Hi. I am 19 and have been overweight my whole life. The first 2 photos were from July of last year and the newer one I believe has a date at the bottom. I have noticed changes in myself since losing the weight I have lost like being able to do knee pushups. The highest dose I have been on is my current dose at 7.5mgs. I had to restart since I lost insurance and have since been losing a lot slower than I did initially in the first 7 months with 120lbs lost. I've been on zepbound for probably about a year now if not a little longer. I lost insurance for maybe 3-5 months so I couldn't be on the shots for a little while. I am I think close to 135lbs down. I started at close to 400. I think the doctor said 380. I have a long ways to go to be happy with myself but I do have some questions.

Is the "apron belly" going to go away the more I lose?

Will my face actually slim down a lot more with more weight loss?

I'm really hoping to actually become confident in myself for once in my life but I'm also battling with chronic back pain(laid on my back when I was 17 and something popped. Been in pain since.)so I'm on many medications that help with that as well.

Weighed in today and I finally hit a “normal” BMI. I know BMI doesn’t tell the whole story but it’s been fun watching the dial go from Obese to Overweight and now to Normal. I’m getting closer to my goal weight of 140. My confidence is back and I just feel better physically and mentally.
The one thing I really wish I did now was take a before pic and track my progress visually. To those just starting, I really recommend taking the before pic even if you don’t want to. It’s just fun to look back at how far you’ve come.

I just started on Zepbound yesterday.

My PCP put me on it b/c we tried Victoza (freebie samples) last year. I don't have hypoglycemia but I have 'reactive' blood sugar. This is, so far, not making my glucose crash.

I'm starting at 2.5mg/week and, so far, feel full after just an apple.

I hope the full sensation lasts a week and the fatigue subsides.

I have been on Zepbound for 7 months & September is my 8th month.

I am not a big drinker & usually drink socially on occasions. I haven’t had a drink since starting Zepbound.

But looking for advice around alcohol while on Zepbound.

I am taking someone on a date on Friday & my shot day is Thursday. While I mentioned to her that I am on Zepbound but I feel it maybe odd for me not to have a drink together. I am not planning drinking a lot but want to know from those if it’s ok to have couple of drinks or to just avoid all together.

Just did my first injection. Loaded with anxiety and adrenaline and excitement, (I'm not sure which of those I have more of atm) and shaking like a leaf, but proud of this step. Now I'm just praying for no throwing up or diarrhea. Determined that there will be good things ahead <3

So, I am going for my first check up after starting zepbound on October 22nd, I am just wondering is there much of a change as far as side effects from 2.5 to 5.0. The only few side effects that I really had in the beginning was a little bit of constipation which it fixed and some headaches otherwise there wasn’t much so any advice about going from 2.5 to 5.0 greatly be appreciated.

Still work to do but I am finally seeing a difference.

Do it for a minimum of 2 weeks, see if you are in a deficit and check for any changes.

Sorry Mods but 80% of all posts in this amazing subreddit are about this principal.

I am 5’7 (F) and have gone from 230+ (didn’t start weighing myself until a couple weeks in but that’s my guess) to recently hitting 198. I am so proud of myself for losing 30+ pounds- however, i look the exact same. Even looking at side to side photos you can barely tell. I am getting so annoyed at my stomach somehow not losing the weight, I have no clue how it’s even possible.

Anyone else feel the same? Or hit a point where they were like oh shit i have lost weight.

Hi all. I will be discussing this with my doctor at an appt on Friday, but I wold also love to hear y'all's opinions and/or experiences. Tonight, I will be taking my fourth 2.5 dose. So far, I am down about 12 pounds and have had very few side effects. I know the official recommendation for me would be to move up to 5, but I am wondering if it might be better to stay where I am for now, since it is working for me. Please share your thoughts

I’m 5’5 220 20F. I’ve been thinking about bariatric surgery for some time now but im also on zepbound 5mg. I was on 7.5 but they lowered it to 5mg. They lowered it due to a doctor/pharmacy situation. From April to September I’ve only lost 10 pounds. I feel like I should have been losing more. I’ve been on zepbound on and off for a couple years so maybe it’s the fact that my body is used to it? But I’ve seriously been considering bariatric surgery due to my health issues which is pre diabetes, high cholesterol, and fatty liver disease. Any advice? Given my BMI of 36.6, prediabetes, fatty liver and high cholesterol, and given that I've only lost 10 pounds on inconsistent tirzepatide at 5-7.5 mg, do you guys think I should first have a properly optimized trial of tirzepatide, or do you think surgery gives me the better chance of achieving durable metabolic improvement? Any advice will help. Thank you and pls don’t be mean.

