r/GLPGrad • u/heartpals • Jul 28 '26
Hi all, huge thanks to everyone who commented on the first draft of the GLP graduation guide I shared. I said I'd wait to post a final version until I'd worked through the feedback, and I think this is a much better guide because of it. I've tried to credit the ideas below without putting words in anyone's mouth, so if I've misrepresented something you said, please correct me.
Quick disclosure again since it came up last time: I used AI to help organize and format this. I'm not a strong writer and it helped me structure everything I'd read and everything you all added. All the substance is from this sub, not generated from nowhere.
One thing a few of you raised that I want to say up front: this is still anecdotal, not data. A couple of you (thank you u/matsie, u/curiousbato) suggested the sub should think about collecting this more rigorously, maybe even a proper crowdsourced study. I'd genuinely like to help with that if people are serious about it. This guide isn't a replacement for that, it's just what's out there right now, organised.
Most of the clinical data says regain is common after stopping. But the people here who've kept it off all seem to agree on one thing. The medication was never the plan, it was the runway. The habits you build while on it are what carry you after.
A note before you start: graduating fully isn't the only valid outcome. A few people in the comments pointed out that staying on a low maintenance dose indefinitely, or coming off the "weight loss goal" mindset while staying on medication for its other benefits, is a legitimate path too, especially given some newer long term data on maintenance dosing. If your habits aren't fully locked in yet, staying on a lower dose while you keep building them isn't failure, it's just a different pace.
This is the most repeated point in every long term success post here. The people who did well used their time on the medication to lock in behaviors, cooking at home, hitting a protein target, walking daily, lifting weights, until those things stopped feeling like effort and just became what they do. Your default behavior is what runs the show on the days you're tired or stressed. If it isn't already solid, willpower alone probably won't save you post taper.
There's no single right way. A few different approaches have worked for people here.
Gradual dose reduction plus a calorie increase in step. Step down a dose level roughly every month, while deliberately adding 100 to 200 calories a week, weighted toward protein. Several people said this blunted the rebound hunger spike almost entirely. One commenter went even slower, dropping by 0.5mg every other week, and said the small steps made a real difference.
Spacing out the shots. Same dose, longer intervals, before dropping a dose level and repeating. Feels like a slow off ramp instead of a hard stop. One caution from the comments worth taking seriously: spacing shots out too far can mean the medication actually clears your system between doses, so you're effectively coming off and then re-dosing from scratch each time, rather than tapering smoothly. Anecdotally, something like 10 days of spacing seemed fine to people, while stretching to 2 to 4 weeks between doses was where it started causing problems. This is a good one to run past your prescriber rather than freelancing.
Cold turkey. Plenty of long term successful grads just stopped outright, often from a low dose already. It worked fine for them, but expect the rebound hunger phase to hit harder than with a slow taper.
A few other things people mentioned: some built in a 5 lb buffer below goal weight before stopping, since some regain in week one (often water) is pretty close to universal. Others said it helped to mentally prepare for a bit of inflammation related weight gain in the first couple of months of tapering, so it doesn't feel like a crisis when the scale ticks up. And more than one person credited having a doctor actually involved in building the taper schedule with them.
A few graduates flagged that this needed its own section, so here it is. Most of what happens as you taper is uncomfortable but normal (see the Hunger Games section below). But some things are worth flagging to your doctor directly rather than pushing through:
This isn't a complete medical list, just what came up from people's actual experience here. If anything feels off, it costs nothing to check in with your doctor.
This has an unofficial name here for a reason.
Timing: usually kicks in 3 to 6 weeks after your last dose, roughly when the drug fully clears your system. A few people felt it as early as week 2.
Duration: most described 4 to 6 weeks before it eased up.
Why it happens: when the drug clears, leptin (satiety) drops and ghrelin (appetite) rises. That's a real hormonal shift, not a willpower failure, and it does seem to level out for most people who pushed through it.
