u/lulhoepeep

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What do I do now that I'm done

So in Dec 2024 I went on Zepbound my initial weight was 201lbs (heaviest I've ever been) and as of today I weigh 137lbs. Now I'm figuring out where to go from here? Without getting too deep into I have a lot of health issues one that specifically needs food restrictions that I've been doing since birth. Before Zepbound I was struggling with basically two diets ( Medical and Weight Loss) and I only saw weight loss progress if I was doing the weight loss/ exercise diet in extreme and unhealthy ways.

So now I'm in maintenance territory but I want to come off injection and maybe do a pill and I heard of the Wegovy pill and I believe metformin is another option but I'm so scared that it's not going to be as affective and my food noise and craving are going to come so I want to know what everyone's experience is and if they have any recommendations I should talk to my Zepbound dealer about. Like Zepbound was so freeing with the way I had ZERO craving not even a tummy gurgle and I would like to keep that up so I can not be in this controlling battle with food.

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u/lulhoepeep — 2 days ago

Good news first: I'm getting top surgery AND it's covered by insurance!

I'm on the nonbinary spectrum of things so I'm getting a reduction and if anything my Doctor says we can revisit.

I still live at home and my household is pretty toxic my relationship with my Mom is very strained and although I don't like using the term my therapist says I might have a Narcissistic Parent. I'm closeted (another reason for the reduction) and I've only told a few people (no family just friends), I was waiting for a good time to tell her about the reduction, but she had found the info pamphlet they gave me at the office. Instantly she was against it which I wasn't surprised about. Last week I found out about the approval and of course I'm going to need transport so I summoned up the courage to ask and she flat out told me she refuses to take any part. Again I wasn't surprised, but it still hurts a little. I have this person in my life who use to be my babysitter when I was a kid and watched me grow up. I am so happy to have her in my life because she had shown me what unconditional love is. Like my Mom, she's religious and I was so scared to tell her, but she was basically like "Of course I still love you" and her only issue was she was worried about my safety when it came to T and surgeries. She also told me I can never tell my Mom.

I couldn't image coming out to my Mom if this is how she acts for a surgery primarily performed on women. This is really just the tip of the iceberg for my home life, I'm hoping I strike some gold soon that allows me to move out ghost my family and start actually being alive.

I'm also so thankful for my friends who are asking if they can be present. Even my friends who moved out of state have volunteered to give me a ride to my appointment which really chokes me up to have love like that but also rubs salt in the wounds because I'm just like "Wow my Mom doesn't actually love me ig."

While I'm here if anyone has any tips for recovery I would love to hear and not secrets also I did tell my surgeon what I want but I was thinking of making a fun little packet so they have a hard copy and I'm wonder for those who had Top Surgery is there any "features" (lol) I should take into consideration?

Thanks for reading (note: wrote this while having a pounding headache so excuse the typos)

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u/lulhoepeep — 21 days ago