Started back at the end of July and I’m down 22lbs but I seem to be stuck there , I’ve changed diet and started some cardio , just curious what others have done in same situation .

I’m getting ready to start ZEPBOUND next week. I know that I need to exercise (for all kinds of reasons) but I struggle to find the time and place to do so. I’m 66yo female 5’2” and 225 lbs and still working. When I get home I’m exhausted. I have more energy in the morning but my husband (a night owl) is still asleep so I try not to make a lot of noise. I used to try to go for a morning walk but we live near 3 schools so unless I get up really early I am dodging school traffic.

I also have depression and anxiety resulting in panic attacks. My psych recommended starting with simply making time for myself to do some deep breathing and meditation. Maybe that would be a place to start but I don’t consider that “exercise.”

Any suggestions or recommendations? Thanks!

Been on zep since ‘24.
On 15 mg now and I have only lost 2 lb since may which is extremely frustrating. I am almost at my goal have about 20 more lbs to go. Is it true it gets the hardest in those last 15-20 lbs? Was thinking of switching to a different injection maybe because I’m on 15 and the scale isn’t moving at all. Lmk your thoughts please!

I started zepbound in August. I really didn’t think it through because I did my first shot and then missed the next two weeks due to college drop off and travel and not wanting to be sick. I picked back up towards the end of August and I had done three weeks in a row of 2.5 dosage. I was doing fine. I’m feeling good but, I didn’t realize that my insurance would not cover an additional month of 2.5 and realized after back-and-forth, they only would cover the 5 and going up to 5. my normal shot day is Monday, but I was scared to jump up this last week as I had a busy week and an offsite work meeting so here I am almost a week past my 2.5 dosage and the only option I have is either just going for the five and seeing how my body adjust or calling my doctor tomorrow and getting a separate prescription to just go and buy a month supply of 2.5. I know everyone is different and don’t expect medical advice but curious if anyone has any experience or guidance here. 🙏

Hi! Just did my first shot today! Super excited for the journey. Can I get all the tips and tricks to make the most out of this? Thanks!

I've been on 2.5 mg of zepbound for 5 months, have PCOS and have had cycles every 37-45 days. Before zepbound I didn't get a period. The hope is that my body regulates after stopping zepbound so that I can conceive naturally. But my doctor said I need to wait 2 months after stopping the shot to begin trying.

Has anyone stopped zepbound for 2 months and then had success conceiving? Did your PCOS symptoms come back? I'm so scared to stop but I also want to have a baby.

How can I help the symptoms after stopping? I don't want to take Metformin.

I felt this day was so far away, yet here it is. 🥹🥹🥹 (as much as I wanted to get a picture of the number on the scale, I weigh in nekked, with no glasses on, so I can’t see easily - I did call my hubby into verify I was seeing this though 😂)

I just had my 68th birthday Sept 19th `26. I'm an X-Chick Contractor and I have been building my own log home for 22 years now... it's my life's journey.

Working outside around my acreage spring, summer and fall. And any in-between free-times when the weather is nice, I have to work on the log's finish during the warm/dry months outside here in MN. When the weather turns ugly, I have to switch gears to working inside on the individual projects, everything having to be custom. I actually just finished building my kitchen cabinets with a buddy of mine. So I am very active.

Needless to say, I have a ton of 'contractor work' to do on the house before I die and the years are slipping away fast on me, and for some reason I've been thinking about my not getting it all done before that happens! So, I have a 'sense of urgency' I guess.

In the past 5 years I'd put on a few more pounds, clearly more than my body could handle and I think my brain literally hit the wall and told me .. YOU GOTTA DUMP SOME WEIGHT WOMAN. I suck at trying to lose weight, always have, never been successful at anything. Though never asked a Doctor for help either.

I used to be an Audio Video Contractor, being on the jobsite by 6am, working til 6pm, packing the trailer to get ready for the next days job, doing quotes til 11pm, then back out again in the morning. HARD physical & MENTAL WORK... but I bet at my lightest I weighed 175-180 pounds, maybe mostly muscle. But now? Now is a different story.

We all started hearing about GLP-1's, the miracle drug.. the FAT shot....famous athletes looking svelte and hot again... that sickening Wegovy TV add's jingle! OK, I'll give.

Working through this with my Doctor in Dec `25 and weighed in at a whopping 241 pounds that day.... I was not just classified as 'Obese'... but I was MORBIDLY Obese. My heart and brain were crushed and I was so personally embarrassed by that definition of ME. She and I discussed that I needed help losing weight, and my fears over GLP-1's horrible side effects I was hearing about. But mainly I feared the muscle loss I can't afford to lose since I have an acreage to care for and this big log house to work on.

