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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve seen some articles saying because the glp-1 controls insulin, your body is less likely to gain weight. So even if you ate same food on or off glp-1, you will better control your weight with the glp-1. I’m sure studies are coming with more info but I feel like I gain when I come off my glp-1 even when I feel like I’m not eating very much.

I’m not asserting this as fact but rather an interesting theory that I actually think has some merit based only on my personal experience. [/quote]

I can give you my anecdote. I've been a severe binger/compulsive overeater for 20+ years. Tried other medications, tried therapy. Went on tirzepatide and within an hour of the first shot it was like a switch had gone of and I was cured. I didn't have any desire to binge at all for 7-8 months. Then it started creeping in again, and I would binge like 1/10th of how much I used to, 1/10th as infrequently. As the months went on, my desire to binge has come back pretty strongly, and I give into it at least once a week, sometimes 2-3 times a week now. But I'm not gaining weight. Every other time in my adult life, binging the way I am now, the weight piled back on. Now, I'm just maintaining.

Similarly, when I go visit my mom for a week and indulge in all the amazing food she makes and overeat, I don't gain. I'm only 5' tall and a 5 pound gain means a new pant size for me. For my entire adult life, every single time I've visited family or gone on another vacation where I overeat for a week, I couldn't wear the same pants home that I wore on the way there. Now, on a GLP1, my body doesn't change. [/quote]

Love this. My experience is kind of the other side of the coin. Despite eating healthy, counting calories, and very regular exercise my weight kept creeping up starting at age 30 bc of PCOS. I never really experienced the “food noise” people talk about. In fact I tended to underestimate at meals bc I hate the feeling of being overly full. After 2 kids and going on an SSRI, I was gaining steady even when restricting. It was so depressing. I didn’t like looking fat but was also very worried about the metabolic effects of PCOS. Zepbound has let the weight come off steadily, 20lb down in 7 weeks. [/quote]

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