Need to lose weight for good

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Anonymous wrote:Read up on semaglutides such as Wegovy & Ozempic. They have made a real difference.

I have but my insurance won’t cover them and they are stupid expensive out of pocket.

Get a diabetes diagnosis or get them from Canada

I don’t have diabetes, so no luck there. How do you get them from Canada?

Get a paper prescription for a 4 mg pen, buy from Mark’s marine pharmacy or buycanadianinsulin.com. Will be around $300 with shipping.

You have to step with doses. Getting a 4mg pen will get you 8 weeks worth to start:
4 weeks at 0.25mg = 1mg
2 weeks at 0.5mg = 1mg
2 weeks at 1.0 mg = 2mg

After that you can stay at 1.0mg for a while and then step up to 2mg if you plateau.

No reputable doctor will let you do this.

They won't let you increase dosage without closely monitoring and other is a reason for that.

My BP plummeted after going up to 1 mg. I now also have to test by blood sugar because they suspect that also might be falling too low.

Please go to a reputable doctor, OP. This medication is not a joke. It's serious. If your doctor doesn't put you on it, explore other options because in their medical opinion you are not a good candidate for it.

I have how DCUM is prescribing it like it's end all, be all to for weight loss.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am also 100 pounds overweight. I can't believe I'm writing that. But I am. And I have never thought about surgery or pills. I have to face the fact that I have to eat healthy and move more. I eat healthy 75% of the time, but its that 25% of treats and night eating and being lazy and watching one more episode instead of going for a walk. I'm not super motivated to stick with it. But I can't believe what the one poster wrote that my body will want to hold onto it unless I do srugs or surgery. That's simply not true.

Yes you can do those things but you also have to accept that at 100 lbs over weight it will take a long time, and you will lose motivation. Because a 100 lbs is a lot of weight.
If you are truly serious, and you have been over 100 lbs overweight for more than a couple years, you need to talk to your doctor about interventions.
One reason people don't pursue either is because they often have a fear that surgery or pills will work and they will no longer be eating sweets or binge eating. Yes, that's what people want but at the same time it's an ingrained coping mechanism and it scares people to lose it.

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almost everyone i know and read about online that are above 40 and are lean.... are eating once a day but never till full.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. So I'm going to start Mounjaro. Fingers crossed.

any updates?

I've been on Mounjaro 3 months (just finished the 7.5mg does, moving to the 10mg dose next week). I've lost 13 pounds. A little disappointing, considering some of the other stories I've heard of dramatic weight loss. But about a lb per week, which is decent. I'll be curious to see what the next dose does. The appetite suppression is real and I do forget to eat some times. I never was a big eater to begin with though (I know, I know ... I'm fat, so I must gorge myself ... hardly). One surprising side effect that does appear to be fairly common is I don't want alcohol hardly at all. I have not had any of the nausea that some do. Worst side effects are tiredness and I'm a little achy.

Not a miracle drug for me (yet!) but I'm excited to see the scale go down at least! But this medicine is a major PITA to get every month. I question every month if it's worth it for slower weight loss.

A pound a week is excellent! No one ever said this a fast track to weight loss. Keep up the great work.

[Anonymous]

It is a lifelong commitment so whatever you do pick a program that will serve you the rest of your life

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. So I'm going to start Mounjaro. Fingers crossed.

any updates?

I've been on Mounjaro 3 months (just finished the 7.5mg does, moving to the 10mg dose next week). I've lost 13 pounds. A little disappointing, considering some of the other stories I've heard of dramatic weight loss. But about a lb per week, which is decent. I'll be curious to see what the next dose does. The appetite suppression is real and I do forget to eat some times. I never was a big eater to begin with though (I know, I know ... I'm fat, so I must gorge myself ... hardly). One surprising side effect that does appear to be fairly common is I don't want alcohol hardly at all. I have not had any of the nausea that some do. Worst side effects are tiredness and I'm a little achy.

Not a miracle drug for me (yet!) but I'm excited to see the scale go down at least! But this medicine is a major PITA to get every month. I question every month if it's worth it for slower weight loss.

A pound a week is excellent! No one ever said this a fast track to weight loss. Keep up the great work.

Thank you. Considering the effort I have to put in to lose ANY weight (or even just not gain), I will take it!

[Anonymous]

I've lost over 90 pounds in the last 16 months by mostly diet -- 2 meals a day heavy on the veg and protein and low on the carbs. Not much exercise. A few months in I basically started intermittent fasting also -- since I only eat 2x day I make sure they're within 6 hours of each other, except I have a latte first thing in the morning and that seems to work and also hold me over.

I know, I know, I will gain it all back, whatever. I'm less than 10 pounds away from my goal weight and about 5 pounds away from being in a "normal" weight range for the first time in over a decade, so I'm pretty happy. Good luck to you! It's doable, you just need to see it working and then it's just strength of will over time.

[Anonymous]

Change your thought process so you only ever think of the word diet as a noun meaning "the kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats." Never think of it as a verb or as a noun meaning "a special course of food to which one restricts oneself, either to lose weight or for medical reasons."

You cannot go "on" a diet and succeed long term. You can change your diet to healthy food that will fuel your body and provide sustenance.

