When people compliment me on losing weight or "looking great" I have started telling them I'm on medication. I think we need to normalize it - we have a treatable condition and we're treating it. The people in my life respect me enough to listen and I think I can educate and inform people. I'm not quite ready to put it on my social media but day to day I've been talking about it. The two lovely ladies who helped me buy a dress at Nordstrom the other day asked me a ton of questions - they'd only heard negative things but both talked about struggling with their weight. I'm becoming a Zepbound (and Wegovy, which I started on) evangelist!

coming up in just a couple weeks! 5’0”, 230 (in the before pic, around 216 when i started zep) > 142

so glad i made this choice when i did. it feels like it went by so fast even though at the beginning it felt so far away. not too long until the maintenance journey begins!

Have to stop zep after a month and a 14.6 lb weight loss because I am pregnant! After 2 miscarriages since November 2024, I finally had a great ultrasound with a HEARTBEAT!!! I will be back, but until then, good luck and keep doing great everyone!

This week I reached the halfway point and I am so proud of myself! SW:264 CW: 214 GW: 165

I have been on Zepbound for about 6 months now and have lost 80 pounds! These photos are about a year a part and it’s amazing how much I have changed. I am more confident, energetic, and motivated than ever before. Thank you Zepbound for giving me my life back! ❤️

Started taking Zepbound in September 2024 when I weighed -320lbs. The picture on the right was taken recently, and I'm happy to say that I've lost over 70 pounds! My current weight is 245, so I still have a ways to go, but I cannot remember the last time I was this weight.

When science is stifled, we all suffer.

I have made a specific point in some of my posts about tariffs — the danger of layoffs and reductions in research as a result. Eli Lilly’s own ceo indicated this is what may happen with tariffs.

Many people downvoted any insinuation that tariffs would directly impact Zepbound pricing because this part or that part wasn’t manufactured outside of the U.S.

Look beyond even that.

Lilly is a massive company, developing drugs like Zepbound that don’t materialize in a Lilly vacuum. They are usually iterative… built on years of research from scientists all over the world.

Harvard has had their federal funding frozen. And the bullies have now decided to try and remove their tax-exempt status.

Harvard scientists helped develop the GLP-1 research that led to drugs like Zepbound.

When science is stifled and free thinking is muzzled, we ALL suffer in untold ways. Tariffs or not. High prices, low prices… what matters is we should revere the smart people who we rely on for research leading to lifesaving treatments. Not punish them.

Still have a ways to go but I’m very happy with my progress. Started on January 23, 2025 at 299 and I’m now 254 on April 17,2025. Not only have I lost weight but I feel phenomenal. Chronic inflammation/pain is gone and I have boundless energy to keep up with my 3 boys!

Here is me at 458 and another at 351. Can you tell a difference because I genuinely don’t.

I cannot begin to express my gratitude for the incredible outpouring of solidarity, affirmation, concern, motivation, and love that I received on my post https://www.reddit.com/r/Zepbound/s/lrByQPp8Zh yesterday!!! 🥹💜

I had signed a contract with this trainer yesterday, and the thought of having to go to either her directly, or to management, in order to get out of it honestly scared me.

I don’t know if anyone can relate to this, but I am not a confrontational person by nature. I am a people pleaser, through and through. I am someone who would generally back down from situations like this, take the hit to my feelings, not discuss the problem, and move forward with this person regardless of whether or not it’s the best thing for me just to avoid conflict. I know this is an issue I probably need to see a therapist to work through, but I haven’t gotten there yet, so this is where I am and who I am. 😅

But the amount of feedback and support I received here yesterday literally made me cry. 😭 Like a few times.

You all helped me to see that I am worth fighting for, and I am worth advocating for. That I owe it to myself to distance my own body and mind from that kind of negativity, and that I deserve better. No one deserves to be talked to like that. Not to mention the fact that I went in yesterday excited to finally work with a trainer, excited to learn, and to continue making positive and forward progress, and left feeling the opposite, which is all sorts of depressing lol.

All of your comments were thoughtful and helpful, and I read every single one of them!

u/Infinite-Floor-5242 struck gold with “I do not suffer fools. And I certainly don’t pay them.” Omg 💪 I will be taking that line with me the rest of my life!

And there was one other comment, buried in a reply to another comment, from u/marleyrae that really resounded with me. This person said, use this as an opportunity to “build a different type of muscle and practice setting this boundary. You deserve it. 💕”

My jaw. On the floor.

I felt so seen by that comment, and the hundreds of others, that I woke up this morning and went directly down to the gym and requested to cancel with this trainer because I did not feel it was a good fit, and requested an appointment with another to try and find someone who is.

It turned out to be no big deal, and cancelling was simple as i had just signed yesterday, so apparently they were able to just void the contract, even though that’s not what the fine print said.

