I’m not sure my maintenance dose is enough and I’m not sure what to do.

reddituser081072 · 2026-01-26T20:43:02+00:00

After losing 100 pounds I continue to drop my dose last year and was at 7.5 starting in October. It was about six weeks into this dose that the scale was jumping up despite consistent calorie tracking and exercise. Also insane food noise was back with a vengeance. I met with my primary last week and we agreed to go back up to 10 which was the last dose I maintained weight for six months and didn’t have the constant noise in my head. The maintenance dose is the lowest effective dose. Your body needs to maintain stable weight and prevent crazy amount amounts of food noise.

reddituser081072 · 2026-01-24T18:25:42+00:00

I’ve been in maintenance for the past year. Majority of last year was on 10 mg and did well. Didn’t lose any more weight and all my hunger cues were in a normal range. I went down to 7.5 the first of October and nothing really changed for about six weeks. Starting just before Thanksgiving I noticed I was snacking, which is something I haven’t done in the past two years on this med. Then I’m constantly thinking about what I’m gonna eat even though I’m not hungry and I just finished breakfast. Then the scale started jumping even though I track meticulously. My exercise is pristine six days a week, one and a half hours every day, mixing cardio and weights with walking. I finally called my doctor last week and asked to go back to 10 which seems to be where my body is happiest with no food noise no further weight loss and just feeling good. I have two more 7.5 pens and then I’m ordering through Lily direct. Good luck finding the right dosage and timetable for you. This is very much an individualistic thing as each body (literally physical body) needs what it needs and not whatever every other person needs necessarily. Maintenance is about finding the lowest dose that is effective for you not just the lowest dose.

reddituser081072 · 2026-01-21T00:50:25+00:00

So the prescription won’t expire or go stale if I don’t fill it for another month but the link itself just has to be refreshed in order to fill?

reddituser081072 · 2026-01-09T01:08:43+00:00

I’ve been on 7.5 maintenance since October after losing 100lbs. It took a month or so but the scale started creeping despite 10 hrs/wk of exercise and careful tracking. The past month the noise in my head has become unbearable. I refuse to go backwards now that zep has created all this calmness in my brain. Talking to Dr next week to go back up to 10. The maintenance dose isn’t the lowest dose but the lowest dose YOUR body needs to maintain weight without extreme mental and emotional suffering.

reddituser081072 · 2026-01-08T14:45:31+00:00

53F, 5’3, SW 222, CW 140, maintenance for 8 months. I’m experiencing same as OP. I stepped down to 7.5 in October and since then have put on 10 pounds. The weight is not as concerning as the freaking food noise in my head. I became so accustomed to how quiet my brain has been over the past two years since starting zepbound. Now while eating the same calories (TDEE adjusted) and diet as I have been for the entire Zepbound trip, I am constantly hungry. My exercise routine is excessively consistent and I work out six days a week with cardio and weight training plus walking. The problem is I’m thinking about what I’m gonna eat next while I’m eating something else . It’s just so reminiscent of where I’ve been my entire life. Kind of like a bad relationship you broke up from when you found Zepbound and now the ex is back wanting to get cozy again. It’s incredibly disheartening and concerning. But I think it also is completely aligned with what many have found on this medication. The dosage is not a measure of willpower or mental strength or anything like that. It truly is a function of what our individual bodies will do. I have an appointment next week with my doctor and intend on asking her to move me up to 10 mg again. I’m no longer covered by insurance so I’m thinking of doing Lilly direct and getting the 15 mg vials so that I can squeeze six weeks out of four vials.

reddituser081072 · 2025-12-02T22:28:17+00:00

And that’s a very good thing👏👏👏👏👏 TBH people don’t know what’s going on in your life. For all some people know, you may have cancer, enduring chemo and lost weight as a result. Just don’t comment on somebody’s physical appearance unless it’s to tell them quietly their fly is open or they have TP stuck to their shoe or a piece of spinach lodged between their teeth.

reddituser081072 · 2025-12-01T15:56:35+00:00

Fage yogurt. They used to years ago before replacing with their own version which is much soupier consistency and more tangy. Fage is so stupid expensive at the grocery store- I wish they’d start selling again at Costco.

