good parent, partner, and worker.

This experience has really changed the way I see the whole issue. I wouldn’t tell a person with depression that they just need to think positive. That doesn’t mean depression should only be treated with meds and not therapy, cbd, whatever. I don’t tell alcoholics that they should be able to have one drink and then stop even though I can easily do that myself. This is not an either medication or hard work situation. I can’t know how other people feel, so I don’t know if I had some deficiency or whatever and Ozempic is correcting for that. But it feels like suddenly all of the advice about eating healthy and moderation is attainable for me in a way it never was before.

+1 - well said!

I totally buy this. When I was on Zoloft, whatever I had previously had that made me feel full and enabled me to make good choices clicked off. It was impossible to lose weight when I was so hungry, and I felt powerless. I have nothing but compassion for people who feel like this always.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m on Wegovy. Just finished my 2nd month and down 15lbs. It totally curbs my hunger and gives me the ability to make healthy food choices since I’m no longer craving sweets or other foods entirely. On the flip side, my husband is pre-diabetic. He was given 2 months of samples of Munjaro and loved the results. His insurance ended up not approving it and made him switch to Wegovy. He’s not happy with results or side effects. Everyone will react differently to medication. Ask your doctor about trying something else.

How did you get put on Wegovy? Were you also pre-diabetic? Just curious as I am thinking about trying it, but don’t know how to access in a safe way.

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Long term effects are terrible but good luck!

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Anonymous wrote:I'm on the .5 dose of wegovy. I would describe it as enough appetite suppression that its easier to make good choices. Kind of like it takes the edge of my hunger and mental obsession over food but its still there. But if I wasn't motivated to loose weight and make good choices I could easily see no change. I've lost about 6-7 pounds in 7 weeks which I'm happy about.

Exactly. You can't continue to eat crap and wonder why you can't lose weight even while on a drug.

Look at the people who get surgery and still gain the weight back. When will people take responsibility for their choices?

You sound pleasant

There are people who are enraged that drugs exist to help people lose weight. It’s weird. Actually it’s psychotic.

Nope. I am cool with drugs existing to help people, but still believe people need to also put in some effort and accept that they do in fact have some control vs believing it is all out of their control and only a medication will save them. Medication should be used in combination with lifestyle changes and therapy. look at all the people who have gastric bypass and still gain weigh back because they go back to overeating/never solve the real problem.

You don’t get to have opinions about what other people should do. You worry about you.

DP. People can have opinions about whatever they want, including the temporary, unsustainable fixes people do.

Yes the truth is hard, but weightloss meds aren't going to fix a weight problem in the long term. Because things that are sustainable are hard, and you have to do the hard work - including the mental hard work.

I don’t. know why I’m bothering, but. Let me try:

If you know an overweight person who has lost weight before without Ozempic, you can be assured they know about doing the work. I am able to control my diet. I’ve done it to lose weight, I’ve done it to control GD, I’ve done it. It takes nearly all of my capacity. There’s a buzzing in my head that drives me bonkers. I have to think of almost nothing else and live like a monk. Ozempic has silenced that buzzing. I still get hungry, of course. But I also get full in a way I’ve never experienced before. My relationship to food is peaceful. I can plan a healthy diet and execute it while going about my normal life and being a good parent, partner, and worker.

This experience has really changed the way I see the whole issue. I wouldn’t tell a person with depression that they just need to think positive. That doesn’t mean depression should only be treated with meds and not therapy, cbd, whatever. I don’t tell alcoholics that they should be able to have one drink and then stop even though I can easily do that myself. This is not an either medication or hard work situation. I can’t know how other people feel, so I don’t know if I had some deficiency or whatever and Ozempic is correcting for that. But it feels like suddenly all of the advice about eating healthy and moderation is attainable for me in a way it never was before.

Yes, losing weight the natural way is hard (I've been there, done it, and maintained it), but digging and getting to the crux of why someone's overeating takes deep mental work. I'm not against medication for depression but I AM against it without trying other things first - doing therapy, getting hard exercise, digging deep, and peeling away at the issues beneath.

