r/MenOnTirz

I went to the DMV today to renew my drivers license. I was talking to the young clerk in the office, who took one look at my new photo when comparing with my old photo, and said, “Wow!“

He wanted to know how I had lost the weight. I told him “I use just enough meth to lose the weight, but not the teeth.“

He looked at me, dead serious, and said, “Really?“

I did go on and tell him the truth.

60+ lbs down. And I have lost half of my face and all of my ass.

5 weeks in, due for my 2nd 5mg shot of Zep tomorrow and down 12lbs so far. Sides have been fine mostly. Just curious about the weekly timing of the next dose and if anyone shifted to 6 days instead and what the thoughts are about that timing. I find the food noise starts around day 5 and by day 6 (today) it's brutal. Happened on 4th dose (end of 2.5mg) and then this week. I was fighting myself all day to not grab snacks out of the pantry all day today so just curious if it may be worthwhile to dose every 6 days instead of 7.

I’m looking for some advice from people who have been on Zepbound long term or gone through maintenance.

I’ve been on 7.5mg for about a year now and as of today I’m down 120 lbs. I’m currently 190 lbs at 6’3” and just turned 34.

The thing is, I still feel like I have more fat to lose. I’m very active both in the gym and at work. I work in asphalt/public works, so I’m moving constantly all day, and I train regularly on top of that.

At my last appointment my doctor wanted to move me into “maintenance mode” and reduce me back down to 5mg. According to BMI charts I’m technically in a healthy range now, but visually and physically I still feel like I have progress left to make.

One thing I’ve been very careful about is muscle loss. I track my body composition weekly with an advanced smart scale, and my muscle mass has actually been increasing while I continue losing fat.

I’m not trying to get unhealthy or chase unrealistic goals. I just genuinely don’t feel done yet, especially considering my frame and activity level.

Has anyone else had their doctor try to lower their dose before they personally felt ready? Did moving down affect your hunger, progress, or energy levels?

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I have been on Zepbound for a few months. Am on 5 mg but I am having cravings come back and probably need to go up.

But my question is that my caloric requirements are like 1800 now to maintain weight. I am a 5’7” male at 175#. I lost 10 lbs on it over like 3 months. Slow but steady.

This seems like very little. How realistic is maintaining that few calories long term? I’m sure as I lose weight that will go down too. Hopefully my activity can increase but probably not by a lot. What are people‘s experiences out there who have low caloric requirements long term?

Hello community, I’m hoping for some perspective on my progress and titration schedule.

Starting Weight 239 (lost some weighting for insurance to start)
Current Weight 207.2 45 male 5’11

Week 1 2.5 down 11.3
Week 2 2.5 down 6.2
Week 3 2.5 down 3.7
Week 4 2.5 down 3
Week 5 5 down 3.4
Week 6 5 down 2.2
Week 7 5 down 2.4
Week 8 5 up .04 (just started this shot yesterday)

I have significantly increased my exercise lifting three times a week for the last few weeks, walking more than 10k steps most days. I’m eating a high protein low carb diet averaging more than 160+ protein a day and I am learning about adding more fiber.

Hydrating regularly, thinking about adding some electrolytes to the mix.

I have four weeks of the 5mg already filled and will refill my next dose in just under two weeks.

I would love to do my whole journey at 5 but I am wondering if I need to ask about moving up to 7.5 for my next dose, I’m starting to feel a bit hungrier, mostly the food noise is still controlled though. I have at most three more refills before I lose insurance coverage.

What would you do?

I recently started tirzepitide. I’m finally starting to have extra energy! It’s awesome and now I want to start doing some resistance training. I have zero clue where to start. I just joined planet fitness because that is about the only membership my budget allows for. Can anyone make some suggestions on where to start? I would like to ease into it so I don’t injure myself.

I had an umbilical hernia mesh implanted last year. Since that surgery it seems that shots in my lower abdomen are less effective than a shot in the upper left or right above the mesh (its above any scars). It feels like my side effects are worse with the upper shots (nausea, fatigue). Weight loss is no different as I've plateaued.

Does anyone have a similar experience? I'm trying to determine if there really is a pattern of effectiveness for placement.

Started Zep back in March and down 40 lbs. this is my first month on 5.0 and I have had minor spats with diarrhea. Anyone else experience this? Is this normal?