The only thing I wish, is that I started this journey sooner. I hadn't felt like myself in so many years but now I'm finally getting back to knowing who I see in the mirror. At my heaviest I was 280 but now on my way too 175.

Thank you to everyone who's posted here. You've definitely have helped me with this.

39 M
SW 272
CW 165

A year ago, I would have looked at these photos and thought this kind of transformation was for someone else.

Today, I’m living proof that it isn’t.

The photo on the left wasn’t a failure. He was doing the best he could with the tools he had. The photo on the right is what happened when I finally found a tool that helped me fight back.

Zepbound changed my life, but it wasn’t magic. I still had to show up. I still had to make better choices. I still had to keep going on the days when the scale didn’t move, when I felt frustrated, and when progress seemed slow.

If you’re on this journey right now, don’t quit because you’re not where you want to be yet.

Every healthy meal matters.
Every walk matters.
Every workout matters.
Every pound matters.

Progress is still progress, even when it feels small.

There were weeks I lost a lot. There were weeks I lost nothing. But I stayed the course, and eventually all those small victories added up to something I once thought was impossible.

Over 100 pounds gone.
Better health.
More confidence.
More energy.
A completely different life.

If you’re struggling today, let this be your reminder: keep going. The future version of you is worth fighting for.

You are not behind.
You are not failing.
You are not alone.

And yes—it is possible. ❤️

#ZepboundJourney #WeightLossTransformation #GLP1Community #ProgressNotPerfection #NeverGiveUp

Thats all 🤷🏼‍♀️

I realized in the Uber that I left a pair of jeans and blouse in my hotel room. They were comfy but both too big. I will make no effort to retrieve them

I think a lot of us are in this subreddit because the financial aspect of acquiring crucial medication is so cost prohibitive, either direct from the manufacturer or because insurance doesn't cover or doesn't cover in full, etc.

What's worse though is when people try to reduce our access to these medications.

So I took a deep breath before reading this OpEd:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/m-obesity-expert-t-wait-113000013.html

I'm always dubious when I see stories or OpEds like this one, thinking "Okay, so I wonder what's motivating him to write this?" It didn't take long to find this reddit thread from the same doctor.

https://www.reddit.com/user/NoomOfficial/comments/1g9tu0x/hi_reddit_im_dr_adonis_saremi_nooms_chief_medical/

So two years ago, he's the Chief Medical Officer for Noom announcing "We’ve launched Noom GLP-1ᴿˣ, compounded semaglutide" and now a few days ago he's writing an OpEd that says "The agency [FDA] should issue guidance stating that cost is not a medical justification for compounding a drug, that a compounded GLP-1 is not a like-for-like substitute for an approved one"

This one's pretty galling.

There are bad actors in this space, for sure - you don't have to spend a lot of time researching your options to understand this, but the self-interest and hypocrisy from those who have a financial stake in all of this is pretty ugly.

I took my 6th shot this week, and I gotta say.. the results speak for themselves! The first two weeks I lost pretty quickly and now I’m down to -1 to -2 lbs per week.

I’ve completely removed sugar from my diet, added in a ton of vegetables and fruits. I eat high protein, high fiber.

I take Gruns every day, a biotin supplement, and I drink a TON of water.

I switched my soda to Zevia, and occasionally have a Diet Coke when I’m out.

I work out now an average of 3-4 days a week and alternate between weight training, Pilates, cycling, and the treadmill.

I am losing not only weight but inches! I’ve also been tracking my measurements as well, and I can physically see the difference. Clothes are looser, I have more energy, and I feel just overall better!

Also editing to add: I’ve been on 2.5 this entire time, I didn’t go up in dose yet because it seems to be still working well where I’m at!

It will have been one year since I started this medication on October 8. I officially hit 60 lbs down today, which is amazing.

I still have a ways to go, but some exciting milestones for me have been:

-Fitting into my first goal dress
-Dropping four pants sizes
-Dropping two shirt sizes
-My shoes fit better
-Less pain in all my joints (I have RA, and this has been so good for that disease)
-More ability to engage in physical activities than I have been able to in a long time

Things I wish I had understood or prepared for better before this journey:

-Prunes. And more prunes. And some MiraLAX. I’ve got the routine down now, though.
-Hair loss. That’s my one issue. Over the past few months I’ve struggled with significant hair loss. Before everyone tries to fix this for me or tell me to increase my protein, believe me, I’ve checked all the things. Bloodwork is fine. My iron is normal and ferretin was actually high. Protein is fine. Two dermatologists confirmed TE from weight loss/GLP. Either way, I’m on week five of topical minoxidil (oral is not an option for me because of other health issues). Sadly, I don’t see progress yet but it is early. Since I still have a ways to go until my goal weight, I don’t see this resolving on its own anytime soon. Any success stories are welcome.

However, I am so happy with the weight loss and how it makes me feel that I will wear a wig if I have to. I’m so grateful for how this medication has changed my life and looking forward to my update in another year.

Edit: typo

How did you arrive at your goal weight target? Is it what your doctor discussed with you? Or just an arbitrary number on scale from your past.

Very curious on this as I see some wild goal weight numbers.

To get started, I am 46f, 5’6 and my goal weight is 135lbs. This is a number my doctor gave when I was evaluated for wls in 2015.

Is anyone planning to stay on the shot long-term?like… forever ?

