Thank you for that info! Are you still taking the 5 weekly with plans to continue it indefinitely, if you’re maintaining weight on it? (Since I’m paying out of pocket, I would love to discontinue it eventually, but I know it doesn’t always work that way.)
You’re right, maybe if I get more confident, I’ll feel more comfortable going to the gym. Right now I’m fat and uncoordinated and don’t feel comfortable doing anything – but that will presumably improve as I drop weight and workout at home.
I have probably another 50 pounds to lose, ideally – but I haven’t been at that weight since my wedding 27 years ago, LOL, so I would be happy with less as long as I feel good and my bloodwork improves.
I am taking the 5 mg weekly. Occasionally I stretch it to 10 days or so. I’m fortunate that my insurance pays for it so it costs me $20 a month. I don’t know how much longer they will do that, but I’m going to keep taking it until they decide to stop. It’s working for me and I don’t want to rock the boat. My weight gain over ages 45-49 was about 10 lbs a year… at first not that noticeable, and then, impossible to lose. I would rather not risk getting back to that place again.
FWIW, my colleague swears by her weighted vest. I’m thinking about getting one based on her enthusiasm for it. I don’t think it’s a direct replacement for lifting weights, but it could be a terrific addition to your current routine and push you that much more in your workouts.
Congrats on your 10lbs! Zepbound is like a miracle to me and I shout about it from every rooftop.
Butting in here, but as an FYI, there are weighted vests and also backpacks/rucksacks. They distribute the added weight differently, but both are great options for weight-bearing exercise(s).
If you’re feeling fat and uncoordinated and a bit older than the rest of the gym crowd, this was a great starting point for me. I HATE yoga (but not as much as I hate running) and I really loved this. Her cueing is fantastic and I started with the 10 minute program knowing I could fit it in every morning. I did it in my pajamas. I felt stronger after only a few weeks and it started my fitness journey.
She also has some stuff on YouTube that you can try out to see if you like her. https://winwithyoga.co/
This is what I think is key to me. I need something I can do before I get dressed, that’s fast. Hopefully that will get me kick started because I’m just not exercising and I need to.
My weight is similar to yours, relatively speaking, but my fat percentage is much higher. It’s always been high. I’m trying to reduce it, but it’s stubborn! I’m going to the gym, lifting weights, eating lots of protein, etc. Oh, well, I’ll do what I can.
I hear you. I have been lifting and running for years and the fat percentage really only dropped when I lost the weight with Zepbound. But with that loss of fat also came loss of muscle. And age plays a nasty role in robbing us of our muscle. I know I’m supposed to cram in like 140g of protein a day, but I rarely make it to 100 let alone 140. Some of that is Zepbound related–I am not hungry enough to eat 140g of protein. Gotta get back on my protein powder game, I guess.
If anyone has a great protein powder recommendation, I will gladly take it!
Has anyone on this thread tried the Weight Watchers new program that includes 2 pills (Welbutrin and something else)? My Dr prescribed Welbutrin for me 25 years ago to stop smoking and it worked immediately by stopping the smoking noise. He said it would work for food too - I tried for that a few years later, not the same results. However, apparently WW is pairing it with another drug that helps as well. Just curious if anyone has tried this along with their new program?
It is probably Contrave, which is a mixture of bupropion (Wellbutrin) and naltrexone, a drug used to treat opioid and alcohol use disorders. Contrave is a combo pill with sustained release forms of both drugs, but they could be prescribing generic versions of each drug off label. It would be much less expensive than the GLP1 drugs, but much less effective on average with mean weight loss about 5% more than placebo. That doesn’t mean that some people won’t respond with more weight loss, though.
I was already taking Wellbutrin before starting phentermine (because I was feeling not depressed, but kind of “blah” a lot). It helped suppress my appetite for a little while, but then stopped. My doctor kept having me take it when I started the phentermine, because she said it is a good combination. Down 27.4 pounds now. I should be at a BMI of 25 for my nephew’s wedding next month. I still cringe at my photos of me in my sister’s wedding many years ago, ha.
I still cringe at my photos of me in my sister’s wedding many years ago, ha.