Anonymous
Post 10/11/2023 15:56     Subject: I am super jealous of people who qualify to take Ozempic, etc.
Anonymous wrote:I'm about 155, size 10. Age 50. I barely eat and yet my crappy menopausal metabolism has kept me at this size for about 4 years.
I have a few rolls, I look pretty dumpy. I have tried all sorts of diets--intermittent fasting, keto, on and on. My baseline intake is like 1200 calories---I can literally look at food and gain weight these days (stupid perimenopause).

The thing is, I don't qualify for Ozempic or Mounjaro, etc. If I was 20 pounds heavier I would. I'm part of an online weight loss group and countless women my age and 20 pounds heavier to start (maybe a size 12, 14) are reaching 130, 140---size 4 or 6. They just happened to have 20ish more pounds on them to begin with.

It's just... frustrating.


Oh for heaven's sake. I weigh over 200lbs thanks to life-saving medication, have yo-yo'd for years having done every diet known to man, wear a size 18 or so, and have a concerned cardiologist ... and you are "jealous"? Put it where the sun don't shine...
Anonymous
Post 10/11/2023 15:39     Subject: I am super jealous of people who qualify to take Ozempic, etc.
Doctor shop until you find one that will let you pay out of pocket.
Anonymous
Post 10/11/2023 13:54     Subject: I am super jealous of people who qualify to take Ozempic, etc.
Try try try to understand this.

OZEMPIC is indicated diabetics. If you do not have diabetes insurance will not cover it. The dosing is designed for diabetes not for weight loss. Again, OZEMPIC is for diabetes.

WEGOVY is the same drug. It can be covered by insurance if pt is obese. The dosing is designed for weight loss. Again, WEGOVY is for weight loss.

Why would you be talking about Ozempic if you’re looking for weight lass?
Anonymous
Post 10/11/2023 12:58     Subject: Re:I am super jealous of people who qualify to take Ozempic, etc.
Anonymous wrote:Age 41 - lift heavy weights, and bulked up. I look even heavier now than before. It doesn't work on everyone.


Then you were eating too much.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2023 23:08     Subject: I am super jealous of people who qualify to take Ozempic, etc.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm about 155, size 10. Age 50. I barely eat and yet my crappy menopausal metabolism has kept me at this size for about 4 years.
I have a few rolls, I look pretty dumpy. I have tried all sorts of diets--intermittent fasting, keto, on and on. My baseline intake is like 1200 calories---I can literally look at food and gain weight these days (stupid perimenopause).

The thing is, I don't qualify for Ozempic or Mounjaro, etc. If I was 20 pounds heavier I would. I'm part of an online weight loss group and countless women my age and 20 pounds heavier to start (maybe a size 12, 14) are reaching 130, 140---size 4 or 6. They just happened to have 20ish more pounds on them to begin with.

It's just... frustrating.


They wouldn’t solve your problems anyway. Your problems are in your head.


No, I'm genuinely have rolls. I used to be a size 4-6 until perimenopause. I know what it was like and I miss it.
I know countless women who have successfully combated the menopausal weight gain (and then some) with this. They just started at a higher weight.



Did you know it’s been debunked that menopause changes your metabolism? It’s actually loss of muscle that’s at the cause of your issues, not metabolism.


I don't know what it is but I barely eat and I am 20 pounds over the weight I was from age 21-45.


So what? You’re not entitled to be the same weight your whole life. Bodies change. Count your blessings and buy clothes that you look good in.


So, you barely eat and want to take a drug that will make you eat even less? That makes no sense. It sounds like you need to start weightlifting and re-shape your body and stop worring so much about what you are eating.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2023 20:19     Subject: I am super jealous of people who qualify to take Ozempic, etc.
Anonymous wrote:Everyone I know is on wegovy or better yet mounjaro.

You can get it easily.

Pounds fall off


Love Mounjaro, I’ve lost 66lbs!
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2023 17:47     Subject: I am super jealous of people who qualify to take Ozempic, etc.
Anonymous wrote:OP here
Most of these replies are not me. Just wanted to get that out there.

My metabolism has definitely slowed. I still exercise--in fact I exercise far more than I ever did before and I lift weights. I'm not flabby.

Maybe your metabolism hasn't slowed but mine has. I probably eat 1/3 of what I did in my 30s and yet I am a much larger size, have rolls of fat, etc. I am strong but I also have far more fatty tissue on my body.


Where have you tried to get it? I have been on it since spring. Started at 28+ BMI and pre-diabetic A1C. Not covered by insurance so I pay out of pocket. I have lost more than 30 lbs and am now size 8-10 - so your agonizing about being a size 10 don't exactly resonate with me, I am happy to be a size 10 and my BMI is down to 23.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2023 13:38     Subject: I am super jealous of people who qualify to take Ozempic, etc.
I qualify because anti depressants added 40 pounds and Covid gave me a heart attack. No reason to be envious of me at all.

This is a great drug and they’re basically printing money so I have no doubt it will become available for vanity pounds eventually too.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2023 12:42     Subject: I am super jealous of people who qualify to take Ozempic, etc.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I get mine through a compound pharmacy.
I don’t technically qualify for Ozempic because my A1C is normal, but I have a ton of weight to lose.
I’m 46 and in surgical menopause.
Tried serious strength training before going on Ozempic, and gained more weight.
My doctor was like, “ that is the worst thing you can do!”
So… I’m not in agreement with all the posters here pushing weight training.


