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[quote=Anonymous]It's so hard. I was skinny most of my life and then started psych meds, that I need, in my mid 30s. I've tried all of them. They all make me gain weight. Over 15 yrs or so I gained about 90lbs.

I've lost most of it twice, on WW. It was horrible. About a year and a half of counting points and obsessing over everything that went into my mouth and then feeling like my whole world was riding on that scale each week at weigh in. I got down to a normal BMI from an obese one each time. Each time my life revolved around obsessing about food every single day and it was exhausting. I think about what I could have accomplished had I put that much energy and focus into something else. Each time I gained it all back right after I quit obsessively counting points.

I'm now on Wegovy and losing again. I've been on it about 14 wks, and have lost about 22lbs, which is 10 percent of my starting body weight. Because of what I went through before, I am so glad I don't have to restrict, count, and obsess over good/bad foods. I just take the medication, make an effort to eat healthy with plenty of protein and fiber, and the weight comes off (about 1.5 lbs a week, so a little slower than on WW, but not by much). It sure isn't a walk in the park though -- the side effects, especially fatigue, have been bad enough I've considered going off it. I was so tired I was worried I wouldn't be able to do my job. I've also had stomach pain, diarrhea, constipation, blurry vision, bad dreams and sleep problems, and some depression. It's been better the last couple of weeks, so I'm sticking with it. I'm still on a relatively low dose because it works and I have side effects. It's rough, tbh. Not the magic pill everyone thinks it is.

So yeah, major weight loss is very difficult. And I have all kinds of mixed feelings about it. From what I've learned over the years with this is that no matter what -- my weight is never going to be an easy thing to think about or deal with.

I understand your frustration with how you look. In my experience, I am not more comfortable with my looks until I get down into a "normal" bmi. And from an obese one, that takes a lot of time and weight loss.

Best of luck to you. [/quote]

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