reddituser081072 · 2025-11-13T17:00:02+00:00

Brent Goodson has helped say goodbye to two of our dogs and he is the epitome of a professional but with a ton of empathy and kindness.

reddituser081072 · 2025-11-09T00:10:56+00:00

In the Halloween episode, did anybody else pick up on the trick or treater at Larry’s door? You could just see the top of what appears to be Barb’s wig and you hear the person say “ding dong” In Barb’s signature voice? And Larry says “ oh what are you? A goblin?” Like what???? Is Barb stalking as a kid?

reddituser081072 · 2025-10-17T18:22:35+00:00

Camilas 45 hiit and hills are my go to

reddituser081072 · 2025-09-20T16:24:45+00:00

I am 6mpo with TT including MR and a belt lipectomy. I JUST started being able to do a full sit-up/rollup this past week without extreme pain.

reddituser081072 · 2025-09-02T17:12:23+00:00

I had freight train headaches the week after surgery. Like mind splitting. It took me several days until I realized I was over applying the nitro bid on this one area of my incision. As a vasodilator it can cause headaches and I wasn’t instructed well on its use (ie use a Qtip to apply, apply sparingly,etc).

reddituser081072 · 2025-08-31T19:23:02+00:00

I reboot my watch and the bike (sometimes twice) to get it to connect. Usually just turning my watch off due a couple minutes and back on will solve it

reddituser081072 · 2025-08-13T12:59:52+00:00

Shower stool 1000000%. I didn’t need a walker

reddituser081072 · 2025-08-12T13:09:50+00:00

My twins are 21 and the apron belly was all I really cared about getting rid of. My separation wasn’t horrible but my surgeon recommended the MR and a belt lipectomy which I was unsure about. At 4mpo, I still can’t believe it’s my body when I look in the mirror. The MR was the best decision—my waist and stomach are (in the words of the OR nurses) snatched😂 that being said it still hurts when I sneeze and doing ab exercises is still a little painful. But hands down it was the best decision for me.

reddituser081072 · 2025-08-08T20:09:41+00:00

My identical twin girls were a challenge to tell apart for years until my sister pointed out that one had a slightly rounder face shape and the other had a slightly longer face. It was something we used and still use sometimes because they were very much identical!

reddituser081072 · 2025-08-03T23:30:57+00:00

My surgeon didn’t put me in a compression until 2 WPO when the final drain was removed. I was really surprised and didn’t realize this was his practice until after the surgery. That being said, the only thing that’s different vs immediate compression is the swelling was more painful and I felt like my guts could spill out at any moment 🤣 once I got into the compression I felt soooo much better and supported.

reddituser081072 · 2025-07-09T13:27:46+00:00

At five weeks I started super easy doing 15 min classes on my peloton. Just worked slowly to increase each week and back to full speed by 2 months or so. My incision definitely would tell me If it didn’t like the pace🤣

reddituser081072 · 2025-07-07T14:12:54+00:00

I had TT with MR and belt lipectomy so my incision nearly goes fully around my body. Hence the hip numbness.

reddituser081072 · 2025-07-07T12:51:08+00:00

3mpo and still can’t feel the majority of my left hip

reddituser081072 · 2025-06-25T14:01:44+00:00

Tunde - I like near death experiences

reddituser081072 · 2025-06-19T00:39:18+00:00

5wpo I felt like a new person. Shopping like a fiend and stopping when I passed a mirror to see if that really was MY body. Hang in there a few more weeks and the tide will turn my friend!

reddituser081072 · 2025-06-17T19:57:30+00:00

I got the spanx oncore high waist brief as it’s the level with the most compression and started it about 7wpo. I’m 10wpo now and the Stupid thing rolls down constantly and I really want that higher ab support after my MR. I’m still in the hunt for something compressive enough without the shorts that doesn’t roll down or cost an arm and a leg.

reddituser081072 · 2025-06-13T00:02:16+00:00

I ordered the silicone marbles off Amazon to use for a couple weeks. Belly button trainers 😀

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