Recent content by Claudia_Way

Been on the second compound for one year and eight months, down 70lbs, roughly 23% off my peak. Started at 2.5, currently sitting at 7.5. Hit two separate plateaus along the way. Things worth trying: Bumping the dose (though this is genuinely my last option, even listed first here)...

That tracks, 4mg still sits on the lower side, so I'm bracing for a few of these effects to pop back up now and then. Funny thing though, sleep's been better than it's been in over ten years, haven't woken up feeling tired in about a month. Worth mentioning, ever since going on reta I rarely...

You're getting solid advice already, I'll just add, lean toward getting the bulk of your protein from actual meals rather than drinks. Shakes work great when appetite's low, but they move through your system faster than solid food does. Give that a shot for a couple weeks, aim for at least 100...

Ha, same here! Down 30lbs but not quite enough for strangers to look twice... actually wait, scratch that, someone actually flirted with me not long ago! Caught me off guard in a good way (appreciated that they kept it respectful). Picked up some inexpensive summer pieces to feel a bit more put...

Just sharing my own case here: Back in September of last year I weighed 277lbs at 6'1", 53 years old. Diet was mostly processed junk, barely moved all day, constant urges to snack from food noise. Blood pressure sat around 140-150 over 95-100. HbA1c reading of 11.6%. On several medications for...

It's really the hunger that gets to me. My clothes fit looser now. Measurements keep shrinking and I'm staying more active. Suspect I'm losing fat while building muscle, which explains why the scale won't budge. That's fine by me. The constant food chatter in my head is gone though. I'm just...

You look incredible! And what a great way to reframe that number, carrying that extra weight really did make everyday life harder.

Nearly have a prescription lined up for the dual-action compound, just need to finish a required program first. Meet every other requirement already. Don't actually intend to use it though. Moving over to the third compound within the next month instead. Getting approved for the single-pathway...

Yep! A lot of us just burn far fewer calories at baseline, which makes losing weight genuinely brutal even eating very little. That's just the reality, so we find ways to push through anyway. My total daily burn on most days lands around 1600 calories. Fortunate to be sitting right at target for...

When I first started I set 225 as my target, wanted to keep expectations realistic about where things would land. Ended up revising that number more than once before finally landing somewhere I genuinely felt happy and healthy. No need to lock in your final destination right out of the gate...

I live with bipolar disorder, and it would be a genuinely wild take for any doctor to tell me to avoid medication just because I'd need it long term. Your doctor doesn't sound like they understand obesity treatment at all. Even before this drug class existed, she could have referred you to a...

25 here, and no, no type 2 diabetes involved! Genuinely dug into every possible explanation for the slow pace, since it got discouraging fast. Worked hard to hold a deficit and eventually started weighing food just to rule out accidentally eating more than realized. Definitely not much of a gym...

Recently switched my tirz mixing ratio to something more concentrated to cut down on liquid per shot. Ran into someone online who insisted reta needs a bigger amount of diluent to reconstitute right, sounds off to me honestly. Wrapped up my last reta vial and about to prep a fresh batch, 60mg...

The hate in weight loss spaces for GLP-1 success is so predictable. The ones loudest about it usually have the most complicated relationship with the topic themselves. Good on you for just letting the results speak.

Starting January 2024 and then stopping for 3 months due to insurance and copay issues with regain in that window is the discontinuation problem that the OP's thread is circling around. The feeling different the OP describes is exactly what gets lost in the gap. Insurance gaps as the most common...