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Not a fast loser? You're not alone!
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Vial_Tracker
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Sugar alcohols ferment fast in the gut and the GI slowdown on GLP-1s extends the exposure window, which is why the effect tends to be worse than it was before starting.
not-today-scale
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A pound and a half a week is the pace that holds - the fast drops almost always come with a fast bounce.
downsize_vibes
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The willpower frame was always inadequate but GLP-1 outcomes at scale are making it impossible to defend seriously anymore. When neurological intervention produces results that decades of behavioral advice couldn't, it tells you where the actual problem was.
bored-plotter35
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The fast early loss is mostly your body letting go of what it was holding onto from high-carb, high-calorie eating patterns - once that normalizes, the rate settles into something more sustainable and linear. Comparing your current pace to week 1 or 2 is a mistake most people make at some point.
sandy_thyme84
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The failing-on-a-miracle-drug shame spiral is worth naming - the expectation that medication makes success automatic misses how much the underlying metabolic dysfunction was working against all previous effort. The medication changes the conditions; it doesn't remove the person from the work.
misoweaver
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Don't need to hit super responder territory, and honestly 4 kilos isn't that anyway, totally normal range. For comparison I dropped 8 kilos in one week, but that's mostly just water weight.
picklecounter
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Took me a year and a half on Semaglutide to shed 50 pounds. Getting close to goal now, maybe 10-15 left. Losing slower than others definitely gets discouraging at times, but long term it's probably the healthier path for my body specifically.
Time passes regardless, so I'd rather keep going and lose weight gradually than give up out of frustration and end up right where I started a year or two down the line.
Time passes regardless, so I'd rather keep going and lose weight gradually than give up out of frustration and end up right where I started a year or two down the line.
dozy-quinoa74
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Same story here honestly. Zero side effects of any kind, but I'm also not dropping weight anywhere near as fast as some people seem to.
tealonpause30
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Definitely feels like I'm one of the slow losers too. Started Wegovy back in December and I'm down 14 pounds. Pretty sure I lost and regained that same 3 pounds for six weeks straight! Now dealing with brutal heartburn on top of it, so I've cut back on eating even more and still not seeing movement.
ProgressPic
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Same story here. Started mid-May and down seventeen pounds so far. Feels discouraging honestly. Was lurking around before ever taking the first shot and came across someone claiming sixty pounds gone in just over two months. Thought no way that's real. Even a doctor mentioned expecting more progress by now. Tracking food, prioritizing protein, staying hydrated, and exercising regularly. Also incorporating some fasting. Not sure what else could realistically change. A parent's actually on the same medication and had to move to maintenance dosing after losing weight too quickly.
It's not a race. And honestly losing at a slower pace often ends up healthier than a rapid drop. But totally understand the frustration.
Maybe sharing some personal numbers helps. Been at this well over a year, and in that stretch roughly 50 lbs came off. Currently on a moderate amount since late last year.
There were several stretches of bouncing back and forth without progress, but eventually always found a way to break through and keep losing.
Watched other people here shed the same amount in roughly a third of the timeframe it took on this end. Doesn't bother me at all. Feeling better than in a long, long time.
Hoping those side effects settle down soon, and don't give up.
Maybe sharing some personal numbers helps. Been at this well over a year, and in that stretch roughly 50 lbs came off. Currently on a moderate amount since late last year.
There were several stretches of bouncing back and forth without progress, but eventually always found a way to break through and keep losing.
Watched other people here shed the same amount in roughly a third of the timeframe it took on this end. Doesn't bother me at all. Feeling better than in a long, long time.
Hoping those side effects settle down soon, and don't give up.
dusty-cooler
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That's wonderful! Keep pushing forward. I'm walking this same road too, managing diabetes, and progress has crawled for me. Three and a half months in and only about 18 pounds down :/ But hearing stories like this genuinely gives me hope.
figuringouthere26
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Over a year into this journey now, currently on a high dose since early June. Working through the final twenty or so pounds with attention on body composition rather than pure weight. Scale's moving slowly, which is actually the right sign at this stage. Won't drop faster than one percent of current weight weekly, honestly aiming for closer to half a percent.
Think of it like skydiving. Massive drop at the start, then the parachute opens and carries most of the descent, but the final approach to the ground takes real control.
Think of it like skydiving. Massive drop at the start, then the parachute opens and carries most of the descent, but the final approach to the ground takes real control.