Losing 100+ lbs... anyone else?

[wasabi-steadyloss]

My progress has been slow going too. Started end of January, only down 13 pounds by mid-April. Taking it day by day.

 

[evidence-based]

Slower pace still counts. That kind of steady progress adds up more than people expect.

 

[Carb_Tracker]

The marker improvement at 100 lbs is the story underneath the weight number - a1c coming down from 5.7 is early enough to stop the trajectory before it becomes a problem. 100 lbs changes the whole metabolic picture.

 

[Sis]

Three months of stall then breaking through is the most common pattern for 100+ journeys. The body holds before it releases.

 

[zen_pretzel]

The yo-yo math adding up over years to convince you that biology is the problem and not discipline is the most honest version of how most people get here. The repeated cycle is data, not failure.

 

[rustyplugging]

100 before GLP and 30 with GLP is the combination approach that the pure-medication crowd sometimes underestimates. The groundwork done without the medication often explains why people who add it after years of effort tend to move faster - the habits are already there. What's the goal from here?

 

[ShrinkUpdate]

The 30% loss benchmark applied to a 334 lb starting point still lands in the obese range - which is why the higher efficacy ceiling of triple agonists matters most for people with large total weight goals. Receptor response variation across individuals is also most relevant in that portion of the weight curve.

 

[PinLady]

500-600 lbs accumulated over the yo-yo cycling before this is such a specific way to measure the cost of the process that never stuck. The OP's thread for the 100+ crowd is the right framing - the experience of that specific range is different enough from 20-30 lb journeys that it warrants its own conversation. What's the current approach and dose?

 

[FiberWine]

The right weight versus fast weight framing is one of the more useful reframes - rapid loss at the price of muscle, bone density, and metabolic function is a different outcome than slower loss that preserves those. The target should be composition change, not just the number dropping.

 

[slim_wasabi]

Really appreciate this take. Follow a different forum that's flooded with newcomers. Whenever someone posts saying the scale hasn't moved across several weeks or months, the standard response is always 'you're starving yourself, eat 300-500 more calories.' The actual issue is usually exactly what you laid out.

I'd add that weighing food matters too, and don't eat back exercise calories. This medication is a tool for creating a calorie shortfall, not some magic fat-dissolving pill. This drug class isn't cheating, the work still has to happen on your end.

 

[bagel_freshstart]

Have consistently run a substantial daily calorie shortfall pretty much since day one and dropped 125 pounds over roughly eight months. My medical team is genuinely thrilled with my progress. The idea that losing weight slowly guarantees no loose skin cracks me up honestly. Sure, maybe that holds if starting from a moderate weight. But for someone carrying a truly large amount of extra weight like I did, sagging skin afterward is basically a given no matter the pace. The real difference is whether any skin recovery happens after the weight's already gone versus alongside it. I'll happily take the faster route, thanks. And that scare talk around gallstones and pancreatitis? Genuinely rare, and mostly a concern for people already prone to those specific conditions. Same logic applies to muscle loss, that happens with any major weight reduction regardless of method. That said, I'm firmly in favor of rapid loss only under real medical supervision, I've had quarterly testing the whole way through confirming every marker stays normal or keeps improving. They have. And obviously, actual nutrition and movement remain non-negotiable throughout. Follow the guardrails, and there's nothing inherently wrong with losing weight quickly, especially when there's a genuine medical reason behind it like mine.