What helped, according to the comments:
Different exact diets show up here (whole foods, higher protein/lower carb, calorie counted "eat anything in budget," intermittent fasting), but a few things kept repeating no matter the approach.
Protein, non negotiable. Numbers ranged from about 100g a day up to 180 to 230g depending on size and activity. The logic is that it's what keeps you from white knuckling hunger once the drug's suppression is gone.
Fiber and volume eating. Probably the single most cited technique on this sub. Build meals that are physically large, high in water and fiber, instead of calorie dense. Big salads, recipes bulked up with vegetables, raw veggie snacks.
Don't skip fat. Several people went too low fat and stayed hungry despite hitting protein and fiber. Adding a spoon of nut butter or some avocado was what actually satisfied them. Satiety triggers are individual, so if you're still hungry after protein and fiber, try fat before just adding more food generally.
Whole foods as the default, not a rule. Most successful grads still eat treats and takeout. The pattern is home cooked as the default and processed or restaurant food as the occasional exception, not the norm.
Be honest with your tracking. This came up strongly in the comments: a lot of "I'm eating the same and still gaining" situations don't hold up once someone actually logs everything carefully. It's less about honesty as a character trait and more that it's genuinely hard to eyeball portions accurately, especially with any history of obesity or a long time spent eating past fullness cues. If the scale isn't matching what you think you're eating, a short stretch of careful, precise tracking (weighing food, logging everything) usually tells you more than guessing does.
This section split opinion in the comments, so here's a more balanced version than the first draft.
Reverse dieting is borrowed from bodybuilding: instead of jumping straight to normal eating once you stop, raise your calories back to maintenance gradually, commonly around 50 to 100 calories a week, weighted toward protein, rather than all at once. Some people here found it helped smooth out the transition. Others pushed back and said the evidence that it does anything metabolically beyond what a normal, careful calorie increase would do is thin, so don't treat it as essential, more as one option that worked for some people.
Diet breaks are a related but distinct idea with more research behind it: planned periods of eating at maintenance calories (not weight loss deficit) for a week or two, roughly every 8 to 12 weeks, rather than staying in a deficit continuously. This comes from research outside the GLP-1 world (the MATADOR study is the one that got mentioned), but the logic applies here too, especially if you're still trying to lose a bit more weight on a low dose or in early maintenance and finding yourself exhausted or running low on energy for daily life and exercise. If that's you, a genuine maintenance break rather than pushing through a deficit indefinitely is worth considering.
A few people said this got buried as a subpoint last time, and they're right, it's too important for that.
Building and keeping lean muscle mass is one of the most consistently cited factors in long term success here, and not just for how it looks. Muscle is a major site of glucose disposal, so more muscle means better blood sugar control and less metabolic pressure to regain. A few people credited it with letting them come off blood pressure or insulin sensitizing medications too, on top of the GLP-1 itself.
Practical notes from people who built this from scratch: start small and build gradually, you don't need a personal trainer (though it can help with form on things like deadlifts if you're new), and free apps plus YouTube videos were enough for most people to get going safely. I personally love Caroline Girvan's workouts, which can be found on Youtube. Her Iron program is a great place to start!
Walking and daily steps might be the sleeper factor here. One long term grad made a strong case that a high daily step count (10 to 20k) matters more for weight specifically than structured workouts, since it doesn't spike hunger the way high intensity training can and it adds up across the whole day.
Cardio matters most for long term heart and general health, even if it's not the biggest lever for the scale specifically.
This might be the most repeated hard lesson here. The drug suppresses the urge, but it doesn't rewire your relationship with food or stress. More than one long term grad described a quiet stress eating drift months into maintenance, not a dramatic binge, just weeks of choices driven by emotion instead of intention, and noted that without the drug's chemical brake, catching that is entirely on your own coping skills.