Eat real, minimally processed food, ideally fruits, vegetables, legumes, seeds and nuts, and grains. That immediately eliminates almost all of the foods that lead to being obesity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Change your thought process so you only ever think of the word diet as a noun meaning "the kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats." Never think of it as a verb or as a noun meaning "a special course of food to which one restricts oneself, either to lose weight or for medical reasons."

You cannot go "on" a diet and succeed long term. You can change your diet to healthy food that will fuel your body and provide sustenance.

Eat real, minimally processed food, ideally fruits, vegetables, legumes, seeds and nuts, and grains. That immediately eliminates almost all of the foods that lead to being obesity.

Tell me you've never been obese without telling me you've never been obese. I eat like this now 95% of the time, barely eat over 1500 calories. I'm 150 lbs overweight. It's not that easy for everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. So I'm going to start Mounjaro. Fingers crossed.

any updates?

I've been on Mounjaro 3 months (just finished the 7.5mg does, moving to the 10mg dose next week). I've lost 13 pounds. A little disappointing, considering some of the other stories I've heard of dramatic weight loss. But about a lb per week, which is decent. I'll be curious to see what the next dose does. The appetite suppression is real and I do forget to eat some times. I never was a big eater to begin with though (I know, I know ... I'm fat, so I must gorge myself ... hardly). One surprising side effect that does appear to be fairly common is I don't want alcohol hardly at all. I have not had any of the nausea that some do. Worst side effects are tiredness and I'm a little achy.

Not a miracle drug for me (yet!) but I'm excited to see the scale go down at least! But this medicine is a major PITA to get every month. I question every month if it's worth it for slower weight loss.

OP update … well the 10mg dose must be what I needed, because halfway through week 3 on 10mg and I’m now down 25 lbs! Still plan to move up to the 12.5mg for the next month.

[Anonymous]

I've been doing keto/all protein no carbs for four years and have lost 75 pounds. Works for me but you can't cheat

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Read up on semaglutides such as Wegovy & Ozempic. They have made a real difference.

I have but my insurance won’t cover them and they are stupid expensive out of pocket.

Get a diabetes diagnosis or get them from Canada

I don’t have diabetes, so no luck there. How do you get them from Canada?

Get a paper prescription for a 4 mg pen, buy from Mark’s marine pharmacy or buycanadianinsulin.com. Will be around $300 with shipping.

You have to step with doses. Getting a 4mg pen will get you 8 weeks worth to start:
4 weeks at 0.25mg = 1mg
2 weeks at 0.5mg = 1mg
2 weeks at 1.0 mg = 2mg

After that you can stay at 1.0mg for a while and then step up to 2mg if you plateau.

No reputable doctor will let you do this.

They won't let you increase dosage without closely monitoring and other is a reason for that.

My BP plummeted after going up to 1 mg. I now also have to test by blood sugar because they suspect that also might be falling too low.

Please go to a reputable doctor, OP. This medication is not a joke. It's serious. If your doctor doesn't put you on it, explore other options because in their medical opinion you are not a good candidate for it.

I have how DCUM is prescribing it like it's end all, be all to for weight loss.

Why wouldn’t a reputable doctor let you do this? This is the recommended titration schedule by the manufacturer, except for I think you’re supposed to stay at 0.5 for a month.

[Anonymous]

I am on Qsymia. It is a hunger suppressor and stops cravings. Have lost 14lbs in past month. 60 more to go. Also exercising an hour a day. My insurance would not cover Saxenda or Mounjaro.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Change your thought process so you only ever think of the word diet as a noun meaning "the kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats." Never think of it as a verb or as a noun meaning "a special course of food to which one restricts oneself, either to lose weight or for medical reasons."

You cannot go "on" a diet and succeed long term. You can change your diet to healthy food that will fuel your body and provide sustenance.

Eat real, minimally processed food, ideally fruits, vegetables, legumes, seeds and nuts, and grains. That immediately eliminates almost all of the foods that lead to being obesity.

Tell me you've never been obese without telling me you've never been obese. I eat like this now 95% of the time, barely eat over 1500 calories. I'm 150 lbs overweight. It's not that easy for everyone.

DP. How do you know you “barely eat over 1500 calories”? Do you weigh (not estimate, not measure volume) everything that goes in your mouth? Do you log everything? Do you not eat back exercise calories? I ask because I’ve had similar conversations with lots of family members when they ask about my successful weight loss, and they tend to be estimating, and typically wildly underestimating calories consumed and overestimating exercise calories. I know when I try to estimate, I can be as much as 100% off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Change your thought process so you only ever think of the word diet as a noun meaning "the kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats." Never think of it as a verb or as a noun meaning "a special course of food to which one restricts oneself, either to lose weight or for medical reasons."

You cannot go "on" a diet and succeed long term. You can change your diet to healthy food that will fuel your body and provide sustenance.

Eat real, minimally processed food, ideally fruits, vegetables, legumes, seeds and nuts, and grains. That immediately eliminates almost all of the foods that lead to being obesity.

I agree that minimally processed food is better, but you can literally lose weight on a diet of twinkies and protein powder if you consume fewer calories than you burn.

Less processed foods make this easier because you can eat higher volumes, but it’s not a requirement.