I’m on Saxenda which is close to Ozempic but approved specifically for weight loss. I think it works the same way. Simply put it turns down the urge in my brain to eat until I’m physically uncomfortable. It’s such a weird sensation not to be ravenous.

Down four pounds in two weeks.

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Anonymous wrote:So does it just make you eat less? Basically an appetite suppressant?

Or does it do more than that?

Read the thread.

I did and most comments mentioned not being hungry.

It mostly works by reducing appetite and therefore caloric input. Yes, it makes you less hungry and makes you get full faster. It also has a stabilizing affect on blood glucose which probably reduces cravings.

All this. And it slows the emptying of the stomach, so you feel full faster.

Thanks. So a few different mechanisms to make it easier to reduce caloric intake.

Yes. But when it comes down to it it reduces how much you take in. It’s not changing your metabolism or how you store fat. You don’t eat the same things in the same amount as you did before and still lose weight.

I don't understand how it is not changing your metabolism? If the end result is that you are taking in fewer calories, doesn't that always slow your metabolism over time as it adjusts?

It's like the medicine could make you eat less and less until you are eating almost nothing... And then the day you stop taking it, your metabolism is super slow and you would immediately gain?

?? What are you talking about? It doesn’t make you eat less and less until you’re eating almost nothing.

I mean, if the medicine is effective because you are ultimately eating less, which is what people are saying is the end result of not feeling hungry or having their stomach empty more slowly, then how does that not slow down your metabolism over time? Or is there something about the medicine that keeps your metabolism the same even while eating less?

That’s what I wonder, too. One common belief about at least some weight issues is that eating fewer calories sends the body into starvation mode, slowing down metabolism and making it much harder to lose pounds even while consuming fewer calories. Given the results of many people using these drugs, that slow down clearly isn’t happening. Which means either something else is going on in the body due to these drugs, or the whole ‘starvation mode’ theory is bunk.

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Anonymous wrote:I will not deny I am envious of this . . . I need to lose 10 and would love a quick easy fix. My main problem is I love food and love to eat . .. so this sounds perfect to reduce appetite/increase feeling of fullness = less calories in. I wonder how long until everyone is using it for a quick weight loss fix??

You sound so stupid. This is not a quick easy fix for someone who thinks they need to lose 10lbs to fit in a pair of jeans from five years ago.

I mean . . . it kind of is! Check out Elon and Kim K (and I am sure MANY more celebs). This is how they lost a few pesky pounds.

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Anonymous wrote:So does it just make you eat less? Basically an appetite suppressant?

Or does it do more than that?

Read the thread.

I did and most comments mentioned not being hungry.

It mostly works by reducing appetite and therefore caloric input. Yes, it makes you less hungry and makes you get full faster. It also has a stabilizing affect on blood glucose which probably reduces cravings.

All this. And it slows the emptying of the stomach, so you feel full faster.

Thanks. So a few different mechanisms to make it easier to reduce caloric intake.

Yes. But when it comes down to it it reduces how much you take in. It’s not changing your metabolism or how you store fat. You don’t eat the same things in the same amount as you did before and still lose weight.

I don't understand how it is not changing your metabolism? If the end result is that you are taking in fewer calories, doesn't that always slow your metabolism over time as it adjusts?

It's like the medicine could make you eat less and less until you are eating almost nothing... And then the day you stop taking it, your metabolism is super slow and you would immediately gain?

?? What are you talking about? It doesn’t make you eat less and less until you’re eating almost nothing.

I mean, if the medicine is effective because you are ultimately eating less, which is what people are saying is the end result of not feeling hungry or having their stomach empty more slowly, then how does that not slow down your metabolism over time? Or is there something about the medicine that keeps your metabolism the same even while eating less?

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Anonymous wrote:So does it just make you eat less? Basically an appetite suppressant?

Or does it do more than that?

Read the thread.

I did and most comments mentioned not being hungry.

It mostly works by reducing appetite and therefore caloric input. Yes, it makes you less hungry and makes you get full faster. It also has a stabilizing affect on blood glucose which probably reduces cravings.

All this. And it slows the emptying of the stomach, so you feel full faster.

Thanks. So a few different mechanisms to make it easier to reduce caloric intake.

Yes. But when it comes down to it it reduces how much you take in. It’s not changing your metabolism or how you store fat. You don’t eat the same things in the same amount as you did before and still lose weight.