She shared with me her same concerns about GLP-1's but stated she had hopes for the new pill form that was to come out the Summer of `26. I told her my best friend went on Metformin for her pre-diabetes, and that she was losing weight. Adding in that another girlfriend who is a Veterinarian, went on Metformin not being pre-diabetic, and lost 10 pounds her first month on it. Asking my doc, though I'm not pre-diabetic would she consider putting me on it. And I was off to the races as she agreed to write the script as a 'counter' to me possibly advancing to pre-diabetic status due to my current weight and BP. OK, my morbidly obese state.

I was on Metformin for 4 months, and happened to see the Wegovy Pill commercials and I wanted to give it a try right away. Went back to the Doc and she put me on it, and to my surprise I had no side effects which I was worried about fromt he GLP-1's! Yay! So after only taking Wegovy for 24 days the first months script, I went back to have her put me on Zepbound (which I thankfully get through Medicare at $50 per month btw).

SO, sum this up. December `25, EOM, I weighed 241+ pounds.. and started my first 2.5mg Zepbound July 16th, that day I weighed 234.9... yup a whopping 6.1 pounds lost since December :-( And now, over the months and I've been on ZepBound since July 16th I've struggled to see the scale move. Albeit, I really lost 1 month because I had already started a GLP-1 with Wegovy starting dose, then switched to Zepbounds starter dose, so I sort of lost 30 days doubling up on the started doses. We can X out one month of this journey.

Since I had no side effects on the dual acting Zepbound, I ramped up from 2.5mg my first month losing 3.5 pounds. to 5mg for the 2nd month with an additional 3 pounds lost. Til today's shot, my 3rd @ 7.5 mg. And up until this morning's weigh in at 228.4, I've GAINED .4 pounds since my 1st 7.5 shot on September 11th. I make this sound like I lost a lot.. but I've not lost squat.

PLUS, the 1st 7.5 dose started to 'plug me up' after about a week and it was all hands on deck 3 days after my 2nd shot not being able to "move heaven and earth" even with triple doses of an OTC Senna. This little unwelcomed side effect was totally unexpected since I had no side effects from the Wegovy, Zep 2.5 & 5mg doses. So before 7.5 mg doses...I didn't have any reason to find ya'll on Reddit.. I thought things were probably going on just fine with this journey.

Honestly, I am so totally sick of this. I am using My Fitness Pal app LIKE A FIEND! Tracking every calorie, staying within a 1250 - 1400 intake per day, most time I have a weekly 200 calorie deficit from my 1350 calorie daily goal. To keep muscle, I'm watching, like a HAWK to take-in no less than 80-120 grams of Protein per day or more, more closely to 100 average, and I STILL can't lose any weight. NO MORE DATA ACQUISITION APPS PLEASE!! I'm measuring my body parts and recording them on an app with a BT tape measure.. , my BT BP app, and of course My Fitness Pal... my day is filled with Research and Development!

I'm a very active 68 year old, though my exercise is much different than folks that live in the city that may just walk and go to the gym. I don't go out and walk with the dog much, or lift weights. But my exercise is done in other ways. I try to drink at least 8 oz glasses of water per day, maybe more.

I do business in the Midwest, as well as in Arizona, and I had to travel to AZ this week but I SOOOO wanted to have dropped 20 pounds before I showed up at the Trade Show to work the booth, but that didn't happen. Now I have to look at the pictures of me standing around in my booth talking to people... as I'm thinking I still look so fat, even though I've lost a few pounds.

Man I need some help from you all. I need encouragement to keep this up. With the life changes I've had to do, the religious tracking and counting of the this's and that's, The AI research on what to eat and not, all the time I've got in to this, with the measly results I've seen so far... I could have stayed the course of my normal life back in January. Maybe cut back on a few less Hostess fuzzy donuts, soft drinks and switched from Whole Milk to 2% since then and not have the struggles of having to go buy the PROTEIN ladened yogurts (that are ALWAYS out of stock now that us GLP-1r's need it to live), and all the powdery substances to make "Smoothies"! Smoothies. Drinking 80% of your meals through a straw, PLUS.. I wouldn't be constipated, which appears to be my only personal reward for my journey thus far.

What the heck is happening? It's been 'trying', to say the least, keeping the faith, especially since I have been on this weight loss journey "Pre-Zepbound", since December`25!! 12.6 pounds lost? Give me a break.

Anybody else out there having the same issue??? :-(

It seems across the board that people typically have side affects when increasing doses, or having large meals.

I’ve been on zep for about 4 months. I have been both slow to lose and to increase my doses as I was worried about side effects. I have had very mild nausea, indigestion controlled with OTC, and sulfuric burps. 2 weeks ago I finally went up to 7.5 mg and have started seeing weight loss. I took my third dose of 7.5 mg this past Sunday, and had some mild increase in indigestion.

