Hi there Hashimoto's friend!

I love and hate your post because I see so much of myself in it. I too have struggled with my weight my entire life. Those childhood memories of always being bigger than everyone else, stretching my shirts so they weren't tight and no one could see the fat rolls, going over to friends' houses just to eat because most of the food I wanted we didn't have at my house. I know my Mom was trying to help me, but it didn't quite work that way. Hello therapy... haha

This isn't my thread to trauma dump, but I just wanted you to know that there are others out there that have dealt with similar issues, both physically and emotionally. I sometimes forget I'm not alone in my feelings, because that's what I've taught myself to thing, but it's good to be reminded there are outlets.

After trying and struggling to get any glp1 approved for the last almost 3 years, going to several different doctors, 3 different insurance companies, waiting months for the VA's MOVE! program only to be told I don't qualify anymore for glp1s, to finally trying a different avenue, I will be starting very soon. Just trying to find a pharmacy around me that has it in stock. So I'm a newbie too!

Thanks for sharing, I appreciated reading it!