Some form of strength training is needed in everyone's lifestyle to remain healthy. I'm pretty sure your doctor was concerned about the weight gain, not the strength training. Strength training alone isn't going to fix obesity, but will help when combined with cardio and dietary changes. Of course, adding in a GLP-1 is perfectly appropriate when needed.


+1. And it’s doubly necessary for women in the perimenopause and menopause categories, because our bodies naturally lose bone density and muscle. And in addition to muscle helping us stay mobile as we age, it burns fat.

And 3x necessary for women 45-50+ trying to lose a significant about of weight. You want that weight to me fat and not muscle. If you lose enough muscle, I can even start canabalizing organs.

Your doctor is a quack or you aren’t understanding what they are saying. Strength training is an almost universal recommendation for women in this age range. Especially if you are losing weight.

Also— eat protein!
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2023 11:54     Subject: I am super jealous of people who qualify to take Ozempic, etc.
Anonymous wrote:I get mine through a compound pharmacy.
I don’t technically qualify for Ozempic because my A1C is normal, but I have a ton of weight to lose.
I’m 46 and in surgical menopause.
Tried serious strength training before going on Ozempic, and gained more weight.
My doctor was like, “ that is the worst thing you can do!”
So… I’m not in agreement with all the posters here pushing weight training.


Some form of strength training is needed in everyone's lifestyle to remain healthy. I'm pretty sure your doctor was concerned about the weight gain, not the strength training. Strength training alone isn't going to fix obesity, but will help when combined with cardio and dietary changes. Of course, adding in a GLP-1 is perfectly appropriate when needed.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2023 11:45     Subject: I am super jealous of people who qualify to take Ozempic, etc.
I was overweight enough that my PCP prescribed it but I still have to pay cash.

It’s been absolutely amazing but the side effects are brutal and the weight loss has slowed a lot now that I’m out of obesity range. I’m not sure it would work for OP anyway?
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2023 11:44     Subject: I am super jealous of people who qualify to take Ozempic, etc.
Anonymous wrote:I get mine through a compound pharmacy.
I don’t technically qualify for Ozempic because my A1C is normal, but I have a ton of weight to lose.
I’m 46 and in surgical menopause.
Tried serious strength training before going on Ozempic, and gained more weight.
My doctor was like, “ that is the worst thing you can do!”
So… I’m not in agreement with all the posters here pushing weight training.


You had higher body fat after weight training? Or you weighed more? Those are different things.

And by and large, our society, while fat, is also very undermuscled.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2023 11:43     Subject: I am super jealous of people who qualify to take Ozempic, etc.
Anonymous wrote:I'm about 155, size 10. Age 50. I barely eat and yet my crappy menopausal metabolism has kept me at this size for about 4 years.
I have a few rolls, I look pretty dumpy. I have tried all sorts of diets--intermittent fasting, keto, on and on. My baseline intake is like 1200 calories---I can literally look at food and gain weight these days (stupid perimenopause).

The thing is, I don't qualify for Ozempic or Mounjaro, etc. If I was 20 pounds heavier I would. I'm part of an online weight loss group and countless women my age and 20 pounds heavier to start (maybe a size 12, 14) are reaching 130, 140---size 4 or 6. They just happened to have 20ish more pounds on them to begin with.

It's just... frustrating.


Use one of the online telemed companies (Henrymeds, etc). Tweak your height and weight a bit on the application to increase your BMI. After a 10-minute telescreen call, you'll have a prescription.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2023 11:38     Subject: I am super jealous of people who qualify to take Ozempic, etc.
I get mine through a compound pharmacy.
I don’t technically qualify for Ozempic because my A1C is normal, but I have a ton of weight to lose.
I’m 46 and in surgical menopause.
Tried serious strength training before going on Ozempic, and gained more weight.
My doctor was like, “ that is the worst thing you can do!”
So… I’m not in agreement with all the posters here pushing weight training.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2023 10:56     Subject: I am super jealous of people who qualify to take Ozempic, etc.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm on Ozempic. I am a size 16/18. My goal weight would put me at a size 12/14. I have struggled with my weight my whole life - I was a size 10 for maybe a year in my 20s and only by dint of working out every moment.

I would have loved to have been petite or slender for decades like you, and I'd love to be a size 10 now. I don't think you'd actually want to trade places so you could get meds.


+10000000000000000000000


+20000000000000000000

I'm 50-60 lbs overweight. Been this way my whole life. Fought through every damn diet and weight loss thing out there. Went on Wegovy and have lost 30 lbs so far. I exercise a lot and eat pretty well. It's not for a vanity 10 lbs. It's for serious weight loss that's affecting your life.


+3000000000

Started at 302 pounds (BMI 48) in mid April. Just hit 250 (BMI 40). So 52 down. I’ve got 70-80 more ponds to go. But it wasn’t hocus pocus medication management. It’s been cardi, strength training, working with a dietician, 1200 calories. As I just finished my breakfast of plain, low fat skyr. Have a protein drink on deck to drink in a couple hours and a grilled shrimp spinach salad with low fat/calorie balsamic for lunch. Etc. So. Much. Protein. So. Much. Water. Zero alcohol, cake, ice cream, fried foods, highly processed foods x 6 months. In the end, I’m hoping for a 10-12. And I’m fighting menopause too. This isn’t a 10 vanity pounds med.