Ozempic Users?
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Mrs Dog Lady, thank you for your post. I totally relate to what you said.3
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I am not a typical Saxenda loser, unfortunately. I have been on it for 10 months and have only lost about 10 pounds. I am not sure why it doesn't do more to curb my appetite, but the only side effect I have had is constipation. I have a few pens left, but I don't think my doctor will let me continue after these are gone. I have asked for a different medication, but he thinks they are all the same and that I won't lose on them either.0
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Retroguy2000 wrote: »Nope. I would never. Lifestyle changes > drug.
I encourage a little sympathy for people.
Are you at a reasonable weight and have maintained it for quite a while? If "yes," why would you suggest other people who are obese not get to live a life with a reasonable weight and an ability to maintain it.
Your math formula LC > D is straight, 100%, good honest opinion which you can hold. But it is not the truth.
Writing your emphatic "never," and your precise math equation makes me think of a couple of good old skool quotes along this line."Give them the third best to go on with; the second best comes too late, the best never comes."
--Robert Watson-Watt
"Those who oppose something can usually find fault, weaponizing perfectionism."
--James Madison Federalist Papers #37
"Le mieux est le mortel ennemi du bien." (The best is the mortal enemy of the good.)
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I’m on Mounjaro since November and have gone from 272 to 206. About half of what I need to lose. I find this drug tremendously useful. It has had a dramatic effect on my cravings, my repetitive thinking that led to binges, and overall on my appetite. I have still needed to be very conscious of what I eat, but now I can do that with only an ordinary amount of willpower, as opposed to the extraordinary willpower it always seem to take in the past. I’ve also embarked on daily visits to the gym, which grow increasingly easy as I lose weight. These drugs are not magic bullets . But they do seem to put me on a level playing field with ordinary people who deal with ordinary levels of weight control. I don’t know what will happen if and when I reach my healthy weight, and try to reduce or go off this drug. But I’ll worry about that later, when my weight and fitness will have placed me in a position to try and keep up a healthy lifestyle. I don’t apologize for using this drug. I don’t feel like I’m a weak person for using this drug. I feel like somebody who has a medical condition that is compounded by habits and environment, and I am happy to take medical assistance to conquer this problem.13
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Where I’m at and where I stared above
I started it in july 2022, I’m up to 2mg now. I’ve lost 76 lbs so far. I diet and exercise, eating a close to diabetics diet as possible. I’ve had some side effects and sometime not. Depends. Nauseous, a bit of vomiting in the beginning but nothing major and lack of appetite(of which I still eat)
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So I’ve been on Ozempic 1mg dose since 11/23/22 after being dignsosed with Type 2. I’ve always tried different things with little success. My doctor recommended that I give it a try and if it didn’t work, then I was still young enough for bypass surgery.
Im just over 40, last August ballooned up to 329 lbs and a male at 5’10”. I got down to 323 on my own before starting.
So far it’s been life changing for me. The first two months were difficult getting adjusted.
I have used it to my advantage to completely change my lifestyle. I eat incredibly healthy, no refined sugars, etc. Tons of leafy greens, veggies, fat free Greek yogurt, overnight oats, meal plan each week with marinated chicken thighs, you name it. Ezekiel sprouted bread with an egg, half an avacado, slide of cheese. Stuff I’d never thought I’d ever eat.
I will say that I struggle to eat enough. I was purposefully going low carb at first, high protein. I’ve met with a nutritionist since starting to adjust my macros.
My goal has been as long as insurances is covering it for my Type 2, I’m using it as an aid to kick start a lifestyle change.
Right now I’m down to 258 lbs. it’s a struggle to eat enough calories each day since I’m committed to only eating super healthy. I’m trying to not be scared of carbs and focusing on nutrient and fiber dense ones, like lentils, sweet potatoes, black beans and getting my fats from Avacado oil and unsalted mixed nuts.8 -
With respect to meal prep I do it informally. Whenever I make something that freezes well I will make a quadruple batch and freeze portioned excess. It is not four times the work to quadruple a recipe if you use the food processor for tasks like chopping onions and garlic and own a large casserole pot.
