Would I bet a candidate for ozempic?

[Anonymous]

Ozempic is not used to lose 5lbs you moron.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I eat fairly healthy and I’m about 135 lbs/5’4, work out doing barre daily but don’t ever seen to really lose weight.
I’m probably about 7-10 lbs from where I want to be and I don’t think it’s really possible unless I’ve very restrictive. Would it make sense to go on ozempic for a few months?

I about that weight and height. I used to be 110 so it sucks. But I eat more than I used to and I’m not running around active like I was. Daily barre will help tone but not so much weight loss. It’s about consuming less calories. We’re lucky it’s a realistic goal to lose ten pounds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are lots of women on it at that weight. You can get it from a telemed service if you want. You'll have to pay full price or get the compounded stuff.

Im in the same position and dont think its worth the side effects.

Which telemed would you recommend?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you insane? It’s a DRUG. You should not be willing to inject a drug with side effects just to get rid of 7-10 lbs which is such a doable number with small changes.

Not OP but this attitude kind of pisses me off. I’m similar and mid-40s. Please stop the “doable with small changes” while giving all the sympathy to those who are obese. Nope. Working my ass off to stay 10-15 lbs over and the weight doesn’t budge once you are peri or menopausal.

Excuses. Eat less, no carbs, no sugar, move more. Works if you’re 20 or 70.

um, new poster. Have you been perimenopausal or menopausal? Every year I eat less and yet gain weight. It's a wild battle.
Right now I'm eating 1200 calories per day (age 50) and gaining weight month-over-month.
I track the calories. I barely eat. I still gain.

Some women don't have this problem as they age--they have the build where they get thin and almost scrawny at over 50.
Others of us are fighting this battle daily. I was never a super thin build--a size 6/8 at 5'6", sturdy, athletic build.
Perimenopause has not been kind to me.
I recently had a GI illness and had a minimal calorie intake for about a week (not by choice). Didn't lose a pound. Started eating again (1200 calories a day) and immediately started gaining. It's something and it's incredible how different my metabolism was even a year or two ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you insane? It’s a DRUG. You should not be willing to inject a drug with side effects just to get rid of 7-10 lbs which is such a doable number with small changes.

Not OP but this attitude kind of pisses me off. I’m similar and mid-40s. Please stop the “doable with small changes” while giving all the sympathy to those who are obese. Nope. Working my ass off to stay 10-15 lbs over and the weight doesn’t budge once you are peri or menopausal.

Excuses. Eat less, no carbs, no sugar, move more. Works if you’re 20 or 70.

um, new poster. Have you been perimenopausal or menopausal? Every year I eat less and yet gain weight. It's a wild battle.
Right now I'm eating 1200 calories per day (age 50) and gaining weight month-over-month.
I track the calories. I barely eat. I still gain.

Some women don't have this problem as they age--they have the build where they get thin and almost scrawny at over 50.
Others of us are fighting this battle daily. I was never a super thin build--a size 6/8 at 5'6", sturdy, athletic build.
Perimenopause has not been kind to me.
I recently had a GI illness and had a minimal calorie intake for about a week (not by choice). Didn't lose a pound. Started eating again (1200 calories a day) and immediately started gaining. It's something and it's incredible how different my metabolism was even a year or two ago.

Sounds like you have insulin resistance.

[Anonymous]

Oral meds are coming and it'll be much easier for those of us 10-15 lbs over weight and peri menopausal and fighting hormones and life stress.

[Anonymous]

No. Don’t take it unless it’s medically necessary. It hasn’t been on the market long enough and given to enough people over a period of time, to really know the long term side effects/risks to taking it. I guarantee they’ll be something serious; there often is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you insane? It’s a DRUG. You should not be willing to inject a drug with side effects just to get rid of 7-10 lbs which is such a doable number with small changes.

Not OP but this attitude kind of pisses me off. I’m similar and mid-40s. Please stop the “doable with small changes” while giving all the sympathy to those who are obese. Nope. Working my ass off to stay 10-15 lbs over and the weight doesn’t budge once you are peri or menopausal.

Excuses. Eat less, no carbs, no sugar, move more. Works if you’re 20 or 70.

um, new poster. Have you been perimenopausal or menopausal? Every year I eat less and yet gain weight. It's a wild battle.
Right now I'm eating 1200 calories per day (age 50) and gaining weight month-over-month.
I track the calories. I barely eat. I still gain.

Some women don't have this problem as they age--they have the build where they get thin and almost scrawny at over 50.
Others of us are fighting this battle daily. I was never a super thin build--a size 6/8 at 5'6", sturdy, athletic build.
Perimenopause has not been kind to me.
I recently had a GI illness and had a minimal calorie intake for about a week (not by choice). Didn't lose a pound. Started eating again (1200 calories a day) and immediately started gaining. It's something and it's incredible how different my metabolism was even a year or two ago.

Sounds like you have insulin resistance.

Sounds more like diabetes.

[Anonymous]

Ew, this stuff makes you sh&t constantly, you know that, right? Nobody wants to lose five pounds that way. Disgusting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ew, this stuff makes you sh&t constantly, you know that, right? Nobody wants to lose five pounds that way. Disgusting.

If that were true people wouldn't use Dulcolax to lose weight.

Oh there you go, OP. No prescription required. Not healthy, but neither is using a prescription you don't need.

Have you tried IF?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ew, this stuff makes you sh&t constantly, you know that, right? Nobody wants to lose five pounds that way. Disgusting.

If that were true people wouldn't use Dulcolax to lose weight.

Oh there you go, OP. No prescription required. Not healthy, but neither is using a prescription you don't need.

Have you tried IF?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ew, this stuff makes you sh&t constantly, you know that, right? Nobody wants to lose five pounds that way. Disgusting.

I’ve been on it for over a year. I have not experienced what you’ve described. If anything, I struggle with the opposite.

[Anonymous]

Everyone k owns when you go off this stuff your just going to gain it back right? There is no miracle weight loss drug.