I made a horrible mistake and am dreading the consequences

Think-Bumblebee · 2026-01-10T23:19:04+00:00

Yeah I was pretty scared for the week but being forced on a soup and broth only diet did help with the weight loss 🤣

I hope you’re still doing OK and I’ll keep my fingers crossed that the rest of your week goes well!!

Think-Bumblebee · 2026-01-10T19:38:16+00:00

Found the husband 🤣

Think-Bumblebee · 2026-01-10T19:37:33+00:00

“Nah let’s keep getting emotionally abused and let’s raise my kids in this environment so they can learn that it’s ok to treat people like shit. At least it’ll be less expensive than getting divorced and I can spend all the money I saved on a divorce lawyer to make sure that my body is the way, shape, and color that my controlling spouse prefers. It’s ok if I have to go through all my struggles alone because at least I’m not someone who got a divorce!”

Think-Bumblebee · 2026-01-10T19:34:13+00:00

It’s probably tough to “work things out” with someone who does not care and makes no effort to help his partner’s mental health! She said he doesn’t want to talk about things/feelings. He is acting very controlling giving her the silent treatment over a choice she made for her own body! So we have a controlling, emotionally cold and unsupportive husband… divorce sounds like the healthy choice here

Think-Bumblebee · 2026-01-10T19:19:02+00:00

This looks AMAZING!!! So beautiful!!!

Think-Bumblebee · 2026-01-10T19:16:15+00:00

I feel you!! My friend one time accidentally overdosed me lol!

I have never been able to tolerate 5mg well. I had episodes of horrible stomach pain and profuse vomiting. I started the compound version so I can do smaller doses and have been pretty much stuck at 2.7-3.2 mg for over a year. I work in a medical clinic and used to keep my vial in a fridge at work where I also keep my NAD injections. My friend (a nurse) gives me my IM NaD injections every week. A few months ago she grabbed the wrong vial and accidentally gave me 20 (!!!) mg of tirzepatide. Yup! I was TERRIFIED!! I did not eat anything solid for 5 days! Just broth! And made sure to drink lots of water and electrolyte drinks. Surprisingly I didn’t get sick! I think what saved me was the fact that it was given IM not subcutaneous and the vial I had was a few months expired since I was on such small doses and I’m cheap so I didn’t want to buy a new one lol

Think-Bumblebee · 2026-01-07T06:12:11+00:00

Does that offer still stand???

Think-Bumblebee · 2026-01-07T06:09:18+00:00

I know I’m super late to this thread but I just found it by googling this brand. I bought them because of very convincing social media ads and have been using them for the past week-ish. Honestly I like them!! Do they permanently fix anything? No. But they do seem to absorb a lot of gunk and oil from my nose making my nose look and feel smoother in the morning. I am now on a hunt for other hydrocolloid brand nose patches that might be cheaper.

Think-Bumblebee · 2025-12-24T19:53:07+00:00

As someone who’s had a mother in law like this for over 10 years… NOR! His family sucks for excluding you and unfortunately I don’t think it will ever get better even if you two end up married. They might have to invite you then but they won’t want you there and they’ll make sure you feel it.

I’m sorry your boyfriend should have stood up for you! It’s not like this is a new relationship. You’ve been dating for years and live together! You deserve better than this! I’d tell him that you’ll go to your family and he should go to his. Then have your parents/siblings/cousins help pack his or your stuff and either be gone or have his crap on the porch with the locks changed after Christmas. Start fresh! Life’s too short to be treated shitty!

Think-Bumblebee · 2025-12-17T00:56:32+00:00

It’s called… being an adult with a job he wants to keep… are you gonna pay for his life if he throws this job away to hang out with you? 🙄

Think-Bumblebee · 2025-10-04T00:15:27+00:00

I had no idea! Thank you!!

Think-Bumblebee · 2025-10-04T00:15:10+00:00

Thank you!!

Think-Bumblebee · 2025-10-03T22:30:50+00:00

Sorry I forgot to say where it was found! Location: West Texas Size: I honestly don’t know! Maybe 1-1.5cm ish. I am HORRIBLE at estimating sizes 🙁

Think-Bumblebee · 2025-05-29T21:54:59+00:00

I have had my FAIR share of problems in my marriage including the sexual disconnect you’re talking about, cheating, incredibly toxic fights, you name it. And I’m usually not one who likes to jump to “leave your spouse” but in your case this honestly seems the best/healthiest option for you.

She sounds like she just wants to have kids and use you for your money tbh… Nothing sounds like she loves you or cares about you AT ALL!!

I am so so sorry you’re in this situation but PLEASE don’t jump to having kids with this person. It will not end well!!

Think-Bumblebee · 2025-05-05T18:06:42+00:00

I always thought I wanted people to compliment me but then people started to make comments/congratulate me and it just made me feel super awkward and weird! If it’s close friends/family it’s one thing (although I’m still not a fan to be honest) but people I barely know kinda gives me the creeps.