The dishes I tend to batch cook and freeze are any braised meats such as bolognese sauce for spaghetti, chicken cacciatore, dak dori tang, coq au vin, curries, boeuf bourgingnon and other stews. Braised bean and meat dishes such as dutch split pea soup, cassoulet, chilli con carne. I have a sous vide wand so will portion meat into ziplock bags and cook things in a large bucket to toss into the freezer to brown later in the air fryer, under the broiler, or in a cast iron pan. The things I do sous vide are beef brisket, confit du canard, homemade salt beef, cheap cuts of roast beef such as silverside (I think that's eye of round in the US) that are tricky to cook using a dry method. Other miscellaneous things such as meatballs and meatloaf.
Cooked potato dishes such as gratin dauphinoise freeze well. Lasagna and vegetable lasagnas freeze well too. I hear that if you hate making rice, you can freeze portions of cooked rice to warm up in the microwave but I haven't tried that because I have a rice cooker which makes light work of doing rice.
On a busy weeknight it is easy to warm up something from the freezer, eventually adding an easy starch such as instant couscous or polenta, or a microwaved jacket potato and a salad.
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penguinmama87 wrote: »Browderb0809 wrote: »I have just taken my second dose yesterday. I’m still at .25. I’m not having any symptoms really. I’m learning eat better what it’s slow. I want to start meal prepping but it seems so hard.
What about meal prepping seems difficult? Maybe some posters here can offer some suggestions. Do you cook already at all?penguinmama87 wrote: »Browderb0809 wrote: »I have just taken my second dose yesterday. I’m still at .25. I’m not having any symptoms really. I’m learning eat better what it’s slow. I want to start meal prepping but it seems so hard.
What about meal prepping seems difficult? Maybe some posters here can offer some suggestions. Do you cook already at all?
She wasn’t asking who wasn’t using it and why. Super unnecessary post.0 -
penguinmama87 wrote: »Browderb0809 wrote: »I have just taken my second dose yesterday. I’m still at .25. I’m not having any symptoms really. I’m learning eat better what it’s slow. I want to start meal prepping but it seems so hard.
What about meal prepping seems difficult? Maybe some posters here can offer some suggestions. Do you cook already at all?penguinmama87 wrote: »Browderb0809 wrote: »I have just taken my second dose yesterday. I’m still at .25. I’m not having any symptoms really. I’m learning eat better what it’s slow. I want to start meal prepping but it seems so hard.
What about meal prepping seems difficult? Maybe some posters here can offer some suggestions. Do you cook already at all?
She wasn’t asking who wasn’t using it and why. Super unnecessary post.
How is it unecessary? They just asked what about meal prepping was difficult so that they could give suggestions to make it less difficult. I myself hate meal prepping and had to find ways to make it seem less daunting. That's not bad, it's trying to be helpful, no?2 -
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She wasn’t asking who wasn’t using it and why. Super unnecessary post. [/quote]
oh the irony - makes a post in a thread that has been dormant for a month to tell somebody their post was super unneccesary
too funny 🤣🤣
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Sophiareed218 wrote: »I just started wegovy last month. The only real side effect that has been bothering me is constipation.
Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate! The constipation will stop as you take in more water, like 8 full glasses.
