Ozempic Users?

Melwillbehealthy

Mrs Dog Lady, thank you for your post. I totally relate to what you said.

tmcbride1964

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.

chris_in_cal

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.)
--Montesquieu

onhaltn

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.

chris_in_cal

onhaltn wrote: »

I am happy to take medical assistance to conquer this problem.

A beautiful post, thank you. Good luck with your progress.

sassycurlzss

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)

dperrynews

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.

acpgee

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.

marty102a

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.

sollyn23l2

marty102a wrote: »

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?

paperpudding

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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 🤣🤣

candylilacs

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.

elizrawr

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!

rnochick

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.

castlecreekfarm

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.

paperpudding

^^ 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.

rnochick

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.

dianalmay8

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.

chris_in_cal

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.

Kupla71

@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.