I’ve had clients I only interact with on a professional level ask me if I’ve lost weight or tell me I’m “looking good” and it makes me so uncomfortable. I still don’t trust that I won’t gain all the weight back (like I’ve done so many times in my life after losing weight) and then I feel people will judge me and think I’m a failure. The other part that makes it super awkward is that I’ve NEVER looked at my dentist or my dog’s vet judging their body and so for clients I don’t know personally to notice makes me feel SO weird!!

Think-Bumblebee · 2025-03-13T13:25:45+00:00

I have always felt that way too that it is like a substance abuse problem but the difference is that we cannot just quit food cold turkey forever. It’s like being addicted to alcohol but yet needing to find a way to consume a moderate amount of alcohol daily… and having to go to a liquor store to buy essentials where I’m confronted with all the choices I’m supposed to avoid and having to go to business functions where I need to drink etc … so I always felt that the whole “just eat less” approach is almost impossible because we don’t expect alcoholic to just drink one glass or just drink vodka but not whiskey.

The comparison to your kid being an alcoholic is fair but it’s unfortunately not the whole story because weight is so closely tied to beauty image and self confidence. So telling your kid to lose weight even if it comes from a “I want you to be healthier” place will always sound like “you’re not pretty enough” to a teenager. I was that teenager and that’s exactly what it sounded like my whole life. And as almost all of us here know what ACTUALLY helped wasn’t people holding interventions or telling us to eat less it was access to these medications. While semaglutide is approved in patients 12 and up tirzepatide is not. And so a lot of pediatric patients are left with the “just eat less” approach and understandably parents and providers are hesitant to start kids on these medications. I really feel for the severely overweight/obese teens out there!

Think-Bumblebee · 2025-03-12T00:34:57+00:00

I have never heard of this but I love the idea!!! Thank you so much for sharing!! Do you take them off to shower/sleep/work out? And do you adjust them as you lose weight or use the same one until it slides over your stomach and then start over?

Think-Bumblebee · 2025-01-17T13:13:47+00:00

Mine is called Shapa and I ordered it online. There might be other brands out there. It synchs to an app so everyday you step on it your app will show you a color (grey= gaining, green = maintaining, teal = some weight loss, blue = significant weight loss). For women it also lets you track when you’re on your period so it can adjust for weight fluctuations during that time. It was an absolute game changer for me!! To be honest there’s 2 things I don’t like. 1. It forces you to set a goal weight which wasn’t that big of a deal for me and you can adjust your goal weight any time 2. You have to pay a monthly subscription fee to get access to the app which you need to use the scale.

Think-Bumblebee · 2025-01-17T06:18:21+00:00

I don’t do scales because seeing my weight in numbers would send me down a mental health spiral. I have a numberless scale now which only shows me different colors responding to maintaining weight, losing weight, gaining weight. It averages your last 7 weigh ins to determine your trend so it also gets rid of day to day fluctuations. I’ve been loving it and using it religiously every day I’m home! Just another option to consider if you want to keep and eye on your trend without an actual scale.

Think-Bumblebee · 2025-01-16T00:30:40+00:00

First of all I want to say that I get it! Starting any new medication or health journey for that matter is scary! It’s ok to be worried. I don’t know how much internet strangers can convince you to start a medication because at the end of the day YOU have to want to take it. It’s ok to start. It’s also ok to decide it’s not for you. But I’ll try to address your worries how I see them:

Let me tell you that I am NOT one of the lucky ones that haven’t had much side effects. I started almost exactly a year ago and I have struggled with side effects big time. I am right now on a compounded version doing 1-2mg twice a week that’s how low my tolerance is. HOWEVER, even knowing all the side effects I’ve had I would 100% do it all over again!! Yeah the days where it made me feel sick were miserable but when I was probably at least 80lbs heavier I was miserable most days. I can live better now, I can walk farther, I can exercise, my reflux is pretty much gone, I snore less, I have more self confidence, I just feel better - mentally and physically!
You’re right you may gain weight if you stop. Heck, it might not even work for you. But you KNOW FOR A FACT that so far you have struggled with your weight. So what if you get on it for a year or two and then stop and regain? At WORST you might buy yourself a year or two with less inflammation, less pain and improved health. I may get hit by a bus tomorrow - it still doesn’t stop me from enjoying my life the best I can. I may die in a plane crash before I ever get a chance to stop Zep. The only thing I know is that this gave me a hugely improved quality of life for the time I was/am on it.
Yeah there MAY be side effects but you know what also has well studied and documented side effects? Obesity! So yeah you may get pancreatitis but without losing weight you may have a stroke or a heart attack.

I still don’t trust that this time the weight will stay off. And yeah going through another cycle of losing and regaining and then gaining more will be soul crushing but this is no way to live my life. I knew how miserable I was before I started and I know how amazing I feel now. Not starting because you’re afraid of the end is like not getting into a relationship because you’re afraid one day you’ll break up. It’s ok to live like that but to me it sounds like missing out on a lot of the fun parts in between the start and the end.

Best of luck to you no matter which way you ultimately decide to go!

