Weight loss clinic says I have to go off Wegovy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you have been on it for a while, you should have a very good idea of how much to eat/portion control that works for you maintain current weight goal. So you should be able to go off it and maintain the same eating and exercise program you’ve been doing. You may *want to eat more off of it, but you will know how much you should be eating and be disciplined and stick to that- and keep eye on scale frequently

That sounds good, but it doesn’t address the problem. Once you have been obese, it affects your hormones in a way that seriously increases hunger and “food noise” in your head. The drug addresses that. So yes, I now know how many calories to eat to maintain or lose weight. But I knew that for many decades BEFORE the drug. The difference is with the drug I can achieve that calorie target without feeling famished all the time. People who haven’t been fat don’t understand how different it feels if you are overweight. It isn’t just psychological. It’s physiological.

I have never been fat but I have often felt famished all the time when I eat within my calorie target. I manage that with exercise and eating certain foods to help with the starving feeling. But I’m genuinely curious as to whether the feeling of hunger/famishment that overweight people feel is even worse? Beyond a feeling of hunger, do they exhibit symptoms of addiction withdrawal too? Would wegovy help me with not feeling that gnawing hunger all the time?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you have been on it for a while, you should have a very good idea of how much to eat/portion control that works for you maintain current weight goal. So you should be able to go off it and maintain the same eating and exercise program you’ve been doing. You may *want to eat more off of it, but you will know how much you should be eating and be disciplined and stick to that- and keep eye on scale frequently

That sounds good, but it doesn’t address the problem. Once you have been obese, it affects your hormones in a way that seriously increases hunger and “food noise” in your head. The drug addresses that. So yes, I now know how many calories to eat to maintain or lose weight. But I knew that for many decades BEFORE the drug. The difference is with the drug I can achieve that calorie target without feeling famished all the time. People who haven’t been fat don’t understand how different it feels if you are overweight. It isn’t just psychological. It’s physiological.

Men think about and want sex all the time. We all have to control our urges, whether that is to over eat or whatever your vice may be

Yes, fat people are just lazy, lack willpower, and need a few lessons on diet and exercise. They simply aren’t as virtuous as thin people. And they don’t care to learn how to be good. What we need is an industry all about diet and exercise to teach them. That will fix everybody. Because it isn’t more complicated than just eating less

[Anonymous]

OP unless the weight loss clinic is scripting this med for you, who cares what they say.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP unless the weight loss clinic is scripting this med for you, who cares what they say.

I do get the prescription from them. It’s a medical weight loss clinic where I meet with a doctor or NP and a dietician each month.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP unless the weight loss clinic is scripting this med for you, who cares what they say.

I do get the prescription from them. It’s a medical weight loss clinic where I meet with a doctor or NP and a dietician each month.

Is your visceral fat and weight where you want it? If so, is there a reason you don't want to come off? I'm also on wegovy but hoping to come off eventually.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you have been on it for a while, you should have a very good idea of how much to eat/portion control that works for you maintain current weight goal. So you should be able to go off it and maintain the same eating and exercise program you’ve been doing. You may *want to eat more off of it, but you will know how much you should be eating and be disciplined and stick to that- and keep eye on scale frequently

That sounds good, but it doesn’t address the problem. Once you have been obese, it affects your hormones in a way that seriously increases hunger and “food noise” in your head. The drug addresses that. So yes, I now know how many calories to eat to maintain or lose weight. But I knew that for many decades BEFORE the drug. The difference is with the drug I can achieve that calorie target without feeling famished all the time. People who haven’t been fat don’t understand how different it feels if you are overweight. It isn’t just psychological. It’s physiological.

I have never been fat but I have often felt famished all the time when I eat within my calorie target. I manage that with exercise and eating certain foods to help with the starving feeling. But I’m genuinely curious as to whether the feeling of hunger/famishment that overweight people feel is even worse? Beyond a feeling of hunger, do they exhibit symptoms of addiction withdrawal too? Would wegovy help me with not feeling that gnawing hunger all the time?

It is no doubt some form of spectrum. As somebody that was obese myself, the vast majority of people with over consumption problems are just unwilling or unable to manage it on their own. This idea that being hungry for more than 30 minutes or an hour is unnatural or problematic is so dumb it makes my head hurt. Some endurance athletes seek out a fasted state to work different energy systems - the body has those.

The concept of meal preparation and scheduling would also be a crazy idea.