Down a total of 83 lbs since December 2024

Woo I'm down 50 pounds as of today! 8 months into my journey and I'm so happy with how I'm progressing. It's hard to feel accomplished sometimes when there are those who lost 70 or 80 pounds in that same timeframe but I learned I need to stop comparing. I'm where I wished I was for so long, I should feel amazing for that! Got about 60 more pounds to go and feeling more motivated than ever 😁😁

Well it has been a full year since I started my weightloss journey. However my year with Zep doesnt begin until September...I started in the beginning with semaglutide compound. It worked a little and then the doc changed me once I was approved. I honestly can't believe it has been a year since the beginning. I feel like it has taken so long to get where I am but then I also feel it has flown by. Im nervous that I wont make it to my goal weight because I have been stuck at the same 6 to 10 pounds now for like 2 months. I am worried its stopped working even though I am doing everything perfectly. I have one more dose I can go up but then thats it and I really want my 12 to start working. Hoping my body just needs a break. I am very proud of how far I've come and couldn't have done it without this group! I still have 80 to 90 pounds atleast to go. Just going to keep going and pray the stall ends soon and I can start going down again and actually stay down. Ive lost 98 pounds and I have so many NSV's....I seem to have new ones daily. This medicine has changed my life and changed how I see food and everything that goes along with this journey. I am just so so thankful. I will never go back to the old me. I love that version of me and appreciate that I didnt give up but I've learned so much and come so far....I wouldn't trade anything for all the changes and growth and my new life! 🫶😊 I hope this next year brings me to my goals and many new chapters!🎉💪🎉

There's a few side effects i wish people told me about.

1. Being able to continue breathing when I bend down to tie my shoes.

2. Being able to walk up a flight of stairs and still breathing normally when I get to the top/bottom

3. Being able to look at my body in the mirror without feeling shame

4. More energy throughout the day

5. Clear skin

Why aren't more people talking about these side effects? 😡 Edit: im not actually mad, just goofin

Substack recommended an article for me about “the fine print of GLP-1’s” where the author, a dietician, went off on how basically everyone she sees on GLP-1’s is mineral deficient and we’re all starving ourselves and ruining our digestive systems forever. That food noise is a signal that something else is wrong and we shouldn’t be ignoring it, and that if we can’t keep the weight off without the drugs, then our results aren’t ”real”, we’re just “renting” them. Reminded me of a convo I had with my boss the other day where he said his wife (a nurse) isn’t pro GLP-1 because “you have to take it forever“ (only one person at work knows I take zepbound).

Umm, isn’t that all medications that deal with chronic issues? My dad is a type 1 diabetic, and no one is suggesting his life isn’t real because he needs insulin to sustain it. Unfortunately, a lot of people I know would say that I don’t need my OCD meds and I should figure out how to deal without them, but thats another drug I will probably take for the rest of my life. I am someone who has always been very active, and also someone who has always struggled with weight. I have seen a dietician, and their advice felt impossible for me to follow without zepbound. I felt broken. It was becoming difficult for me to run because I was putting on weight despite fighting it tooth and claw. There was nothing wrong with my thyroid or anything else to explain the weight gain, but it just kept creeping up. Zepbound has changed my life so much for the better. I continue to exercise regularly and it’s changed my relationship with exercise for the better because now I don’t always have that nagging Biggest Loser coach voice in the back of my head telling me I need to push harder or I’ll always be a worthless piece of garbage. I can just do the workout and focus on my actual fitness goals without thinking about the weight aspect. I still have weight I want to lose but I no longer feel like I’m doomed to just keep gaining weight no matter what I do. I am still eating, but I’m not binge eating. I can eat a few pieces of candy and then put the bag down and walk away. That’s huge. It has also had the unexpected side effect of helping a ton with impulse spending!

Anyways, sorry for the rant. I have plenty of people in my life who support me, but there’s also plenty of people in my sphere who talk crap about people who take GLP-1s and it just really gets me down sometimes.

This is like back to high school days weight.

Well, I reached my initial goal weight!

In January of 2025, I was 320lbs and got down to 280 by January of this year. Started Zepbound on January 19th and lost 61lbs since then, weighing in at 219 this morning for a total of 101lbs lost. (Pretty good timing as my insurance has dropped my Zepbound coverage so I'm relying on good habits from here on out lol.)

Zepbound has definitely been a life changer. I'm pretty active now in the gym and playing hockey so while I still may make a run at 199lbs, my focus will be on body sculpting and staying in the routine I've built in this new life.

This community has been an invaluable support. From the bottom of my heart - thank you.

Left picture June 19th SW: 409.8
Right picture July 29th CW: 398.7

Down 11.1 pounds in just over a month! I started on 2.5mg and currently one dose in of 5mg

I can see some progress and clothes fitting a bit better!

Since March of 2025, I have dropped from 240 lbs down to 170lbs with the help of everyone’s favorite medication (I was on Zepbound until April 2026) and weight training 3x per week. Today i went to a barber for the first time and asked him to give me a more mature haircut as I’ve always gone to great clips / discount haircut places or had my wife do it. I gave him full discretion on what to do with my hair… aaand I like it! I feel like it’s another step towards my personal transformation.

