Nine months, down 130+ pounds!

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That's amazing work. Going from where you started to here in 9 months - the effort you put in really shows. You didn't just lose weight, you got your health back. Seriously impressive.
 
My spouse wanted me to clarify - he's down 20 actually. Started at the higher range of normal weight, now at the lower end. He's 5'9, was 150 and is 130 now.
 
get why you're wondering if it's working - lots expect big obvious change fast but for most it's gradual. what you described sounds normal. feeling full on less food is a sign things are shifting even if it doesn't feel dramatic. these meds build slow and not everyone gets that heavy 'full' feeling. first signs can be small appetite or portion changes.
 
23% fat loss with 3% lean mass loss at that pace is a remarkable composition result. The protein and training protocol that produced that ratio is the thing worth sharing in as much detail as the total loss number. Most people report the opposite ratio when they don't have that piece dialed in. What does the daily protein target look like?
 
Barely noticed anything that first month. Now five months in and I'm down 50 pounds, with my A1C sitting at its lowest point yet, 5.4. Hang in there!

What's helped me most is logging literally everything I eat so my calorie intake stays tightly controlled.
 
Blood pressure improved. My A1C looks amazing, it started at 12.9, so any drop was going to be a win, and 5.7 is a great number. Food no longer runs my head as it used to. Treats still happen and some days i graze the pantry, but my head around food is healthier: chips are okay, no guilt, then protein or fruit next. Dietician plus nutritionist support helped my food relationship too. Goal weight reached six months back and held, and my A1C has stayed healthy for twelve months!
 
Kit_45 Nine months I spent on 2.5, and, with cardio, fully reversed my A1C and lost 85 lbs. My results may be atypical, no idea. At month nine I felt a bit of hunger and the loss had halted, so 5.0 was next, which took off two or three more pounds. Every step up gave only small extra loss, and I ended at 10 mg with 100 lbs gone in total. Now 7.5 is my maintenance dose, and the A1C numbers look perfect.
 
A1c came in at 5.4 after 3 months on it. Cholesterol labs have always been good and are holding steady. Scale loss runs half a pound to 2 lbs weekly, and honestly the number isnt what I care about.
 
It's the sole option that made it affordable for both of us. My weight fell 207 to 134, which feels great (2.5 years in). My husband began in March and is about 15 pounds down, slowly, though his A1C is much better. Now if only I could get him away from bad habits from before!
 
a1c sat in the high 7s back when i weighed around 277. my endocrinologist keeps a dietician on staff that i check in with every three months. wanted this to be slow and sustainable, real lifelong changes rather than a quick fix. around that same window i also got diagnosed with ms and went through several surgeries that kept me off the medication for months at a stretch. a1c sits in the low 5s now and i'm at 140. ended up getting skin removal surgery too to deal with everything left hanging after the loss
 
Nothing budged until things settled internally, blood sugar and inflammation needed to calm first. Food has always been my top priority: calories near 1300-1400, carbs under 60g, basically zero added sugar, over 100oz water daily (nearly all I drink), fiber above 25g, protein past 90g, sodium kept lower though not tracked tightly. Eating out maybe once monthly, sleep close to 8 hours. Bread, pasta, rice are off the table, sugar saved for special occasions. A1C sat at 11.4 before, reads 4.8 now, steady a full year. Don't obsess over exercise routine, it won't shift the scale much the first month if you weren't active before. Moving more helps but isn't the main lever. I love working out, but food has to be locked in first. I eased in slowly, short walks before dance cardio later.
 
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