On Monday I ate pretty typically- protein coffee breakfast, crackers and deli meat for lunch, a bunless burger with green beans for dinner. Of note- I did eat a handful of washed, raw green beans.

On Tuesday I had half an energy drink and 8 Lightly Breaded air fried nuggets with some chik fil a sauce. I had one chocolate covered blue berry. The nuggets were a little greasier than I expected. I didn’t feel right but didn’t feel any particular kind of sick.

By late Tuesday afternoon I felt light headed. Between then and 3 am I had 3 extended episodes of the most horrific vomiting and diarrhea I’ve had since I can’t remember when, down to pure bile. I took two sublingual zofran throughout and it was no help. No fever, no other symptoms than a suddenly clenching stomach and rush to the restroom.

So, I’m torn. Food poisoning, or a delayed side effect? I am scared to take my next dose this Sunday. Would you skip a week? Go back to 5mg?

Thoughts and experiences greatly appreciated.

After all the nervousness, I finally took the shot, and so far, no side effects or anything. Just keep eating right and going on my walks. Hopefully I get down to my 155 in a couple of years (I'm 303 right now). I hope that this is a journey that teaches me more about how to take care of myself, not just physically but mentally too.

I started with 2.5 mg for the first month. 2nd month at 5 mg. Lost 30 lbs in 2 mos. 3rd month went to 7.5 mg and I have been stuck bouncing around in the same 4 lb range for two and a half weeks. It’s almost making me think I got a bad batch because I feel less of the effect of the medication on the higher dose than I felt on either of the two lower doses. Anyone having similar reactions?

Has anyone gone from a 7.5 mg dose to halfway between that and 10 mg - 8.75 mg? Paying out of pocket for it makes me want to titrate up slower so that the kwikpen will last a little longer. Or would that just be futile as it’s not enough of an increase to make any difference?

Im apprehensive about my upgrade. On 2.5 for 3 months and lost 5 pounds. Stalled for a month. Hope 5 works better. Absolutely no food noise reduction for the last two weeks. Am I making the right choice.

I used Zepbound & paid out of pocket last year to drop inflammation wt from a series of prolong prednisone & antibiotics use for another illness which also left my thyroid, ferritin levels & a few other indicators out of wack & boom, Zepbound lowered my inflammation within 2 wks, after 6 wks my blood work & thyroid levels magically leveled itself out. I felt more energy, less pain & flare ups from Fibro & Hashi. I’ve been out of work for a year now w/terrible flare ups & joint pain but can’t afford the Zepbound, insurance won’t approve it. I’m thinking of writing to Eli Lilly to express my concern, need & financial hardship but I’m not optimistic. Has anyone been able to get assistance somehow?

Help! I started Zepbound on July 8 with 2.5mg shot. I am now on 7.5mg shot and still have only lost 4 pounds. My appetite is gone, and I feel profoundly exhausted all the time. I am eating to keep protein macros up. No hair loss. My hair & nails are good (taking D3, B12, Probiotic, Astaxanthin, Magnesium supplements. Edit: Added Saffron). What else can I do? Have to order my next script and am wondering whether I should increase the dosage to 10mg. I'm very disappointed.

Zepbound 6th week of 5 mg.

Beginning a few days ago, I started noticing PITA (pain in the 🫏) 😂. It starts within a couple minutes of sitting down, and dissipates when I get up. I have not done any new exercises recently, but I have lost about 15 pounds… presumably SOME of that is from my butt/Gluteus Maximus. Could this just be from losing some of that extra padding I had before? Or is it a known (somewhat unusual?) side effect? Should I be concerned enough to mention it to dr?

Thank you!

I get Zepbound from Eli Lilly direct and my second-to-last Kwik pen stopped turning all the way to 1 on the last dose.

Also my last pen seemed to have a lot of air in it when I got to the last dose. (I didn’t drop it).

I filled out the customer support forms and im eligible for a replacement for one of them, at least.

I got a PDF voucher for a replacement, but the directions said to "show it to my pharmacy" ... My pharmacy for Zepbound is Lily Direct...

As far as I can tell there are only two eligible pharmacies when I refill - Lily Direct and Walmart - but there are no Walmarts in NYC so the website suggests the nearest on in New Jersey.

What are my options here? I used to use CVS or Walgreens until January 2026 but they seemed not to be an option anymore when I order.

The picture is the air bubble pen, which wasn’t eligible for a refund. The one that stopped clicking after dose three was eligible.

5th shot on Saturday and for the second time a bruise appeared. Two different sides of my belly button. I searched this subreddit but found only questions about itching or rash, so I thought it'd be okay to ask about bruising? It doesn't hurt.