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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have been watching my calories for 25 years, I was able to lose weight if I eat less than 1200 calories when I was younger, and 1100 calories with age. It was always hard work, liking managing a project that never stops. As soon as I stop I gain weight.

I was put on Ozempic. I am losing weight on 1400-1500 calories. It is speeding up  my metabolism instead of suppressing my appetite. I am so pleasently surprised. I never understood why my friends could eat a lot more than I and stay slim.

There is a recent study on this -

[url]https://www.ucd.ie/newsandopinion/news/2024/august/22/newobesitytreatmentscouldspeedupmetabolismfindsclinicaltrial/[/url]

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No, you were not living off 1200 cal previously. You were over eating. Sure maybe you ate 1200 for a few days a week but I would seriously bet my life you were not doing that for 365 days a year for years. and still fat.

Unless you are 5 ft tall and 100 lbs your BMR is not so low that you NEED to eat 1100 cal to lose weight. Most women can lose weight on 1400-1600 calories. The drugs have reduced your craving and overeating so now you are losing while "eating more"

but, but but... no really you are not broken or a metabolic anomaly. You just could not CONSISTENTLY eat in a deficit before. This is typical because eating 1100 cal ALL the time/long enough for results is freaking hard. Most people do not stick with it. They do it a few days, overeat on weekends and repeat the cycle of spinning their wheels.

Now as someone who has taken semaglutide for fat loss I will say I lost weight while eating with more freedom because it reduced cravings, made me feel full faster and overall reduced my food struggles and overeating. In many ways I felt I was "eating more" but in reality I was just eating more consistently in a deficit without the days of eating 1200 followed by days of 2000 cal. [/quote]

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