Anonymous
Post 05/06/2023 18:20     Subject: for the love of God, I NEED to lose weight. Help, please.
OP here, can we talk about NON MEDICATION tips please?
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2023 18:20     Subject: for the love of God, I NEED to lose weight. Help, please.
Anonymous wrote:I lost 100 pounds in the last two years (age 52-54, went from 256 to 155, 5 ft 7) almost exclusively through diet; no drugs; no serious exercise just some walking after the first 50 lbs or so came off.

I went high protein, lowish carbs, and after the first 20-30 pounds or so went off I dropped down from 3 to 2 meals/day and basically did some form of intermittant fasting. (I eat breakfast or lunch, but not both.) I eat foods I love (salmon, chicken, veg) and feel very full at supper. Once you start seeing results on the scale, keeping your willpower up becomes easier. Good luck!


OP here and I’d love more info!
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2023 18:19     Subject: for the love of God, I NEED to lose weight. Help, please.
I lost 100 pounds in the last two years (age 52-54, went from 256 to 155, 5 ft 7) almost exclusively through diet; no drugs; no serious exercise just some walking after the first 50 lbs or so came off.

I went high protein, lowish carbs, and after the first 20-30 pounds or so went off I dropped down from 3 to 2 meals/day and basically did some form of intermittant fasting. (I eat breakfast or lunch, but not both.) I eat foods I love (salmon, chicken, veg) and feel very full at supper. Once you start seeing results on the scale, keeping your willpower up becomes easier. Good luck!
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2023 18:11     Subject: Re:for the love of God, I NEED to lose weight. Help, please.
BTW OP, Ozempic is working for me but the side effects are SIGNIFICANT and can be really debilitating. A lot of people have to give up on it entirely. So even if you decide to try it, be prepared emotionally for the fact that it might not work for you. Some people say Mounjourno or Ozempic works for them when the other doesn’t, and there will be more and more of them. So just keep all that in mind.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2023 18:09     Subject: for the love of God, I NEED to lose weight. Help, please.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I wonder what we will find out about these new weight loss miracle drugs in 5-10 years.


They’re already 11 years old. What do you think we will learn in another 5-10 years that we didn’t learn in the first 11?


This. Diabetics have been using Ozempic for a long time with no long term issues. Wegovy and others are the same thing, marketed for weight loss rather than pre-diabeties. Life changing. Find a doc who will prescribe it for you


What’s the cost?


It depends on your insurance coverage. In america, if it’s not covered it will cost you $800-1200 ish depending on the dose.

The good thing is that there’s nothing inherently that expensive about it, they’ve just priced it that high because they can. It is currently available for a lot less from compounding pharmacies because it’s in “shortage” so they’re allowed to make it even though it’s under patent. But you have to be willing to navigate that whole confusing system. They don’t make it easy.

Hopefully, as more competitors are released the price will come down. And of course eventually it will not have a patent. I also hope they’re going to find they can make more selling it to a lot more people for less money.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2023 18:05     Subject: for the love of God, I NEED to lose weight. Help, please.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m 5’1 and 170, but my health care provider won’t Rx Ozempic, which I get, but hearing the success stories, especially PP where they were overweight for a long time, makes me want to find an alternate provider. I feel like my HCP will be disappointed in me if I do, though.


It’s up to you. They’ve been on the market a long time which is enough for me to feel good about their safety. I would ask your HCP more about their objections and then make a decision. My GP didn’t hesitate, but I’m prediabetic with a family history and have been really struggling to get control since kids.


Thanks for replying. She wants me to get a personal trainer and try a known diet before she will prescribe.

She is concerned that I would have to stay on it forever.


1) is there a human on Ozempic who hasn’t already been on a zillion diets? I feel like that would be the rare exception.

2) you have to be on ANY weight loss method forever. It’s not like getting a personal trainer and dieting won’t be still available if you do Ozempic for a year and then have to stop. There’s no apparent health problem with stopping, it’s not like you become dependent, it’s just that without the effects of the drug you’ll probably eat more. I don’t get this argument.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2023 17:37     Subject: for the love of God, I NEED to lose weight. Help, please.
I got the gastric sleeve and lost 80 pounds and I have kept it off. I feel great and wish I had done it sooner.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2023 17:34     Subject: for the love of God, I NEED to lose weight. Help, please.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I wonder what we will find out about these new weight loss miracle drugs in 5-10 years.


They’re already 11 years old. What do you think we will learn in another 5-10 years that we didn’t learn in the first 11?


This. Diabetics have been using Ozempic for a long time with no long term issues. Wegovy and others are the same thing, marketed for weight loss rather than pre-diabeties. Life changing. Find a doc who will prescribe it for you


What’s the cost?
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2023 17:15     Subject: for the love of God, I NEED to lose weight. Help, please.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I wonder what we will find out about these new weight loss miracle drugs in 5-10 years.


They’re already 11 years old. What do you think we will learn in another 5-10 years that we didn’t learn in the first 11?


This. Diabetics have been using Ozempic for a long time with no long term issues. Wegovy and others are the same thing, marketed for weight loss rather than pre-diabeties. Life changing. Find a doc who will prescribe it for you
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2023 15:52     Subject: for the love of God, I NEED to lose weight. Help, please.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:As a long term weight loss maintainer, and someone aware of the research on people like me, I think you have to accept that you will have to count calories now and forever. It sucks. You probably hate to hear it. But there’s just not a practical way around it.


I don't think this is universally true for everybody. It entirely depends on why the weight was gained in the first place. Once you get to a place where you can figure out your intake appropriately, it may not be necessary to count anything forever. Everybody is different. I lost nearly 100 lbs, and I don't count anything. I never really did.

OP, lots of great advice in this thread. The main thing is to start with something achievable and focus on that until it becomes a habit. Then, start doing something else. Taking a drug for weight loss is just another form of habit. We are our habits. That is as much true about our food and lifestyle as it is about the calluses on your feet and the way your shoes get worn in.


You’re right. Nothing is universally true. I’m just talking about the population level.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2023 15:51     Subject: for the love of God, I NEED to lose weight. Help, please.
Anonymous wrote:I wonder what we will find out about these new weight loss miracle drugs in 5-10 years.


They’re already 11 years old. What do you think we will learn in another 5-10 years that we didn’t learn in the first 11?
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2023 15:50     Subject: for the love of God, I NEED to lose weight. Help, please.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I wonder what we will find out about these new weight loss miracle drugs in 5-10 years.


Honestly, I cannot believe how many people have forgotten phen-phen. And doesn't everyone regain the weight once they go off the semaglutide?


Yes. No one has ever said semaglutides are a magic fix. You have to stay on them to keep the weight off. It’s like blood pressure meds. You continue to take them. I’m taking Ozempic for being prediabetic. I have no illusion that I will stop taking it.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2023 15:48     Subject: for the love of God, I NEED to lose weight. Help, please.
Anonymous wrote:I wonder what we will find out about these new weight loss miracle drugs in 5-10 years.


That they’ve really helped people lose weight and keep it off.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2023 15:47     Subject: for the love of God, I NEED to lose weight. Help, please.
Anonymous wrote:Weight watchers works!!!!


I felt like there was an emphasis on processed food?
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2023 15:46     Subject: for the love of God, I NEED to lose weight. Help, please.
Anonymous wrote:My health insurance covers Noom, for what it is worth. I didn't realize it until I downloaded the BCBS app, and it offered me the option.

Given that I have 30+ lbs to lose and a history of prediabetes, it put me on the "prediabetes" plan with a personal coach.

I find it really helpful, and it might be worth seeing if that's one of your choices.


OP here and I’d love more info?