r/GLP1_loss100plus

Hi all - I am a frequent lurker/visitor here and come here for inspiration on those days the goal line feels far away.

I started this journey back on April 20, 2005. 13 months later, I have a whole new world.

When I first started, I was so worried it wouldn’t work. I had failed RNY bypass, a stomach revision, tried every diet plan including a year of strict keto.

As a lifelong equestrian, my weight got in the way of everything. Nothing is crueler in the world than the equestrian community towards overweight women. Being able to blend in is freeing.

My next goal is hit 150 as a weight and a normal BMI (as stupid as that number is!)

Haven't been under 300 in a few years and even that was very short lived and done extremely unhealthily, ended up gaining it all back plus an extra 10lbs. 5lbs to go and I'll be 100 down!! I'm so excited y'all 😭😭

I never thought it would be possible, I’m 6’4 and have always been the tallest and biggest guy everywhere I went, being under 300lbs is a huge milestone to me, I know I still have a lot to go, maybe 60lbs before I can feel comfortable and not obsess over it, but zepbound is something that changed my life. Keep going, if I can do it, so can you.

224 lbs down. T2D, high blood pressure, IBS, reflux, sleep apnea and diverticulitis are either under control or completely gone. It's been a great ride and I'm within 10 lb of goal weight.

🤯 I’ve been in a stall for 4-5 months and then out of the blue, BAM! I typically don’t pay a lot of attention to numbers but this one feels really significant! I just kept doing what I do, nothing special. I listen to my body with the help of Tirzepatide. Grateful!

I made it! I can hardly believe it’s my turn to post. When I first started reading these subs I was so encouraged by all the success stories, but I had my doubts I’d get there myself. I think at the 100lbs down milestone I really felt like I could do this, and now here I am.

I was a chubby kid, but not obese. I was very active but I can remember struggling with bingeing from a very young age. Food was tightly regulated in our household and I remember as far back as 5 or 6 years old sneaking orange flavoured vitamin C tablets because they tasted good and I just wanted more, more, more.

My weight was up and down throughout the years, depending on circumstances. I got interested in weightlifting in my early 20s and stayed fit for awhile, but the bingeing tendencies were still there and really won out as I got older.

I gained a lot of weight in my late 20s, lost 100lbs, then gained it all back plus some. I’ve lost 40-60lbs more times in my life than I can count, always gaining it back quickly once I reached goal. I drank heavily, and mostly very high sugar vodka coolers, which added to the weight gain.

In October of 2024 I started on Wegovy. At this point I was around 345lbs, hadn’t exercised in many years and I was in bad shape - my back hurt constantly, my left ankle was always sore from an injury, I was just physically miserable. I started out walking in place, in my basement, for 6 minutes. I did that 6 days a week, adding a minute every other day or so.

I held steady for a bit at 25 minutes of walking in place, because I was still pretty sore physically. Gradually I made it up to 40 minutes, and by that time I’d lost significant weight and it was becoming easier to move and less painful.

5 months into my Wegovy journey I added in weightlifting. I was fortunate to have had that background in lifting from decades before, and still had dumbbells, a bench, and a cable machine. I started low and slow and gradually worked my way up to some pretty intense lifting. My weight loss really took off once I added in the lifting.

These days I walk outside 10-20km a week, bike 20-50km, lift weights 3-4x a week. I like trying new things (snowshoeing this past winter, plan to try rock climbing soon) and I prioritize workouts I enjoy. For me it’s just not sustainable to go on a treadmill. I’ve found activities I like, and I’m able to stick with them.

As for food and alcohol - I lost all desire to drink and that made a huge difference in my caloric intake. The bingeing urges also went away and I was able to stick with sensible eating. Some of those urges are back, more than a year and a half on this medicine, but it’s controllable. I’m still on 2.4 Wegovy every week.

I’ve now lost 50% of my starting weight. I think I’d like to lose another 10-15lbs, but I’m not set on that. I do have loose skin and it bothers me a bit, but I don’t have the money for surgery so I try not to dwell on it too much. Even if I could get some skin removal covered by insurance, I can’t afford to take the time off for recovery. I’m ok with that. I’m just so happy to be healthy and active and mostly pain-free.

My life is incredibly different these days. I’m not embarrassed to be out in public. I don’t have to plan every outing far in advance, to make sure there’s going to be safe seating for me, or worry about being a sweaty mess if I have to walk somewhere. I don’t have to carefully plan my same three crappy outfits, so the people who I see regularly don’t see me wearing the same clothes every single time. I was able to go back to full-time work. I am happier, and look forward to my physical activities, and don’t stress too much about food.

I do worry a bit about the future, since as I mentioned the medicine is less and less effective for me. I hope that if I keep on my path of prioritizing physical activity, that will keep me in a healthy place.

Thanks for reading! I hope someone reads this and is encouraged, the same way I was back in the early days. Thanks to all who share their stories - you are inspiring.

I stared GLPs 2 years ago today! Since day 1 I have lost 125 pounds, and for the first time in my adult life I have hit Onderland!

Starting: 322.8
Height: 5’6
Low: 197.5
Size: XL or 16.
Feel free to ask any anything!

43M.

Feels like a small milestone moment. Why? My BMI is finally less than 40. When I started at 439 pounds, my BMI was 65.

I'm also now no longer class III obesity... down to class II.

I still feel pretty fat, but also physically feel much better. I probably haven't weighed this since midway through high school over 25 years ago.

I’m still pinching myself and find it hard to believe the mirror when I see this new me!

After this morning’s pee, I am officially down 100 lbs. still a ways to go but this was a pretty cool milestone.

101 lbs down since 4/5/25. Lots of premier protein shakes, walking, & weight lifting :)

I’m a 34F standing at 5’ 1”. My weight in the first photo was 260lbs & the weight in the last photo is 159 lbs. I’m on 12.5mg of Zepbound that I get through insurance.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask :)

Never thought I would get to this point. It has been almost 11 months since I started this journey. I still have a ways to go but I have more behind me now than ahead of me.

I still can’t get over how much my face has changed. 🤯