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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well ... this afternoon was horrific.

I have been on Wegovy about a year, and have lost a little over 50 lbs (SW: 227 CW about 170). My weight gain was due to medication. It is frustrating to add another med to lose the weight caused by the first med, but I want to live, so, here we are.

For those of you who call GLP-1 meds "the easy way" ... I $h!t my pants today. Literally. I had a one hour drive. From FFX to home in the historic Occoquan area. About 20 mins from my destination, the gas and horrible stomach pain started. I was literally crying in my car and yelling "It's ok, it's ok" at myself, trying to hold it. It was the windy roads of Prince William and nowhere to stop. I got all the way home, in tears, stood up out of my car, and it all rushed out of my body. All over my new shorts and down my legs into my shoes.

Utterly humiliating. And it hurt. A lot.

So why am I taking the med if this happens? Well, this exact thing had not happened before. These really bad GI side effects only happen about once a month for me, and every time thus far they have happened at night at home when I was right next to a bathroom. It hadn't happened at work, and hadn't happened anywhere else but home. When it is as infrequent as once a month, you put up with it to deal with the obesity (and obesity related health issues -- no vanity here, I have severe obstructive sleep apnea, high cholesterol, arthritis in my knees, and am on the edge of pre-diabetes).

I have lost the weight twice on WW, counting points, and the weight came back each time. My doctor insisted I try the GLP-1. Do I feel better this much lighter? Of course. Will I stick with it? Probably. But I'm not sure, this was pretty bad and the thought of it happening again is traumatizing.

So ... is this the "easy way?" Hell no. Hell, hell, hell no.

If you haven't been through this, then you have no idea what your are talking about. [/quote]

In my experience, this only happens if you are not eating a healthy diet -- you need to change your diet when you take these meds - Whole Foods and a lot of protein. No processed food, no oily crap. I eat clean. [/quote]

PP here.

I love how everyone wants to jump in and tell me not to eat "processed crap." I don't. My diet is excellent -- virtually all whole foods and I track my protein to make sure I get enough. My doctor had me visit with a dietician shortly after I went on Wegovy (she was concerned I wasn't getting enough protein and that I wasn't eating enough) and I follow a very healthy meal plan that we worked out.

[b]Everyone thinks they know everything and they just have to explain it to everyone else, lol.[/b] [/quote]

This. It’s defensiveness. We’re most judgmental when we’re not feeling particularly happy or secure in ourselves. [/quote]

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