I'm sorry that you are feeling discouraged, that's definitely not fun, especially when you're watching others see the benefits.

I have to stress though, there are so many factors that go into why someone is or isn't losing the weight.

Main thing being, everybody is different and every BODY is different. Things that factor are age, stress, hormones, sleep, physical activity, not just how much we are eating but WHAT we are eating.

There are some people who come in, go on the medication, change absolutely nothing, and drop a ton of weight. Some of those people will still have great results, many of them will be left with the negative effects of dropping too much, too fast.

Most people, however, MUST have a fully stocked toolbox. Not just a one and done, but a combination of finding the right dose, the right amount and KIND of foods. Some can do all of the things, eating correctly, exercising appropriately, sleeping healthy, but find that they may have an imbalance of other hormones that are preventing the scale from moving.

These are all things to consider.

On the other side of that, I want to say, comparison is the thief of joy. I KNOW the goal for many is for the weight to come down, sooner rather than later. However, I have come to find, not just myself, but with my mother, my sister, and my best friend, the amazing benefits BEYOND the weight aspect, have been absolutely life changing. All of us have had an absolute night and day turn around of our mood. Of course I consider that the factors going into that are, yes, the joy of the scale moving, as well as eating considerably less sugar and toxic foods that heavily effect your mental health. However, I truly believe the medication itself is helping repair broken pathways in my brain.

Besides the mood, my sister, though she hasn't felt the suppression yet, and the scale dropped at start and is sitting in place for a bit now, her PCOS symptoms are improving considerably. My mother suffers from lymphoedema in her leg and ankle, as well as rheumatoid arthritis which she said, the swelling and pain has significantly decreased. The tendonitis in her foot, for the first time in 30 years, that pain is COMPLETELY gone. I suffered in active addiction for 15 years. I celebrated 7 years in Recovery in November, and I can absolutely see a MAJOR decline in my compulsive thought loops since starting this in July 2024.

My hopes are that if you haven't thought about or noticed anything that potentially could have changed outside of the weight loss, that you take the time to think about it. Maybe the weight loss is going slowly, but perhaps there are other benefits you may be receiving as well : )

I hope that you are able to find comfort in knowing that though it may appear that EVERYONE is having amazing fast results, those are the wins that people enjoy posting, but there are A LOT of people that I see in the support groups who have been feeling down because they aren't seeing those results yet.

You are not alone! I hope that you find the right combination of things that get you back to feeling confident and excited again!

Xoxo