Semaglutide is seriously a miracle

[Anonymous]

It’s a miracle for me too. It’s not just for the severely overweight. I have “obese genetics” but have managed to stay nominally normal weight my whole adult life through IMMENSE daily struggle. I now am a BMI of 20 and never think about it. I can’t tell you how much better my life is. Hadn’t eaten a carb in about 10 years and now I can literally eat whatever I want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have several friends on it. They swear they have no side effects, but they do. I've especially noticed the brain fog.

These people are not your friends

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All these people at 140 weren’t even fat. SMH.

140 is overweight for me at 5’1. 130 is the upper limit of my bmi.

You were barely overweight. If you'd lost 8 pounds you'd have been in the normal range. You couldn't lose 8 pounds through your own efforts?

NP- I am roughly this poster and it's very hard losing weight as a short, middle aged woman. GLP-1s make it finally seem fair: exercise and good nutrition actually pay off in real ways combined with the medication. I was active and ate well before, and every pound took a month and tremendous mental effort. It was discouraging to the point of being depressing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All these people at 140 weren’t even fat. SMH.

140 is overweight for me at 5’1. 130 is the upper limit of my bmi.

You were barely overweight. If you'd lost 8 pounds you'd have been in the normal range. You couldn't lose 8 pounds through your own efforts?

No, and why should I? You sound jealous.

Not fat, not jealous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do people afford these?

Wegovy for me was $1000 a month. One coupon for $299 after my insurance stopped covering it.

Zepbound $500 a month.

My insurance has covered it for the year I've been on it. $70 for 3 months of Wegovy. It's a total miracle for me. I gained 40 pounds in perimenopause and was on my way to weighing 200 pounds because I couldn't figure out how to stop gaining weight. I'm 5'4", now weigh 140, have only microdosed and have never felt better. No side effects.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All these people at 140 weren’t even fat. SMH.

140 is overweight for me at 5’1. 130 is the upper limit of my bmi.

You were barely overweight. If you'd lost 8 pounds you'd have been in the normal range. You couldn't lose 8 pounds through your own efforts?

NP- I am roughly this poster and it's very hard losing weight as a short, middle aged woman. GLP-1s make it finally seem fair: exercise and good nutrition actually pay off in real ways combined with the medication. I was active and ate well before, and every pound took a month and tremendous mental effort. It was discouraging to the point of being depressing.

I was thin my whole life and have gained 30 pounds in the last 5 years even though I increased my walking and decreased my carbs. I lost about 10 pounds last year through 8 months of really intense dieting but then had a month where I had a lot of work meetings and had to eat more like a normal person and gained it all back in one month of not dieting. So I haven’t really tried again. I am wondering if a small dose would help me. I am 5’4” and up to 155 now. I’m already on HRT and that doesn’t seem to help.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All these people at 140 weren’t even fat. SMH.

140 is overweight for me at 5’1. 130 is the upper limit of my bmi.

You were barely overweight. If you'd lost 8 pounds you'd have been in the normal range. You couldn't lose 8 pounds through your own efforts?

NP- I am roughly this poster and it's very hard losing weight as a short, middle aged woman. GLP-1s make it finally seem fair: exercise and good nutrition actually pay off in real ways combined with the medication. I was active and ate well before, and every pound took a month and tremendous mental effort. It was discouraging to the point of being depressing.

I was thin my whole life and have gained 30 pounds in the last 5 years even though I increased my walking and decreased my carbs. I lost about 10 pounds last year through 8 months of really intense dieting but then had a month where I had a lot of work meetings and had to eat more like a normal person and gained it all back in one month of not dieting. So I haven’t really tried again. I am wondering if a small dose would help me. I am 5’4” and up to 155 now. I’m already on HRT and that doesn’t seem to help.

I would recommend it. I'm doing tirzepatide, not a high dose (at 5mg and not planning on increasing). I have lost 12lbs in the past two months. I'm also very active (run a 5k three times a week, gym on other days). I am 5'2 and was at 152 before. Side effects have been minimal: just a bit of reflux.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's like meth or other weight loss drugs. Just because you dropped some weight doesn't mean you are healthy yet.

That's only part of it. If you are pre-diabetic at that weight, then you have to change your diet and activity levels.

Since we are telling each other cold, hard truths, you are a c*nt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:All these people at 140 weren’t even fat. SMH.

140 is overweight for me at 5’1. 130 is the upper limit of my bmi.

You were barely overweight. If you'd lost 8 pounds you'd have been in the normal range. You couldn't lose 8 pounds through your own efforts?

NP- I am roughly this poster and it's very hard losing weight as a short, middle aged woman. GLP-1s make it finally seem fair: exercise and good nutrition actually pay off in real ways combined with the medication. I was active and ate well before, and every pound took a month and tremendous mental effort. It was discouraging to the point of being depressing.

I am this person too. My entire life is built around trying to lose the 10-15 lbs I gained seemingly overnight at age 42 but nothing works. I run several times per week and lift heavy with a highly regarded trainer and my weight stays exactly the same. The only thing that budges it is several consecutive days of eating < 1,000 calories. Also, my metabolic numbers are getting worse every year, and I feel powerless to stop it since I already follow all the guidance. I haven’t tried GLP but maybe I will someday. Perhaps extend some grace and consider that not everyone is exactly like you.

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Anonymous wrote:How do people afford these?

Wegovy for me was $1000 a month. One coupon for $299 after my insurance stopped covering it.

Zepbound $500 a month.

My insurance has covered it for the year I've been on it. $70 for 3 months of Wegovy. It's a total miracle for me. I gained 40 pounds in perimenopause and was on my way to weighing 200 pounds because I couldn't figure out how to stop gaining weight. I'm 5'4", now weigh 140, have only microdosed and have never felt better. No side effects.

Me: insurance covers Wegovy - $25/month.
DH - (we were on different plans - he is moving to mine in 2026) - $500/month - justified by finishing paying off his car last year and using that money toward GLP1.

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Anonymous wrote:I have several friends on it. They swear they have no side effects, but they do. I've especially noticed the brain fog.

These people are not your friends

What? Maybe they do not notice the side effects. Sometimes someone is experiencing brain fog (is that even a GLP-1 side effect) that others notice but the person experiencing it does not.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have several friends on it. They swear they have no side effects, but they do. I've especially noticed the brain fog.

These people are not your friends

What? Maybe they do not notice the side effects. Sometimes someone is experiencing brain fog (is that even a GLP-1 side effect) that others notice but the person experiencing it does not.

+1 I didn't know brain fog was a symptom.

I have brain fog in general (covid? insomnia? menopause?) who knows. Maybe this will cancel it out!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All these people at 140 weren’t even fat. SMH.

I'm 5'0. 140 was very overweight for my height. I think 130 is where overweight starts.

[Anonymous]

A few of my friends who have used it said their bloodwork is coming back much better as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do people afford these?

Wegovy for me was $1000 a month. One coupon for $299 after my insurance stopped covering it.

Zepbound $500 a month.

Some people pay more than that to have someone else clean their house.