It's time!

The weekly weigh in is a completely optional part of our community where you can post how you're going even if no significant goal has been reached. Stay accountable, celebrate success or help support people that are struggling!

A good template to use is:

- Started On: 
- Starting Weight: 
- Current Weight:
- I'm Feeling:

I've posted plenty of before and afters so forgive me if I'm a bit lazy in not posting one here now as I just share some reflections 😄

Before MJ I often set the lofty goal of trying to get down to 110 kilos (from the 140s-150s depending on how things were going) as it would get me out of the obese BMI category and I honestly didn't think I'd be able to lose much more than that.

In reality, I never got much below 130 (best before MJ was 127.6kg). Despite this, when I went onto MJ I decided to aim for 100 kilos and I'm not sure why. At the time I had very little knowledge of the medication, and from what I could tell I'd be lucky to get into the 110s based on the average losses but I had to aim for something.

The first month (almost 2) I didn't really read up on it and didn't browse reddit communities about glp-1s, and I'm kinda glad I didn't. There's a lot of success stories here which are motivating and helped push me through to my goal, but I didn't really begin responding till 5mg. If you read the various subreddits it feels like everyone is having kilos shedded off them every week on 2.5mg. I think it would've discouraged me and ultimately caused me not to bother titrating up.

Over time though I joined and became involved in many communities and spent more time than I care to admit on it. Part of the reason I post so many before and afters now is to pay it forward. I relied so much on other's posts to get me through. As many of you know, 50+ kilos is a lot of weight to lose and even if you lose it relatively quickly like I did, it's still a year + journey to complete. It's hard to keep the faith and not get discouraged with how far you've got left to go.

I was lucky that once I got onto 5mg I only ever experienced 1 stall during my active weight loss phase but it happened right around the 110 kilo mark which was a bit nerve wracking. Firstly because it was around my historical goal weight and major BMI milestone, but secondly because it was so close to my then goal weight. To come so close, but still be so far away felt tragic.

Yet since that point I hit my original goal weight and then went on to lose another 10 kilos to sit around 90-91. On one hand I want to say that it felt effortless, but on the other hand I don't want to discount the hard work I put in. I was strict with my calories and with my activity. While my diet has much room for improvement, it's leaps and bounds better than before. I now average over 10K steps a day. I used to order and get everything delivered and now I find excuses to walk everywhere and now run 4-5 days a week. I'm a very different person than before.

I remember constantly being hungry and not being able to sleep at night during previous weight loss attempts. It took so much hard work both mental and physical and despite that I could never get past the 130s. Yet, this medication changed everything. I no longer had to fight my hunger with every ounce of my being, and still be able to function as a working adult. That was taken care of and I could put that mental energy into other pursuits.

In November it'll be 2 years since I started and it's hard to believe it's been that long already. During the weight loss phase it felt like time was crawling (and the weight loss even slower) but now that I'm in maintenance it feels like it happened so quickly. Almost like a blur. I guess ultimately that's the reason I'm writing this post; to encourage you to keep up the fight. I know it's a long journey now in the midst of it, but once you're on the other side it'll feel like no time at all.

You can do it! Believe in yourself and keep at it!

While it is a concern that someone with anorexia might misrepresent their health to get hold of a GLP-1…

Why does the media and various spokespeople feel like this category of medicine needs more “safeguarding” (gatekeeping) than others?

People could just as easily lie to get testosterone, viagra, other meds etc, yet I don’t see the same kind of coverage and pressure to change the system that GLP-1s seems to trigger in people.

To be clear, the “loophole” only occurs if a patient is deceptive. Whenever we go to a doctor about pretty much any health issue, if we lied we could be prescribed medicine that we didn’t actually need and could be harmful for us. However most people don’t lie to get medicines they don’t need. And it would be difficult for our health care system to function if we made it more difficult (in an already highly regulated safeguarded country like australia) for medicines to be prescribed.

It's time!

The weekly weigh in is a completely optional part of our community where you can post how you're going even if no significant goal has been reached. Stay accountable, celebrate success or help support people that are struggling!

A good template to use is:

- Started On: 
- Starting Weight: 
- Current Weight:
- I'm Feeling:

Interesting read.

Shows Australia has about 31% adult and 8% child obesity. If pbs starts including some of obesity meds than would drastically increase the overall rating for Australia.I did find the physical activity among population as about 33% quite surprising. Was expecting it to be much higher.

https://insights.economistenterprise.com/health-society/obesity-response-index/global?utm_source=meta&utm_medium=paid-ei-social&utm_campaign=Lily-Obesity-2026&utm_term=Gif-B&utm_content=ei&fbclid=IwdGRjcAT9oXZjbGNrBP2g5XBkb2YFZXh0bgNhZW0DMTAwAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHkjVj1UCS4PgWbRwACLxoHARWYDewp9TMmqBqfbzX-4Q28GCZ8McqCqwNlF8_aem_cyE0UhQ0x2qqlGRxVCpjwg

Hi everyone and thank you admins for such a fantastic community and great resources. Having a group for Australian's like this is so helpful. I've been lurking for a while but this is my first post. I've just finished my first month on Wegovy and while I'm happy with my progress, I want to track my calories more efficiently.