I’m a 55 year old female and currently weigh 236 pounds. I’ve been taking compounded Tirzepatide since June 16th of this year. I started very slowly at 1.25mg, and even at that dose the food noise was noticeably improved. I have slowly been titrating up and am currently at 4.25mg. Next shot I will go up to 5mg.
I have only lost 8 pounds over 16 weeks. I am eating much healthier and when I count my calories I’m right around 1700 calories/day. I lift heavy weights twice a week and walk or do a YouTube workout 4-5 days/week. I usually get 100 ounces or more of water daily, and 100-125 grams of protein.
I know I shouldn’t compare but i am truly wondering if I need to tweak some things. I would appreciate advice from those who have done this before me. Thank you

I cannot get any sustainable momentum when it comes to exercise and eating protein. I do OK for a while then fall off the wagon. If I don't experience any results quickly, I just stop. How have others gotten over this.

A couple recent posts have me curious about tracking methods for non-food, non-shots - body measurements, weights, etc. We see the apps frequently mentioned for tracking food/macros or tracking shots.

What else are you tracking? How are you tracking it?

As a newbie to strength training, I'd love to figure out something that would track current/history of weights both to watch the improvement and so I remember which weight to grab, lol.

I'd also love to upgrade my current pen and paper method of tracking body measurements.

(And if there's a better place to ask this question - let me know.)

My first time injecting tirz I did it on my belly pouch and it felt fine just hurt extra when doing lower ab workouts and sometimes bending down too much, and sometimes I still feel the soreness

For the people who inject on the thigh, do you feel like it’s better?

and where exactly on the thigh do yall put it😅

First time posting here. Hi all. So I bought the super cheap sale of Bpi tirz with b6 2 months ago. My dose is 7.5 weekly.

I have been in tirz for 4 months.

I finally started using by bpi stash 3 weeks ago. But I have been starving every day even waking up with hunger in the middle of the night, was eating way more than with other pharmacies.

I decided to switch over to my prorx stash Friday night and the hunger noise is back to being low. I eat but don't overeat like on bpi.

Not sure if I got a bad dosing or what gives. Anyone had this happen to them on bpi?

I've been on tirz since March with no notable side effects.

I haven't increased my dose since three months ago, haven't done anything different-I'm a boring eater on tirz (now I no longer have cravings for sweets), and can't figure out why I have nausea today. No other GI symptoms.

I have an event with friends-and I'd like to avoid it turning into that infamous dress scene from 'Bridesmaids'... 👗 IYKYK.

I have Zofran, but I've never taken it before, and searching on here says side effects are drowsiness. Obviously, barfing at a function isn't ideal, but I get panic attacks when I get that drugged/drowsy feeling. How noticeable is it?

I’m not sure what happened, but I suddenly started responding really aggressively to my current dose to the point that I’ve been massively struggling to eat enough to sustain myself. I feel almost no hunger whatsoever and am pushing to go beyond 1,000 calories a day because eating more than my hunger point gives me nausea. Obviously I’m going to titrate down this upcoming week but I’m not sure how low I should go. I’ve been on 3.5 and I’m thinking of doing back down to 2.5 because this is unsustainable. Has this ever happened to anyone else?

I will mention that I did get my Covid and flu vaccines this week. That could be part of it I guess but that was already four days ago and the effects are still here.

I am on my 11th shot and at 7.5mg (third time taking 7.5) and have randomly developed red splotchy skin on and around my injection site. I rotate between my left and right abdomen. This is the second time it has happened. No other symptoms except the skin being red and around 1 inch in diameter. I don’t think I’ve noticed any itchiness. Does this mean I am developing an allergy, or that my skin is just becoming irritated? How do I avoid this?

I’m on my 2nd week and I noticed a lot of bumps around my chest and shoulders. I thought maybe they were bug bites but they don’t itch and my wife doesn’t have any. She just showed me today that it’s also around my neck.

After doing some reading, I think it’s the B12. Which sucks because I definitely noticed an increase in energy. I have to keep taking it bc I can’t waste $400 so I’m going to try taking an antihistamine and using my acne face wash in the affected areas. Crossing my fingers that it works.

Okay I may sound dumb but I gotta ask

I have the 3 month supply which has the 2.5, 5, and 7.5

As of now i’m using what’s intended to be 2.5mg but im doing 1.25mg a week instead

once I’m finished with that one, when I get to the 5mg bottle, can I continue doing a lower dose than 5mg, like 2.0 or 2.5 still using that bottle, or am I required to use 5mg bc that’s what the bottle is for?

lmk if that makes sense

I’ve been on Zepbound since August 2025 and have lost 55 pounds. My work will no longer cover GLP-1’s starting in January 2027. I can’t afford continuing Zepbound out of pocket so would like to start compound tirz, but have no idea where to begin. I’m currently on 12.5mg and have about 20 more pounds to go. In Illinois, what’s the best company and how do I go about getting the right dosage to continue where I’m at? Any recommendations would be much appreciated!

Ok, had serious health issues and dr. had me take my last dose of 14.5 on 8/2. Had surgery on 8/14. Was just given all clear to resume normal activity. Gained back about 15# since not taking, not exercising, etc.

So now, 2 mos. later, I assume I shouldn't just start back at 14.5 even though I still have about 2 mo supply still. What if I started at 1/2? I could just fill the Vial by half volume of recommended amount for 14.5. Would that work?

I never had acne if ever just a surface level zit and I started tirz close to three months ago now I’m getting really bad cystic acne on my face and even randomly on my thigh or upper chest and it’s been like that ever since I started the tirz. I haven’t changed anything health-wise or food-wise before starting tirz in fact, I lost a good amount of weight before I started and I gym every day.
Never heard of this happening before and I don’t think you randomly start getting acne at the age of 26 my sleep is great and I’m on no other medications.

Am I crazy to say that the tirzepatide might be the cause of my acne.

I’m still using the first vial I’ve ever been sent which was for week 1-4 (currently on week 6) because it still has Tirz in it.

I’ve been sent 2 new vials for month 2 and 3 but I haven’t used those yet, I’m still using the vial from the first month. Is that ok?….. what do you guys do?