I'm feeling happy today because it's been two years since I started GLP-1 treatment (ozempic) and it's working very well **for me**
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I'm feeling happy today because it's been two years since I started GLP-1 treatment (ozempic) and it's working very well **for me**
In the first seven months I lost 48 pounds because I was just less hungry. Since then, my weight has been stable and I don't really think about it.
I talked to my doctor today who asked "what is your goal weight"
"I'm at my goal weight"
It's not really something I ever thought I'd say. But it's been true for over a year.
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I'm feeling happy today because it's been two years since I started GLP-1 treatment (ozempic) and it's working very well **for me**
In the first seven months I lost 48 pounds because I was just less hungry. Since then, my weight has been stable and I don't really think about it.
I talked to my doctor today who asked "what is your goal weight"
"I'm at my goal weight"
It's not really something I ever thought I'd say. But it's been true for over a year.
In many ways terms like "goal weight" feel kind of alien and mismatched with my relationship with weight and health now.
When I wasn't on this drug I was always hungry. And always fighting with myself to stick to one diet or another. I always had a "goal weight" and I was NEVER going to get there. It was very depressing and exhausting.
Alternately, if I didn't fixate on my diet and "ate naturally" I'd slowly gain weight and it never seemed to end.
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In many ways terms like "goal weight" feel kind of alien and mismatched with my relationship with weight and health now.
When I wasn't on this drug I was always hungry. And always fighting with myself to stick to one diet or another. I always had a "goal weight" and I was NEVER going to get there. It was very depressing and exhausting.
Alternately, if I didn't fixate on my diet and "ate naturally" I'd slowly gain weight and it never seemed to end.
This is VERY different for individual people.
I'm very happy with how this expensive somewhat stigmatized drug has worked for me. I don't like how people gossip about it. I know people who take it and keep it a secret and pretend they are on some kind of exercise and diet plan because they think that's more impressive.
I know people who want to force their relatives to take it because they think it works for everyone and everyone wants the same thing.
Stop it.
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This is VERY different for individual people.
I'm very happy with how this expensive somewhat stigmatized drug has worked for me. I don't like how people gossip about it. I know people who take it and keep it a secret and pretend they are on some kind of exercise and diet plan because they think that's more impressive.
I know people who want to force their relatives to take it because they think it works for everyone and everyone wants the same thing.
Stop it.
Two years in I mostly have forgotten about it. I have more time to do things that I care about since I'm not thinking about how to stick to a diet as much. I'm more active and haven't had any side effects.
I know people who had bad side effects even though they liked the idea of the drug. It's individual.
It should be covered by insurance. I'm certain this has had a big positive impact on my overall health, but greed, moral stigma etc. mean that's not happening.
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Two years in I mostly have forgotten about it. I have more time to do things that I care about since I'm not thinking about how to stick to a diet as much. I'm more active and haven't had any side effects.
I know people who had bad side effects even though they liked the idea of the drug. It's individual.
It should be covered by insurance. I'm certain this has had a big positive impact on my overall health, but greed, moral stigma etc. mean that's not happening.
@futurebird really glad to read this! I’m waiting on my cardiologist to give me the ok to try it. She is waiting for results of a study they are doing on congenital heart defect patients like myself.
I’m already taking Jardiance that helps heart failure but doesn’t have weight loss help. It’s $700/month! -
@futurebird really glad to read this! I’m waiting on my cardiologist to give me the ok to try it. She is waiting for results of a study they are doing on congenital heart defect patients like myself.
I’m already taking Jardiance that helps heart failure but doesn’t have weight loss help. It’s $700/month!That's so much! I pay about 250 a month.
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This is VERY different for individual people.
I'm very happy with how this expensive somewhat stigmatized drug has worked for me. I don't like how people gossip about it. I know people who take it and keep it a secret and pretend they are on some kind of exercise and diet plan because they think that's more impressive.
I know people who want to force their relatives to take it because they think it works for everyone and everyone wants the same thing.
Stop it.
But I wanted to share my experience. You can see your doctor and may need to have some tests to see if it is safe for you. Even if you are approved to take it you might react poorly to it. It's expensive and not covered by most insurance.
However, for some people it works really well and if I could go back in time and take it from a younger age I'd do that in a heartbeat. And that makes me sad that's it so inaccessible and clouded by moral controversy.