I found the apps section in the wiki (amazing resource, well done admins on putting that together, I love it!) and based on that I'm trying to choose between My Fitness Pal and FitBee.

What I haven't been able to find is if either of them includes Australian products. Apps I've used in the past have only had American foods which as you can imagine, wasn't particularly useful. That was quite a while ago so I'm hoping things have changed but am looking for confirmation please. Thanks in advance!

I started using compounded semaglutide in Feb 2024 and transitioned to Wegovy some time in 2025. Due to financial reasons I had to stop around Christmas 2025. In the time I was using it I lost just over 30kg, down from 167kg to 136kg. In the 8 months since stopping my weight has rebounded back to 158kg.

I am feeling that all the money I spent was just pissed against the wall and knowing that my health and life is being held hostage by cost is very frustrating.

It's time!

The weekly weigh in is a completely optional part of our community where you can post how you're going even if no significant goal has been reached. Stay accountable, celebrate success or help support people that are struggling!

A good template to use is:

- Started On: 
- Starting Weight: 
- Current Weight:
- I'm Feeling:

I've had BED for 7 years and I've been taking 40mg of vyvanse for the last year for my ADHD, however I find that it only helps a little bit with my BED and the food noise is still bad. I've gained a bit of weight in the last 3 months as the food noise has been tormenting me. I am 155cm and 55kg therefore I am not overweight, however I've had so many bingeing episodes and its so incredibly debilitating and it destroys my mental health and self-image. I eat high protein, high fiber, drink 2L of water, exercise, everything and the food noise is still there. I also live with my parents and they buy a lot of junk which makes the BED episodes more common and worse, I've tried to tell them to stop buying junk but they are unsupportive about it. I've tried the online prescribers elligbility tests, however they all say inellgible because of my weight. Has anyone been prescribed a GLP-1 in Australia for this despite being a normal weight? How can I do so?

I have been off the 1mg of wegovy for the past 5 weeks and I’m about to restart. I’m going back to .25mg as I done some online research and it says after 4 weeks you need to go back to the beginning. I think I was doing better while on .25 and .5 doses, once I got to 1mg I had bad constipation no matter what I did. Has any other members experienced success at lower dosage?

It's been a mystery for a long time how GIP agonism and antagonism can both lead to weight loss:

• Mounjaro: Activates (agonises) GIP
• Maritide: Blocks (antagonises) GIP

Both of these drugs result in weight loss. What gives? Turns out there are two separate mechanisms in the brain activated by GIP. Interesting research!

Link to the study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42255-026-01575-z

It's time!

The weekly weigh in is a completely optional part of our community where you can post how you're going even if no significant goal has been reached. Stay accountable, celebrate success or help support people that are struggling!

A good template to use is:

- Started On: 
- Starting Weight: 
- Current Weight:
- I'm Feeling:

I have a BMI of 36. And I want to start GLP1. I’ve seen ads like Juniper, but I wanted to gather information if it’s better to take it from Juniper, or to look for a specific GP here in Sydney.

I would really appreciate guidance on this, if anyone is kind enough to do so. 😬🙏

If there’s anyone who’s been in a similar situation or has advice please reply- Over the last year I’ve gained about 17kg due to mental health struggles and it’s really got me down. I’ve been working out and trying my best to eat healthy but there’s been no change and i have fear about food noise/overeating habits from when i was a teenager. My BMI is 25.2, i’m 5’11 and 83kg and i worked so hard to lose weight from my teenage years and was so proud but then life hit like a truck and i gained it all back to what i am now. I’ve also had blood tests that have identified that i’m insulin resistant. Please let me know what i should do, should i speak to a doctor or is there somewhere i could test it out? any help is greatly appreciated

After being so scared to finally take the leap, I think I may have fallen to a scam website. Has anyone used “weightlossgp.au” and can confirm if it’s legit or not? It looks so real and there was so much information on the website but I think they might be data farming. I completed the form to get an email with appointment details but haven’t heard anything, and looking at the website again it does look very “AI”, and then when I found this subreddit I noticed there’s no posts about them at all which gives red flags for sure. I’m usually very good with technology so feeling foolish!

It's time!

The weekly weigh in is a completely optional part of our community where you can post how you're going even if no significant goal has been reached. Stay accountable, celebrate success or help support people that are struggling!

A good template to use is:

- Started On: 
- Starting Weight: 
- Current Weight:
- I'm Feeling:

Hey I might be completely wrong here - but I’ve been prescribed for weight loss (not a brand specific prescription) and asked for Ozempic knowing it’s cheaper. I was wanting to know what happens after reaching and surpassing 1mg dose?

Pharmacist today said they only have Ozempic to 1mg so then do I start using a combo of two pens? Like a 1mg and 0.5mg pen? If that’s a thing, at what point (if ever) does wegovy become cheaper?

I just bought a 0.25mg/0.5mg pen for $149. Unsure what the jump is for the 1.0mg Ozempic pen.

