Down 60lbs in 6 months - still going!

Those kits keep calling me back. Even though I probably won't use most of my stash, I grab refills every few months just to stay connected. My family member is on a lower dose and likes splitting theirs.

Incredible work! Eight months to drop 40 lbs but staying consistent beats rushing. Keep going!

26 weeks and 61 lbs is a strong clinical response rate - that kind of trajectory without dose-escalation complications is the cleaner pattern for long-term maintenance. The 'back to old self' framing alongside lab improvements and weight change is the more meaningful benchmark than the number alone. GLP-1 long-term data consistently shows maintained weight loss as the defining factor for metabolic health outcomes, not the speed of the initial drop.

The 'went too aggressive on calories while training hard and felt terrible' experience before the medication is a really common precursor story. 20k steps daily and still not moving the scale is the kind of thing that makes the metabolic explanation click once you actually find something that works. 60 lbs in 26 weeks is a strong trajectory - what's the current state?

Been running a glp1 for three years now. Progress stopped around the six month point. Only recently saw more movement after adding strength training and occasionally skipping doses, that way food and fluids go down easier during recovery weeks.

A bit over two years now on GLP1s following two geriatric pregnancies close together. 5'4, started at 215, realistic target was 150, currently at 120. Been maintaining between 120-125 for nine months. Dropped 60 in the first half year, makes sense given that was mostly pregnancy weight. After that things slowed drastically, sometimes stalling for months at a stretch. I view this as a lifetime medication now, so weight bouncing around doesn't worry me anymore. Glp1 freed up so much mental space and money by taking food off my mind.