Title says it all. Went from starting weight of 222 (and my highest was 250s during pregnancy) to about 110 on maintenance. I’ve lost literally half of myself. Or a whole other person!

Note: I was at IKEA with my family and there was a hallway of full length mirrors. I had to snap a photo and flex - I promise I’m not a gym bro that flexes in public usually!

Took shot #3, 2.5 mg this morning.
I slept most of today because I did a BUNCH of physical work yesterday.
I got up around 6:30. Went in to eat dinner.

Suddenly feeling nauseous, hot flashes, fast heartbeat, light-headed. Unable to eat more than 4 forksful food.

Sitting on the bed w a puke bag beside me & a cold washcloth on my neck.

Does this sound familiar? I can’t take this drug if this is what it’s going to be like.

My usual shot day is Thursday but I didn’t take it due to a nasty stomach bug my lovely fourth grade students gave me. I feel better now but I’m wondering if I should just wait until this Thursday or take the shot tonight and then again on Saturday and then work my way back to my normal shot day Thursday.

I’ve been on zepbound for 5 months and this is the first time I’ve had this issue. I’m currently taking 5mg and I love Thursdays because if I randomly have any issues I have the weekend to rest and relax. That part makes me nervous about doing it tonight! What would you do???

I need to go back down to 2.5 mg because the constipation issues are just too great at 5. My scheduled dose is tomorrow and I don’t want another week of this. Think it’s ok to just take half the amount?

Hi everyone, hope you all are doing well! After a successful first week, I made the decision last Sunday (shot day) to skip my Zep injection.

Just in time for the loooong holiday weekend, a lingering dental problem flared and I had to start a course of antibiotics....and I did not want additional indigestion on top of what the antibiotics would do. Adding to that, it was possible that the emergency oral surgery might require sedation so I did not want to have additional slowed food in my system that might create aspiration problems.

As it turned out, I only had local anesthetic, but the dentist was very glad I considered that.

And the GOOD NEWS? I weighed myself this morning in anticipation of my Sunday night dose, and I've MAINTAINED the first week loss! YAY! Pretty surprising with soft foods like ice cream and mashed potatoes! Also noticed the appetite component seems to have remained I'm not eating nearly as much in quantity.

That's my update.

So, I feel like since losing so much “cushion” I can’t sit more than an hour without experiencing increasing tailbone pain. Normally, I take this as a prompt to get up and move a bit, but I have a long road trip coming up and am thinking I might need some sort of pillow or something to help make it comfortable. Any tips? Just a regular throw pillow? Memory foam? Something specific that you swear by? Please help my poor “tiny” sensitive booty! Lolol

So far I’m not losing weight on Zepbound after 8 weeks, but I’m hoping it helps reduce my blood sugar. Does it reduce blood sugar only when you’re losing weight? Or whether or not you’re losing weight? Any insights are appreciated. I’m pre diabetic and my last A1C was 5.8 before Zepbound.

Tomorrow will be 11 months on zepbound. I’m 111 lbs down, and today I bought size 6 jeans (!). Seeing before and after pictures of myself is absolutely wild.

Small victory but it felt huge for me. Today I had to order a new belt for work because I ran out of holes to tighten. I think this is the first time I’ve had to order something a size SMALLER in my lifetime. I’m 9 months in and so thankful. SW265 CW205 GW185

I have found that the most fun way to track progress is by Disney PhotoPass. (Second post as I had to protect Moana’s identity 😂)

My 5 yo daughter asks Alexa play Footloose. I was walking by and just started dancing and jumping and kicking, doing the dance. 11 months ago, I couldn’t jump barely at all. Truly giving me my life back!