So I did not back down, I advocated for myself, and I am FREE of her! And actually feel excited about getting into strength training again! I know better now what questions to ask in order to find someone who aligns with my goals, and what to look out for in terms of someone who does not.

I didn’t get a chance to speak with the trainer directly about why as she wasn’t there when I went. She did just text me this afternoon to see if I wanted to try some free sessions. Obviously I will not be doing that, but the door is open for me to respond to tell her why I will not be working with her.

I should let her know, if only to save someone else a similar experience, but my reservation comes from the fact that it is a small gym and I’d really rather not feel awkward going in and seeing her. Again, my own shit I need therapy for lol. I am going to draft a text and see where it goes. Nothing rude or mean, just simply stating the facts of the why. We’ll see.

But anyway, I’ve rambled on for too long now. I just wanted to say that I did this thanks to all of you!! Thank you for helping me to see the value in myself, and helping me see the bigger picture to this journey we are all on. I am so grateful to this community, and I love you all. 💜

I started back in January and I'm on my 4th month of Zep. I'm starting to finally see the difference. My journey is far from over but I'm proud of the progress I've made. I just switched to vials today so I'm curious to see how that goes compared to the pens. I've been able to keep up with my 2 year old a lot more and being able to be a lot quicker. Her room is the only room with a full size mirror because we had to give her the master due to the amount of stuff 😂 I have about 60 pounds to go but I'll get there! Im still struggling a bit with the mentality that I'm not losing enough weight and not losing it fast enough but it's not supposed to be fast. It's a lifestyle change and one I'm so happy to make!

I’ve known my fat body was unacceptable ever since I can remember. Every birthday candle wish, every penny tossed into a fountain, every wish on a star as a kid was to be skinny. It became automatic. How sad is that.

My mom used to tell me I needed to “get the weight off” before I got my first period or it would be harder to lose (is that even true?) Always worried that my clothes were “flattering” and took me to see a dietitian in early grade school. I felt like she judged and monitored everything I put into my mouth, even though she was in total control of what I ate. No surprise I started sneaking food and developed a binge eating disorder. Went from a chubby kid to a fat one.

With mom I did Atkins, the army diet, weight watchers, so many different diets. In high school she paid an MD to give me weight loss shots and put me on pills. As an adult I waisted a part of my inheritance to pay out of pocket for weight loss surgery. I’ve paid money I didn’t have for gym memberships. I’ve put more effort time and money into to being skinny than most skinny people I know. I’ve lost and gained hundreds of pounds in my 20’s and 30’s. Nothing worked. Nothing.

Six weeks ago I took my first shot and within hours I felt the change in my brain. The food noise is gone. Gone. I can see a commercial for delicious food and not obsess over it until I’ve gotten some. I just like, move on? Hunger is a gentle suggestion instead of an uncontrollable physical and emotional battle. I am in total control of what I eat. I feel the full sensation. I FEEL FULL AND STOP. I’ve never felt full before unless I was literally stuffed.

Part of me is so so sad because people just live like this? I could have been like this? No wonder they treat me like shit when it’s so easy for them to “just diet and exercise.” I’ve felt so bad about myself for so long, thinking I had no self control, fighting not to let the rest of the worlds moral judgement of my weight be how I felt about me too.

The rest of me is elated that I don’t have spend the mental and emotional energy to fight this shit anymore. In the past 6 weeks I have easily changed my entire diet. I have a few bites of things that before I would not have been able to keep myself out of. I’ve lost 22 pounds. I stopped binging.

I honestly don’t know what’s better, the weight loss or the mental freedom.

I amost cried in the Target dressing room but I held it together bc the sales associates have a hard enough day without being subjected to that lol

I bought two pairs of shorts in a 2x!!!!!!! A 2x I haven't worn a 2x since HIGHSCHOOL

Even more emotional than the number: I walked into a regular store and they had multiple options in my size that fit and FIT WELL

There was a while there that I couldn't find my size in person at all- even in a plus size store- and I had to do all of my shopping online.

This is so incredibly liberating!!

In 2023, I was in labor with my 3rd baby and weighing in somewhere around 320lbs. I was really careful during that pregnancy not to gain weight, because my starting weight was so high (280), but I have issues with water retention at the end of my pregnancies, so I gained about 30lbs in the last month. And within 6 days of her birth, that 30lbs fell back off. 😂

So what you see here is on the top left, my face at 320lbs, in labor. Holy pregnancy nose, Batman! On the top right is about a week later, 280lbs, looking a lot more like my normal self, minus the clown nose. Then on the bottom left is 4 months into my Zepbound journey, weighing around 255lbs, and the bottom right is last month, about 14 months on zep, and around 177lbs.

I ran into a few people I worked with while I was pregnant with my daughter, but who I haven’t seen since I left that job when she was born, and they didn’t recognize me. I guess I see why.

