- Unfortunately side affect of GLP-1s: doctors talk even more about weight
This is a vent post, so.if you don't want to deal with whiny negativity, I totally get it! I had been resisting my doctor's push to get me on a glp-1, because I have heard this song and dance...
101 points36 comments3 d ago
- I defeated my final boss - the super tiny airplane seatbelt.
Today I had to fly out on a CRJ900 plane - the one so small you can't even take a roller bag on board. I was able to buckle the seatbelt without an extender for the first time in two decades. I...
92 points12 comments9 h ago
- Never been so glad for the anti-alcohol effects of this drug
I have never been an alcoholic, but there have been times in my adult life when, at least according to one shrink, I was “flirting” with alcoholism. I was definitely a binge eater, and in...
75 points6 comments2 d ago
- Any non glp-1s subs similar to this one
I decided to quit taking Zepbound. I wanted to quit for a while but I wanted to tough it out. The side effects were horrible and I tried everything to mitigate them. My coverage for the medication...
52 points23 comments1 d ago
- Just tried a dance routine again after IWL
A couple years ago I was enjoying dance for fitness and wanted to actually learn some dance routines. I practiced at home but never got very far. I put an old one on today, and... it was so easy....
48 points3 comments4 d ago
- I Made It In The Car
I wish I took a picture to explain how surreal this feels. Yesterday I was with my kids at a local library, and came out to find my vehicle absolutely squeezed between two nearly identical giant...
45 points2 comments4 h ago
- Celebrating a great outing to Disneyland Paris
Last month, I went on my first trip to Disneyland Paris in many years and have been meaning to write about it. I've been on a GLP-1 for more than a year now. I think after this amount of time the...
45 points6 comments4 d ago
- Celebrating newly easy car travel!
My leggies and ankles often swell up after sitting for long periods, particularly when traveling. I am 25ish weeks on tirzepitide and I just recently traveled 9 hours by car (and back!)...NO LEG...
41 points6 comments4 d ago
- Trying to make peace with not looking the same “as before” after losing weight gained during a traumatic time in life.
First of all, I’m so grateful this sub exists. It’s a beacon of level-headed support and this is my first post but I love reading y’all’s discussions. I want to be as positive and gentle as I can...
41 points24 comments5 d ago
- Breakthrough moments remind me my eating is still disordered
Disclaimer up front I don’t have an ED but I have very disordered eating. Some binging. Lots of emotional eating. I stepped into semaglutide to deal with creeping cholesterol, rising a1c, and some...
33 points11 comments3 d ago