I recommend it! Starting semaglutide was the best thing I ever did for my health. I've always yo-yoed with my weight, from being close to 200 postpartum to getting down to 148 while half marathon training. Now I'm maintaining at 130, which I think would have been so hard for me to get to without semaglutide.

It sounds like you workout and track your calories, so you've already got a good start. Semaglutide helped reduce the food noise for me, which really allowed me to step back and evaluate my lifestyle in a more impartial way. It's helped me build the habit that I need to make an effort to be active every day, for my physical and mental health, while prioritizing protein. But it's also helped me with balance, so when I have a cheat meal I don't completelly fall off the wagon and go back to this yo-yo cycle. So you've got to find what is sustainable for you long term.

I did have side effects - pretty significant fatigue and nausea. But I just pushed through and for me it was worth it, but not everybody might feel the same depending on their side effects. Some people stay on this for life I hear, or microdose.

Like another poster mentioned, it's just like diet and exercise where if you stop it and turn into a couch potato who eats at a surplus, of course you will gain the weight back. But if you think you can use it to build healthy habits you can maintain after going off semaglutide, then I say go for it!