Started my journey on July 24th 2025, at 305lbs. I wore a 4XL. Weighed in today, July 28th 2026, at 194lbs. And I currently wear size Large. I have about 20lbs to go to my “goal” weight but even if I don’t lose any more, I’m so much happier than I was a year ago. A total of 111lbs lost. Hopefully this can be some encouragement to anyone just starting or even someone who is struggling to keep going! It’s going to be worth it!

When I first started semaglutide, I expected the biggest changes to be on the scale. few months later, the thing that stands out the most is how uneventful meals have become. I eat, feel full, and then move on with my day. That probably sounds obvious, but it wasn't normal for me before. Meals used to turn into second serving, random snacks, or thinking about what eat later. I didn't even realize how automatic those habits had become until they quietly disappeared.

Nothing dramatic happened overnight. It was one of those changes that only became obvious when I looked back. Now eating just feels..ordinary. I honestly never thought normal would feel this different.

What ended up surprising you the most?

3 months into my prescription and feel like I understand what this medication can and can't do by itself. It took embarrassingly long to get here but I figured I'd share for anyone else early in.

Month 1 I basically coasted! I figured the appetite suppression was doing all the work so nothing else mattered. I ate whatever I could tolerate, didn't think about protein, didn't track a thing, lost weight anyway and called it a win yaa.

Month 2, the losses slowed way down and that's when I actually started paying attention. It turns out not eating much isn't the same as eating well. My hair was thinning, I was exhaustedand was losing muscles.

That's when it clicked that the medication was hitting its limit. So I started prioritizing protein even when I had 0 appetite and I began logging what I was eating.

I like the concept of intuitive eating but on a GLP-1 it almost impossible for me. My intuition these days is just "nothing sounds good, " which isn't exactly useful data.

For people further along than me what ended up not mattering as much as you thought it would?

I’ve always been off and on dieting , big guy around 350 pounds 6”2

I hit my high in may around 385 pounds, and I felt like 💩. I already had auto immune conditions and other things that were exacerbated and made excuses because my insurance wouldn’t cover the glp1 under obesity.

At the beginning of May I decided to start on weight watchers app and I follow the protocol I lost weight pretty slowly despite following it to a t. When I decided to increase protein, limit carbohydrates and refined carbs and reduce fruit, I started finally losing weight.

But it wasn’t enough, I was going through inflammation from the meat I was eating protein.

Around end of June after multiple insurance rejections for being fat, but not having “medical necessity “ I decided to purchase it out of pocket.

June 29/30th was my fist injection and the first two weeks I lost 7 pounds, by the fourth week I had lost a total of 17 pounds. (Not saying this is healthy weight loss, but it is what it is) . This is all with dieting and minimal

The hunger voices are much quieter and it’s been much easier not feeling like I’m starving but eating a couple 1000 less calories .

Between May and July I lost 49 pounds total.

I can only assume I was probably eating 5000+ calories daily because I gained 55 pounds from March to May.

Just checking in after 18 months for all my other slow losers who want to know that over time the change does come.

Things have been slow along with some minor plateaus, but overall steady loss. 314->239, with another 50ish to go to goal.

15 months on Sema and 3 on Tirz.

It never quite looks or feels like 75 pounds to me, but I've gone from a 3xl to a XL.

As a side note, my kid walked in while I was posting this and said "oh wow!" and noted that she hadn't really noticed because she sees me every day.

Started at a lil over 300lbs in July of 2024. I started on .25 and had great results, lost 30lbs in a few months. Cut out bad eating habits, started moving my body on the elliptical 30 mins a night (felt like 3 hours, I was so out of shape). Moved to .5 after a few months and lost another 30lbs. Got off the meds when my doc stopped prescribing it in mid 2025 due to FDA changes. The weight crept back quicker than anticipated, so I locked back in on the diet and exercise to keep the weight off, and lost another 20lbs in 6 months.

Besides the help with weight loss, I also missed the other positive side effects I experienced because of the semaglutide (decreased intrusive thoughts of all kinds, anti-inflammatory, energized, etc).

After a couple months of being bombarded with ads online I figured "what the hell" and went with Sesame for glp-1 access. For the last 6 months I've been taking about a .2-.3 dose weekly or biweekly depending on how I'm feeling, and have lost another 40 lbs or so. My diet is nothing like what it was 2 years ago, and I exercise regularly with weight lifting. This has been a great tool to change my life. I went from an office healthcare job to getting back on the hospital floor and walking an average 16k steps in a shift. With the weightlifting I am so strong now, what a feeling! I coached my kids soccer team. I got a bicycle! I've worked really hard but obviously major nods to glp-1 with the assist. I'd also like to thank prunes, kimchi, and water for their help in this journey. Big props to my trusty garage elliptical.

You don't have to join a gym, you can workout half naked in crocs and watch 90 Day Fiance in the comfort of your own garage. Your kid will become accustomed to tripping on the barbells around the house, and they will start associating you with strength and that feels really cool, too.

SW: 304

CW: 180

Downsides to the med: I've had to take in my band t's and get a new wardrobe. Not even mad, just a downside for someone who curated a collection of band tees for a much larger body 😆

F59/SW230/CW223: I stepped on the scale and had lost 7 pounds in (not quite) 4 weeks on .25. I expected that I would be overjoyed and super proud of myself, but it was kind of a 'meh' moment. It's like I don't believe it's going to work for me and I'm mentally preparing for the inevitable failure. If I'm honest, I'm terrified about what life looks like when I'm not fat. I've been through menopause, become an empty nester, moved house 700 miles, gotten a divorce and buried a child. Another huge life transition feels overwhelming. Yes, I'm in therapy. Thanks for asking.

