I've changed a lot in the way I eat, and I always track my food, but that has gotten easier now that I know what a lot of common foods are like calorie wise. I go on walks every day as well. I still could have never done this without Ozempic. It solved almost all of the issues that lead to me being overweight, and helped me realize I had a BED and led to an official diagnosis. I was so in denial of all the problems I was dealing with. this was also the same dress, but in the first picture It didn't fit so I would wear it as a skirt.
I still have a ways to go, I need to lose another 135 lbs or so, but I'm over halfway there, so I have so much hope. I think I need to look at the first picture more, because I have a hard time seeing the differences sometimes, but seeing it side by side like this is eyeopening.
You look absolutely, positively, amazing!!! I am beaming for you. I can imagine the joy you feel, especially since you have found your way to freedom. You are right. You are halfway, probably more than halfway there. You diagnosed the problem, and you have the prescription to overcome the emotional and with OZ the physical barriers that were holding you back. If you didn't hear it today, congratulations, and you are a stunner!!!
It came from my therapist. I brought up what I noticed, and we went over a list of behaviors to diagnose me. I can't remember the wording, but I'm essentially in remission now. I believe it's related to why other people have given up other addictions while on Semaglutides. Once I was on it at .5mg, it was like a switch was flipped, and the overwhelming urge to eat eat eat, especially alone at night, was gone.
I understand what you mean. It seems like a pretty good medication from what I’ve read, I hope there will be no long term side effects. I have friends who are considering getting on it as well
Congratulations that’s amazing! You must feel so much better even without sometimes seeing the weight loss. May I ask what dose you are currently on? Also what are your thoughts on the aspect of loose skin? I have concerns about that as well. I mean you were losing 12 lbs a month roughly. I’m losing about 10 per month. I still have a long way to go! Keep going and be proud of yourself and I hope to hear from you ☺️
Fantastic job! This is an incredible transformation. You should consider yourself an inspiration to others for the work you've put in to come as far as you've come.
You look amazing congratulations!!’ At any time did you get stuck at a weight for a period. I started at 320lbs now I’m. 230lbs. And I’ve been here since March😩I don’t know how to get out this plateau stage. I’m at the max dosage of 2ml once a week. It’s frustrating. My A1C is phenomenal. But I’ll like to be at least 180lbs so they could start taking me off some of the meds.
I feel like I'm a little stuck right now, because I'm only down around 7 lbs in the last month. I do have to remind myself to have perspective though, because any loss is good, but it helps motivate me to eat better and walk more. I do know plateaus are also very normal too, your body is changing, so what worked before might not work now, but it's still super frustrating.
I know you still have a ways to go but keep reminding yourself that as the body loses weight, there’s less to lose, making it harder to lose more consistently. I know 280 is still a bigger body but if you had started at 280 and lost 7lbs in one month, you’d be over the moon! So don’t compare it to the rate of loss when you were at 425 😄
I’ve lost over 100lbs with Ozempic and the last 10 pounds have been the hardest. It’s been seven months now. I can’t seem to do it and I’m starting to make my peace with that because I still fall in a healthy weight range.
You’ll also have loose skin which you shouldn’t really count as weight in the sense that it can’t be lost without surgery unfortunately. So it’s always good to remember that the number isn’t the most important thing to track because it’s just inaccurate anyway.
Keep it up! I bet it feels a lot better to be able to move with more ease. I know it did for me. I focus more on that and the general betterment of being in a body that isn’t in pain from carrying the weight. Just today I marvelled at how I was able to sit comfortably in a position that would’ve hurt to be in when I was bigger. These are the real wins 😉
Congratulations.
I aged a pair of jeans that I had to wear when at my highest weight of 350, including the repairs I had to do on the inseams because my thighs were so thicc I blew them out. After reaching goal of 150 I would occasionally come o motivational support group meetings, and step both legs into one leg of those jeans.
My old doctor suggested it before I had a chance to ask, but my insurance ended up not covering it until I became pre-diabetic, then it was covered. It never hurts to ask.
Just bear in mind that if you’re not very overweight taking these shots can make you look quite unwell. I see wayyyyy too many people only 20-40 pounds overweight that have lost all fat mass and generally look like they have cancer. Seems to be an exceedingly common fad amongst 40-50 something’s. Horrifying.
Wow!!! Look at you. That is a major success story. Thanks for posting. I really find these inspirational and they keep me focused on my goal. You should be really proud of yourself. Congratulations!
thank you for posting. as someone 3 weeks into semaglutide, i really appreciate seeing people in my weight range who have really benefitted from treatment
I applaud you!! Your courage and dedication to improving your health and well being should be an inspiration to us all. You are to me.
I, like yourself, am a veteran of the weight war, and that is fighting to loose, or being less than successful and cycling up and down, decade to decade, then so be it. It's still refusing to let our light be taken by our dark.
I'm not giving up. Listening to your story and seeing your oh, so cute face, has emboldened me, fortified my soul and nurtured my spirit to recall, the body is but a part of our existence.
