I have been fighting obesity since 1994. I only started Ozempic December 10th, 2022. Had I known then what I know now, I would have started it as soon as it came out.
This is a story of my ongoing journey with Ozempic and why I decided to take it. I am probably going to be all over the place with my story, so I apologize for that in advance.
I am 5 foot 10 and my heaviest was 290. I was diagnosed with Type II diabetes and I still have it. I never had it fully under control for a very long time. My A1c has bounced from a 6 to 13 and back and sometimes in between. At one time, I was on phendimetrazine, which brought my weight down to 240, but I couldn't afford it. My weight came back up. I had a one year contract with LA Fitness with a personal trainer. That cost me $300 a month and the weight went down, only to come back up. I tried too many diet programs to mention. I have been to too many gyms to mention. None of them have worked.
It was not them. I was me the whole time. No matter what I tried, I was always hungry. I was always fatigued because of my diabetes meds so that didn't help either.
I signed up for gastric bypass surgery, and I knew there was a waiting period. The program I am in wants to make sure I complete all their requirements before they make me eligible for the surgery and takes almost a year to complete. I was fine with that. I figured if I complete them, it meant that I really tried everything I could possibly do.
That's when I started doing research on Ozempic, Wegozy, and Mounjaro. I decided on Ozempic first. I don't know why. Maybe it was the jingle I kept hearing on TV, lol.
Research on Ozempic said thatt he average person could lose from 15% to 20% of their body weight. At 260 pounds, it would put me in between 221 and 208! Why not give it a try, right?
A friend of mine, who is not a diabetic, got the Ozempic pen two weeks before I got my prescription and so far, he has lost almost 29 pounds in 11 weeks. I hoped I was the same.
Sadly, that was not the case for me. Now you are thinking to yourself why I am posting this if Ozempic is not working for you.
It still is, in a sense.
I did a lot of research on weight loss. It's not just about exercise and diet, but it's also commitment. I lacked commitment. I was also always hungry. I said "was always hungry".
With a weight goal in mind, I put myself (again) on a 1500 calorie a day diet, but this time with Ozempic. On this diet and no excercise, I should lose almost 2 pounds a day. I chose no exercise only because if I did actual exercise, I should logically lose more.
I started Ozempic on 12/10/22 at 257.8 pounds. At first, my doctor suggested doing a .25 dose for four weeks to adapt to any side effects, then up the dose to .5 after that. At first, the Ozempic worked a little bit, but I wasn't losing as much weight as fast as my friend. I was going to listen to my doctor and be patient and wait.
In 9 weeks, I have a total of 16 pounds on Ozempic. I am on a 1500 calorie a day diet. This time, the diet is easy because I am not hungry in between meals. I also have cheat days, but I don't cheat the whole days. I mostly cheat on one of the meals. I also walk my three dogs 1.5 miles a day. At first I just walked. Now I wear a weight vest with 16 pounds of weight. The first time I had all 40 pounds on it and it wasn't easy, so I removed all but 16 pounds and that works for me so far. I think the vest also helps with the weight loss and it's the only exercise I do right now and it's better than no exercise at all and my dogs love the walks.
My plan is to get down to 230 by June and I think it's realistic. My overall goal is to get down to 200. I know that based on google charts, I should between 160 and 180 pounds based on my height and body frame, but I think that is if I am trying out for decathlon, which I am not. The more weight I lose, the less diabetes meds I take, I more Ozempic works to help suppress my appetite.
I hope that maybe my story will help you in your journey. I didn't give up on Ozempic just because my friend lost 29 pounds right away and I didn't. It still suppresses my appetite and that helps me a lot.
Oh yeah, no known side effects yet, but weight loss and NO HUNGER!
This is a story of my ongoing journey with Ozempic and why I decided to take it. I am probably going to be all over the place with my story, so I apologize for that in advance.
I am 5 foot 10 and my heaviest was 290. I was diagnosed with Type II diabetes and I still have it. I never had it fully under control for a very long time. My A1c has bounced from a 6 to 13 and back and sometimes in between. At one time, I was on phendimetrazine, which brought my weight down to 240, but I couldn't afford it. My weight came back up. I had a one year contract with LA Fitness with a personal trainer. That cost me $300 a month and the weight went down, only to come back up. I tried too many diet programs to mention. I have been to too many gyms to mention. None of them have worked.
It was not them. I was me the whole time. No matter what I tried, I was always hungry. I was always fatigued because of my diabetes meds so that didn't help either.
I signed up for gastric bypass surgery, and I knew there was a waiting period. The program I am in wants to make sure I complete all their requirements before they make me eligible for the surgery and takes almost a year to complete. I was fine with that. I figured if I complete them, it meant that I really tried everything I could possibly do.
That's when I started doing research on Ozempic, Wegozy, and Mounjaro. I decided on Ozempic first. I don't know why. Maybe it was the jingle I kept hearing on TV, lol.
Research on Ozempic said thatt he average person could lose from 15% to 20% of their body weight. At 260 pounds, it would put me in between 221 and 208! Why not give it a try, right?
A friend of mine, who is not a diabetic, got the Ozempic pen two weeks before I got my prescription and so far, he has lost almost 29 pounds in 11 weeks. I hoped I was the same.
Sadly, that was not the case for me. Now you are thinking to yourself why I am posting this if Ozempic is not working for you.
It still is, in a sense.
I did a lot of research on weight loss. It's not just about exercise and diet, but it's also commitment. I lacked commitment. I was also always hungry. I said "was always hungry".
With a weight goal in mind, I put myself (again) on a 1500 calorie a day diet, but this time with Ozempic. On this diet and no excercise, I should lose almost 2 pounds a day. I chose no exercise only because if I did actual exercise, I should logically lose more.
I started Ozempic on 12/10/22 at 257.8 pounds. At first, my doctor suggested doing a .25 dose for four weeks to adapt to any side effects, then up the dose to .5 after that. At first, the Ozempic worked a little bit, but I wasn't losing as much weight as fast as my friend. I was going to listen to my doctor and be patient and wait.
In 9 weeks, I have a total of 16 pounds on Ozempic. I am on a 1500 calorie a day diet. This time, the diet is easy because I am not hungry in between meals. I also have cheat days, but I don't cheat the whole days. I mostly cheat on one of the meals. I also walk my three dogs 1.5 miles a day. At first I just walked. Now I wear a weight vest with 16 pounds of weight. The first time I had all 40 pounds on it and it wasn't easy, so I removed all but 16 pounds and that works for me so far. I think the vest also helps with the weight loss and it's the only exercise I do right now and it's better than no exercise at all and my dogs love the walks.
My plan is to get down to 230 by June and I think it's realistic. My overall goal is to get down to 200. I know that based on google charts, I should between 160 and 180 pounds based on my height and body frame, but I think that is if I am trying out for decathlon, which I am not. The more weight I lose, the less diabetes meds I take, I more Ozempic works to help suppress my appetite.
I hope that maybe my story will help you in your journey. I didn't give up on Ozempic just because my friend lost 29 pounds right away and I didn't. It still suppresses my appetite and that helps me a lot.
Oh yeah, no known side effects yet, but weight loss and NO HUNGER!
