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Anonymous wrote:If you search for semaglutide, you can find all of my posts. I was in the study for Wegovy before it came out. So i too the highest dose of Wegovy, which was studied and released for weight loss. Not Ozempic. I have posted alot about how it worked for me. "To me" I actually do consider it a appetite suppressant, you still want, you just physically can't. Or at least that's where I am 5 years later. I have lost over 150lbs. I am back in a clinical trial for maintenance dosing.

The nausea is not what causes you to lose weight, it's the feeling of being full. But your brain can and will override that sometimes. I also take Topirinate 50mg to help with that. Some people take wellburtrin.

Super interesting! Have you been ina. Maintenance dose all this time?

Anonymous wrote:If you search for semaglutide, you can find all of my posts. I was in the study for Wegovy before it came out. So i too the highest dose of Wegovy, which was studied and released for weight loss. Not Ozempic. I have posted alot about how it worked for me. "To me" I actually do consider it a appetite suppressant, you still want, you just physically can't. Or at least that's where I am 5 years later. I have lost over 150lbs. I am back in a clinical trial for maintenance dosing.

The nausea is not what causes you to lose weight, it's the feeling of being full. But your brain can and will override that sometimes. I also take Topirinate 50mg to help with that. Some people take wellburtrin.

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Anonymous wrote:Im on ozempic and have never felt nauseous. I bet if I over ate I would though!

I just don’t crave junk food and don’t obsess over food. This seems to act more like how a mental health drug would act in my brain that anything else. It DEFINITELY shuts down obsessive food thoughts. My family is sad though. I no longer bake and I no longer make elaborate meals. I used to con like a fine dining chef and our spreads would be pretty impressive. Now I’m like, sorry… grilled chicken, broccoli and if you all want a starch I have some cheickpea salad in the fridge. I’ve cut out all junky carbs and all sauce filled complicated fatty meals. I simply don’t care to spend the effort making them nor do I crave them.

Will I need to be on this for life? Maybe if I can’t control my calories. I’ve gained and lost the same 50lbs for a decade and a half now. Ozempic is no different that calorie restriction. I’d you don’t do it you gain.

Not sure why people who don’t take ozempic are wagging their fingers that it’s not a permanent solution. No diet is a perm any solution unless you keep the calories in check.

I’m currently losing weight so obviously there will come a time that I need to up my calories to stay stable. I hope whatever that number is for my is sustainable.

Agree with all this. I lost 30 lbs about a decade ago, and put most of it back on, much of that during the pandemic. I am on Ozempic now and re losing some of that weight. It is much easier to lose but I don't doubt I will gain some back when I stop taking it. And that's okay - I will still be at a much healthier weight and hopefully have reduced A1c levels. Also post menopause there is no way I would be able to lose the weight without ozempic - believe me I tried.

Anonymous wrote:Im on ozempic and have never felt nauseous. I bet if I over ate I would though!

I just don’t crave junk food and don’t obsess over food. This seems to act more like how a mental health drug would act in my brain that anything else. It DEFINITELY shuts down obsessive food thoughts. My family is sad though. I no longer bake and I no longer make elaborate meals. I used to con like a fine dining chef and our spreads would be pretty impressive. Now I’m like, sorry… grilled chicken, broccoli and if you all want a starch I have some cheickpea salad in the fridge. I’ve cut out all junky carbs and all sauce filled complicated fatty meals. I simply don’t care to spend the effort making them nor do I crave them.

Will I need to be on this for life? Maybe if I can’t control my calories. I’ve gained and lost the same 50lbs for a decade and a half now. Ozempic is no different that calorie restriction. I’d you don’t do it you gain.

Not sure why people who don’t take ozempic are wagging their fingers that it’s not a permanent solution. No diet is a perm any solution unless you keep the calories in check.

I’m currently losing weight so obviously there will come a time that I need to up my calories to stay stable. I hope whatever that number is for my is sustainable.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My doctor talked with me about the medicine and shared some of her experiences with patients. She has one patient who lost close to 100 pounds, said that patient is very happy and feels great with the weight loss and is no longer on the drug. The caveat with this patient is she has to work out 2 hours a day (think Kylie Richards with all her workout photos) and she eats nothing to keep it off. So she still has the unhealthy food habits and has to control them, also, she loss the weight so quickly she has an incredible amount of loose skin that will need to be surgically fixed. Several other patients used the drug and lost upwards of forty pounds, and every last one of them regained the weight as soon as they went off the drug. Most stop using the drugs because of side affects, one had serious hair loss. She things it is not a magical fix and unless you are going to make drastic changes and commit to a rigorous workout routine you will not have lasting success. She supports the drug for some, but asked me, since she knows my health standards and the way I feel about long term medicines, to consider for a month if I really want to go on something that is a hit or miss.