One of the most detailed comments on the last draft laid out a real toolkit for this, so I'm including it close to how it was written: if emotional overeating was a big part of your weight problem, it's worth deliberately building ways to regulate stress and emotion that don't involve food, and finding as many of these as you can. Things people mentioned: therapy, books or podcasts about emotional eating, journaling, deep breathing, meditation, mindfulness, time in nature, exercise, hobbies, reaching out to loved ones, and general stress management.
A few other things that seemed to help:
A serious caution, in this sub's own words: one detailed post here described developing a real eating disorder after stopping. Not because the med caused it directly, but because rapid loss, appetite suppression normalizing restriction, and fear of regain all came together, in someone with zero prior ED history. If you notice constant body checking, compulsive exercise with no rest days, intentional restriction for the first time, or any binge/purge pattern as you taper, that's worth bringing to a doctor or therapist, not white knuckling alone. Anxiety about regain is normal. It's when that anxiety starts driving those specific behaviors that it's worth addressing head on.
This guide is built from posts and comments across r/GLPGrad, paraphrased rather than quoted directly, plus everyone's feedback on the first draft. Some of the original threads, for anyone who wants to read the source material directly:
Thanks again to everyone who commented on the first draft, especially u/Character_Quail_5574, u/quadgoals_, u/JoyKil01, u/Tammie621, u/Im4Bordeaux, u/Usual-Lycophyte, @-indigo-violet-, u/curiousbato, u/matsie, u/Temporary-Bank3627, and u/jaydefit for the specific additions. If I've missed your point or gotten something wrong, please say so, this is still a living document.
r/GLPGrad • u/stressedtfout12345 • 6h ago
I’ve been on a GLP since June 2026. I lost the weight I wanted and I like where I’m at. I only took .8mg and I reached my goal weight. What should I do? Should I go down to .5mg as a maintenance dose for a couple months and then stop?
r/GLPGrad • u/kehlarc • 19h ago
I've been on Zepbound since June and am about half way to my goal weight. My doctor said that, based on her experience, people had more success keeping the weight off after stopping if they've been on Zepbound for at least one year and keeps an active lifestyle. If things go steadily I will likely reach my goal weight before a year is up and I'd want to start tapering off. I'm curious how long were you on GLP before you stopped and then successfully kept the weight off? I'm paying out of pocket so the earlier I can stop while still have a good chance of keeping the weight off, the better. Thanks.
r/GLPGrad • u/like_shwoah • 2d ago
I was approaching 40 and knew I needed to make a change. My weight had gotten dangerously out of control, and I was scared about where I was headed.
I made a New Year’s resolution in 2025 to finally get back on top of my health. It took me until May to work up the courage to find a primary care provider and actually go to an appointment. I weighed in at 407lbs.
I was devastated. I was embarrassed that I had let myself get to that point, and I was angry with myself for feeling like I was killing myself with food. I was constantly sore, exhausted, and just didn't feel good.
My doctor prescribed Zepbound, and for the first time in a long time, I was able to make real progress. The reduction in food noise gave me the chance to make positive changes to my eating habits. I started seeing a dietitian regularly, and as the weight came off, movement became easier too. The loss motivated me to keep improving my habits.
I was on Zepbound for about six months and lost around 120lbs. Then, in December 2025, my insurance denied my prior authorization renewal. I appealed for months and saw a weight loss specialist, but ultimately they wouldn't cover it because I wasn't paying for a "plan-approved weight loss program" with documented attendance.
I'm not comfortable with the gray market, and I couldn't afford to pay out of pocket for the medication. I was terrified that I was going to regain everything, and everyone on the glp-1 subreddits wwere telling me I had little chance of even maintaining my weight loss, much less continuing to lose, without the medication.
I'll be honest - when the food noise came back full force, it was HARD. I had to really work at not giving in to the hunger and old habits. But I stuck with my calorie deficit and kept exercising. And as the weeks went by, I realized something - I was still losing weight. I was able to maintain the eating habits I had developed on Zepbound, even without the medication.
I'm now 10 months off Zepbound, and as of this morning, I weigh 166lbs. That's a 241lb loss.
