Wanted to share my journey with updates.
Just started Foundayo today. I’m on 5.5 mg. This it past history with GLP-1s and weight loss:
September 2023 - at my heaviest, pregnant with my youngest - 308 lbs - she was born 9/6/23
February 2024 - cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, cholecystectomy. After the first gall stone attack, lost an additional 12 lbs after losing weight post partum from breastfeeding - 263 lbs.
December 2024 - slow weight gain back to 292 lbs. start Wegovy injections right after Christmas. Did each dose for 2 months.
October 2025 - Steadily lost weight but hit a plateau. 269 lbs. PCP tried to switch me to zepbound but insurance refused to cover it or fill it. Decided to stay with Wegovy (I was getting it for $25 a month).
January 2026 - insurance no longer covered wegovy and said that they won’t cover any glp-1s with a diagnosis of obesity. At the lowest since starting wegovy - 262 lbs.
February 2026 - finally got my pcp to prescribe Wegovy oral. Since I had been off the injections for a month, the food noise was back and I was cycling through the same 10 lbs. my pcp also wanted to start me on the lowest dose. Started on 1.5 for 30d. Back to 264 lbs.
May 2026 - back down to 262 lbs. took 4 mg of Wegovy for 30 d in March/april. Did 9mg Wegovy in April/may. Took last dose yesterday.
Today 5/18/26 - took first dose of foundayo 5.5.
I am optimistic. I work in clinical research and we do a lot of IBD studies. However we are doing a study with a similar drug to foundayo. I also spoke with our Lilly rep for awhile about it. I’ll try to do some check ins as I go. My PCP thinks I’ll find more success with this. She said she’s seen more people lose quick with Wegovy but with zepbound she has seen them have continual loss. She is also pretty sure I’ll be able to increase doses fairly easily.
I have an unrelated to obesity surgery scheduled for 6/23 so I’ll have to stop for a week prior. I think the surgery will definitely contribute to weight loss success.