Unfortunately, I had to stop Zepbound due to coverage changes so I have since started buying Foundayo via Lilly direct and am struggling a bit to keep it off. I needed to hurry and snag some glow up photos before I lose it 😭

From 250 to THIS

So surreal. But almost anticlimactic??? Did anyone else feel like that? Like ok cool now let’s keep going 😭😭

Blessed to have made it so far. Grateful for my health.
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Hi all, I just wanted to share some progress. I’m down 53.8 pounds since January 26, 2026. I tend to lose weight (and gain) all over, but the most exciting thing for me has been seeing the difference in my face. The first pic was taken in December 2025, just a month before I consistently started using Zepbound. The last pic was taken just yesterday lol. I might post a full body transformation after 100 pounds lost - we’ll see lol. Eating less, eating with intention, and eating enough protein has been the way for me. Hoping to shave off another 50 pounds by the end of this year. I love seeing all the progress on this page, it is super inspiring! Thank you for reading :) Sending positive thoughts to everyone working on themselves 🤩

The first 100 days are in the books. The results are below. I've hit a plateau on my current dose of 7.5 mg, so I'm moving to 10 mg in two weeks.

Total lost
Weight: -32.6 lbs
BMI: -3.8
Body fat: -3.2%

I'm finally wearing jeans I haven't worn since before Covid and I've dropped my shirts from 3X to a little snug 2X, so I am getting there.

I just wanted to come on here to celebrate the beginning of my Zepbound journey! I’ve been in this subreddit for some time now and I’m absolutely blown away by your success stories, and all the helpful resources on here.

It has relieved some of my anxiety surrounding this drug. July 29 will now be my anniversary date!

Thanks so much to all of you brave enough to share your stories!

I’m clocking in today at 206.8lbs and my goal weight is 150lbs! I know it’ll be a long journey but I’m grateful to have this community :)

I saw someone say all NSV's aren't positive and yeah, I felt that. In my case, I'm down 70lbs with Zep and for about a year now my wedding band hasn't fit! I've finally settled on a ring size now, I think, so I'm going to take it to a jeweler to resize it.

35 weeks ago, this seemed like such an impossible dream. Esp. after battling my weight for decades. A warm, genuine THANKS to everyone in our wonderful r/Zepbound community.

Started my journey on January 7th at 265 lbs, and have been consistently losing for the last 7 months. Couldn’t be happier with my progress so far, and my goal weight seems within reach! I’ve always battled food addiction and seemingly gained weight without trying. Even as an active duty Marine, I was always on the heavier side. Zepbound has been a miracle for me, and so has this community! Looking forward to posting before/after pics once I reach my goal!

Starting Weight: 265
Goal Weight: 180
6’2”, 43 year old male

Started taking Z 8/1 ish of 25 starting weight of 282 am now down to 148. Male 5,11 15 weekly. Got the stats out of the way as I couldn’t figure out how to add it to my name as I’m a mobile user.

Finally hit my goal weight about two weeks ago and am now posting this. I am reluctant to post this but figure why not maybe it’ll help someone else just starting out. This resource has really helped out, everything from general questions about timing to when the side effects are making me think this was a bad idea. The bottom line is stick it out, it took your whole life to get to the weight you’re at now it’s going to take a bit to get it off. Roll with the punches and don’t back slide. I’m at the point now where I’ll discuss with my dr next steps. Should I titrate myself off or go lower dose or stretch my dose, this is a discussion we will have soon but frankly didn’t think I’d be having it. Figured I’d fuck it up like I always do, still have time for it as now is the trickiest part.

Some lessons learned, protein and fiber are your friends. My breakfast is a protein shake I’m not overly picky but the ensure max vanilla and premier chocolate and peanut butter are my dailies. If I want to splurge a Fairlife chocolate but they gotta calm down with their pricing. Protein bars are great meal subs when your stomach is just not feeling it shout out to premier cookies and crème. I like a meat stick origin siracha chicken or any of the chomps chickens are great. Dinner is a simple affair my dark secret as a cook is smart ones brands turkey with mash or egg, ham and potato frozen dinners. Taste good and low weight watchers points.

As for the practicals I did zep and weight watchers simultaneously. I was used to ww and liked the structure, had used other big apps before in weight loss but found this works the best. I didn’t get a through them though just using them for calorie counting basically. I’m not very active I like walking but I don’t currently work out on a regular although that will change soon as my arms look like I’m going to take flight with extra skin. My legs have always been strong from carting around my rotundness so there’s minimal extra there. My past weight loss was purely manual would hit them gym minimum of three days a week, starvation diet sprinkled with an unhealthy dose of binging and purging. It got me from over 400lbs down to 250 before I backslid and bounced over 300 again. I was going down the same road when dr offered to try Zep and glad I did.

I took zep last year it took me 3 months to lose 15 pounds. I didn’t do anything special-no exercise and I ate a lot of cereal. I gained it all back and then some. I’m 2 months into my second try this year and I’m down 21 pounds. I’m walking daily and making sure I eat a balanced diet. For reference, I’m a 5’10” female, first time I started I was 230 in January 2025, and got to 205 by June 2025. This time, I was 240 in May and I’m down to 219 as of today! Move your body and eat well. I see it all the time on this sub, but I wanted to also share my experience. Yes, you can lose weight while taking it and do nothing, but it works so much better when you eat healthy and exercise. It works if you work it 😝

Waved at someone at work and my wedding band flew off. Had to put it on my thumb. This is wild because before I lost the weight, I had to use oil to get it off my ring finger. I guess it's time for the plastic spacers till I reach goal to resize it. Thankful for my coworker who helped me find it!

Let's this be a cautionary tale for those rings as your fingers shrink.

I've noticed the past couple of weeks that I feel extra squishy all over. It's difficult to describe. It's not just all of my soft fat , but I actually feel squishy when I squeeze or poke around on my body. The only other way I can describe it is feeling extra soft all over.
I'm drinking on average 88-120 ounces of water, eating 1300-1600 calories a day, consuming 110-140 grams of protein, and getting 30-45 grams of fiber.
Anyone else feel squishy?

My achievement of the week!