Recent content by SlimInSeattle

Diabetes reversals tend to be the most useful stories here - they show what this medication actually does beyond the weight number.

235 to 159 on sema in seven months is the kind of progress that the flabby arms complaint actually punctuates - that's the body catching up to the loss, and the skin takes its own timeline to follow. The 76 lbs is real regardless.

Energy returning before the scale moves is the better early signal on MJ.

Oh man, I just saw something about the FDA cracking down on compounding pharmacies. Apparently, they're going after peptides. Does anyone know what's up with that?

Europe, being a couple decades behind as per usual. Sigh.

Word on the street is that the patent is expiring in some countries. Production cost could be as low as $3 each month.

Hey everyone! So, Mounjaro pens have been quite popular. I'm on Zepbound, but same deal with the pens. I got a 3D scanner to get the "saddles" of my case designs just right, which made them smaller. People on Etsy seem to like how they store in the fridge. I designed these because I got tired of...

I've been on this med for 2+ years, and I've been stalled for 4-6 months. I'm not losing weight, and the food noise is there. I can eat a bigger amount than I used to without feeling full as fast. I tried a different GLP-1, even going to the highest dosage, but it didn't do anything - didn't...

I stalled for about 2 months and found a few issues: First, I had some vitamin/mineral deficiencies, specifically iron, magnesium, D3 Second, I needed to recalculate my TDEE. I used a few different calculators and got different results, but comparing data from my fitness tracker and food log...

Of what med?

I just bought a pair of size 16 pants! My previous ones were size 22. They're a bit snug when I sit, but I'm confident they'll fit perfectly soon. The 18s fit in the waist but were too big in the thighs. Such a confidence boost!

That's awesome! Could you share your starting and current weight, plus your height?

Thank you for writing all this out. I am one of the "lost coverage after having it" people. My plan covered it last year with a BMI over 30. This year at renewal they added a blanket exclusion for weight-loss meds. Same employer, same insurance company, different contract. Learned this the...

That's fantastic! It's such a good feeling, isn't it?

That's awesome! Yeah, slow and steady wins the race, right?