GLP-1s: A Mental AND Physical Shift?

Mix-Good

Mix-Good

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Turning 55 this year. I was super active when I was younger, maybe TOO active. Lots of injuries – broken bones, back issues, the works. As I got older, healing took longer, and I started packing on the pounds. I'd use recovery as an excuse to eat whatever I wanted. Used to be able to bounce back, but around 54, I just gave up. Figured I'd just be overweight and unhappy. Then my doctor told me I was prediabetic and suggested semaglutide meds. I didn't care, honestly, I had a pizza waiting. Started on 0.25mg around June '24. Almost immediately, I noticed a shift in my head. Cravings started to quiet down. Booze, cigarettes, junk food – all less appealing as I upped the dose. I did have some serious constipation at first and considered quitting, but then I started reading up on dietary changes and gave them a try. Lots of salads, lean protein like fish, and cutting way back on the carbs. Aimed for under 50g of carbs and 1200 calories a day, eating small meals all the time. Still wasn't working out. The weight came off fast at first, then slowed down, so I made some adjustments. After a month on 2mg weekly, I switched to a high-protein, less-than-25g carb diet and started exercising... really slowly at first, so I wouldn't re-injure myself.

And then it hit me. I remembered how good it felt to exercise! Started working out and stretching every day. I could see progress, little by little. It reminded me how much I loved snowboarding when I was young, and how I pushed myself to get back to it after injuries. It's like my brain was rewired, and my body followed.

6'6", used to be pretty muscular.

Disclaimer: I gain muscle and fat easily. My goal is to get back to my weight from the 90's - around 225 lbs.

June 2024 - 338 lbs, almost no muscle, couldn't walk up the stairs without being winded.
January 2025 - 248 lbs and getting stronger every day.

Five more months to go, 20 more lbs to lose, and those stubborn love handles have GOT to go! 🤣
 
It's really me... I promise, I still make the same dumb faces, just on a slightly smaller head now 🤣
 
This is so great! I'm a 41 year old dad of 3, my youngest is 5 months. I realised I'm probably not going to be around for her wedding if I keep going down this road. Started semaglutides last week and it’s already a game changer! I’m eating normal portions and the junk food cravings are gone! I'm about the same height, weight and build you were in June. Your story is really inspiring and stories like this are why I'm sticking with it! Thanks!
 
I saw someone mention people call this 'cheating'. Cheating WHAT? Like health is a competition? If I take something for a headache, is that cheating? It's just healthcare. It's not magic, you still have to make changes.
 
Val_86 said:
I saw someone mention people call this 'cheating'. Cheating WHAT?
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Exactly! I've heard that too. My doc thinks I just don't make enough GLP-1 on my own. She says it's 'leveling the field'. Says the reason I'm doing so well is that I've spent so long thinking about weight loss, so I already knew WHAT to do, I just never could stick with it. Now I can. It's not cheating; it's feeling normal for once, without the constant food noise.
 
Some people build their self-worth on being naturally slim. If people struggling with weight can get the same results, their moral superiority is threatened. It's really sad.
 
I get 40 unit pills and take half. Gives crazy mental sharpness and endurance. Don't take unless you have movement planned or you get shakes. Only peptide close is another one. No shakes from that but endurance cool.
 
I'm opposite - without the food chatter running 24/7, I've got bandwidth for everything else. Not putting mental or physical resources toward the next eating moment. It's freed up so much time since I'm not constantly waiting for the next meal. Really liberating feeling.
 
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