Down 20, but it doesn't *look* like it?

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Barely noticeable difference, you'd think! My family teases me about the obsession with the scale, but clearly the tape measures and how stuff fits says otherwise.
 
That's such a wild moment right? I had the same thing happen where clothes I thought didn't fit anymore suddenly just fell off me. Honestly pretty cool to see the difference even if you don't always feel it in the mirror.
 
Did you weigh at the same time of day? What was going on before and after, like what you ate and drank and how you slept the night before?
 
Started on Mounjaro in August for diabetes and weight. Hit 5mg and stayed there, dropped 62 pounds and reached goal weight. A1c is now 5.2. Wild thing—that big vein I had on my inner thigh forever? It's just gone now.
 
Grab some soup with veggies, chicken, fish, whatever appeals to you. Gets you fiber, protein, minerals, and hydration without upsetting your stomach. Make a big batch and eat off it for a week.
 
Muscle gain alongside fat loss is why the visual doesn't track the scale number. Recomposition while lifting makes 20 lbs look like less - density changes before shape does.
 
Wow you look amazing!! I can totally see it honestly even if you can't yet!! Down 20 is huge and it shows!! Keep going!!!!
 
Weight training alongside loss means scale weight understates the visual change - fat dropping and muscle building simultaneously compresses the 'looks like it' effect compared to pure fat loss.
 
The visual lag after 20 lbs is real and it's not the mirror lying - it's the brain's reference point being set from years of looking at a heavier version. Achilles recovery plus weight training while losing is a harder combination than most people account for; the scale may underreport changes when muscle gain is happening alongside fat loss.
 
the before-and-after back pain context is the functional outcome that does not always make it into the weight loss narrative - going from not being able to work a full shift without serious pain to a different physical baseline is a quality of life change that is not visible in a photo comparison. the injury recovery timeline that overlaps with the medication timeline makes it harder to attribute the improvement, but the outcome is real regardless of which factor drove more of it
 
Im 5'2" and my highest was 178, so my build is a lot like yours. I got discouraged each time I restarted working out, since my weight always went up from muscle and I never noticed progress. I started Wegovy due to gestational diabetes and prediabetes. Currently 140, feel fine, wearing a 6-8, just soft, aiming for 130-135 and toned.
 
Barely a kilo down over almost three months here. Thigh and waist measurements have still dropped though, and maybe it's all in my mind, but I swear there's a bit more muscle showing on my arms these days lol. Want actual hard numbers? A dexa scan would give you something solid to compare against.
 
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