Wegovy/Semaglutide: My weight loss experience

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I haven't been hungry since. I have to make myself eat. I'm choking down less than 1000 calories a day. And I have to force that. I went out the other night for boiled shrimp and beer. I ate maybe 6 or 7 shrimp, and I couldn't finish my beer. (I would normally drink 5 or 6).

This morning I weighed #215. Basically 30 pounds in 60 days. This shite is the nuclear bomb of appetite suppressants and weight loss drugs. Anyhow I'm just curious of other experiences with this. And happy to answer any qquestions

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You are losing muscle mass on a biblical scale.

I would be miserable as frick on this drug.

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are losing muscle mass on a biblical scale.

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I'm eating 65 grams of protein a day. Basically one egg in the morning. Then a protein shake for lunch. And then chicken and spinach for dinner. And I don't care if I'm losing muscle mass. I'm losing weight. I can build back from a lower baseline with weight training and some cardio.

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would be miserable as frick on this drug.

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I was miserable being fat. I'm happy with this trade off. It's not a permanent solution. It's a tool to kick off my goals.

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From everything I have read, you want to be closer to the 2-3lbs a week range.

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Yeah. I've read the same thing. There are several things at play here. One is that the dosages come in .25, .50, 1.00, and 2.3. And you're supposed to work your way up until you find the right balance. I got ahead of the curve without ever getting to 2.3. So I've backed off to .5 and it seems to be the right level. My loss has slowed down to about 3# per week.

The other thing is that your body will adjust and begin to compensate. So if/when I plateau I'll have a higher dosage to fall back on to push me to my goal.

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May I ask why you took such a drastic step?

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I wouldn't really consider this a drastic step. But statistically 50 year olds don't lose weight. They can lose some. But not the 50# I wanted to lose. The numbers say that without help, it just doesn't happen.

My Want To was there. But my Willpower wasn't. I was a food addict. I ate when I was stressed, sad, anxious, whatever. And this had flipped the script. Now I ear because I need the protein. It's such a relief to have some help in getting this monkey off my back.

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I'm eating 65 grams of protein a day. Basically one egg in the morning. Then a protein shake for lunch. And then chicken and spinach for dinner. And I don't care if I'm losing muscle mass. I'm losing weight. I can build back from a lower baseline with weight training and some cardio

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first im glad it is working for you, but you are going about this the totally wrong way.

1) stop saying you were addicted to food. sure 245@ 6'1 is obese but you werent addicted to food. that dumb, quit saying that. i was worse off 244@5'9 at one point.

2) if you are going to be miserable on this medicine lets atleast use it to our advantage using a plan

1) how old are you
2) what expierence do you have in the weight room
3) have you had a full hormone panel worked up? this needs to include metabolism profile, test, free test, igf levels, liver & kidney and other health markers, BP, A1C etc. get this done asap
4) get a bf% test performed. I would say go do an inbody test or dexa scan, they have them all over.

5) we have to get the protein up. needs to be a minimum doubel what you are doing now. Protien and calories are very important. Do not say you dont care about losing muscle, you do. being a fat arse that weighs less is no better than being a fat arse in general. also we need to get your calories up some so weight loss is not so fast. i know that sounds opposite but there are a lot of reasons for this including rebound, stretched skin etc. Going that fast is not going to help your goals.

6) we need to atleast start doing pushups and lunges at a minimum. but it would be much better off if we started a full resistance training plan using progressive overload.

let us know the above and what you are willing to do from resistance training standpoint and from adjusting the diet stand point and lets go from there.

also make sure you are getting 8 hours sleep everynight if at all possible.

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For some people, and I get it, it's easier to focus on one thing at a time. Gaining muscle while losing fat can just be overwhelming for a lot of people. I'm in that group to an extent.

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and yea being skinny fat and weak is not much different than being just fat and weak.

and nobody told him to try and gain muscle. resistance training is the best thing for fat loss after diet.

how is goign to lift 3 days a week for an hour overwhelming?

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Just want to be lean at this point.

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you are not going to get and stay lean without building muscle and its not easy to build muscle period much less when in a deficit. you are lifting to just try and maintain what muscle you do have.

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Especially considering I have no interest in lifting weights or having much muscle.

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well that explains alot.

You will be fat again one year from today

If you don’t have medical
Issues before then

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and yea being skinny fat and weak is not much different than being just fat and weak

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Do you really believe this?

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I'm choking down less than 1000 calories a day

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Congrats on the anorexia

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You will be fat again one year from today

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100%

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and yea being skinny fat and weak is not much different than being just fat and weak


Do you really believe this?

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Yes.