r/GLP1_loss100plus

I started my Mounjaro journey March 2025. I did my 1-year bloodwork this morning and was feeling VERY anxious awaiting the results. There were some not-so-pretty things in my labs 1 year ago, including scary kidney numbers and untreated diabetes (which had been newly diagnosed.)

As of this morning, my 1 year differences are:

ALT went from 40 (above 34 is high) to 9! 🎉
A1C went from 6.5 (above 6.3 is high) to 4.4!! 🎉
Glucose went from 125 (over 100 is high) to 77 🎉
Ur Albumin/Creat Ratio went from 317 😲(above 34.2 is high) to 26 !!!!!!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉

...and I got my vitamin D up to a new high of 33. It was at 11. 😂

When people belittle & judge these meds I get so angry. They are literally saving my life.

Oh, and I'm 105.8 lbs down as of this morning. Photo of my monthly progress attached. I used to track week by week, but now that my losses have slowed and I'm more than a year into my journey, I've found it helpful to focus on the bigger picture. This data helps me SO MUCH-- especially when I feel like things are moving slowly. This visual really does illustrate how the small losses add up!

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Hi friends! I posted a before and after picture on Facebook today - something I'd never done before - because I was really proud of myself! Also something I don't feel too often. I wanted to show off how hard I've been working, plain and simple. I've lost 70 pounds since 12/1. I said I wasn't doing this for looks, but for health, but was still so damn proud of myself.

I got a comment from someone I don't really know telling me that before and afters are harmful for people with eating disorders, and that I was engaging in diet culture by posting the pic and engaging in diet culture by everyone telling me how good I looked. and that she always thought the world of me, but that she had to go because "being triggered into not being able to eat for another day isn't ok for me". I just. I'm at a loss for words.

I've been in the fat/body posi community for a long time. I get it. But this is my personal facebook. And if you've never been 500+ pounds wondering if this is the day your heart is going to pop while you're going up the stairs to your job, I guess I don't want to hear it. Send me a message if you want to have a conversation. Don't just leave a comment and unfriend me.

Has anyone else had something like this come up for them? How do you deal with it? Was I wrong to post the picture?

I'll post the pic here too, bc damnit, I'm really proud of myself!

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Welcome back for another edition of weekly weigh in / NSV THREAD! APRIL 4/5

What were the results of your last weigh in? Did you lose, maintain or gain? Any nsv to share?

Nothing special to report this week, I hit 180.8lbs so i just need to lose 1lb more this month to hit my goal for this month but hoping i can lose 2lbs more!

Im still going to be doing my official measurements and progress photos every 10lbs remaining. So the next ones will be 180, 170, 160, 150, 140 (and 135).

Working towards my 15lbs by june 16th mini goal still as well!

40.8lbs to 140, 45.8 to 135 we are making progress!!

My brother is back up to 240 today. Not sure what to do to help him get back on track i think hes over eating but when i mention it to him he said hes not.

Anyways, as always If you want to, share below!

Brothers info:

22M 5’8 0.50mg OZ

SW 245.8

CW 237.6 (back up to 240lbs)

1st GW 200 2nd GW 185 (not sure where he wants to go so for now our first goal is onederland and then 185 brings him to overweight bmi instead of obese)

My info:

26F 5’3 T2D 15mg tirz + 4.5mg reta

SW 340

CW 180.8

GW 130-140

It finally happened, my phone doesn't recognise me any more!

Coincidentally, reddit made me verify my age with a selfie seconds after that happened.

Feels so weird!

Helloooo!

I am fast approaching my one year mark and am 85lbs down. My weight loss has slowed over the past 4-5 months and I've only lost a couple pounds since February. I've been wanting to stay on a low dose and lose slow. My history of going too hard has often lead me to lose a lot in 4-6 months and then immediately gain it back. This is the longest I've consistently lost weight.

I started tracking again recently (after titrating up from 7.5mg to 7.8mg and added another 2mg on a second day, splitting the dose a little to try that out. Another reason I don't want to titrate too fast is because I seem to react strongly for a couple weeks and get a lot of GI issues).

I looked back at my calories eaten back in the summer of last year (I was losing more consistently). I felt like I couldn't eat much then, and was eating between 1300-1900 calories a day. I'm a female 5'5 and currently 309lbs (I was in the 350s-360s last summer).

Lately, I feel like I'm still hungry when I reach 1900-2000 calories. I know hunger is normal, but it worries me when the scale is barely budging.

I'm eating 100-150g of protein a day and 25-35g of fiber. Trying to stick to whole foods. I hike daily (1-2 hours) and try to be active in other ways (house work, yardwork).

I guess what I'm asking is... if you've been on it for a while, do you feel you need to eat more? What did you do to get over it? Is this all just mental and I'm truly just hungry? Any tips on overcoming plateaus?

It seems overwhelming to me to have at least 150 pounds to lose at this age. I really need some inspiration. I’m meeting with my PCP in a couple weeks to discuss my options of medication. I also have atrial fibrillation so that’s another component of what might be best prescribed for me. I feel alone and ugly. Thanks! I’m feeling a bit down as you can tell.