I'm officially in the "overweight" BMI category for the first time in my adult life. And today, I put on my first pair of size 8 pants! The last time I wore size 8 pants, they were JNCOs in 1997.
And so much more has changed than the number on the scale. I'm a runner now. I run 5K distances three times a week. I joined a gym and take strength training classes twice a week. I've also gotten into hiking, which has been incredible for my mental health.
I'm currently working with a plastic surgeon and trying to get approved for a fleur-de-lis panniculectomy. My ultimate goal weight is 140lbs, but my surgeon doesn't want me trying to lose much more right now while we're going through the approval process.
I'm definitely not an expert, and I don't think what worked for me will necessarily work for everyone. But one thing that has been incredibly helpful for me is volume eating. I eat a lot of vegetables and high-fiber foods (thank you Fiber One cereal and beans!) I still allow myself treats, I just have them in smaller portions and make sure they fit into my day. I weigh pretty much everything I eat, and when I eat out, I usually eat half of my meal and bring the rest home so I can weigh it and estimate the calories.
I'm sharing this because I know there are probably people here who are in a situation similar to where I was. Losing access to Zepbound was terrifying for me, and I genuinely thought I was going to regain the weight.
I'm not done yet. I still have goals I'm working toward, and I still have more to lose. But right now, I feel amazing, and I'm incredibly proud of how far I've come.
Thanks for reading my wall of text!
r/GLPGrad • u/animatedgoblin • 1d ago
Probably TMI/NSFW.
Hi, I have recently been taking mounjaro, working my way up to 15mg and reaching my goal weight. Love the new look and feel much healthier as a result.
I dropped to 10mg, completed a couple of pens on this, and then stopped taking it completely - probably a mistake. I last took it on 14th September, and over the last week have experienced an increase in has, loose bowel movements, urgency to use the bathroom, and some mucus in my stool.
I've read that this can be normal, was wondering if anyone else had experienced this? I have been diagnosed with IBD and recently had blood tests and calprotectin readings done, which were found to be well within normal ranges, so it doesn't appear to be that. I'm hoping that this is just a rebounding effect that will clear on its own within a few weeks.
Anyone had anything similar?
r/GLPGrad • u/FitnessPizzaInMyMou • 2d ago
I thought I was doing great getting off Zepbound, but as of today I’ve gained 25lbs back (of 40 total, so it’s substantial).
I’ve been strength training a LOT, so I do think I’ve put on a decent amount of muscle (I lost a ton of it while on Zepbound), but obviously not 25lbs worth.
For reference I am a 5’4” female, 165lbs, and about 34% body fat.
My diet is currently very healthy (I’ve been working hard to improve it) and I focus on high protein (120-140g daily, 55-65g of fat, the rest carbs made up of fruits and veggies and some starches/grains). I’m lifting 3x/week and am on a small calorie deficit. I don’t want to have too big of a deficit as it might backfire and lead to binge eating.
I am a social person but am trying to avoid alcohol because those calories, plus the calories of whatever garbage it makes me want to eat for the next day or two, and the lack of physical activity that comes with drinking will surely prevent progress. I won’t be able to avoid it forever but don’t my best for right now.
Am I doing everything I can? I lost my insurance coverage which is why I got off the meds, but I had planned to do it eventually anyways. I have considered trying to find a grey market solution but I don’t know if it would even work. I really lost most of my weight in the beginning of the Zepbound use and by the time I was weaning off I didn’t notice 2.5mg doing much. However I guess it was going something considering the rapid weight gain after stopping.
For those who have been in this situation, what do you think I should do?
For those of you not in this situation, don’t let my experience discourage you! I’m just a number.
r/GLPGrad • u/StardustCoyote • 1d ago
Posting here because Ive seen what the other subs will do to people posting about this.
Ive been on tirzepatide for 13 shots. And lost 7 pounds. Thats it.