Losing weight and keeping it off is about WAY more than just controlling your diet. That's the superficial pathway. Taking meds as a solution without doing the deep mental work, is not going to be successful in the long run. It just isn't. And I don't say this because I wish you failure.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm on the .5 dose of wegovy. I would describe it as enough appetite suppression that its easier to make good choices. Kind of like it takes the edge of my hunger and mental obsession over food but its still there. But if I wasn't motivated to loose weight and make good choices I could easily see no change. I've lost about 6-7 pounds in 7 weeks which I'm happy about.

Exactly. You can't continue to eat crap and wonder why you can't lose weight even while on a drug.

Look at the people who get surgery and still gain the weight back. When will people take responsibility for their choices?

You sound pleasant

There are people who are enraged that drugs exist to help people lose weight. It’s weird. Actually it’s psychotic.

Nope. I am cool with drugs existing to help people, but still believe people need to also put in some effort and accept that they do in fact have some control vs believing it is all out of their control and only a medication will save them. Medication should be used in combination with lifestyle changes and therapy. look at all the people who have gastric bypass and still gain weigh back because they go back to overeating/never solve the real problem.

You don’t get to have opinions about what other people should do. You worry about you.

DP. People can have opinions about whatever they want, including the temporary, unsustainable fixes people do.

Yes the truth is hard, but weightloss meds aren't going to fix a weight problem in the long term. Because things that are sustainable are hard, and you have to do the hard work - including the mental hard work.

I don’t. know why I’m bothering, but. Let me try:

If you know an overweight person who has lost weight before without Ozempic, you can be assured they know about doing the work. I am able to control my diet. I’ve done it to lose weight, I’ve done it to control GD, I’ve done it. It takes nearly all of my capacity. There’s a buzzing in my head that drives me bonkers. I have to think of almost nothing else and live like a monk. Ozempic has silenced that buzzing. I still get hungry, of course. But I also get full in a way I’ve never experienced before. My relationship to food is peaceful. I can plan a healthy diet and execute it while going about my normal life and being a good parent, partner, and worker.

This experience has really changed the way I see the whole issue. I wouldn’t tell a person with depression that they just need to think positive. That doesn’t mean depression should only be treated with meds and not therapy, cbd, whatever. I don’t tell alcoholics that they should be able to have one drink and then stop even though I can easily do that myself. This is not an either medication or hard work situation. I can’t know how other people feel, so I don’t know if I had some deficiency or whatever and Ozempic is correcting for that. But it feels like suddenly all of the advice about eating healthy and moderation is attainable for me in a way it never was before.

Yes, losing weight the natural way is hard (I've been there, done it, and maintained it), but digging and getting to the crux of why someone's overeating takes deep mental work. I'm not against medication for depression but I AM against it without trying other things first - doing therapy, getting hard exercise, digging deep, and peeling away at the issues beneath.

Losing weight and keeping it off is about WAY more than just controlling your diet. That's the superficial pathway. Taking meds as a solution without doing the deep mental work, is not going to be successful in the long run. It just isn't. And I don't say this because I wish you failure.

Oh, please. We’re surrounded by food everywhere and our culture eats to celebrate, mourn, and entertain. Most of it is high calorie carb/fat, and big portions. All you have to do to get fat is eat an extra 500 calories a day than you need for a few years. So easy to do. Not everything has some deep psychological root.

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Anonymous wrote:Long term effects are terrible but good luck!

Can you tell us what they are?

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OP, do you get it at a compounding pharmacy? Just read that those might not be as effective or even the real medicine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Long term effects are terrible but good luck!

This isn’t true.

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Anonymous wrote:Long term effects are terrible but good luck!

This isn’t true.

Yes, please tell us about these "terrible long term effects"....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, do you get it at a compounding pharmacy? Just read that those might not be as effective or even the real medicine.

A non-sketchy compounding pharmacy will have a great, effective product. Preston’s adds B6 to reduce nausea, which I appreciate.