The cost offset from reduced food spending is real and rarely factored when thinking about medication cost. Smaller portions, less eating out, better impulse control - for some people it fully offsets the prescription.
Two years to pre-40s weight means the protocol was sustainable rather than aggressive - that timeline usually correlates better with long-term maintenance than rapid loss does.
Thank you so much!! Our shapes really are pretty similar!! I've always carried curves and don't want to lose that entirely. Mostly I just want to feel comfortable in my own skin again instead of tearing up every time I look at clothes that used to fit! Sitting at a size 9/10 right now and hoping to land somewhere between a 4 and 6. Really want to reach a number I can actually hold onto once I come off this medication!