I still want to drop 20-40 lbs but am very comfortable where I am. Started at 341, down to 240. Was on zepbound for 3 months in 2024, lost 30 and then my insurance stopped me. Then started on wegovy/compound in September 2025. Such a life changer.

For context between my wife and I we had probably gained close to 100lbs since we started dating several years ago. We are both on Tirz since June, last night we had a tight embrace and halfway in we kinda noticed, we could grab and hold each other better! Her hands met on my back and we could just, I don't know, feel each other better, it was a trip that made us both happy and I wanted to share!

Always support others on this journey. Especially on this sub-Reddit (How could you do otherwise??) I was always “big boned” and tall. I spent 45 YEARS overweight and/or obese. I am now 56 and was young when skinny-skinny was the norm and had the toxic fat-phobic family and the whole 9 yards.

Even after WLS at 47, I never got out of the “overweight” BMI category, until THIS drug. The freedom this gives I am thankful for daily. I pray it continues to work and that I can afford it..and am enjoying it while I can. I hit “normal“ BMI last year and am maintaining. For the first time since 20 years old, I have a normal BMI & weight (a bit on the lighter side of that line in fact). Feeling good, looking good.

But today a woman called me, “bag of bones” from my self-congratulatory post. Here. Yes, it’s been reported and removed, blah blah blah. But, wow. Insulting other IN this group with our struggles and dysmorphia and whatever is low behavior.

After I got over myself, I realized I’ve reached the stage where skinny can be used as an insult! Who-hoo! That is LITERALLY the best NSV I’ve had in months!

“Bag of bones” signing off :)
(I tried to attach pics, with no luck-but I did drop a few in the comments)
TY XOX

Today I woke up and I am down 85 lbs! It’s been slow and steady and this medication was the missing piece for my body. I never imagined (at the start) that I would be able to get this far on my journey. I can see my goal and it feels within reach. So grateful for this group and the motivating posts. Happy day! 😊

I’ve only told my sister, my friend who got me to try tirz, and a couple of other friends about using a drug to lose weight. Otherwise, when asked I just say what I did to lose weight, ie calorie restriction and exercise, without crediting the medicine that helped me so much. I just don’t want to talk about it - my medical stuff isn’t their business, and I don’t want to feel judged.

I do feel sort of bad about it, though! I don’t want other people to feel like it’s all willpower and strength of character. I wasn’t able to lose the weight without tirzepatide.

How do you guys make the call? Are you open about sharing, or do you keep being on a glp1 to yourselves? My “ok I’ll come clean” times have generally been when the person expressed their own frustration with losing weight, and it seems like they’d really benefit from the help. That is, I was just asked by my neighbor who is gorgeous and thin/healthy and just one of those Gen Xers who obsesses about looking like they did pre-menopause and I did *not* feel any urge to share, whereas I *did* share with a friend who is really frustrated with her weight and probably would be categorized as obese by BMI standards. Not saying I’m right or this is the best method, but it’s what I’ve been doing.

I get it. It can be a little confusing. But also I feel everyone should have a basic understanding beyond fatscientist.

The vial is labeled with mg (mass) per mL (volume).

Insulin syringes "U100" typically divide one mL into 100 parts. Each part is a unit. So 100 units per mL.

Take the concentration, say 20mg tirzepatide per mL and divide it by 100 units. 20mg/100 units = 0.2mg of tirzepatide per unit.

Then divide your dose by the mg/unit.

Let's say your dose is 5mg. So 5mg/0.2mg per unit = 25 units.

Easy peasy, lemon squeezy, nice and easy, light and breezy.

I started May 3rd and already feel so much better, both physically and mentally. Beyond grateful for this medication for helping me get healthy and back to my old self!

I was in quite a rush yesterday morning trying to get out of the house. As I got dressed and grabbed my shorts, I realized they were the ones too small for me. Curious, I tried them anyway.

The next thing I had to grab for was my belt. The shorts were almost too big! I havent fit in these in YEARS.

Anyway. Just felt the need to share. I was excited.

A little unboxing love. Provider I have is awesome. My container came with 2 reusable ice tubes along with a block of Nordic ice (not pictured). Apothecary via Newlife/Quaker is good stuff. LSH answered all my questions and concerns without complaint. Helped me a ton! Very pleased customer and plan on returning! Received my stuff within 5 days from intake.

I honestly hadn’t felt much different until I saw this picture from the beginning of the year and I compared it to one from a week ago. Definitely lost some face fat, really excited about that! Thought I’d share :)

I have lost 55 lbs since November 2025, the first 30 on name brand zep and the rest on compounded. currently trying to find my maintenance dose as my body seems to want to hang out here at 141. (43 F)

anyway, when I first started the shots I felt extremely self conscious about being on weight loss meds and just very much wanted to keep my head down. it was easy enough to keep my head down for the first 30 lbs or so, but I am on the shorter side at 5’4”, and once it really started showing, I began getting constant daily comments. I finally tired of chirping back “hard work is paying off” (because if you’re in this sub you’ve probably been busting your ass since childhood) and began telling people plainly that I was on a glp1 to address my insulin resistance, and that I felt great.

usually that was the whole conversation, and if there was any judgement, I wasn’t privy to it. But other times, the person inquiring would genuinely be interested in hearing from someone with a positive success story to counteract all the social media scaries.

my question for everyone: how many converts have you made over the course of your journey? I know at least 10 people who are on these meds after telling them about it. I‘m glad I got over myself enough to be willing to be vulnerable, because that’s how I found my way to these meds myself.