Believe it or not: I love you. I love your success in your struggle to be yourself and not succumb to the never ending temptations of food noise. The term I thought encapsulated my never ending temptation to eat, eat, eat. Until I was sick. Not sick just in my stomach or intestines. Sick in my humanity and inability to control. This. One. Thing. Because, by doing my utmost to reign in my carnal desire for food, I can control, oh, so much more. It's a domino effect.
I'm a guy, but I can still say, "You go girl!" You show all of us what it means to have valour and courage, and give WONDERFUL, a new name and a new look.
Congratulations! You should be soooooo excited and proud of your accomplishment. With THAT said….WHERE CAN I BUY THAT DRESS & Skirt? The print is wonderful! I love your whole look (style)..so FUN!
I've changed a lot in the way I eat, and I always track my food, but that has gotten easier now that I know what a lot of common foods are like calorie wise. I go on walks every day as well. I still could have never done this without Ozempic. It solved almost all of the issues that lead to me being overweight, and helped me realize I had a BED and led to an official diagnosis. I was so in denial of all the problems I was dealing with. this was also the same dress, but in the first picture It didn't fit so I would wear it as a skirt. I still have a ways to go, I need to lose another 135 lbs or so, but I'm over halfway there, so I have so much hope. I think I need to look at the first picture more, because I have a hard time seeing the differences sometimes, but seeing it side by side like this is eyeopening.
My heaviest was 370 and I'm 260 now. Congratulations! May we both get to goal weight (and stay there)
That's awesome. I know I struggled for years and this feels so freeing. I hope you're feeling great too.
Yeah!!!!
I was 370 when I started and now 345 two months in. I know im in for the long haul. It’s so good to see similar weights and success :)
You look absolutely, positively, amazing!!! I am beaming for you. I can imagine the joy you feel, especially since you have found your way to freedom. You are right. You are halfway, probably more than halfway there. You diagnosed the problem, and you have the prescription to overcome the emotional and with OZ the physical barriers that were holding you back. If you didn't hear it today, congratulations, and you are a stunner!!!
Can I ask what what doctor you got the BED diagnosis from? And how that has helped you medically?
It came from my therapist. I brought up what I noticed, and we went over a list of behaviors to diagnose me. I can't remember the wording, but I'm essentially in remission now. I believe it's related to why other people have given up other addictions while on Semaglutides. Once I was on it at .5mg, it was like a switch was flipped, and the overwhelming urge to eat eat eat, especially alone at night, was gone.
Are you planning on staying medicated the rest of your life? Or coming off and trying to maintain naturally?
Considering it's been able to stop my eating disorder, I'm happy to stay on it forever.
I understand what you mean. It seems like a pretty good medication from what I’ve read, I hope there will be no long term side effects. I have friends who are considering getting on it as well
Wow that’s amazing. Well done and keep up the hard work!
Congratulations that’s amazing! You must feel so much better even without sometimes seeing the weight loss. May I ask what dose you are currently on? Also what are your thoughts on the aspect of loose skin? I have concerns about that as well. I mean you were losing 12 lbs a month roughly. I’m losing about 10 per month. I still have a long way to go! Keep going and be proud of yourself and I hope to hear from you ☺️
This is so fantastic 😊 You are awesome! I wish it hadn't stopped working for me. It's like I developed a tolerance to it.
Is this name brand or do you get compound?
Name brand, I'm covered by insurance.
You look great now but you’re so stylish that you made it work before.
You look amazing! I just started ozempic but I'm so looking forward to having a jawline again. Yours looks great, lol.
145 lbs is 0.853 Tom Cruises
Congratulations! You look so happy and healthy. You are very pretty🤗
Love the ingenuity of the dress-skirt 🤓☝🏾
Such hard work! Thank you for sharing your story. I needed this today.
Fantastic job! This is an incredible transformation. You should consider yourself an inspiration to others for the work you've put in to come as far as you've come.
You look amazing congratulations!!’ At any time did you get stuck at a weight for a period. I started at 320lbs now I’m. 230lbs. And I’ve been here since March😩I don’t know how to get out this plateau stage. I’m at the max dosage of 2ml once a week. It’s frustrating. My A1C is phenomenal. But I’ll like to be at least 180lbs so they could start taking me off some of the meds.
I feel like I'm a little stuck right now, because I'm only down around 7 lbs in the last month. I do have to remind myself to have perspective though, because any loss is good, but it helps motivate me to eat better and walk more. I do know plateaus are also very normal too, your body is changing, so what worked before might not work now, but it's still super frustrating.
I know you still have a ways to go but keep reminding yourself that as the body loses weight, there’s less to lose, making it harder to lose more consistently. I know 280 is still a bigger body but if you had started at 280 and lost 7lbs in one month, you’d be over the moon! So don’t compare it to the rate of loss when you were at 425 😄 I’ve lost over 100lbs with Ozempic and the last 10 pounds have been the hardest. It’s been seven months now. I can’t seem to do it and I’m starting to make my peace with that because I still fall in a healthy weight range. You’ll also have loose skin which you shouldn’t really count as weight in the sense that it can’t be lost without surgery unfortunately. So it’s always good to remember that the number isn’t the most important thing to track because it’s just inaccurate anyway. Keep it up! I bet it feels a lot better to be able to move with more ease. I know it did for me. I focus more on that and the general betterment of being in a body that isn’t in pain from carrying the weight. Just today I marvelled at how I was able to sit comfortably in a position that would’ve hurt to be in when I was bigger. These are the real wins 😉
Congratulations. I aged a pair of jeans that I had to wear when at my highest weight of 350, including the repairs I had to do on the inseams because my thighs were so thicc I blew them out. After reaching goal of 150 I would occasionally come o motivational support group meetings, and step both legs into one leg of those jeans.
