Anonymous wrote:I used it also for perimenopause weight loss. Nothing takes it off, regardless of what people say on here. Every person's body is different and it's actually quite unhealthy to go on a carnivore diet (because the minute you introduce other foods into your diet, it'll all come back) or any other crazy tactic. A much more sustainable way to do this is via a GLP1. And, it's perfectly OK and a legitimate use of the medication. Don't let anyone tell you differently. It works! It allows you to get back on a healthy food+exercise routine and the right path is to take it during the stretch of your perimenopause phase.

So after peri you'll go off of it?

Anonymous wrote:Hey OP, I did it for vanity. Worked like a charm. Got it from Fifty410, an online pharmacy. Went from 22 to 19 BMI and feel amazing. All my old clothes fit again. Shopping is fun again. Tirzepatide helped me lose weight by reducing my hunger. Of course, I understood that to lose weight, I needed to eat less. My problem was that I didn't have the willpower to fight against my hunger. On Tirz, I don't need willpower anymore. It's awesome, and I'll probably stay on my tiny dose (now 0.5 mg/week) forever.

For people who did this for vanity, how long did the weight loss take?

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Anonymous wrote:Why not just eat less and exercise more? It's free and easy to do.

When you're technically a normal weight it is very hard to get your body below it's "set point".
I have weighed 126 since high school. Totally normal weight but not skinny. I've gotten down to 118-120 ONLY when I've been deathly ill with the flu and THEN the (female) compliments come rushing in. "You look amazing!" A friend told me "you should do whatever you were doing last winter, your body looked perfect then." Suffering from covid, but thanks.

I’m like you. With a lifestyle that involves healthy habits I’m like a 23 bmi. Only with extreme measures do I get below that.

I am 5’7 and was at 150 and microdosed glp1 and now am at 135 eight weeks later. Goal is my college weight which was about 125/130. I’m in my mid 40s and was gaining weight from perimenopause.

Who was your provider?

I have and it was great. I lost 15 pounds and have maintained that on taking Ozempic once every two or so weeks instead of every week. Now I want to find a cheaper provider — I’m paying about $300 a month, but I don’t know if online docs will prescribe it for maintenance purposes to a person that is at a healthy BMI

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Anonymous wrote:Has anyone used the GLP1’s to lose a little vanity weight? I turned 50 and could lose 10-12 pounds. I’m not technically overweight but look better a bit thinner. I’m tempted to try micro dosing. If you did it, where did you get your Rx and how long did it take you?

The only person I know who tried this quit pretty quickly because the side effects (mostly digestive issues, but also skin sensitivity so that it feels like you have a bad sunburn) that are "worth it" if the goal is to get your body to a healthy weight for the first time in ages, are not worth it to lose 8-12 lbs.

NP
I had considered doing this too, for vanity. I had not heard of skin side effects but that would rule it out for me. I work out more than most, heavy sweaty daily workouts and I push myself more than most. My issue is an insatiable constant hunger. I think being fed is why I can do more situps/pushups/plank workouts than thinner people on less calories. I'm just in a vicious cycle and curbing hungry is rough when I work out so much.

Hey OP, I did it for vanity. Worked like a charm. Got it from Fifty410, an online pharmacy. Went from 22 to 19 BMI and feel amazing. All my old clothes fit again. Shopping is fun again. Tirzepatide helped me lose weight by reducing my hunger. Of course, I understood that to lose weight, I needed to eat less. My problem was that I didn't have the willpower to fight against my hunger. On Tirz, I don't need willpower anymore. It's awesome, and I'll probably stay on my tiny dose (now 0.5 mg/week) forever.

I'm doing it now.

I used it also for perimenopause weight loss. Nothing takes it off, regardless of what people say on here. Every person's body is different and it's actually quite unhealthy to go on a carnivore diet (because the minute you introduce other foods into your diet, it'll all come back) or any other crazy tactic. A much more sustainable way to do this is via a GLP1. And, it's perfectly OK and a legitimate use of the medication. Don't let anyone tell you differently. It works! It allows you to get back on a healthy food+exercise routine and the right path is to take it during the stretch of your perimenopause phase.

Anonymous wrote:I’m doing this - I was at the high end of normal weight at 5’4 145 pounds. I’m now 135 and feel great. I will keep micro dosing through perimenopause because otherwise I will put this weight back on. For what it’s worth, the biggest change I noticed was that when I gain a pound or two from a weekend of overindulgence, it’s very easy to take off.

+1 I’m almost exactly the same size as this poster, just a little heavier. I took off about 10 pounds and occasionally need to hit my remaining vials to microdose and maintain weight. I used ro.com

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Anonymous wrote:Why not just eat less and exercise more? It's free and easy to do.

LOL it does not work.

I am 4'10" eating less does not move the needle.

I have been to my primary, gyn, endocrinologist and they all said same thing GLP

It’s so hard being short! PP, do what feels good.

Anonymous wrote:How do you get an Rx if you are at a BMI of 24/almost 25?

Online doc. Fudge the stats, or don’t - nobody really cares

How do you get an Rx if you are at a BMI of 24/almost 25?

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Anonymous wrote:Why not just eat less and exercise more? It's free and easy to do.

When you're technically a normal weight it is very hard to get your body below it's "set point".
I have weighed 126 since high school. Totally normal weight but not skinny. I've gotten down to 118-120 ONLY when I've been deathly ill with the flu and THEN the (female) compliments come rushing in. "You look amazing!" A friend told me "you should do whatever you were doing last winter, your body looked perfect then." Suffering from covid, but thanks.

You should drop the friend.