Hello fellow Zeppers! I’m a 6 foot 2 inch male that went from 300 lbs to ~185 lbs in 1.5 years. I’ve been at 7.5 mg for the last 16 weeks. The goal weight range my obesity specialist doctor gave me is between 175-185 lbs. She has modified this number along the way as we have prioritized metrics like body fat percentage, versus BMI or body weight.
I have been fluctuating between 185-188 lbs for the last few months, so basically I’ve achieved my end goal and will be switching my focus to maintenance in a few months.
However, I’ve noticed that I’m relying on willpower more and more to do a lot of the heavy lifting when it comes to not over consuming calories. For example for a high volume dinner I can consume a factor75 meal (500-650 calories), 2 cups of frozen veggies (35-90 calories), and 3 cups of salad (30 calories) plus some type of low calorie dressing (45-80 calories). Even after consuming a larger dinner like that, I could still continue to eat. I don’t really feel full. The only reason I don’t continue eating is that I know on paper a 850 calorie dinner should be enough to feel full. Sometimes an hour later my stomach is still growling or i have to distract myself to prevent eating additional food. For additional context by this point in the evening I’ve consumed 3 large meals that total ~2300 calories.
My doc and I have discussed moving up to 10mg next month. However our goal is to stay at the lowest mg possible so that we still have e the ability to move up years from now if required. I am very familiar with the temporary nature of hunger reduction when bumping up the mg.
(finally the question)
For those of you that have reached the 10mg level, how has your satiety been at that level? Have your long term satiety levels remained pretty stable, or did you find that it also dipped after time at 10mg.
again to be clear … I am not chasing hunger suppression with medication as I know those effects are temporary. This is about finding that long term, sustainable sweet spot.
Thank you for any and all advice and observations!