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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was listening to a podcast in which the host was debating taking it for weight loss. His concern was, what happens when he stops taking it? And his host said he can take it forever, which diabetics do. But my understanding of how it works is that it delays gastric emptying, which causes a feeling of fullness and nausea if you try to eat more. That’s why diabetics often report early weight loss. But gradually they get used to the feeling and so they stop losing weight.

If they’re still eating the way they always did (and why would they stop eating that way since they’re taking the drug for diabetes, not weight loss), they put the weight that they lost back on. Often this is a good thing because you don’t want to be underweight either.

So for people taking it for weight loss, what happens when the feeling of nausea from eating goes away? [/quote]

I've been taking it for 5 weeks, lowest dose. I don't feel nauseous. I'm just not hungry. [b]People taking it often remark on how it turns off the "food noise," which has definitely been my experience.  Even when I lost a lot of weight with WW and kept it off for 5 years, I was constantly thinking about food: what I could and couldn't eat, when I could next eat, etc.  Now I just don't think about food at all. I have to consciously plan healthy meals to make sure I get enough food, which is a much better mental space to be in: eating for fuel and health.[/b]

I am working with a weight loss coach: she has given me a variety of strategies I'm trying to ingrain in myself, including exercise and sleep habits. But I was working with the coach for 3 months before starting the meds, and I didn't lose any weight during that period.

I don't know whether I will ever have to stop taking it, but I hope that my body will settle at a new "set point" weight and I'll be able to take a low maintenance dose or none at all. My goal weight is on the upper end of a normal BMI, nothing extreme. 
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Yes! I am only on week 2, but I notice this.  Last night, I was up late watching TV, and after I ate dinner, I never really thought again about getting a snack.  That NEVER would have happened with me before.  If it works for me, I think it will be a gamechanger.  I have battled my weight since I was a teenager and now can stand to lose 40-50 lbs.  I am active and healthy, but I am really tired of thinking about food all the time and what I should and shouldn't eat. I really hope it works.[/quote]

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