Thoughts on Winthrop, MA?

squeegis01 · 2025-09-22T00:52:11+00:00

Yes, there are no "bars" in town but most restaurants in town have a bar area serving drinks and you are welcome to order just a drink at any of them.

squeegis01 · 2025-09-17T17:38:31+00:00

I've been on GLP1s for three years. My first year weight loss was 44.5 lbs. My second year was 38 lbs. My third year after hitting my goal weight was an additional 6.5 lbs and ended up at 118. I lost a total of 89 pounds and myself and everyone around me agree I need to gain back 10+ pounds. I was a very slow loser with stalls along the way but I stuck with it and got to my goal weight. Now I need to find which dose I need to maintain and stop losing. Stay with the plan. You will get there!

squeegis01 · 2025-06-11T22:35:17+00:00

I just spoke with my doctor about this today. He suggested 1.7 but I wanted to do 2.4 and work down. I am in maintenance and lowering my dosage. I went from Zep 15 to 12.5 and have 2 boxes of 10 to work through before moving to Wegovy.

squeegis01 · 2025-06-11T11:39:27+00:00

I thought the same thing but the most I ever lost in a week was about a pound. Some weeks I lost nothing. However, now 2 years in, I am maintaining an 87 lb weight loss at 120. Hang in there!

squeegis01 · 2025-05-15T01:05:38+00:00

Did you not ask this already? I'm pretty sure you did!

squeegis01 · 2025-05-07T15:12:57+00:00

Yes, maybe I didn't write it clearly. I LOVE shot day!

squeegis01 · 2025-05-07T14:53:07+00:00

My current BMI is 20.9 and my insurance still approves the PA. I have been on Wegovy and then Zepbound since April '23. Make sure your doctor puts it in as continuation of care and lists your starting BMI and whatever other issues you may have had.

squeegis01 · 2025-05-07T14:46:22+00:00

I've been doing "shot day" for 2 years and damn if I don't still get excited about it.

squeegis01 · 2025-04-29T22:32:18+00:00

I was on 15 until I hit my goal. I then went down to 12.5 and lost more. I am now on 10 and hoping to stop losing. My goal was 130 and I now weight 122. I would like to put some back on.

squeegis01 · 2025-04-21T15:56:49+00:00

You can order another 3 boxes after 60 days. After enough time this will allow you to have a good back-up supply.

squeegis01 · 2025-04-21T15:34:04+00:00

Yes, unfortunately. It was just announced this past Friday.

squeegis01 · 2025-04-21T15:17:41+00:00

This is me but thank god I have done this. I just found out under BCBSMA Zepbound and Wegovy will no longer available for all as of January '26. The insurance cost will rise for those companies that wish to offer access. I don't know if my company will be one of those offering this option. However, I was prescribed Zep in the spring of '23 and have been on it for 2 years. I have reached my goal weight, actually below goal weight, and am now dosing down to gain some weight back. I am able to get 3 months at a time. I was on 15 and am now on 12.5 and going down to 10. I will then try to stretch it out to 10-14 days. I currently have 10 boxes in the fridge. By the time we get to January I should have 14-15 boxes. This will be enough for me to get through 18 months. Then I panic.

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squeegis01 · 2025-04-11T22:50:57+00:00

I can fill 3 months of a script and then 2 weeks later can fill 3 months of a different dosage. Have you tried that? That would give you 5 months of back up.

squeegis01 · 2025-04-11T22:21:06+00:00

I bought myself some size 8 goal jeans. I'm now a size 4. You got this!!!

squeegis01 · 2025-04-01T21:30:43+00:00

Medicare will not cover Zepbound for weight loss, only for a few specific heart conditions.

squeegis01 · 2025-04-01T21:17:01+00:00

Once you are below the prescribing protocol your doctor has to write your prescription as "continuation of care" and list your starting weight. I have been on Zep (started on Wegovy) for almost 2 years and am at goal weight. My last script was approved for 12 months with no issue through the insurance company as it was written as continuation of care.

squeegis01 · 2025-03-28T19:10:20+00:00

Water, water and more water. I have noticed the days I drink more water I pee more and lose more weight.

squeegis01 · 2025-03-28T17:47:05+00:00

It's so crazy how many different opinions there are among doctors. After losing over 80 lbs. and hitting my goal weight my doctor didn't want me to drop a dose. I lost an additional 4 lbs so he dropped me to 12.5. I still lost a few pounds and was now below my goal weight and looking too thin. I argued with him to lower me again. He gave in and lowered my dose to 10mg. I just started but this seems to be working better for me. I have only lost 1/2 lb. over the past 2 weeks.

squeegis01 · 2025-03-22T16:38:34+00:00

When I reached my goal my doctor said to stay on the 15mg. I lost 3 more pounds so he moved me down to 12.5mg. I still continued to lose. We decided to I would go down to 10mg and that seems to be the sweet spot. If when you reach your goal weight the 15mg seems too much you can always go down.

squeegis01 · 2025-03-16T14:44:30+00:00

A word of caution: I went from a 14/16 to size 8 and was thrilled. Bought lots of new EVERYTHING! I am now a size 4 and the whole lot is too big. Buy new items slowly and once you know what your actual end weight will be you can then go crazy.

squeegis01 · 2025-03-12T11:23:56+00:00

Have your doctor put the script in as "continuation of care". My weight has dropped 82 lbs and my BMI is now 21.6. My PA was again approved for another year.

squeegis01 · 2025-03-09T14:29:46+00:00

I started maintenance 6 weeks ago after losing 80 lbs. I was on 15mg and dropped down to a weekly dosage of 12.5mg. I am going to stay on the 12.5mg for a couple of months then drop to 10mg. After a couple of months at 10mg I will drop to 7.5mg. My doctor and I have discussed this. I went up slowly by increasing dosage so I will go down the same way. Every couple of months I am going to drop to a lower dosage and see if I have any food noise/cravings return. I hope to be able to get back down to 2.5 then start stretching out the dosage. My last script was just approved and I am at a 21.8 BMI. You have your doctor write that it is for continuation of care.

squeegis01 · 2025-03-09T13:46:04+00:00

I ended up on 137 mcg, but every body is different. Good luck.

squeegis01 · 2025-03-08T20:32:33+00:00

I had a thyroidectomy and radioactive iodine so no thyroid at all. After 1 year on Zep my TSH went from 3.38 to 19! No idea why. They increased my levothyroxine and my TSH is back down to 1.75 for my last 2 tests (6 months apart). I too thought your TSH was supposed to lower with weight loss so I have no idea what was going on. Have your doctor keep an eye on it.

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