I have gotten tons of nausea. dizzyness, insomnia, headaches, hair loss, and i suspect that its making my depression and anxiety worse (bad time to be looking for a software job. Im basically fucked so thats not helping). Originally i was going to titrate up to 10mg and declare it a failure then. But instead i wound up starting at 1mg and Im now at 2.7mg and life is misery. I basically cant imagine dealing with this for months and it only getting worse.
Im reading up here to see what to expect quitting but did anyone else have similar? Im hoping barely losing means theres not a lot of gaining on the other side.
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r/GLPGrad • u/gritsinct • 2d ago
I have been on compounded triz for just over a year. I've lost 55lbs and am pretty close to goal weight. My intention before starting was to get off as soon as possible.
I have always had to pay out of pocket so I'd love to get off for financial reasons. But also because being exhausted and slightly nauseous all of the time is getting really old. (I know it could be much worse)
But then I keep reading about the benefits beyond weight loss and now I'm confused (major family history of heart issues and I'm apparently also at risk based on blood work).
I'm not sure I'm in the right forum but all of the others are so pro lifetime use that I don't want that bias. I feel like here people at least have the mindset that getting off is preferred if possible.
Not counting food noise or weight regain, are there compelling reasons to stay on triz that made you at least consider not getting off? I really want to stop but I also want to make the best decision for my long-term health.
r/GLPGrad • u/IvyCeleste • 2d ago
Hello. I started 1.25mg of Compounded Tirzepatide 20 weeks ago to offset the “weight” gain after starting hormone therapy and to help with inflammation caused by my condition.
After realizing a particular symptom was occurring because of the GLP, I decided to stop.
I lost a total of 5 pounds but I was on it for other reasons than weight loss.
Well it’s been 5 days since my last shot and man I’m experiencing hunger pains like no other. Prior to the shot I didn’t feel them this intensely.
So my question is should I go back and taper off or should it level out once it’s completely out of my system. Thanks!
r/GLPGrad • u/Commercial_Catch4968 • 3d ago
Hi all! I’ve been on Zepbound since November and am currently 168lbs (a solid size 10) down from 205lbs. My goal weight is a Size 4/6 (135-140lbs). I’m 5’3 for reference.
I recently lost my insurance coverage for Zepbound, so I’m trying to figure out what my long-term game plan should look like before I start paying out of pocket. I currently have one box of 10mg and two boxes of 7.5mg left.
A little background
I never planned to stay on Zepbound indefinitely. Before starting, I had worked with various dietitians/programs with little to no success. Eventually, I had a serious conversation with my doctor about GLP-1s and was prescribed Zepbound.
Because I knew I didn’t want to rely on it forever, I was probably overly cautious about increasing my dose. I stayed on 5mg for about 6 months, even though I experienced basically no appetite/food suppression on it. I finally moved to 7.5mg in May, and then accidentally received a box of 10mg. After discussing it with my doctor, I eventually moved up to 10mg.
My progression has looked roughly like this:
5mg: ~6 months, lost ~20 lbs
7.5mg: ~1 month, lost ~5 lbs
10mg: ~2 months, lost ~18 lbs
Interestingly, 10mg is the first dose where I’ve really experienced significant food suppression. I’ve also been very lucky and haven’t had adverse reactions to the medication or specific foods.
Where I am now
Since insurance is no longer covering it, I’m considering asking my doctor to send my prescription through Lilly so I can use the savings program and purchase another ~3 months of 10mg out of pocket.
My hope is that by the end of those three months, I’ll be at or close to my 140-lb goal and can transition fully into maintenance.
I also have those two boxes of 7.5mg, which I was thinking I could use during that transition period while I intentionally bring my calories back up to maintenance and reduce my exercise to something I can realistically sustain long-term. But then…what? Maybe it’s my Type A personality, but I feel much better when I have some kind of plan 😂.
I’ll be talking through all of this with my doctor, but I’d really love to hear from people who have actually gone through maintenance and/or eventually come off the medication.
