Down 60+ lbs!

[MiniMe-By-Christmas]

60+ lbs from summer '25 is a strong semaglutide result. The sweet craving at 2.5mg when you already dislike sweets is a known pattern at that dose range - the leptin and appetite signaling can temporarily produce cravings for things outside your normal intake as the system recalibrates. Usually resolves as the dose settles or goes up.

 

[MacroGuy]

108 lbs at 59 in 1.5 years is a strong result given how that age range typically responds.

 

[data-driven]

35 pounds before stopping because of the side effects is still a real result. The constant nausea and constipation reason for stopping comes up more than people expect. Has the weight stayed off since coming off it?

 

[workingongreens15]

80 lbs at 1.0mg weekly through a full year of low calorie and hard protein is the patient approach done all the way through to maintenance. The OP at 60+ from a 'never thought I'd post this' start is the same trajectory earlier in the journey. What did the maintenance transition look like and what dose are you on now?

 

[HungryNoMore_24]

the aversion to the foods that caused nausea is one of the more lasting rewiring effects - when a specific food triggers a strong GI response, the brain logs that association and the craving for that food often doesn't come back even after the medication effect fades. 60 lbs and a reset food baseline is a compound win