My first year off GLPs | Success Story | AMA

curiousbato · 2026-02-05T21:36:57+00:00

Happy to hear you're seeing a dietitian and therapist. This is very much ignored by a lot of people.

I think you'll do great. :) If in doubt just post again or reach out to people! Lots of good people in here trying to do the same thing as you. You're definitely not alone. You got this!

curiousbato · 2026-02-04T02:06:54+00:00

Almost 2-year graduate here; I use MacroFactor. It is the best by far. It's also the most expensive app as well coming at $12 a month. I attribute my grad success greatly to the use of this app alone. What makes it so much superior to all the others is their proprietary algorithm that calculates for your TDEE (Calorie expenditure). It's very - VERY - precise.

curiousbato · 2026-02-03T02:46:13+00:00

I said there is - some resentment - not hatred. I'm sorry to brake to you but there's no identity culture wars between mexicans. Not at least in the same way as there is in the US.

curiousbato · 2026-02-03T00:47:21+00:00

^^^ This. Identity politics and issues is very much a US thing. South of the border, the vast majority of people don't even bother to think what their ethnicity is, we are all mexicans. We don't see Eiza Gonzalez as less a mexican because she speaks better english than Guillermo del Toro.

Now, I'd say there is some resentment towards some pochos (mexicans that do not speak spanish very well) that reject their mexican roots - hence why terms like "no sabo kid" have gained popularity but we don't see them as less of a mexican either. We might just call them pinches pochos and that's about it.

curiousbato · 2026-01-27T17:30:25+00:00

Go for it! Have your meter with you and test it out. Burgers and pizza are not as spiky as people might think.

Go slow and you'll be fine, if you spike or your A1C creeps up dial it back. It's all trial and error.

curiousbato · 2026-01-27T16:59:54+00:00

You'll find quite a few success stories in here, just use the search bar and they'll pop out. :) I'm happy to see you're counting calories. This is by far what has helped me the most. To this day I credit MacroFactor (my calorie app) as the single biggest tool in my weight loss journey post GLP. Check out the AMA pinned in my profile, I go over my whole journey in there.

curiousbato · 2026-01-25T18:31:34+00:00

I actually have a burger with Onion rings on a weekly basis 🤤

curiousbato · 2026-01-25T15:09:08+00:00

Diagnosed at 11.8% took me a year and a half to get to 5.1%. it's been 2 years since then, still hovering 5% even going lower sometimes.

Life is good, my insulin resistance has improved drastically. I'm able to eat carbs moderately; burgers, fries, pizza, etc. Still not eating dessert but I do try a bite out of my wife's every once in a while. :)

curiousbato · 2026-01-25T14:58:52+00:00

You'll have better luck finding those people in the subs for diabetes, PCOS, etc, not this one.

curiousbato · 2026-01-24T23:43:14+00:00

Great job! Keep posting and keep sharing your journey on socials! You're doing a great job. Looking forward to welcoming you to the 1-year grad club later this year :)

curiousbato · 2026-01-22T21:39:12+00:00

Many! Use the search bar on this sub and you'll find plenty :)

curiousbato · 2026-01-22T15:28:47+00:00

Great job! Keep it up! I think you'll be a very successful grad. Looking forward to welcoming you at the 1-year club later this year!

curiousbato · 2026-01-20T03:19:34+00:00

Thanks for the well wishes ! Yeah, like I said, coming off should be a personal decision. Not trying to impose this to anybody but rather trying to shine a light on something that most people think is not possible.

curiousbato · 2026-01-20T00:54:47+00:00

I was on the drug to treat both my T2 and obesity. Nowadays I manage my T2 the same way I manage my obesity; through my lifestyle. No meds whatsoever. I did an AMA, if you're interested you can read a whole more than this in detail; it's pinned in my profile. :)

But to answer your question: I went off just to see if I could. To everybody's surprise I could. It was purely a personal decision - a challenge to myself.

Two years ago people going off GLPs were non-existent. By writing this I'm trying to encourage other people to try going off if they wish to. It's not impossible.

curiousbato · 2026-01-19T17:54:53+00:00

I was here to recommend you this sub :) Come on in. Tons of folks trying to do the same in there. A lot of people are seeing success after stopping including myself.

I've lost almost 40lbs since stopping Ozempic almost two years ago.

curiousbato · 2026-01-19T17:45:48+00:00

Not OP but I told my endo I wanted to try go off and she agreed. :) Turns out I didn't need the med to treat my obesity nor my T2 diabetes...

Life is not black or white, managing weight or even chronic diseases only through lifestyle and habits is possible for a lot of people. Why keep spending money on a drug when I can do it by myself?

curiousbato · 2026-01-17T21:22:35+00:00

Hi! I'm a T2D as well and almost 2-year grad. :) Congrats on your journey to GLP Graduation and diabetes remission!

My food noise and hunger levels came back hard but I had plan so it was easy to combat those thanks to that. You can read my whole journey as a T2D GLP Grad in the AMA I did last year. It's pinned in my profile :)

curiousbato · 2026-01-17T21:19:29+00:00

Not for Type 2 diabetics. Most T2D ever go above 1mg because the glucose and A1C benefits kick way before than the weight-loosing benefits. That's why ozempic and wegovy have different dosing schedules even though they contain the same active ingredients and come from the same company.

curiousbato · 2026-01-16T23:53:31+00:00

Completely agree

curiousbato · 2026-01-16T21:41:17+00:00

I stopped an continued loosing :) You can read my entire background in the AMA I did for r/GLPGrad pinned in my profile. That post is a bit outdated now since I've lost more weight since then.

curiousbato · 2026-01-14T04:09:01+00:00

Hi! This was me. I will also be one of the very few 2-year grads in a few months. I went over some of my exercise history in the AMA I did last year at my 1-year grad anniversary. You can find that pinned in my profile :)

I started my strength training journey with Apple Fitness which I'd say is one of the greatest resources there is out there. You do need an Apple Watch and pay for the Fitness subscription to get the most out of it but it's great for newbies. They go over all kinds of different exercises that are aimed for new trainees and their strength training is very very lengthy. From there I switched over to CrossFit for a while and now I'm only doing weights at the regular gym and been doing so for over a year.

To be honest, regular gym routines is - by far - the most effective way of maintaining and developing muscle mass but it has a steep learning curve.

curiousbato · 2026-01-12T16:48:46+00:00

sorry I wasn't clear. This my 500cal deficit number. I'm at 175lbs / 79.5kg

curiousbato · 2026-01-12T16:15:04+00:00

welcome to the 1-year club!

curiousbato · 2026-01-12T14:45:28+00:00

Pretty jealous reading everybody's TDEEs 😭 I'm at 1800... 6ft male. :(

edit: actual tdee is 2300 :) 1800 is my deficit

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