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I started Ozempic back in Mar-April. I haven't changed my physical activity, I'm pretty sedentary and I am struggling to eat out of boredom/habit...but when I can get a few days of motivation, boy do the pounds disappear. I am also type 2 diabetes, [teetering on the edge] so I went from Metformin to Ozempic and I have not had any side effects. If anything I feel better since getting off Metformin. It really has effected how much food I can eat. I do notice when I eat too much, it makes the nausea worse so I am trying not to. I'm happy to add anyone else as a friend here if you're also on ozempic!2
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6 weeks in. Took phentermine for 3 months prior to starting. I'm down just over 23 lbs and I feel like I have my life back. I don't remember the last time I had hope & I'm finally beginning to care about myself.3
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My sister is a nurse who is using a physician monitored injectable BUT NOT OZEMPIC. I have a girlfriend who is having great difficulty getting her medication because of this discourteous use causing shortages. There are other medical options, please try and make another choice so those who are ill don't have to suffer.1
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^^ not sure where you live - but Ozempic is back in stock where I live and probably most other places - the availability issues seems resolved now.3
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Have been on ozempic almost 2 months. No side effects except alittle queasy without food in the am. I started this journey back in March though & have lost a little over 25 pounds so far. This is the lowest weight I've been at in over 7 years! I have 16 pounds to go til onederland & I'll see that by the end of September if I continue on this trajectory. To be my goal weight 165 by May of 2024 is my goal.3
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Hi all, I'm now off of Ozempic for 3 months, after being on it for 8 months losing 44lbs. I've not gained any weight back because Ozempic, during that time, helped me get over my addiction to eating for comfort and stress. I do track everything I eat (most days), aim for 120g of protein a day, I've been meeting with a naturapath to help me keep all of my calcium, vit D, blood sugar on track. If you don't go back to how you ate before ozempic, you won't gain it back. I do weights x3 per week and try to walk most days.6
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dianalmay8 wrote: »...helped me get over my addiction to eating for comfort and stress.
That sounds transformative. All the best.
My healthcare asked me to complete a four month series of educational stuff before even talking about options. I completed it yesterday. Then they made an appointment for six weeks from now where we can talk about. If Ozempic is right for me, I may get access to it in October some time.2 -
@dianalmay8 That’s great to hear! Thanks for sharing your experience. My concern has always been that I will gain the weight back after stopping ozempic. I see that it doesn’t have to happen as long as you keep your calories in check and exercise.0
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Wegovy user here. 1st month down, 0.25 dose. I’ve lost 6 lbs this month. I am cutting calories, keeping portions in check and working out 6 days a week. My NP suggested this for me due to hitting a plateau for 2 months.
My symptoms are severe nausea (but no vomiting) the first 2 days after injecting, some constipation and headache. Once the nausea passes, it’s ok.0 -
Yes! I'm on week 6 now and had my first dose of .5 a few days ago. I am down 7kg since starting but feels like it's to slow haha had a few issues with fullness to bad when I suffer reflux and also nausea and constipation but nothing overly bad. Just trying to get used to what I can and can't eat and staying under my calorie goal which is hard at times as a mum of 6 kiddies1
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Hi,
Do people still track their food on Ozempic? What’s the maintenance on it? Thank you2 -
Nycgirl1979 wrote: »Hi,
Do people still track their food on Ozempic? What’s the maintenance on it? Thank you
Those are $1,000,000 USD questions.
Nothing is more mysterious and unknown than "maintenance."
For tracking, also an unknown. Tens or hundreds of thousands of people are losing weight with this and probably only a tiny fraction accurately track their food.
I always think going through the motions of tracking my food is helpful...But we are seeing it is not required while on this.1 -
You shouldn't need to track.Nycgirl1979 wrote: »Hi,
Do people still track their food on Ozempic? What’s the maintenance on it? Thank you
However, if you don't adjust your diet to a more long term sustainable healthy way, good luck getting off the drug and not regaining.1 -
chris_in_cal wrote: »Nycgirl1979 wrote: »Hi,
Do people still track their food on Ozempic? What’s the maintenance on it? Thank you
Those are $1,000,000 USD questions.
Nothing is more mysterious and unknown than "maintenance."
For tracking, also an unknown. Tens or hundreds of thousands of people are losing weight with this and probably only a tiny fraction accurately track their food.
I always think going through the motions of tracking my food is helpful...But we are seeing it is not required while on this.
The best explanation I ever heard as far as maintenence (assuming we're referring to calories) was by Mike Israetel, who's a PHD in exercise science. His explanation was to take 1500 calories and add your body weight to it (i.e. foe me... 1500+110). This is your starting point for calories. Wait a week, see if you go up, down, or stay the same. If you go up, decrease calories by 250. If you go down, increase your calories by 250. Wait another week. Repeat. Once you have stayed the same weight for a few weeks, you've found your maintenence calories.2 -
I'd probably be losing two pounds per week if I followed that formula to start with.