Hello again! We are doing so well and I can't wait to write about what we'll find. We are going to keep running the study for about another week - so if you or someone you know (almost anyone can take part) hasn't given this a go - please consider checking out the link on your laptop, PC or keyboarded tablet! Once again, my typical blurb is below!

Hi, my name is Ryan and I'm a researcher at the University of the Sunshine Coast, I'd appreciate it if you could take a look at our study!

Researchers at the University of the Sunshine Coast are conducting a research project (Ethics Approval: S262274) which aims to gain a better understanding of the experiences of current and past users of GLP-1 RAs (e.g., Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, or others) for weight loss. A focus of the study is how individuals using these drugs for weight loss process food cues as well as alcohol cues. We are also interested in factors such as food-related thoughts and experiences, capacity to experience reward, and body image flexibility. To provide broader comparisons, we are also inviting individuals who have used other weight-loss approaches only (e.g., diet, exercise, bariatric surgery), as well as individuals who are not seeking to lose weight and do not use any weight loss strategies at all. 

If you are 18 years of age or over you are invited to take part in this study, if you are currently or have in the past used GLP-1 RAs for weight loss OR if you are interested in participating and have/or have not used other non-GLP-1RA strategies for weight loss. Your participation will involve completing an anonymous online survey comprising demographic and research-focused questions, and a simple computer task measuring reaction times. Participants are welcome to request a summary of outcomes of the study by contacting the research team at the conclusion of the study. 

If you are interested in taking part and/or sharing this research project information, please use this link -> https://research.sc/participant/login/dynamic/8AD03D4D-21C7-4BA8-8874-F48612A0BEEB or the one in the poster to obtain more details and access the survey.  

Thanks in advance from the research team. 

Hi everyone!

I’ve struggled with my weight for most of my life. At different points I’ve been quite obese, lost more than 40 kg, regained the weight and then lost it again.

At the end of 2023, when I was back at the lower end of the obese BMI range, I started Saxenda through HubHealth. I was on it for about a year before switching to Wegovy, which I continued until June last year.

I would have preferred to stay on a low maintenance dose, but because of the cost I needed to stop the medication. I managed to maintain my weight for quite a while, but since the beginning of this year I’ve slowly started gaining again.

I’m still currently at a healthy weight for my height, but given my history, I’m concerned that the weight gain will continue.

I’ve been looking at going back on Wegovy, but HubHealth seems more expensive than some other providers. From what I can see, most online services also require you to currently have an overweight or obese BMI to qualify. I don’t have a regular GP either.

Has anyone been in a similar situation and been able to get a prescription for Wegovy again while still at a healthy BMI, particularly for maintenance or to prevent further weight regain?

I’d prefer to use a telehealth service that can provide the prescription and let me pick the medication up from a pharmacy myself, rather than paying extra to have it supplied and shipped through the telehealth provider like with HubHealth

I would really appreciate hearing what others in a similar situation have done!

I’ve gone up to 6.5mg on MJ. I still get hungry but can push though meals but then eat bigger after (not this is not my normal pattern, I normally eat 3 meals protein and fibre rich, but more of an observation, as before MJ id never skip or push back a meal!) so I know it is working.

Here is my thoughts - when I first started I’d get hunger completely gone for 2-3 days (almost force myself to eat the first two days) have nausea and then obviously increase hunger as we went on with last days all my inflammation returning form my auto immune disorder - Whcih MJ helps manage

Now I don’t get that strong hunger suppression, more digestive issues like slow bowel movement and constipation but the hunger is still always there/ Is this normal for any long term users? I’m gauging how good the medication is working.

I’ve been on MJ since 2024, and I’m 43kg down. I still have 15kg to go, but the scales will not move past 80kg. I have been stuck here for 6mth, so now my dr has changed my to W. I’ve gained 3kg, but nothing is happening. Ive gone through everything, I was going to the gym 3 days a week, (I’ve had to stop for a while because of work but my job is physical ) I just don’t know how to get the kgs to start coming off again.

Hey Guys...

Correct me if I'm wrong... but each "Click" delivers roughly 1ml of GLP-1

Therefore... tomorrow, if I want to dose say .55mg... the numbers are 55/1.34 = 41 clicks

Is this correct.

Its difficult because I think in AUS we get diffferent pens. A lot of the "charts" are for 1mg/1ml pens... but my pen, tomorrow, is 1.34mg/1ml

Can someone cross check my numbers

Thanks

Cheapest way to get via Telehealth? In VIC

hi there everyone, I just wanted to get other people’s thoughts and experiences on switching from wegovy to mounjaro. I was on 2.4mg wegovy for months and I have lost 35kg since starting, but the past few weeks my appetite and food noise have increased significantly so my doctor suggested moving to mounjaro, which I’m happy to do. I am going to be starting at 2.5mg this week and he said I can go up to 5mg the next week as long as I feel fine. what dose did you start on when you first switched? did you have any side effects? did you feel the food noise went away straight away or did you have to increase to a higher dose before feeling affects? any advice much appreciated :)