I am wondering if OP wants to lose weight because of the health complications or she wants to look good to date.

Going to school, a busy job with excess weight is tiring and she doesn't have time to exercise, eat right but focusing on dating. Having a partner is important but can you handle the stress of relationship?

You need to ask your doctor this, sweetie.

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Anonymous wrote:I am almost 44F and on the big side of around 190+ lbs at 5'2.5". I have been on ozempic for more than a year but it is not working and I am not losing weight. I have a few other medical conditions such as Type 2, PCOS, thyroid and ADHD and I don't drink. I have a busy job and also started school recently but whatever I do, eat less or more, I just can't lose weight. I have increased ozempic dose as well but no help. Is it more from other hormonal or medical issues or stress?

OP, I'm going to be blunt. At your age, with your BMI and the health conditions that you list, you need to be prioritizing your health over this busy job and starting school. There is a host of things you haven't told us here that no doubt are contributing to your weight problem. I'm sorry, but no one "just can't lose weight" if they are going about it in a consistent and correct way.

Op here. Thanks for the input and it's ok if you are blunt. I am an LPN and stand all day for my job. It doesn't pay much and I have a lot of debt to deal with, like about $63K of CC debt and + $25K of auto. I went through a rough divorce a few years back and didn't get much out of it due to several reasons and other kids (they are adults now) expenses added up. I am going to school to become RN to get a better job and also to increase my pay scale which would help me in long run. School is part-time but could be hectic. Currently, only twice a day but very soon it is going to be 3x a week. I also usually take calls over the weekend to make extra money. I do take Lexapro and is in peri-menopause but PCOS and Type 2 has always been problematic for me. I am also single and live alone and have no time to date since I broke up with my BF a few months back. Not sure exactly what it is but my sex drive is also down. Not sure if it is the extra weight or any other hormonal issues but it is always making me tired and my joints also hurt. I thought ozempic could be a good way to shed some weight but you are right, it needs extra work too for which I don't have time.

Great that you are doing this schooling to improve your job and your pay scale OP. Interesting that you currently stand all day as an LPN; as you know, that is not the same as getting cardiovascular (weight reducing) exercise. It may be marginally better than a deskjob, but not much. You are basically sedentary though in a standing position. Also interesting that you mentioned not having time to date; frankly, that should be the least of your concerns now.

Take care of yourself, please!

You really, really need to see a registered dietitian who can help you with a personalized eating plan. Check with your insurance to see if sessions with one is covered. Exercise also needs to be a factor, so while you're at it, check with your insurance and see if any preventative care is available there, for example gym membership. If not, you can always add walking, etc on your own, although its harder without accountability.

FWIW, I'm a registered dietitian myself and I see a lot of single women in your situation. It is very hard to have the discipline to establish and maintain a healthful eating/ sleeping/ exercise schedule when you are accountable to no one but yourself. A compassionate but firm professional could help you a lot.

You need to slowly scale up to a higher dose. Along with that, you need to make better choices in quantity and quality of food. It's not a miracle, rather an important tool that assists you into making better choices. The I need something "sweet/carby/etc" - food noise is quieted or shut off so that you are happy and fulfilled with a smaller, healthier food choice.

I still tracked my meals, weight and exercise and immediately saw improvements once all three came together.

I take Ozempic to manage Type II diabetes. I started at 0.25 mg Ozempic + 2000 mg metformin, then moved up to 0.5 Ozempic +1000 mg metformin and am now on 1.0 Ozempic+500 mg metformin. The weight started coming off slowly but surely right from the start. Your doctor should be addressing the insulin resistance.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am almost 44F and on the big side of around 190+ lbs at 5'2.5". I have been on ozempic for more than a year but it is not working and I am not losing weight. I have a few other medical conditions such as Type 2, PCOS, thyroid and ADHD and I don't drink. I have a busy job and also started school recently but whatever I do, eat less or more, I just can't lose weight. I have increased ozempic dose as well but no help. Is it more from other hormonal or medical issues or stress?

OP, I'm going to be blunt. At your age, with your BMI and the health conditions that you list, you need to be prioritizing your health over this busy job and starting school. There is a host of things you haven't told us here that no doubt are contributing to your weight problem. I'm sorry, but no one "just can't lose weight" if they are going about it in a consistent and correct way.

Op here. Thanks for the input and it's ok if you are blunt. I am an LPN and stand all day for my job. It doesn't pay much and I have a lot of debt to deal with, like about $63K of CC debt and + $25K of auto. I went through a rough divorce a few years back and didn't get much out of it due to several reasons and other kids (they are adults now) expenses added up. I am going to school to become RN to get a better job and also to increase my pay scale which would help me in long run. School is part-time but could be hectic. Currently, only twice a day but very soon it is going to be 3x a week. I also usually take calls over the weekend to make extra money. I do take Lexapro and is in peri-menopause but PCOS and Type 2 has always been problematic for me. I am also single and live alone and have no time to date since I broke up with my BF a few months back. Not sure exactly what it is but my sex drive is also down. Not sure if it is the extra weight or any other hormonal issues but it is always making me tired and my joints also hurt. I thought ozempic could be a good way to shed some weight but you are right, it needs extra work too for which I don't have time.

