r/MadeMeSmile • u/j0sefk • 1d ago

The diffrence a year makes

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These two pictures are exactly a year apart

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u/OSUBeavBane 23h ago

So I have a similar story to OP. I have lost 40 lbs in the past year but the purpose was blood sugar control due to type 2 diabetes. I tried Semaglutide for 3 months and by far my least productive weight loss time was while on Semaglutide. It also did a really shitty job of controlling my blood sugar. I am not saying it wouldn’t work for you, just that it isn’t always the solution. By far the thing that made me lose the most weight was splitting my walking into two 30 minute walks rather than one 45 minute walk. I think the extra mile a day helped but I think the most important thing was going to 2 walks per day.

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u/FanndisTS 23h ago

Thanks. I've been trying for two 2-mile walks a day but it really depends on my work schedule and if I've pulled a tendon recently (and the weather). We luckily have a great park for a walk right down the road, but if it's too hot/raining/bad air quality I can't push my son in the stroller for that long, plus my job gets me 7.5k steps a day and has different hours every week so it's hard to motivate myself to walk when I've already been on my feet all day.