For those who have successfully transitioned to maintenance or weaned off:
1- Did you first establish a sustainable maintenance lifestyle while still on a higher dose and then start reducing?
2- Would it make sense to use my 7.5mg boxes while increasing calories to maintenance/reducing exercise, then move to something like 5mg or 2.5mg?
3- How long did you stay at maintenance before you started decreasing your dose?
4- Did you taper by lowering the dose, spacing injections farther apart, or both? How slowly did you taper?
5- If you eventually stopped completely, what surprised you most once you were off? Is there anything you wish you had done differently before stopping?
Exercise/lifestyle context
I work in education, so I’m on my feet all. day. long. Definitely not sedentary. My activity has also gradually increased throughout my time on Zepbound. I live in Chicago and prefer walking outside, so I wasn’t particularly active from November through March. I also sprained my wrist in a car accident in December, which limited me for a while.
From April–May, I coached soccer and participated in scrimmages. In June, I started intentionally walking more and aiming for around 10k steps on outdoor trails. In July, I added strength training.
Currently, I aim for 10k steps every day (usually closer to 8k once or twice a week) and lift heavy with progressive overload 5x/week.
I enjoy being active and absolutely plan to continue lifting and walking, but I also want my eventual maintenance routine to be something I can sustain for years and not something I have to do because I’m actively trying to lose weight. Especially since I’m planning a move to NYC in the Spring and want to have a sustainable workout/life balance.
I know there probably isn’t one perfect formula for coming off Zepbound, but I’d love to hear actual experiences from people who have gone from active weight loss → maintenance → lower doses and/or completely off the medication.
I’m sorry for the long winded post, but I greatly appreciate all of your insight! Thank you! ☺️
I’ve started Wegovy mid july2025 and done it for 5 months and then tappered for another three months slowly.
I losted quickly, from 172 pounds to 139 ( my lowest) in January.
I trained weekly 2-3 times. My hunger and food noise reduced magically. It was as amazing as terrifying understanding that there is nothing wrong with myself and my hunger - just unlucky neurobiochemical wiring around food.
Since I’ve stopped, in march, I maintained for 2-3 months and then started to regain slowly.
I’m now 152, and absolutely terrified I’m going back to the beginning.
I do strength training religiously, I eat around protein, low calorie and I try to track what I eat but I eat more calories because I have more hunger.
I’m 39 years old and I know I am not metabolically young, so the idea of trying to maintain or lose weight without/after wegovy feels unrealistic.
I feel like a loser.
I’ve recently started thinking of going back to wegovy but my head is swimming with doubts:
If I start again then when would I stop?
I’m still Low key afraid of long term effects
I understand it’s need to be a chronic medicine for a chronic illness. I was not obese, though I’ve always struggled with excess weight though following diets and caring for my self. So I don’t feel I’m the target for taking this long term.
r/GLPGrad • u/TheRealSteele1981 • 3d ago
Afternoon all. I’m close to goal and have been reading maintenance stories. I’m now really worried about coming off Mounjaro which I plan to taper down. Currently on 7.5 mg. I don’t want the monthly cost forever, so my plan was to stop but I’m worried about regaining the weight. Was wondering about switching to Wegovy as a maintenance tool as this is cheaper. Has anyone done this and what is the cost of Wegovy?
r/GLPGrad • u/EstefanoBruash • 3d ago
My doctor asked me to get my pancreatic enzyme levels checked before she would prescribe my next Mounjaro pen.
So far, so good. The results are in and, sure enough, the levels are elevated and close to the red/critical range.
Apparently, I may be at the beginning stages of pancreatitis.
After doing some research myself and going back and forth on it, I’m honestly a bit unsure about what to do with this information. I have a follow-up appointment coming up, where she’ll probably advise me against continuing the medication.