I don't understand how it is not changing your metabolism? If the end result is that you are taking in fewer calories, doesn't that always slow your metabolism over time as it adjusts?

It's like the medicine could make you eat less and less until you are eating almost nothing... And then the day you stop taking it, your metabolism is super slow and you would immediately gain?

?? What are you talking about? It doesn’t make you eat less and less until you’re eating almost nothing.

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Anonymous wrote:I will not deny I am envious of this . . . I need to lose 10 and would love a quick easy fix. My main problem is I love food and love to eat . .. so this sounds perfect to reduce appetite/increase feeling of fullness = less calories in. I wonder how long until everyone is using it for a quick weight loss fix??

I really don’t think this is about people who need to lose 10 lbs.

I also need to lost 10 lbs and there is no way I'd take the risk of drugs like this with how many unanswered questions there are. I'm just gonna tighten the belt and lay off the sweets and alcohol.

Maybe if I were 50 lbs overweight, I'd consider it.

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Anonymous wrote:So does it just make you eat less? Basically an appetite suppressant?

Or does it do more than that?

Read the thread.

I did and most comments mentioned not being hungry.

It mostly works by reducing appetite and therefore caloric input. Yes, it makes you less hungry and makes you get full faster. It also has a stabilizing affect on blood glucose which probably reduces cravings.

All this. And it slows the emptying of the stomach, so you feel full faster.

Thanks. So a few different mechanisms to make it easier to reduce caloric intake.

Yes. But when it comes down to it it reduces how much you take in. It’s not changing your metabolism or how you store fat. You don’t eat the same things in the same amount as you did before and still lose weight.

I don't understand how it is not changing your metabolism? If the end result is that you are taking in fewer calories, doesn't that always slow your metabolism over time as it adjusts?

It's like the medicine could make you eat less and less until you are eating almost nothing... And then the day you stop taking it, your metabolism is super slow and you would immediately gain?

They don't know what will happen. People are starting to try spreading out the dosing to every 10/14 etc days once they hit their weight loss goal. The pharm company is also figuring this out. What is maintenance dose? If metformin is safe can this be safe during pregnancy or nursing? Can you take it, lose the weight, go off for a couple of months to conceive and then go back on it after delivery? Does it work the second time just as good?

All unanswered questions.

Anonymous wrote:I will not deny I am envious of this . . . I need to lose 10 and would love a quick easy fix. My main problem is I love food and love to eat . .. so this sounds perfect to reduce appetite/increase feeling of fullness = less calories in. I wonder how long until everyone is using it for a quick weight loss fix??

You sound so stupid. This is not a quick easy fix for someone who thinks they need to lose 10lbs to fit in a pair of jeans from five years ago.

Search the archives. Someone posts about this every day. It’s not a miracle. You have to stay on it forever you’ll get fat again.

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Anonymous wrote: I wonder how effective it will be long term. If gastric bypass can’t produce maintained weight reduction in a large percentage of patients, I find it hard to believe a pill can.

Well, it’s not actually a pill. Maybe learn a bit about it before you speak?

Oh lay off. Pill, injection whatever. You know what PP meant, stop deflecting and projecting.

Anonymous wrote: I wonder how effective it will be long term. If gastric bypass can’t produce maintained weight reduction in a large percentage of patients, I find it hard to believe a pill can.

Well, it’s not actually a pill. Maybe learn a bit about it before you speak?

I wonder how effective it will be long term. If gastric bypass can’t produce maintained weight reduction in a large percentage of patients, I find it hard to believe a pill can.

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Anonymous wrote:I will not deny I am envious of this . . . I need to lose 10 and would love a quick easy fix. My main problem is I love food and love to eat . .. so this sounds perfect to reduce appetite/increase feeling of fullness = less calories in. I wonder how long until everyone is using it for a quick weight loss fix??

I really don’t think this is about people who need to lose 10 lbs.

This drug is not for people who “need” to lose 10lbs. It is a drug to be taken for the rest of your life. Once you go off of it, pounds creep back on.

Anonymous wrote:I will not deny I am envious of this . . . I need to lose 10 and would love a quick easy fix. My main problem is I love food and love to eat . .. so this sounds perfect to reduce appetite/increase feeling of fullness = less calories in. I wonder how long until everyone is using it for a quick weight loss fix??

I really don’t think this is about people who need to lose 10 lbs.