Working Out & Plateau
Tl;dr weight loss is plateauing after starting to exercise, and the scale plus measurements of my body doesn't indicate that any fat loss is just being replaced by muscle.
Hi all,
I've been taking GLPs for the past 15 months (the first 3 were Wegovy and then I switched to Zepbound). For the first 14 months of it, I didn't workout at all except for walking more in my everyday life. Since the start of January though, I've incorporated two high-intensity workouts a week for one hour each. One day is reformer pilates, the other day is rowing/treadmill for about 25 mins and then fast paced strength training for 25 mins.
Since I've started exercising, I've only lost 2 lbs in 6 weeks total. My measurements aren't getting smaller, and I know home scales aren't super accurate, but my muscle mass and fat percentage hasn't really moved at all.
Has anyone else experienced this? I know we all have plateaus, but ones that come specifically when you started exercising? If so, how long did it last? As someone that HATES working out, the lack of progress just makes me really not want to do it if I'm going to lose weight faster playing video games on the couch 😂
Posted Feb 7, 2026, 10:57 PM UTC