u/Self_Electrical

Hi everyone,
I’m 29 years old and started intermittent fasting recently. Last year, my doctor prescribed me a 10 mg statin because I have high cholesterol and a very strong family history of early heart disease, so they felt my long-term risk was high enough to start treatment even at my age.

I’m wondering if anyone here also does intermittent fasting while taking a statin. Have you noticed any issues, and do you take it during your fasting window or with your eating window?
I’ve also seen a lot of people say that after they started fasting, improved their diet, and lost weight, they were able to stop taking their statin. Others say that’s a bad idea and that fasting doesn’t replace the protection a statin provides.

I’m not planning to stop taking it without talking to my doctor, but I’d love to hear both sides. If you think someone in my situation should try to come off a statin eventually, why? And if you think I definitely shouldn’t, what’s your reasoning?
I’d especially appreciate hearing from people who started statins at a relatively young age due to family history. Thanks!

Hi everyone!
I’m thinking about starting intermittent fasting for weight loss, but before I jump in, I’d love to hear from people who have actually had success with it.
A few questions:
• What “rules” do you personally follow? (What do you allow during your fasting window? Coffee? Diet drinks? Gum?)
• Which fasting schedule worked best for you (16:8, 18:6, OMAD, etc.)?
• Did you count calories as well, or did IF alone help?
• How long did it take before you started noticing results, both on the scale and visually?
• What are some mistakes beginners usually make?
• If you’ve tried different approaches, what made the biggest difference?
I’d really appreciate any tips or advice from your own experience. Thanks!

I had chin liposuction about 2 months ago and I’m not happy with the result. I still have fullness under my chin that looks very similar to before surgery.
I went back to my surgeon, and he told me that the fat is gone, but the issue is not fat. He says it’s related to a muscle under my chin that didn’t “stretch back” the way it was supposed to, and that the remaining fullness is skin/muscle rather than fat. He recommended another procedure through an incision under the chin to correct it and offered to do it for free.
I’m feeling torn because I don’t know whether this is a legitimate explanation or whether this should have been identified before the original liposuction. If my anatomy required a muscle-tightening procedure, shouldn’t that have been discussed from the beginning?
Has anyone else been told they needed a platysmaplasty, neck lift, or muscle-tightening procedure after chin lipo? Did your surgeon identify the issue before surgery or only afterward? And is 2 months too early to decide that the result won’t improve further?
I’d appreciate any experiences or advice before I agree to another surgery.

I’ve been wanting to ask something that feels a little embarrassing, but I’m wondering if anyone else can relate.

I’m on Ozempic, but I also have pretty significant health anxiety. Every time I take it, I start overanalyzing every symptom and worrying that something serious is happening. I’ve convinced myself multiple times that Ozempic is going to cause cancer or some other terrible illness, even though I know that’s not a rational conclusion based on the evidence.

For example, I once got worried about my vision and went to an eye doctor, who told me my eyes were completely fine. But then I’ll read stories online about people getting cancer or developing health problems, and even though I know those things don’t automatically mean Ozempic caused them, my brain immediately connects the dots and spirals.

The result is that I keep stopping and restarting the medication. I’ll get scared, quit for a couple of weeks, then decide to start again, only to repeat the cycle. So I haven’t really been using it consistently the way it’s intended.

Has anyone else dealt with this kind of health anxiety while taking Ozempic or another GLP-1 medication? How do you separate legitimate side effects from anxiety-driven fears? And if you’ve found ways to stop doom-scrolling or catastrophizing every symptom, I’d love to hear them.

Honestly, I’m partly writing this because I’d like to have something to come back and read when I’m spiraling and convincing myself the worst is about to happen.

Thank you.

I’ve been trying to lose weight for what feels like my entire adult life.

I’m 29, I have PCOS, and I’m exhausted.

The frustrating part isn’t that I don’t know how to lose weight. I’ve seen dietitians. I’ve tried meal plans. I’ve lost weight before. Years ago I lost around 16 kg in 4 months and felt like I’d finally cracked the code. Then the weight came back, and ever since then it feels like I’m chasing something I can’t catch.

Every diet starts the same. I’m motivated, I follow it perfectly, I obsess over every meal, I think about food all day, and eventually I get tired. The moment I stop following the plan exactly, the weight starts creeping back and I feel like a failure.

My wedding is coming up, and instead of feeling excited, I keep thinking about my weight. I look in the mirror and all I can see is the distance between where I am and where I want to be.

What makes it harder is seeing people who seem to lose weight without turning it into a full-time job. For me it feels like every kilogram comes with a negotiation, a spreadsheet, and a mental breakdown.

I don’t even want a dramatic transformation anymore. I don’t need to be perfect. I don’t need to be skinny. I just want to find a way of eating that doesn’t make me miserable and that I can actually maintain.

For those of you who spent years losing and regaining the same weight, what finally clicked? How did you stop treating weight loss like a temporary project and start treating it like a normal part of life?

I could really use some encouragement right now.

Edit: I appreciate all responses it gave me a great push to go forward..so thankful for this community

I’m curious if anyone else has experienced this.

I’ve been on Ozempic for about 2 months now. It’s definitely working in terms of appetite suppression. I’m much less hungry, eating significantly less than before, and I rarely binge anymore.

The strange thing is that I’m not losing weight. If anything, my stomach/gut area seems to be getting worse and more bloated. I have PCOS, so I’m wondering if that could be part of the issue.

Has anyone with PCOS had a similar experience where Ozempic reduced their appetite but the scale didn’t move (or their abdominal area seemed larger)? Did it eventually start working, or did you discover another reason behind it?

If this happened to you, what was the cause? Water retention? Constipation? Hormones? Insulin resistance? Something else?

Most of the stories I read are from people who start losing weight right away, so I’m feeling pretty confused and discouraged.

Would love to hear from anyone who’s been through something similar and whether it was fixable.