GLP-1 weight regain - inevitable?

CalorieMom41

CalorieMom41

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Fresh off the press, folks. Study says what we all suspected:

Coming off weight-loss meds leads to weight piling back on, and screws with your heart health. We're talking almost a pound a month creeping back, and poof, all that hard work undone in two years.

They also found that ditching the drugs makes the weight come back faster than if you'd just stopped dieting. Crazy, right?
 
Well if that's the gospel truth, it's a strong argument for staying on these things indefinitely. Some folks are totally against the idea though...
 
I wonder if how long you've been taking it matters? I've been on GLP-1s for like, almost 3 years now. I went without them for a month once, and my eating and weight stayed pretty consistent. But if I'd quit after only 6 months, I bet I would've gained it all back, plus some.
 
I'm convinced I'd balloon back up super fast without the meds. Even at the end of the week, before my next dose, I can feel myself having a harder time making good choices.
 
CalorieMom41 said:
Weight regain faster after stopping weight loss drugs than after dietary weight loss programmes.
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Doesn't shock me at all, and I don't think it's a slam on GLP's. Diet and exercise weight loss means changing how you live. If you stop exercising or go back to bad foods, yeah, you'll slowly gain weight. But stopping GLP's without changing anything else? It's going to be fast.

I wanna see studies of people who use GLP's *with* diet and exercise, and keep the diet and exercise going *after* stopping the GLP's.
 
It's just basic math. Exercise burns a few calories, but not a ton. You need to cut calories to lose weight, and GLP's are good at that. This headline is just meant to scare people.
 
It's the same with any diet. Weight Watchers, keto, whatever. Go back to your old ways, and you'll go back to your old weight.
 
I wonder what the real numbers are for WW or something. My sister lost a ton of weight, like 150 lbs in 2 years, then gained back 175 lbs in less than a year after a really bad event in our family. It came back shockingly fast.

She's on a GLP-1 now, lost over 200lbs, and is almost not obese for the first time ever. She'll probably be on a GLP-1 forever, and so will I. Our whole family struggles with weight.
 
I read a study ages ago about the few people who managed to keep the weight off long-term. The key? They totally reorganized their lives around maintaining their weight. It was their top priority, above everything else. Skipping dinner out with family? No problem. Missing a workout for a family event? Nope. Taking a job that interfered with their weight loss routine? Forget it.

I don't think I could live like that, even if I wanted to. And I don't.
 
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There's a saying: 'You can't outrun a bad diet.' Basically, you can't lose weight just by exercising. You HAVE to fix your diet!

So it makes sense that going back to your old diet would cause faster weight gain than going back to being lazy.
 
The media loves these stories. It's all part of society's obsession with fat shaming. For some people, obesity is a disease, not a choice. And GLP-1s are not 'cheating' somehow.

I don't think the drug companies ever claimed these meds were a *cure* for obesity. 🤷🏻‍♂️
 
This is true for all weight loss. The problem isn't the meds. It's that we live in a time of overabundance, where convenience is cheaper and easier than back when food was just fuel.

I've seen friends have bypass surgery and change nothing else, so their results are only temporary. The mindset is, food is a reward and central to everything. We need to force a life-long change to ensure the results stick. The drugs/surgeries give the body tools to work, and us the initial kick start. But we need to maintain that discipline. And I'm no saint, I struggle with my relationship with food. It's a long road to reframe that, plus accountability. You'll also often see transfer addiction. Usually to alcohol/nicotine.

Big Pharma wants us fat and sick for repeat customers. Well, they can pound sand. I never want to be the fat friend again. I love being on the slender side of life. Skinny, and muscular, privilege exists. Muscle privilege is the ultimate, showing control, commitment, and discipline.
 
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