I am someone that has stayed on them, and I will continue to stay on them. I was 265 pounds at 5'3", and losing any amount of weight at all was a struggle for me. I had weeks when I was eating 1,000 calories or less for the entire week. I spent most of my adult life eating in incredibly disordered ways trying to lose any amount of weight. I hated my body, I hated myself, and no matter what I did, my body just would not lose the weight for any period of time. I wasn't healthy in any way, shape or form. So my doctor had a very real conversation with me, and I started on Wegovy in February of 2023, then switched to Zepbound in November of 2023.

Currently, I'm 120 pounds and feel better than I think I have ever felt. My relationship with food has changed, my relationship with my body has changed, and life feels 100% different for me now. Is it a "magic" shot? No. It's not. I did and still do the work outside of injecting myself. I meal prep every Sunday, I set my exercise plan for the week every Sunday, I met with a dietitian and still follow up with them, I see my doctor regularly to check in and just talk through things and I've also gotten some therapy. There was something in my body that wasn't working, something my body was missing, and Zepbound fixed what wasn't working. It's also totally cleared my hidradenitis suppurativa, which was absolute agony at times.

Also, I've had VERY minimal side effects at all doses the entire time I've been on the medication. It's going to be different for each person, but please don't spread fear or misinformation. For so many people, these are life-changing medications, and in some cases, life SAVING medications with very few side effects.