Deciding what to do
Last year I went on tirzepatide 2.5-5 over a 2 month period before my wedding. It was great and I lost about 10 lbs. what I didn’t really realize at the time was most of the weight I lost was from my butt. I will say I was NOT working out during this time, and it was depressing because I always loved my butt. I’ve grown it back a bit, and I haven’t been on a GLP 1 for quite some time.
I recently took back up running - which has honestly been the only thing to work for me when it comes to shedding lbs. but I also have hormones working against me. When I was 27 I lost my right ovary to a giant tumor. At the time I weighed 135-140 and I’m 5 ft 7. After surgery I slowly started gaining more weight, in November of 2024 I was 170 and I wanted to curl into a ball and cry. I lost 8 lbs on my own, and at 161 I started the GLP one and got down to 155 before my wedding.
I stopped the GLP 1 after the wedding, as my brother unexpectedly passed and the last thing I could focus on was my weight. The past two months I’ve gotten back into working out, but for the life of me I can’t stop fluctuating. Always 154-158, and I do struggle with binge eating at times. On top of this I have DHEA levels in the 350-400s consistently and my A1C went from 4.4 to 5.5 in a year.
I’m on 500 mg of metformin for the past month and I will say I’ve stopped gaining, but I’m struggling to get to 145 where I have wanted to be. I just started running again a week ago but I’m so impatient part of me wants to try microdosing 1 mg a week just to see if it could help. I’m working out 3-5 days a week, megareformer and heating Pilates sculpt that truly kick my ass. I do some lower body lifting at home as well. I just want to feel good again. At face value, most people say I’m fit, but I know what I WANT to look like, and I’m simply not there.
I am scared to lose my butt again. I will not make the mistake of not working out again, but last time I was on 2.5-5 I felt so tired from lack of calories I didn’t have the energy to work out.
Thank you to everyone who takes the time to read this!!