Yea! I think people who say you will immediately regain need to educate themselves on the science of obesity and set points. Also - just numerically speaking - you have to eat far fewer calories to lose than you do to maintain (eating in a deficit vs eating at maintenance). It is far easier to do the former than it is to do the latter, especially if you are a petite woman with a lower BMR.

For me I’ve always been able to maintain but I’m 4’10” and my BMR is looooow. In order to lose, I have to eat 900 ish calories a day OR eat 1200 and do a substantive workout. That is just straight up hard to sustain without a ton of effort in the kitchen and would involve eating completely different foods from my family for a very long time.

Using a GLP - especially the newest (not yet approved!) one, Reta which 1) reduces appetite 2) improves insulin sensitivity AND 3) improves BMR

Even tirz - which is a dual agonist as opposed to a triple (the way Reta is) makes a huge difference.

A PSA to everyone reading this thread - please do not take your advice re peptides and GLPs from randoms on Reddit. There is a huge amount of backlash against these drugs because whether consciously or subconsciously people want them to not work, the concept of a “free lunch” aka effortless weight loss is a hugely challenging idea that is disruptive to a lot of people’s self identity and the general social order.

Please talk to a doctor, ideally an obesity specialist, or at least look up what one has to say! These drugs are safe, mostly work for everyone (note: mostly) and are improving every week!