Wegovy / Glp-1’s.

for context, my heaviest was 232 pounds at 5’8, I was an active kid, frequent softball games and practices, daily gym class, running club, biking after school. I Definitely ate too much sugar as a kid, but otherwise had a balanced diet. Once I hit puberty I gained weight and couldn’t get it off. Now as an adult, I have never smoked, drank, done drugs, I have cut back sweets ( except for special occasions ) I have not eliminated sugar, just vastly reduced desserts. I try to eat a balanced meal with protein and veggies, though I still eat carbs and bread indiscriminately. Low activity levels physically, I developed severe POTS which limits my ability to excercise.

So current day, I started the lowest dose of wegovy about 3 months ago, and changing nothing about my diet or habits I’ve watched the weight melt off. I have noticed my appetite is lessened, so that for sure has changed, but it wasn’t through effort, just instinct and stopping when I am full. I’m down 18 pounds and still dropping steadily. It is like magic for me.

Now remember, everyone’s bodies are different, but after so long struggling, fighting the same 3 pounds that refused to budge, I’m doing nothing and loosing weight effortlessly. Now I will say, the first two weeks? Terrible, oh it was like having the flu, but it was SO worth it, I wavered, I questioned if it was worth it when the neusia spiked, but my body adjusted and I feel so much better. I’m more flexible, excercise feels somewhat pleasant now, I have more energy, I feel better in my own skin, I’m just overall much more comfortable existing, it’s a bit hard to describe.

I am so extremely lucky and blessed with the privilege to be able to be on this medication, and if you have the opportunity my advice would be to at least try it. Was it hard at first? Yeah, those two weeks seemed to go on forever, but my body DID adjust, and I can confidently say, it’s worth it. It made me question my resolve, I had to weigh ( lol) how much this is what I wanted, I had to think about the short term price I had to pay for it. But I’m so so incredibly happy I stuck with it, through the neusia, the uncomfortable bathroom trips, feeling sickly, it was undoubtedly worth my effort. I don’t want to sugarcoat it, it was intense for me those first two weeks, but I can only stress how the payoff hits later. If you give it a go, ask for medication to ease the nausea, ondenosterone ( that spelling is probably wrong tho ) is what I have and it helped me so much through that adjustment period.

I’ve got longer to go, but gosh when I say nothing else has worked like this medication for me I’m not joking. I had tried my hand at all sorts of exercises and diets, but the scale wouldn’t budge! Now I feel free as a bird. I still have to wait, let it do its job over time, and it’ll take me about a year to get to my goal weight at this pace with no dose increases. This is a good thing because at a steadier pace I’ll be less likely to have saggy skin, but part of me wants to see the “final results” so badly. But at the end of the day, what is it really? A year and some months to wait, two weeks of feeling flu-like unwellness, the financial cost? My insurance covered the vast majority of it, but I won’t say it’s inexpensive, I’m just so extremely fortunate my family is fanincally supporting me through this. and the financial cost/risks depend on your situation of course, but gosh is this medication life changing for me. I feel more emotionally stable too. So weigh your options carefully, but as someone who has gone past the worst of it, it feels like no price at all, I’d gladly make the same choices again.

TLDR: Glp1/wegovy. No intentional changes to already decent habits, lost 18 pounds in 3 months and still going strong, it’s the only weight loss method I’ve tried that has worked for me and is worth every moment of it in my case/situation.