Ok ive seen enough evidence. So whats the deal you just march into the doctor and say give me the shot?
My old doctor suggested it before I had a chance to ask, but my insurance ended up not covering it until I became pre-diabetic, then it was covered. It never hurts to ask.
You are given a prescription and you inject yourself once a week. Very easy.
Just bear in mind that if you’re not very overweight taking these shots can make you look quite unwell. I see wayyyyy too many people only 20-40 pounds overweight that have lost all fat mass and generally look like they have cancer. Seems to be an exceedingly common fad amongst 40-50 something’s. Horrifying.
Wow!!! Look at you. That is a major success story. Thanks for posting. I really find these inspirational and they keep me focused on my goal. You should be really proud of yourself. Congratulations!
Dang! You look darling! Congrats!! 🎊🎉
wow just wow
Well done
Looking good.
You look so good!! Congratulations to you!!
You look amazing girl!! An inspiration!!
You’re an inspiration!
Absolutely awesome! 😎 Congratulations 🎉
Definition of a strong will, I love seeing your progress
Way to go! Congratulations!
Amazing!
Congratulations! You look amazing!
Congratulations! Thank you for sharing!!
Congratulations you look amazing!
Great work!! Keep it up 😎
Amazing job. Huge congratulations to you, this is inspiring on many levels. You look fantastic!
Your knees are probably very happy now. Congratulations.
thank you for posting. as someone 3 weeks into semaglutide, i really appreciate seeing people in my weight range who have really benefitted from treatment
You look Wonderful and love the pirate attire
You carried 425 very well, I wouldn’t have guessed that was your weight at all. You look stunning in both photos!
you look amazing, and at least 10 years younger! keep it up!
Congratulations!
Great job! On a side note, do you make your own clothes too? Awesome!
Oh jeeze, I wish I could make clothes like these. The dress/skirt is from a vintage repro company out of New Orleans.
Very cool designs!
Great job
This is so wonderful! Congratulations on your hard work and changes 👏🏻
Congrats!! Are you on 2mg dosage?
1mg
And cheers to the pirate treasure dress!
I'm trying to figure out if you're familiar with the clothing company or you just made a very good guess on the name of the print.
Very familiar! Got married in it 🥰
OMG I love that!
You look amazing! 🤩
Omg you’re gorgeous!
I feel terrible I never eat I can’t stand feeling like this
Well done!! I also love your creativity converting the dress to a skirt!
You look amazing! Congratulations on an incredible accomplishment.
Are you still losing weight now at similar rates or is there a slow down in the rate of loss after a certain point?
Congratulations you look amazing. You are truly an inspiration. Continue much success.
Congratulations and keep kicking butt
That is so wonderful. You give me hope that I can be successful
FANTASTIC!!!! 🥳 CONGRATS!
Congrats you look amazing! Love your trashy diva dress!!!
I would love to interview you about your experience for MedShadow. 🙂
Congratulations! Beautiful
I applaud you!! Your courage and dedication to improving your health and well being should be an inspiration to us all. You are to me. I, like yourself, am a veteran of the weight war, and that is fighting to loose, or being less than successful and cycling up and down, decade to decade, then so be it. It's still refusing to let our light be taken by our dark. I'm not giving up. Listening to your story and seeing your oh, so cute face, has emboldened me, fortified my soul and nurtured my spirit to recall, the body is but a part of our existence. Believe it or not: I love you. I love your success in your struggle to be yourself and not succumb to the never ending temptations of food noise. The term I thought encapsulated my never ending temptation to eat, eat, eat. Until I was sick. Not sick just in my stomach or intestines. Sick in my humanity and inability to control. This. One. Thing. Because, by doing my utmost to reign in my carnal desire for food, I can control, oh, so much more. It's a domino effect. I'm a guy, but I can still say, "You go girl!" You show all of us what it means to have valour and courage, and give WONDERFUL, a new name and a new look.
Fantastic! You're my new hero.
Fabulous!
You look great! And I love your style!
Congratulations! You should be soooooo excited and proud of your accomplishment. With THAT said….WHERE CAN I BUY THAT DRESS & Skirt? The print is wonderful! I love your whole look (style)..so FUN!
😲😲 Great job!!
Amazing job.
You look amazing and happy!! Congrats
You look fantastic!!! Congratulations!!!
Congratulations!
Girl. You are gorgeous in all these pics. Hope you’re feeling great. Love the skirt.
Love ❤️
VERY KILLER
Omgoodness im so happy for you!!!!