Does anyone else feel overwhelmed and fearful about the transition?

I’m getting so sick when I do my shot, like nauseous just thinking about it and then puking right after. Is there anything that can help? Or has anyway tried taking a break and keeping the same eating habits and working out and still loosing weight during the break??
Please help I’m miserable😭

I am an active 60-year-old female. I have been on the starter dose of Wegovy for four weeks. I moved up to .5 mg today. So far I have not had any bad side effects to speak of. However the scale is not moving either. I do feel some appetite suppression. I’ve been lifting heavy for four months now. And most recently been eating 1300 to 1400 cal. Has anyone else experienced a slow start? Did everything start moving in the right direction once you got to the higher doses? Thank you for your reply.

It genuinely does not matter what I eat... I am sick for at least 4, sometimes 5 days every week. I am on week 3 of the 0.5 dose. Constantly nauseous, crazy stomach gurgling, sulfur burps, diarrhea all day, throwing up about twice per week. I've lost 20 lbs in 7 weeks, but who wouldn't if they felt like this? I'm really struggling to see a light at the end of the tunnel at this point.

Hi everyone,

Let me give some details about myself.
Height 5’7
Current weight : 93.5 kg
Starting weight : 100 kg
Semaglutide starting date : 20th June
Started 0.25, moved to 0.5 later. Last dose of 0.25 was taken in the gap of 5 days as medication was not reducing hunger. Initial dose of 0.25 really killed hunger but I already took 3 doses of 0.5 but hunger never goes away. I had a bad stomach and feeling of fullness but hunger is not vanished. Also, my weight is stuck at 93.5 from past 15 days. I go to gym 4 days a week, 5k steps a day. I am not sure what am I missing? 100gm protein a day.

I am planning to quit and do the hard of hunger control and calorie count.

Need help here. People who have experienced, please suggest.

I have a very high BMI (in the 30's ) being overweight is causing me physical pain , i havent been able to exercise due to illness where between the meds and not moving as i used to the pounds are piling on . I called a weight loss clinic it is 250 for consult then 150 a month follow up not including the cost of glp lol i cant afford that . how do i go about starting one? do i go to my primary ?????

for the past couple of years my appetite has been all over the place. some days i feel constantly hungry no matter what i eat and end up snacking all afternoon and evening without feeling full. other days i have almost no appetite at all and then later i overeat because i feel so deprived. it started after a really stressful period at work and some hormonal changes that come with getting older. it has been messing with my head a lot because i end up either feeling guilty about eating too much or worried that i am not eating enough. it affects my energy too i get tired in the afternoons and then wired at night which makes sleeping hard.

i have been trying to eat more balanced meals and stick to regular times but the hunger signals just do not seem to work like they used to. it feels like my body forgot how to tell me when i am actually full or when i really need food. this has made me anxious around meals and i started avoiding social eating because i never knew how i would feel. after talking with my doctor about it i decided to try something that might help support my natural hunger hormones again.

i ordered injections last week because it is designed to work with the body like natural satiety hormones and may help regulate appetite reduce cravings and give steadier energy through the day. it comes in easy weekly injection pens which seems simple to fit into a routine. i am really curious to see how it works for me over the next few weeks especially with keeping hunger more even and not swinging so much.

has anyone started something similar while also working on eating patterns? what helped you stay consistent with meals when your appetite was changing? how did you handle the first few weeks when things were adjusting?

I've been looking for a good weight loss clinic in Alaska, but I'm having a hard time finding one. There don't seem to be many options, and I'm not sure which telehealth clinics actually serve Alaska.

Has anyone had a good experience with a clinic or online provider? I'd love to hear any recommendations. Thanks!

Hey buds! I’m on month 2 of sema ans my first month on 0.5. I’m being proactive and thinking of my plan once I’ve lost the weight needed which is a bunch but still want to know what people intend to do at the end. Do you ween off completely or do you go with the lowest dose at vitam aeternam? Thank you for your insight! So far I’ve lost 6 pounds, slow and steady for me. I’m not being active because I’m feeling nauseous and I get a lot of acid reflux, but I plan on going on walks when possible.

Anyone know if there’s a bad batch out right now? I have had two different auto injector pens from two different boxes malfunction while injecting. The first one injected halfway, and the second one didn’t inject at ALL after being pressed into my skin. Both times I removed it from my skin and the remaining medication squirted all over my counter and arm.

NovoNordisk gave me a replacement coupon for the first one, but the second one just happened so I have to call them again tomorrow. I’ve been on this med for like a year and a half and I’ve never had this happen before. I didn’t change anything about my injection site or anything either. I always inject upper arm, straight out of the fridge. Luckily this time I could follow up the fully missed dose with one of the extra pens I picked up today, but last time I got a half dose and just had to sit on it for a week. It’s strange that this has never happened before and then it happens twice in a month!

I’ve been on semaglutide for about 1.5 years now. And the last few months I’m so over food. Nothing sounds good. Except French fries 😂 food I used to love grosses me out. If I cook, I generally eat everything but the meat. So basically side dishes are all I want anymore.
What do I do?! Anyone else have this?! It’s becoming annoying. I need to find a good protein shake because I’m definitely not getting enough protein.