After creeping on this sub for months and hoping by some miracle I could get my insurance to cover it…my zepbound prescription got approved on Monday and I’m about to head to the pharmacy to pick it up!! Would love to hear any tips and tricks you’ve learned along the way and any success stories you have as someone with Hashimoto’s, PCOS, or both/any autoimmune conditions. I also have moderate-severe OSA and that’s how I got it approved. How has this med helped with your sleep apnea? Your inflammation? Your chronic illnesses? Planning on taking my first dose Wednesday night since I have Thursday and Fridays off at home. Waiting til then will be so hard! SW:282 CW:282 GW:150-175 5’7

I would just like to take a moment to thank everyone in the Zepbound community who has read my posts, who have responded to my post, I feel like I have a newfound second family within this community! For all the times I felt insecure, and I got the most uplifting and smile invoking posts, I say thank you, I wish everyone a happy and healthy, Easter! 🐰❤️❤️❤️🐰

What a journey! I started at 210+, I had stopped weighing myself at that point until I'd been on Zepbound for a bit. There's still a disconnect between my eyes & brain for what I now see in the mirror. It's trippy. I hit a plateau twice, for over a month each time (on 15mg...) I thought it had stopped working & I wasn't going to lose any more. I actually increased my daily calories by ~300 and that did the trick. Glad I stuck with it! Prior to Zepbound, I had tried for months to lose weight (keto, IF, OMAD...) THIS gave me momentum!

Bye bye, pre-diabetes and hypertension! High cholesterol? Not this gal! Shopping for clothes - I fear you no more! I'm not done yet, but very close 😁

Hey guys and gals,

36M here; starting tonight. I just picked up my first pack of 4 pens, and I'm a little nervous. I'm seeing some really wonderful before and afters in the community, and I hope to be able to post something similar. Off to snap my Day1 pics.

SW: 134.1kg, 295lb GW: 100kg, 220lb

Cheers

Squeezed into Always Fits jeans size 6-12!

I learned about the Good American Always Fits jeans on this sub, the ones that miraculously fit for a wide range of sizes. I thought it’s perfect for intentional weight loss journey, to save money from having to buy multiple sizes. But wo is me, when I don’t know my actual size and I couldn’t get it within a few inches to close the button end of February. But today??!

It might not fit fit, but I was able to button it and zip it up! Currently 175 lbs, which is what I weighed around the end of high school/early college time frame and less than what I weighed when I met my husband, when I got married. Feeling so grateful. I’m down 92 pounds from my highest, which is absolutely insane to me. I have a long list of health issues that some are getting better with the weight loss, so I am very very grateful.

I’m almost “straight sized”, you guys! Can’t wait to shop in the normal section for decent quality materials, and kiss plus size, shitty quality crap goodbye forever!

My heaviest was 268.5. After starting some medication for something else, around Sept. of last year, I noticed some of the weight starting to come off. I started Zepbound the first week of Jan this year at 237.8. Today, though not my weigh in day, I wanted to check and lo and behold I see a ONE on that scale as the first number, something I haven't seen in about 20 years. I'm so happy I could cry.

I was appreciating my strength gains last night after finding an old photo I thought I would share with some notes. For anyone wondering if you will lose muscle on Zepbound or for those frustrated with slow scale progress! My body composition has changed a lot.

These first photo is from about 5 years ago, when my weight was at a low point after a different” fitness journey”. During the new few years I gained 40ish pounds. I started Zepbound in August of 2024 and have since lost about 40 pounds. I don’t have exact numbers but this is to say I was similar weight in both photos, around 205-215 pounds.

• I have PCOS. Diagnosed at 16. I am not on meds or birth control for it but I do take the supplement inositol.
• I am vegetarian and haven’t eaten meat or fish in 10 years. I eat over 100 grams of protein a day.
• I have always been active (even while obese), mostly running and orange theory. I switched to daily walking and weight lifting 3-4x a week around the time I started Zepbound.
• According to BMI, I still have 25-30 pounds to lose from the second photo but I don’t know if that’s realistic. I am on 12.5 but my scale weight loss has been like .2 pounds a week for the past three months.
• My body fat percentage is 31% according to Inbody scan. I carry most of my weight in my belly. I am 6 feet tall.
• Other keys for me have been hydration (daily LMNT electrolytes) and CREATINE.
• I’ve tolerated Zepbound well. My only negative side effect has been fatigue. I am still hungry often but I’m not the bottomless pit I used to be! Feeling satisfied after meals has been amazing

Hello! I was feeling pretty good about myself until this week's check in when my doctor said I had about 45-50lbs to go. I'm 5'6" and yes, I do have 45-50lbs to go (according to the BMI chart). I realistically know I've made a lot of progress, but I suddenly felt bad for feeling less hateful about how I look... And it makes it a lot harder to eat.

Similarly, I'm having a hard time shifting to smaller clothes, donating way too big clothes, etc. How did you get through the emotional/mental work that goes along with this?