re: PUTTHEFORKDOWN V. 2025- Weight Loss Support & Advice thread!

393/214.1/205

Down a couple ounces this AM. Been hitting it hard this week. Headed to the camp this weekend so I’m sure I’ll pack in a few pounds of fluid.

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The reduction in appetite from sema -> tirz is MASSIVE, holy shite.

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Told ya baw! Tirz >>> sema in every possible way.

I mean i figured it'd be more effective but it just surprised me. I've never experienced this little hunger so it's all new. I'm just used to being hungry 24/7 my whole life lol

Even when I was on ozempic at 1mg the hunger wasnt this blunted

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My day used to revolve around what my next meal was going to be. Now, it’s just a pile of meat, jas rice, and a veggie to fuel up.

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It's really crazy how it works. The thing for me is that I remember when I used to feel this way in my early 30s. I was thin, even after having both my babies. The weight gaining happened like a switch was flipped and suddenly with a stressful job and little time due to lots of hours working, food was the main pleasure in my life and my coworkers and I went out to lunch every day. I was in a high level accounting position and working for a company that due to our own mini Enron, (bad merger with not much due diligence) was doing a 5 year financial restatement and I was working all the time. They even brought in dinner for us many days.

With semaglutide, it's easy for me to only eat 1/3 or so of my entree. I don't feel a need to have dessert or something sweet in the evening.

I'll finally post my stats...started semaglutide on 4/3, so 15 weeks. I'm down 27 pounds. Clothes are very baggy and I was busting out of them before. I have another 50 to lose, but am not in a hurry. I've had a funeral, a wedding, 4 out of town trips, and a hurricane. I didn't lose during all those weeks, but I also didn't gain, and that is a big victory!

211/184.0/130-135

I don't feel like I have to always eat the perfectly healthy diet. I have tried exercising and keep getting derailed by all those life events, but have done a good bit of walking/running. I truly hate any kind of lifting (done crossfit and other similar things and HATE it) but am trying to get in good enough shape to get back to Orange Theory, which I actually like. I know lifting (it would be machines at Planet Fitness for me) is needed, but that is the type of exercise I have always hated the most and that's not going to change.

I love reading everyone's successes, because for years, it's just been damn hard. I've lost 55 once and gained it back. 65 another time and gained it back. This time it will be 75 and it needs to end there. In my head, I'm a size 6 and need to be that again!

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The gym was never ever enjoyable to me. Ever. I would go occasionally but it was like a penance. Now, it’s literally the highlight of my day and my day doesn’t seem right unless I go. Once you start seeing those results, it becomes fun and addicting. Just find something that works for you, it doesn’t have to be tossing barbells and grunting. Literally any kind of resistance training will help you burn fat and keep as much lean mass as possible.

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Thanks! I'll work on it.

270/193.4/185

Down another half a pound. Still not eating carbs until tomorrow night and then vacation for a week. I am going to have quite the mental test on keeping myself from gorging, binging, and overeating, but I will indulge in a meal or two. Mental strength is every bit as important as physical strength. Denying your primal urges because you can makes you stronger. It's why fasting is so important to me.

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The gym was never ever enjoyable to me. Ever. I would go occasionally but it was like a penance. Now, it’s literally the highlight of my day and my day doesn’t seem right unless I go.

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Amen to this. I knew if i tried to lift in a commercial gym, I would never do it. So, I invested in a complete home gym and it has changed my life. It's definitely a monetary investment and a slow initial burn, but if you dedicate 6 weeks or so to progressive load resistance training and proper diet, the results themselves will keep you motivated. I'm not one to post pictures to the public, but it's noticeable lol.

I was never a weightlifter. Always more running and spin bike cardio. I am now addicted to lifting. Not trying to get jacked like Arnold, just trying to lean out and get cut up. I have a vacation coming up and i am legitimately sad i wont have my home gym for a week. I'll be going to Planet Fitness, which i am not excited about for a plethora of reasons, but itll do for a week,.

For those of you lifting with lean gains in mind, do you just always feel full?

I went from 17hr intermittent fasting to eating every 2-3 hours during the day. I am paying attention to my macros and calories, so I am eating what i am supposed to, but i just feel constantly full. I am used to feeling light and sort of hungry not heavy and full.

7am - protien shake
9am- eggs and bacon
noon - lunch (lean meat, veggies)
2pm - protien shake
6pm- dinner (lean meat and veggies)

1800calories, 200g protien, 90g fat, 30g carbs.

Honest question for those of yall on things like semaglutides and ozempic, etc... I know nothing about these drugs, so please dont take this the wrong way. I'm genuinely curious:

What is the long term plan?
Do you just take those forever?
Is it something you cycle?
Do you develop a tolerance and have to continually increase dosage?
What are the side effects?
Did you doctor discuss the above with you?
What happens when you get off it?
How long did you try actively try to change your diet before starting those drugs?
What happens if you binge eat anyway while on it?
Once on it, are you eating healthier foods or just eating less of the same diet of junk foods, desserts, fried foods, etc?

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I know nothing about these drugs, so please dont take this the wrong way. I'm genuinely curious:

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I’ll answer the best I can. Others who are on the meds can chime In also.

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What is the long term plan?

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They can be taken indefinitely. I plan to eventually wean down but I’m not in a hurry. Some people go to every 14 days instead of E7. Personal preference.

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Do you develop a tolerance and have to continually increase dosage?

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Yes. After a month or 2 on each dose, you build tolerance and the appetite suppression does go down. I’ve been on it for close to 18 months so I don’t get all that much suppression anymore. But I fill up way quicker and still don’t crave bullshite food at all. It also blunts the craving for alcohol.

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What are the side effects?

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The only sides I ever got was mild nausea after dose increases. Some experience more GI sides like constipation. I stay super hydrated and take magnesium daily so that was never an issue for me. TBH, lots of side effects you read of are self inflicted. They’ll eat a bucket of Popeyes and wonder why they puke their asses off.

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What happens when you get off it?

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If you don’t change diet & lifestyle, the weight will come back. Same as any diet really.

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What happens if you binge eat anyway while on it?

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I don’t know how anyone could do this, but if it’s done, you’ll regret it and prob have a bad day. unpleasant GI sides

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How long did you try actively try to change your diet before starting those drugs?

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39 years of failed dieting This is the first thing that’s ever changed my mentality and way of thinking about food and exercise. I was a very active fat baw that just liked cooking, eating, and drinking too much.

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Once on it, are you eating healthier foods or just eating less of the same diet of junk foods, desserts, fried foods, etc?

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My diet did a 180. I had a trainer write up a diet plan for me so I follow that pretty strictly. Meats, rice/sweet potatoes, and veggies. Some people keep their Same diets but eat much smaller portions. Whatever works for you I guess.

Had a really good week of working out and looking forward to this week as well. Once my TRICARE pre-authorization is complete, I’ll start TRT. Hopefully this week. No real goals anymore except to be as active and healthy as possible.

215/180.4/180

Back to 193ish after vacation. Back on diet today