Please understand that there is no rate of loss that will not result in loose skin after a 100 lb loss. Losing 100 lbs is the problem. Not how fast a person loses it.

I’m not sure if there is a correlation between rate of loss and loose skin. I’ve been down to around 165 from a high of 275-280 (I never checked at the top end). I’m now around 180 and very low body fat. I have a very small amount of loose skin below my belly button. That’s it. But I’m also a 42 yr old man, and I was carrying a lot of muscle even at my heaviest, I expect.

The little bit of loose skin used to bother me. My derm said she didn’t even notice when doing my first skin survey. I don’t even think about it anymore. I wouldn’t worry about loose skin as it rates to weight loss.

Anonymous wrote:I didn't read all the replies, but hopefully someone mentioned how this stuff somehow stops the food noise. I will never forget my first time in the grocery store after starting the med - I felt zero stress and my head was silent. There was no noise about food rewards and treats and guilt and shame. I just felt like a regular person going shopping. I've been on the med since September and have lost 40 lbs. I haven't lost any weight at all the past 2 months. But I just recognized this morning as I packed my son's lunch (which I don't normally handle, so this is why it was only apparent today) I had zero temptation to snack on what I was packing. And it wasn't like I had to tell myself not to, I just did not have one thought about taking a bite - something I would have either mindlessly done or talked myself out of pre-med. So I may not be losing weight for whatever reason right now, but it's still working in some way.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My doctor talked with me about the medicine and shared some of her experiences with patients. She has one patient who lost close to 100 pounds, said that patient is very happy and feels great with the weight loss and is no longer on the drug. The caveat with this patient is she has to work out 2 hours a day (think Kylie Richards with all her workout photos) and she eats nothing to keep it off. So she still has the unhealthy food habits and has to control them, also, she loss the weight so quickly she has an incredible amount of loose skin that will need to be surgically fixed. Several other patients used the drug and lost upwards of forty pounds, and every last one of them regained the weight as soon as they went off the drug. Most stop using the drugs because of side affects, one had serious hair loss. She things it is not a magical fix and unless you are going to make drastic changes and commit to a rigorous workout routine you will not have lasting success. She supports the drug for some, but asked me, since she knows my health standards and the way I feel about long term medicines, to consider for a month if I really want to go on something that is a hit or miss.

Please understand that there is no rate of loss that will not result in loose skin after a 100 lb loss. Losing 100 lbs is the problem. Not how fast a person loses it.

I’m not sure if there is a correlation between rate of loss and loose skin. I’ve been down to around 165 from a high of 275-280 (I never checked at the top end). I’m now around 180 and very low body fat. I have a very small amount of loose skin below my belly button. That’s it. But I’m also a 42 yr old man, and I was carrying a lot of muscle even at my heaviest, I expect.

The little bit of loose skin used to bother me. My derm said she didn’t even notice when doing my first skin survey. I don’t even think about it anymore. I wouldn’t worry about loose skin as it rates to weight loss.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My doctor talked with me about the medicine and shared some of her experiences with patients. She has one patient who lost close to 100 pounds, said that patient is very happy and feels great with the weight loss and is no longer on the drug. The caveat with this patient is she has to work out 2 hours a day (think Kylie Richards with all her workout photos) and she eats nothing to keep it off. So she still has the unhealthy food habits and has to control them, also, she loss the weight so quickly she has an incredible amount of loose skin that will need to be surgically fixed. Several other patients used the drug and lost upwards of forty pounds, and every last one of them regained the weight as soon as they went off the drug. Most stop using the drugs because of side affects, one had serious hair loss. She things it is not a magical fix and unless you are going to make drastic changes and commit to a rigorous workout routine you will not have lasting success. She supports the drug for some, but asked me, since she knows my health standards and the way I feel about long term medicines, to consider for a month if I really want to go on something that is a hit or miss.

Please understand that there is no rate of loss that will not result in loose skin after a 100 lb loss. Losing 100 lbs is the problem. Not how fast a person loses it.

Anonymous wrote:My doctor talked with me about the medicine and shared some of her experiences with patients. She has one patient who lost close to 100 pounds, said that patient is very happy and feels great with the weight loss and is no longer on the drug. The caveat with this patient is she has to work out 2 hours a day (think Kylie Richards with all her workout photos) and she eats nothing to keep it off. So she still has the unhealthy food habits and has to control them, also, she loss the weight so quickly she has an incredible amount of loose skin that will need to be surgically fixed. Several other patients used the drug and lost upwards of forty pounds, and every last one of them regained the weight as soon as they went off the drug. Most stop using the drugs because of side affects, one had serious hair loss. She things it is not a magical fix and unless you are going to make drastic changes and commit to a rigorous workout routine you will not have lasting success. She supports the drug for some, but asked me, since she knows my health standards and the way I feel about long term medicines, to consider for a month if I really want to go on something that is a hit or miss.