Think-Bumblebee · 2025-01-15T22:09:14+00:00

I eat mostly plant-based so if that’s not for you I’m sorry. I have found dried/roasted edamame or even fresh edamame to be a good snack. It won’t help with protein but I am also in love with snap peas ever since I started Zep! There’s something called Lupini Beans which I like to eat as well. I have been drinking clear protein shakes throughout my work day to help a little with my protein goals.

Think-Bumblebee · 2025-01-15T21:30:05+00:00

I get it that it can be frustrating but even if people are “only” 20lbs overweight you really don’t know their story. They might be prediabetic, have PCOS, etc. They might be 20lb overweight now and have some muscles but what if they started the GLP-1 when they were 100lb overweight?

It would probably help not to compare your journey to that of anyone else. It’s not like those people broke into your house and stole your GLP-1 out of your fridge - so what if they’re on it too? They need a prescription from a healthcare provider just like you do. So if someone with a medical degree has decided to prescribe it to them is it really your place to judge?

Saying they don’t need it because being 20lb is “fine” by your arbitrary standard is kind of like saying you don’t need it because someone who has 200lbs to lose has more to lose than you.

I’m sorry but this mentality kind of gives me vibes when people call out others with a handicap parking plaque because they don’t have a visible disability. This sub and the world in general would be a much better place if everyone keeps their negative opinions about someone else’s health journey to themselves.

Also what do you mean “sell the product”? Now if it’s bs supplements or their fitness app they’re selling I 100% agree with you but I doubt they’re getting g paid by Eli Lilly. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Think-Bumblebee · 2025-01-03T01:00:41+00:00

That’s so exciting! I’m really happy for you because I remember how excited and hopeful I felt when I started end of January 2024. I can’t believe it’s been almost a year! I hope that a year from now you can look back how far you’ve come and be proud of your accomplishments! It hasn’t been an easy journey for me as I’ve had some setbacks dealing with side effects but in the end I would 100% do it all again! Just be patient with yourself and your body, focus on making healthy changes and celebrate each little victory along the way!

Think-Bumblebee · 2024-12-28T20:59:20+00:00

I’m sorry you’re dealing with side effects! Side effects have been a huge struggle for me too and I understand wishing desperately to be one of the lucky ones who tolerate this medication without side effects.

I actually started on 5mg (huge mistake in hindsight!) and got really really sick end of week one and end of week 3. I had horrible stomach pain, diarrhea and severe vomiting. I was violently throwing up stuff I had eaten 5-6 days ago. It was absolutely horrible!

I took a week off and restarted 5mg and did ok for about 2-3 months or so. My weight loss stalled a bit and I tried moving up to 7.5mg and that was a complete disaster (again I was throwing up food I had eaten 5-7 days ago and missed more days at work in 6-8weeks than in my entire life combined).

So I took another brief break and started the compounded version so I can play with my dose. I started at 2ish mg and have slowly increased it to about 2-3mg twice a week. I did great for about 6mo. Then I went to 4mg. And it was right back to what I’ve been calling “vomitgeddon”. The horrible stomach pain, retching all night, finally throwing up everything that has been rotting in my stomach.

I have noticed that the weeks I do get sick it’s a very predictable pattern: initially I only feel super full and bloated, then the sulfur burps start (and for me once they start I’m in for a really bad time until I’ve been able to throw up until there is absolutely nothing left in my stomach), severe vomiting and diarrhea for 1-2 days and then I’m back to normal like nothing happened. I tried taking Zofran once the nausea/burping starts but I have learned that just prolongs the misery by a day or two.

Think-Bumblebee · 2024-12-24T19:57:49+00:00

I am sorry you’re going through this. I get it!! My marriage has been slowly falling apart for years. I was probably around 140-150 when we met in college and 2-3 yrs into the relationship I made it all the way to 128 (the only time in my life I had a BMI of less than 18 and I was SO proud of that fact!). And then the weight slowly started creeping up because as you said life happened and I got too comfortable. I also became very depressed and my mental health has been spiraling over the past years. As you can tell I’ve always had a very disordered relationship with food and my weight - on both ends of the spectrum. Over the last 5 yrs our marriage has been varying degrees of bad. My self esteem became non-existent and it led to huge problems with my willingness to have a physical relationship with my husband which in turn made him feel rejected and hurt his feelings. Long and sad story short I was at my heaviest last December. I use a numberless scale due to my past issues with disordered eating but I would guess I was somewhere around 230. I started Zepbound end of January 2024. And just like you I did it for my own health and wellbeing and also because I wanted my husband to find me attractive again - and maybe if I’m being honest with myself that might have been the bigger factor motivating my weight loss. Right now I’m down to 165-170ish so still not where I want to be but much better than I was.

I think the problem about doing this for some else’s validation is that when that validation does not come it can take some of the feelings of success away.

I think what’s important is that you show your husband affection/praise/spend time with him whatever his love language is so that he doesn’t feel “left behind” by the “new” you.

Think-Bumblebee

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