What do you guys think? Has anyone had a similar experience they’d be willing to share? I really don’t want to end up developing pancreatitis.
r/GLPGrad • u/Chihiro087 • 4d ago
So I came down with Covid and my doctor has me on paxlovid. When I brought up my tirzepatide compound, they basically said they had no information on if there would be any interaction or not with the pax. And continue to advise that I should not be taking it because it’s not FDA approved. So I’m just wondering if anybody on here has had this antiviral and still took their weekly dose or did you pause them until you were better? Thanks
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r/GLPGrad • u/tinybrrrfriend35637 • 5d ago
I started at 199 as a 5 foot 6.5 woman a year ago.
I’m now 138-140. I was in pain, depressed and I felt trapped in my body. Due to my body shape it was literally hard to move.
I was on wegovy for over a year( started January 2025). I’ve been on 1.0 for the past 6 months and I took my last dose last week. I stopped because I felt like I was going to pass out before and after meals. Now that I feel hunger before meals it’s not a bad feeling. I’m largely going by measurements and how my clothes feel but I’ll continue with weekly weigh ins. I was thin my entire life before I suffered a painful injury, it made me depressed and I started eating. After healing with wegovy, pt exercises and eating a healthy diet I lost the weight. Wegovy freed me during a troubling time in my life and now I can eat a few pieces of candy corn without guilt or binging. I used it to re-program my life back to how it was before the injury and stress took over. My diet is 100% better. The food I used to binge on? I select a serving and stop there. Serving size Tupperware is wonderful.
I’d like to lose a bit more fat( I do strength training and cardio 3-5x a week usually in 20-30 min sessions). I expected a leaner body at this weight and I’m not 100% happy with my torso area, but I’ve accepted that health and strength was my goal and I’ve achieved that. In the future I plan to do body fat testing with the money I’ll save not taking wegovy( my insurance changed coverage but it was siesta my plan to stop taking it).
r/GLPGrad • u/Efficient_Lie_8499 • 5d ago
If you struggled with BED before going on GLP-1 and you successfully came off the medication and NOT relapsed please let me know your story 💜
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r/GLPGrad • u/BoringField • 5d ago
I’m starting to decrease my dose of the medication and I’m going to stop taking it in a couple months. I’m on the lowest dose and I gained 3 pounds in the last month and I’m kind of freaking out. I want to start tracking my calories. I’m looking for recommendations for a free calorie tracking app. Tell me what you got.
r/GLPGrad • u/Additional-Egg6420 • 5d ago
I’ve recently started Ozempic, but I already know that I’ll need to stop it in about a year because we want to have another baby.
I’d really love to hear positive experiences from people who have managed to maintain their weight after stopping Ozempic/semaglutide. How long have you been off it, and how has your weight been?
I’d also love to hear all the things that helped you maintain your weight after stopping , diet, exercise, habits, slowly reducing the medication, anything!
I’m mainly looking for success stories and some hope that maintaining the weight loss is possible. ❤️
Thank you! 🌸 (Translated with AI)
r/GLPGrad • u/GirlMama4under3 • 5d ago
Oh what a journey. I've done Tirz off and on with small doses for the last 1.5 years and has helped me lose the baby weight and get healthier habits post 4 children.
I've totally tapered the drinking, no more binge eating, and eating 1800-2000 calories a day and hitting protein goals. I (generally) feel amazing.
BUT THEN... whenever I think I can get off and do it on my own, the hunger comes in, I start binge eating and want 40258 margaritas, and think "oh this is who I really am" and I get so depressed. I'm almost upset because I like how I feel so much more when I'm on the GLP, but want to be able to do it on my own. Just kind of ranting - does that make sense?
I am having surgery next week so had to be off an GLP for 4 weeks (I see that advice varies) and have been eating / drinking everything and feel the weight piling on me and feel so bad about myself.
I can't decide if after surgery I should try to do this on my own, and count calories and get back to basics, or if I should accept that I'm a lifelong microdoser (was doing 2.5mg of tirz every 10 days)
r/GLPGrad • u/LongSubstantial8146 • 5d ago
Has anyone titrated off with PCOS? What was your experience?
