Went From Heavy to...Less Heavy!

The numbers showed people averaging a 15 to 25% drop in body weight. A handful of hyper-responders exist, but the majority of folks I'm aware of using this medication, myself included, lost a meaningful amount without getting anywhere close to our supposed 'ideal' BMI. Over four years I've dropped between 55 and 70 pounds (it fluctuates) and shifted from class three obesity down to class two. So still solidly in the obese category, would need roughly another 55 pounds gone to reach overweight status.

Progress stalled a bit past the one-year mark. Over the last couple years I've regained somewhere around 10 to 15 pounds here and there, and getting back to my lowest point takes real effort each time that happens. Could probably push for more loss, but it'd demand more consistency than I can realistically maintain, so these days I'm channeling energy into lifting and cardiovascular fitness instead. Got serious about that three months back, and while further loss would be a bonus, focusing on strength and overall fitness has genuinely taken pressure off the number on the scale. Would love to be 50 pounds lighter and 'looking better,' but I'm not putting life on hold waiting for that. All that to say, ma

Side note, that was written beautifully haha
Right there with you, currently around 168, dropped 55 pounds over the past year. About to kick off my own reta journey soon, pretty nervous honestly since working the healthcare field means I recently watched a patient arrive in the ER after using seriously low-quality product, rough gastrointestinal episode but they pulled through okay.
How's your journey been going?!

Started at 151kg, now down to 78kg.
Woman, 5'11, 45 years old

Same as you, my plan was shedding weight across a two-year window, though I've been pretty loose about structure the whole way.
Stayed relaxed throughout.

Averaged roughly 2000 calories daily, tracked across the full week so bigger or richer meals and the occasional treat could fit in. Log absolutely everything though, so I know for certain I'm running a deficit.

Diet-wise, kept it balanced. Nothing eliminated entirely. Protein ran higher, around 140g on average, fiber up too, though not pushed to extremes.
The whole point was eating like a normal person.

Dropped around 45kg in year one, another 18kg across the first six months of the second, and across these last six months I've been intentionally easing off, taking the remaining 10kg slowly as a transition toward maintenance.

Taken plenty of breaks from tracking too. Still on the medication, but every few months I'll step away from counting calories for a week. Feel like that, combined with checking in weekly, has kept my metabolism from crashing, so despite having lost close to half of what I started at, I'm still able to eat a decent amount and keep the numbers moving down.

Building habits that last has mattered just as much as the actual eating plan. Also covering the medication cost myself out of pocket, which keeps me focused on holding onto this loss long term. Honestly my