I cannot express how grateful I am for this medicine. I have been on some sort of diet since I was 12 years old. I have never had a more normal relationship with food in my memory.

I ran a mile before work today. I went in a restaurant to celebrate and the celebration was not cooking, instead of the food. I tell everyone asks me how much I love wegovy because frankly it has changed everything for me.

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Metformin started July 2024

Wegovvy started September 2024

SW: 330 CW: 230

2022 -2025

While I’ve posted in here several times showing more flattering photos, the one to the left is one that I’ve never shared online for obvious reasons; however, I’m so excited to share it with this community because if we’re in this community, we had exhausted all other efforts before getting on Wegovy.

I hope you’re encouraged to start to reclaim your life again. I hope you’re encouraged to post your most vulnerable photos alongside the one you’re most proud of.

To those of you who are interested in getting started, do it! To those of you who’ve seen minimal to no results, keep going. Keep betting on you. To those of you whose lives have been transformed, congratulations.

Starting weight: 228lb Current weight: 184lb Goal weight: 150lb

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Even though I’m at goal I still struggle with body image. But I found this picture I took just before I started wegovy and I put it next to this pic from today. And today I was wearing my sassy new leopard print pants that I would have NEVER worn before. So today is a good day. Happy Friday! SW 187 CW 133 Height 5’6” age 55

The Biden administration had started the ball rolling to get GLP1s covered for obesity under Medicare. The Trump administration decided today to not move forward with the approval process.

https://thehill.com/homenews/5233357-medicare-medicaid-obesity-biden-trump/

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/04/politics/trump-medicare-anti-obesity-drugs-biden/index.html

314lb on the left, 261lb on the right. Feeling great, minus the occasional punishment from the Wegovy gods for overeating.

Started on November 20th, 4.5 months in, on my last dose of 1.7 before maxing out.

This is my first time posting any progress. I have been in a plateau and decided to go find some before images and look at side by side comparisons to give me a mental boost. The first image is from April 2024 and the second is from yesterday (April 2025).

SW: 293

CW: 226

My first goal is 199, next is 180 (which I will likely be happy at), will try for 160. I was 140 when I graduated highschool in 1990 and I thought I was fat then.

50 lbs down, finally into oneder-land again. I’m holding steady at 190, even with upping dose. Some days I feel like the girl on the left, some days I feel like the girl on the right full of confidence. Started in September, so 6/7 months in.

Just super thankful for the changes this has allowed me to make and continue making.

Cheering everyone else on during your journey! You got this! 🎉

SW 200, CW 146. GW 150. Six months. Doses .25, .50 and 1.0 mg. Wegovy is a game changer for me! The food noise quieted immediately. I eat what I want, just less. I did have nausea and vomiting side effects but that went away around month 5. I'm on maintenance now.

I’m just 9 pounds away from my goal!! Took me 5 years!!! AHHHHHH

Ive lost 45 pounds in the past year and finally crossed into the one hundreds! Still at the 1mg dose which seems to be working well! Feels so good 😊

See Article for Context:

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/trump-administration-drops-bidens-proposal-medicare-weight-loss-drug-coverage-2025-04-04/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR4aP8BQkPZ4Yvc9aRNaFCl7a2mKMK9copAxmaCcjqmMw60RsM6F9QiQKsX-OA_aem_mTM0dEEENupFgaTFg1jyaQ

I tried other GLP1s , lastly was Wegovy and it did absolutely nothing. I was devastated as expected and figured I was a "non-responder". I've been trying to lose weight since I was 12 and I'm 35 now, had severe PCOS and infertility my entire life. and after an unsuccessful life of obesity and major diet changes. the ONLY thing that worked in 20+ years is Zepound. Ive lost 35 lbs since Feb. and got my first period in 15 YEARS.

It has completely changed my life. -My ovaries, my skin, my mental health, my sleep, my asthma, allergies- everything.

TL;DR if GLP1s aren't working for your body try Zepbound first before throwing in the towel. it works differently than the others chemically.

How can you scientifically confirm TDEE? Where would you go? The reason I ask is that as a lean adult (F) 15 years ago, when I tracked calories daily to maintain my weight, my maintenance calories were 1750. I was in my early 30s and was in the best shape of my life, lean but muscular, and beautiful and healthy. Even though I wasn’t an athlete, people always assumed I was due to my build.

Whenever I’ve needed to lose weight in the past, I’d always need to cut back to about 1200 calories, which makes it about a 500 calorie deficit to the old maintenance calories. That makes sense.