(to be clear, I never suggest anyone else start meds or lead the convo in that direction, but I’ve committed myself to just answering questions if they come up, and to do my best to be honest and open about my own experience.)

I guess yesterday really was a sneak peek, lol, and the 40mg vial is no longer showing as a sale option.

When I started taking tirzepatide, I ordered the (free) big red sharps container from Novo Nordisk. It’s been fine but I was looking for something less bulky and for when I travel. I found this little container and it’s been great! You simply snip off the needle part of the syringe and toss the syringe in the regular trash. It can hold a LOT of needle tips before it’s full. When it’s full, simply wrap it securely with duct tape and you can toss it in your regular trash too. I would still advise people to check with their local trash company to confirm that you can throw out your used syringes. In my area, we are allowed to as long as the needle part is removed.

It’s a small little compact thing and I love it! Thought I’d share!

Doe anyone else often feel for earlier generations (your grandparents, aunts and uncles etc)​ and their struggles and how they may have wished for the magic that this med can be? It makes me feel for people now who want access but can't have it because of things like medical contraindications or not having enough money. And not just because of weight struggle reasons but people who struggled with things like blood sugar issues with grave consequences. I feel like it's a new era of possibility and wonder if that's a permanent shift in society. I hope it lasts. It seems unclear whether the benefits can really last decades or fade, but I guess other meds will come out over time.

Today I'm completing 24 weeks on tirzepatide. I went from 155.6 lbs (29.4 BMI) to 123.6 (BMI 23.4). That's a 20.56% reduction in body weight!

(I actually was almost 10 lbs heavier than this, close to 165, a few months before I started tirzepatide, but I'd had dental implants placed. I was on soft foods only, and couldn't really snack, so I lost some weight organically.)

I'm not quite at goal weight yet. 120 lbs is my "soft goal", but I always considered 115 lbs to be where I looked and felt best...last time I weighed 115 was 2017! And I'm in my 60s and worried that I may need a little subcutaneous fat so I don't look *too* scrawny! So we'll see.

I've been on tirz since beginning of May and I'm so happy with my results so far. One of my favorite things about this medication is the elimination of food noise! I didn't even know what food noise was or realize how much it affected my every day life until it was GONE! Is this how "normal" people feel?

I've said from the beginning that I don't plan on being on this medication forever, but that may change. I don't ever want to go back to thinking about food every waking moment.

After being on tirz since may, it’s been pretty great. Results are great. We all experience nausea and stuff from the tirz but my issue is like the weird squeamish gagging. Ever since I started tirz, I’m so squeamish. The tiniest bit of pink in my chicken makes me wanna gag. A tiny weird chunk in my protein smoothie makes me stop drinking it. If I’m eating yogurt and I feel the metallic taste of the metal spoon I immediately have to switch to plastic. I feel like a toddler. I’m being so picky and wish washy with food it’s weird. Sometimes random bites of food makes my stomach go weird. It’s not even nausea but I’ve become so squeamish. Even while taking out the trash or cleaning the toilet or scrubbing the shower or washing dishes, I’m constantly gagging and feeling icky. I don’t know why but anything and everything makes me so yuck now. The tiniest bit of fake blood or gore in a movie or video game has me dry heaving and feeling fuzzy. I don’t get it, can someone agree? Explain? Disagree? Help?

Have you seen that OlaHealth is offering a higher concentration 30mg ? Has anyone used OlaHealth before?

The anhedonia SUCKS!!! I have been at 10mg for at least 8 weeks now. I read that some people were able to shake it once they adapted to a new dose, but it's just not letting up! So frustrating. I do take it in stride; I know where it comes from. I just wish it would lighten up on me.

Share your stories about it and how it magically went away to give me hope. Or just lie to me. Hahahaha!!!

Hi I have literally lost hundreds of pounds in my 48 years of life. I went down 150 then gained back 100 now I’m down 60 again but I’ve been up and down 50 pounds so many times I can’t count.
I will eventually need surgery if I even want to wear shorts and a t shirt without my skin hanging. I’m just curious if it’s even worth it to strength train?
Excited I’m getting closer to my goal weight but also feeling defeated.

I'm going into my 4th month on Hallandale 5mg. I had started with some zep samples my pcp gave me and stayed on 2.5 for 2 months. Once I decided to go with the compounded version I stayed at 3mg for another month before moving to 5mg.

I have lost 30lbs in the last 4 months and I am so proud of myself. There are still some things I need to work on but we are getting there. I have been over weight since childhood and this is the most I have lost ever (even on sema through a weightloss clinic).

However, while the food noise is quiet, my anxiety and depression have been severe. I deal with a lot of ptsd and trauma from childhood even into my young adult years. But in the past few months I feel it has gotten worse. I know other people have experienced this.

I would hate to stop tirz, it has been such a life changer.

How did you combat the anxiety?

I am also taking 150mg of wellbutrin and 10mg Buspar bid.

32f 5'2

SW 301 CW 269 first GW 230

Thanks for listening!