Goal!

SW: 183 CW: 136 Weight lost: 47lbs

This sub was really helpful to me during my journey so I wanted to share that I reached my goal and am graduating to maintenance/tapering off.

I started at 183 and signed up for Noom as a new years resolution. I lost about 5lbs on my own before getting stuck and starting to graze/snack again and feeling bad about it. I decided I needed help and started wegovy 1.5 Feb 11th. The pill helped me from day 1. I felt fuller and was able to stick to my meal plans and calories for the day. I didn't know how much food noise was consuming my life.

I stayed on 1.5mg until late April when I started noticing myself snacking a lot more and my weight stalled for 2 weeks around 163. I also added weight lifting mid April which looking back likely caused me needing more calories and I probably could have stayed on 1.5 if I pushed through but I moved to 4mg then and was happy with continued weight loss. With moving to 4, regular weight lifting, and sticking to my calorie deficit I was down to 143 by July. I was really feeling good and thinking I might stop. I ended up gaining 1-2lbs in July and by the end of the month decided I wanted to stick to my original goal of 135 and moved up to 9 early August. I took every 3rd day off so I would take 9 Mon, Tues then not Wed. I'm now at 136 and really don't think I should lose any more weight (height 5'5").

I didn't have much for side effects even when moving up. The whole time I've been on wegovy I've made sure to drink 64oz of water a day (min), I prioritize fiber - 25mg per day (less on weekends probably), and plan on protein at every meal. I weight lift 2-3 days per week, lift heavy weights and continue to increase weight when moves get "easy". I also average 12k steps per day and try for 1 cardio session per week which is usually interval running. The meds make drinking not as enjoyable but I still have some wine on weekends. I've made it through vacations, traveling for work, and celebrations that focused on food and drinking by trying to do things in moderation. I weigh myself everyday just to stay accountable. I know that after a long weekend or being out of town the scale will be up and that's ok. I've shifted my mind set to eating food that's good for my body most of the time and eating "fun" food occasionally. I'm not perfect and sat and ate chips out of the bag on the couch the other night. The difference now is I think how about how it made me feel afterwards (not great physically) and reset the next day. I also plan for heavy meals - ex: tonight we are having ribs and home made Mac n chz so I will have a protein/fiber yogurt for breakfast and bean salad with tuna or turkey for lunch.

This got really long but I hope it's helps. You can do this!