But even now when I weigh almost 100 pounds more than that (!!!), even a 1500 calorie/day diet has me modestly gaining weight. None of the TDEE calculators that account come close to that, even for just the basal rate.

I’m thinking that maybe I need to target 1000-1200 calories or less while on Wegovy to see a gradual loss. However, I feel like if I say that out loud then all the naysayers will come out of the woodwork and scream about starving myself and killing my metabolism, yada yada.

I just think those calculators do not reflect reality for me and I’d like to confirm that, but how/where?

Hi everyone,

I've been on MJ since September last year and have lost around 42lbs. Before that, I was on OZ from February to July 2024 and lost 30lbs.

While on OZ, I had strong appetite suppression and reduced food noise - more-so compared to on MJ. Since I can't get OZ anymore (non-diabetic), I was thinking of moving to Wegovy since I seemed to have a stronger reaction to semaglutide.

Has anyone moved from Mounjaro to Wegovy and experienced similar/greater weight loss and appetite reduction?

Not sure if it is worth it. I am meeting with my doctor this week anyway, but just wanted to get some anecdotal advice.

Thanks in advance!

Been on Weg since late Jan, currently on 1mg. Since being on 1mg I've been having a serious lazy spell. I have no energy/interest/motivation to do anything lately. Beach, outing, nope. Store, shopping, naaah. Cook ...hell no. Chores, uuuugghh. I've read where fatigue is a side effect, but to me this isn't fatigue. I'm not sleeping all day or feel tired, I'm just not in the mood to do shit. I know this is going to be bad for my already slow progress. Any suggestions to getting over this lazy couch rot side effect? I've thought about bringing this up with my PCP but, like, how do I go about asking my doc for some prescription strength caffeine pills? Lol Idek if there IS any such Rx.

I began Wegovy 2 shots ago - 13 days ago. The first injection was wonderful. It helped my anxiety, hunger, and I overall just felt better. I was very optimistic. Only side effects were mild nausea and intermittent side pains.

Fast forward to second shot: thought it would be great. Wrong.

48 hours later, I woke up with the worst tasting, painful sulfer burp I've ever had. Then came the most intense nausea ever. I sobbed on my bathroom floor writhing in pain dry heaving. I cried for two hours. Then came the liquid water squirts. Every 30 minutes all day. It was like the worst stomach virus I've ever had. 3 days of this...

I had to take Zofran, Pepcid, Gaviscon, Gas X, and something for anxiety because my anxiety was through the roof. I could barely keep anything in, and even if I did it just liquified on its way out.

The fourth day I started to feel a bit better and was able to get fluids and a bit of food. Still, not great.

Today, day 5, I still had a little improvement but liquid diarrhea still. Still feeling nauseated weak and fatigued, I went to the ER.

I had low potassium and was very dehydrated and got fluids despite drinking a liquid IV everyday and getting 100oz the last two days. Thank goodness it wasn't worse.

I will be discontinuing Wegovy, and wanted people to know 2 things:

1) You can have severe side effects at anytime and they're not life threatening.

2) Don't be afraid to get checked out. Fluids really do help. Farewell y'all.

Reminding everyone to take progress pictures. I wish I had taken more at the start. Sometimes the scale will fluctuate a little bit up or down but these pictures are proof of how far I’ve come. 🥰

I know everyone’s different & im just excited to share a milestone to me I’m officially down 13.6 pounds since starting wegovy in December. I also started my 3rd month on 1mg seems to maybe be my sweet spot?

And finally under 270 which is big for me🥺🥺

I’m sure it’s mostly (if not all) water weight but i’ll take the win.

I have been having gas pains and take gasx but it’s not something I want to take all the time. Anyone tips? I’m on 1mg and it’s only been from this dosage I’ve had this.

Onederland! It’s been years since I was here. OK, if I cough I’ll probably bump back over 200 again, but still! 😃

Typically the only "symptom" I have is burping and farting a lot, with an occasional bout of dumping syndrome (already was dealing with that due to having no gallbladder). But for the last day and a half I haven't been able to eat hardly anything and have had the worst bouts of diarrhea (and a few times of throwing up) since starting on Wegovy. I'm only on the second dose up and I want to know if anyone else had experienced this or not. I have a Dr appointment on the 8th that I'm definitely going to be bringing this up also.

Side note: I'm 2 months in on the shots and 9.2 lbs down from my starting weight of 359 lbs (currently 353 the last I saw my nutritionist)