OP that person was too mean. The only issue you have now with Ozempic is that you're on a very very small starter dose. People only stay on that dose for a week before doubling the dose until they get to 2mg. The ONLY reason you'd stay on that baby dose would be if you were extremely nauseous and couldn't handle a heavier dose, they'd keep you on it a bit longer until you were no longer nauseous.

You're on .25 and you need to be on 2, which is 8x the dose you're currently taking. Are you on the weight loss version or on the one for health issues (which is a lower dose)?

I think Ozempic would fix many of your issues. The mood boost of losing weight and getting hormones in check is insane.

you need to increase your dose and really work on reducing weight by exercise and diet.

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Anonymous wrote:I am almost 44F and on the big side of around 190+ lbs at 5'2.5". I have been on ozempic for more than a year but it is not working and I am not losing weight. I have a few other medical conditions such as Type 2, PCOS, thyroid and ADHD and I don't drink. I have a busy job and also started school recently but whatever I do, eat less or more, I just can't lose weight. I have increased ozempic dose as well but no help. Is it more from other hormonal or medical issues or stress?

OP, I'm going to be blunt. At your age, with your BMI and the health conditions that you list, you need to be prioritizing your health over this busy job and starting school. There is a host of things you haven't told us here that no doubt are contributing to your weight problem. I'm sorry, but no one "just can't lose weight" if they are going about it in a consistent and correct way.

Op here. Thanks for the input and it's ok if you are blunt. I am an LPN and stand all day for my job. It doesn't pay much and I have a lot of debt to deal with, like about $63K of CC debt and + $25K of auto. I went through a rough divorce a few years back and didn't get much out of it due to several reasons and other kids (they are adults now) expenses added up. I am going to school to become RN to get a better job and also to increase my pay scale which would help me in long run. School is part-time but could be hectic. Currently, only twice a day but very soon it is going to be 3x a week. I also usually take calls over the weekend to make extra money. I do take Lexapro and is in peri-menopause but PCOS and Type 2 has always been problematic for me. I am also single and live alone and have no time to date since I broke up with my BF a few months back. Not sure exactly what it is but my sex drive is also down. Not sure if it is the extra weight or any other hormonal issues but it is always making me tired and my joints also hurt. I thought ozempic could be a good way to shed some weight but you are right, it needs extra work too for which I don't have time.

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Anonymous wrote:Op here. My dose was 0.25 mg that got raised to 0.5mg but no help. I am not a big breakfast person and only do coffee. My main job is nursing so stand all day on my feet and it is still not helping when I am active all day.

I also take thyroid medication and it is under control now. should I switch to any other GLP instead of ozempic? My doc says it is the best.

that's a baby dose. .25 is the starter dose. I'm on 1mg as a sustaining dose because I don't want to lose weight. At 2mg, I lost a ton.

how much did you end up losing?

Anonymous wrote:I am almost 44F and on the big side of around 190+ lbs at 5'2.5". I have been on ozempic for more than a year but it is not working and I am not losing weight. I have a few other medical conditions such as Type 2, PCOS, thyroid and ADHD and I don't drink. I have a busy job and also started school recently but whatever I do, eat less or more, I just can't lose weight. I have increased ozempic dose as well but no help. Is it more from other hormonal or medical issues or stress?

It doesn’t work for like a third of people. You very well could be one of them.

You probably have insulin resistance which is why.

Switch to Zepbound (and you'll likely need over 10 tbh, and it will take time to get there).

And start metformin with Zepbound.

Mounjouro works better for those with PCOS than Ozempic.

Anonymous wrote:Op here. My dose was 0.25 mg that got raised to 0.5mg but no help. I am not a big breakfast person and only do coffee. My main job is nursing so stand all day on my feet and it is still not helping when I am active all day.

I also take thyroid medication and it is under control now. should I switch to any other GLP instead of ozempic? My doc says it is the best.

PP again. Well, there is part of your problem right here (bolded.) As stated in prior post, there is definitely more to this story than "I just can't lose weight no matter what I do."

You need to be working with a registered dietitian in a strong accountability program.

Anonymous wrote:Are you working with a nutritionist? If not, you really should.

Correction. A registered dietitian.

Anonymous wrote:I am almost 44F and on the big side of around 190+ lbs at 5'2.5". I have been on ozempic for more than a year but it is not working and I am not losing weight. I have a few other medical conditions such as Type 2, PCOS, thyroid and ADHD and I don't drink. I have a busy job and also started school recently but whatever I do, eat less or more, I just can't lose weight. I have increased ozempic dose as well but no help. Is it more from other hormonal or medical issues or stress?

OP, I'm going to be blunt. At your age, with your BMI and the health conditions that you list, you need to be prioritizing your health over this busy job and starting school. There is a host of things you haven't told us here that no doubt are contributing to your weight problem. I'm sorry, but no one "just can't lose weight" if they are going about it in a consistent and correct way.

Anonymous wrote:Op here. My dose was 0.25 mg that got raised to 0.5mg but no help. I am not a big breakfast person and only do coffee. My main job is nursing so stand all day on my feet and it is still not helping when I am active all day.

I also take thyroid medication and it is under control now. should I switch to any other GLP instead of ozempic? My doc says it is the best.

That is not a therapeutic dose for weight loss, so it’s not surprising you’re not losing.