Big fan of Dr. Mike though.1 -
Retroguy2000 wrote: »I'd probably be losing two pounds per week if I followed that formula to start with.
Big fan of Dr. Mike though.
For sure, that's why it's a starting point. It's not your maintenence cal8ries till you've moved up or down and titration to your maintenence level.0 -
(snip excellent ideas)
I hear that if you hate making rice, you can freeze portions of cooked rice to warm up in the microwave but I haven't tried that because I have a rice cooker which makes light work of doing rice.
(snip)
I've done it. It works fine. Also works for other whole grains that may be longer to cook. I also cook dried beans and freeze them in convenient portions for later use, but I do have a big chest freezer in my basement.sollyn23l2 wrote: »chris_in_cal wrote: »Nycgirl1979 wrote: »Hi,
Do people still track their food on Ozempic? What’s the maintenance on it? Thank you
Those are $1,000,000 USD questions.
Nothing is more mysterious and unknown than "maintenance."
For tracking, also an unknown. Tens or hundreds of thousands of people are losing weight with this and probably only a tiny fraction accurately track their food.
I always think going through the motions of tracking my food is helpful...But we are seeing it is not required while on this.
The best explanation I ever heard as far as maintenence (assuming we're referring to calories) was by Mike Israetel, who's a PHD in exercise science. His explanation was to take 1500 calories and add your body weight to it (i.e. foe me... 1500+110). This is your starting point for calories. Wait a week, see if you go up, down, or stay the same. If you go up, decrease calories by 250. If you go down, increase your calories by 250. Wait another week. Repeat. Once you have stayed the same weight for a few weeks, you've found your maintenence calories.
A week, 250?
I'm skeptical that Dr. Israetel has fully thought through the scale weight implications of menstrual cycles. In perhaps a minority of cases, but I suspect a large minority, I think one week and 250 calories are a formula for lengthy futzing around with calorie level. But he's a PhD, and I'm not.
If someone's been calorie counting with any accuracy, this is a weird method. If a person hasn't been calorie counting, but will, would it be superior to a standard research-based estimate?2 -
(snip excellent ideas)
I hear that if you hate making rice, you can freeze portions of cooked rice to warm up in the microwave but I haven't tried that because I have a rice cooker which makes light work of doing rice.
(snip)
I've done it. It works fine. Also works for other whole grains that may be longer to cook. I also cook dried beans and freeze them in convenient portions for later use, but I do have a big chest freezer in my basement.sollyn23l2 wrote: »chris_in_cal wrote: »Nycgirl1979 wrote: »Hi,
Do people still track their food on Ozempic? What’s the maintenance on it? Thank you
Those are $1,000,000 USD questions.
Nothing is more mysterious and unknown than "maintenance."
For tracking, also an unknown. Tens or hundreds of thousands of people are losing weight with this and probably only a tiny fraction accurately track their food.
I always think going through the motions of tracking my food is helpful...But we are seeing it is not required while on this.
The best explanation I ever heard as far as maintenence (assuming we're referring to calories) was by Mike Israetel, who's a PHD in exercise science. His explanation was to take 1500 calories and add your body weight to it (i.e. foe me... 1500+110). This is your starting point for calories. Wait a week, see if you go up, down, or stay the same. If you go up, decrease calories by 250. If you go down, increase your calories by 250. Wait another week. Repeat. Once you have stayed the same weight for a few weeks, you've found your maintenence calories.
A week, 250?
I'm skeptical that Dr. Israetel has fully thought through the scale weight implications of menstrual cycles. In perhaps a minority of cases, but I suspect a large minority, I think one week and 250 calories are a formula for lengthy futzing around with calorie level. But he's a PhD, and I'm not.
If someone's been calorie counting with any accuracy, this is a weird method. If a person hasn't been calorie counting, but will, would it be superior to a standard research-based estimate?
Yes, because you're finding your own maintenence. Which is far more accurate. And I think the assumption is for someone who hasn't been calorie counting. If you've been calorie counting, you've already done this.0
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