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A good diet only helps so much. Of course with enough self control, a caloric deficit will make you lose weight, but you need to make yourself perpetually hungr
by redox99 1y ago
A good diet only helps so much. Of course with enough self control, a caloric deficit will make you lose weight, but you need to make yourself perpetually hungry. Eating clean without measuring and limiting portions is not enough for people whose appetite is naturally higher.
Ozempic was the only thing that actually solved my hunger. I would eat healthy, do exercise, but without ozempic my appetite was unstoppable and would think of food 24/7.
BTW you can still improve your diet. PB and bread are bad for weight loss. Go with high protein, low carb. But even that was not enough for me.
- tartoran 1y agoAren't you worried at all about side effects from ozempic and what happens when you stop taking it?
- sunshowers 1y agoNot the GP but I'm already on several meds that are lifelong -- one more doesn't faze me.
- cthalupa 1y agoWhat side effects? Stomach discomfort when you start on the med and titrate up? Current recommendations on the GLP-1s is to keep using them even after goal weight.
- redox99 1y agoNo. I believe the health benefits of not being overweight, both physical and self esteem, heavily outweigh the side effects. I plan to keep taking it for life (or some equivalent drug).
- JKCalhoun 1y agoYeah, lat week switched to two eggs for breakfast (now ½ an English muffin so I have something to put the eggs on). But I wonder if Ozempic is not a bad idea. My BMI is below 30 — which is what my doctor said is her threshold for recommending something like Ozempic. So I feel like I should just keep working on the self-discipline a little harder. Intermittent fasting keeps coming up and I have not tried it. I think that will be my experiment in the coming months.
- redox99 1y agoI was slightly under 30 too. The mental focus and not having any food noise is so worth it. It was a constant struggle that just vanished.