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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I probably need to lose 50 lbs more. I have been doing it myself.[b] I am not opposed to taking a glp1 but should I if I can do it without it? I don't want to be on it for life. [/b]I have many friends who are doing it and look amazing. So it gave me the motivation to just try on my own and it's working. I just started eating less and exercising more. I was eating too many desserts so I just cut those off. I think I can continue it for now. What am I missing in making the decision?[/quote]

If you don't want to be on a GLP1 for life, then you will want to "do it without it." The research is pretty clear at this point that people gain all of the weight back if they go off it, and that the drug, as a treatment for obesity, is going to be a lifetime medication. Regular diets are the similar of course, in that the weight comes back for most people, but simply reducing calories without the med will perhaps be less likely to wreck your metabolism (although there is still some effect on your metabolism, of course, you can't stay in a calorie deficit for like a year or longer with no effect -- ask me how I know, sigh).

I have lost over 60lbs twice just with diet and exercise, but gained it back within a year or two both times. I finally tried a GLP1, and have lost 75lbs and gotten to a "normal" bmi. I'm glad I did it, and plan to stay on it for life, but it hasn't been a cake walk (lots of side effects). And strength exercise is probably even more important on a GLP1 than on any kind of dieting without it. I spent most of my life quite skinny and gained a lot of weight due to a medication, so YMMV.

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