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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Agree with this. You were eating/drinking more than you thought.

There's pretty much no way you can eat MORE on a GLP1, if the medication is working and you're taking it appropriately. It reduces your appetite. Are you saying that your appetite is more now, than when before Ozempic? Because that would be very odd.
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