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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just reconnected with a group of college friends and we met up for dinner. Every single one looks fantastic - maybe even better in their mid 40s than their 20s. I came to find out that 3 of the 4 women are on GLPs which helped them lose 10-20 lbs (none were overweight) and now they are just micro dosing to maintain. They all said they feel better then they have in years, didn’t have bad side effects, and focus on eating protein so they don’t lose muscle.

Anyway, here I am struggling to lose 10-15 lbs like always - restricting my calories, working out a ton, etc, and barely seeing the scale move. Every time I do lose it it ends up coming back again.

[b]Just wondering why I don’t take the easier route like so many others.[/b] I would need to find a doctor to prescribe it since my PCP won’t (despite telling me my BMI is too high and I need to focus on losing 10-15 lbs).[/quote]

This is why no one talks to you about it. You are a judgey friend.  No one needs that in their life. [/quote]

Not OP but it’s true. It is the easier route. Exercising hard annd regularly at the same time as restricting calories when you work full time and are raising kids is hard. Injecting yourself with weight-loss drugs that work = easy.[/quote]

Ok I'm going to blow your mind here. I've been getting up at 5am to exercise 5 days/week (3 days lifting, 2 days cardio) and walking at least 8k+ steps per day for 3 years. I've dutifully tracked macros nearly every single day. I meal prepped breakfast and lunch and thoughtfully planned dinners. I lost 12 pounds and then got stuck for 2 years+.

I'm on Zepbound now and [i]I still do all of those things.[/i] But now, I've dropped 14 pounds in 2.5 months-- on a "starter"-- not even therapeutic dose. I'm sure there are people who use it to suppress their appetite and when they do eat, eat like shit and don't exercise. But my point is for those of us trying to make lasting changes that support health its STILL hard, albeit admittedly not as frustrating as it used to be. [/quote]

My questions are: how much do you weightlift? Or “lift”? How heavy? What kind of cardio do you do and how long? Light weights and walking are not enough no matter if you wake up at 5am.[/quote]

I’m struck by your assumption that I must be doing it wrong. No, I lift heavy. My current hip thrust is 145, back squat about 130, RDL around 120. My upper body is comparatively weaker, about 80lbs for various presses (bench, incline, overhead). I do drop sets focused on progressive overload. Cardio changed over the 3 years. Sometimes incline walks at brisk pace, sometimes cycling a la peloton, sometimes cardio dance classes, etc. I ate at least 130g of protein a day. Typically 1550 calories some periods I went lower. I wasn’t super obese, I was on the border of overweight and obese.

Are you suggesting every person in the normal weight range does at least this? We both know that’s not accurate.

I’m not looking for a trophy for being the hardest worker. My point is just the disdain for taking the “easy” way is unjustified. Plenty of people tried really hard before and continue to try hard while taking the drugs.  [/quote]

Why do you think you need to lose weight?[/quote]

I’m technically 14lbs overweight per BMI and though I feel strong I definitely don’t look how I’d like to. I wish I was immune to societal influence but frankly it’s very real and very strong. While I’ve always been overweight (or barely in the normal range), I notice people respond to me differently than when I was smaller. I’m happily married so it isn’t that. But doctors, people at work, just out in the world. You don’t have to scroll very far here to see many people think not trim = lazy, undisciplined, and sloppy. [/quote]

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