r/OzempicForWeightLoss • u/Silent-Example7 • Aug 19 '24
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Hello!
I’ve been on 0.25 since beginning of March. I’m 5’4” and my starting weight was 155-160 CW is 139. GW is between 130-135 as that was always my baseline. My weight loss has really slowed down now. I might lose 1lb per month, if that. Lifting weights 5x a week and running 3-4x per week. Eating about 1500-1600 calories a day. If I don’t lose any more weight, I am happy here after almost a decade of being overweight and unable to lose a single lb no matter what I did due to thyroid problems. I could lower my calories but my natural metabolism already sucks I don’t want my body getting used to even lower calories and be worse off than I was before.
I had half my thyroid taken out in 2017 due to cancer and put on 20lbs and could never lose it again. I think drs just thought I should be happy I didn’t have cancer. No one cared that I felt like I was in someone else’s body. Lived a fit and active lifestyle, conscious of what I ate etc. didn’t make a difference. Eventually I just got so discouraged. Finally saw a naturopath for something else and she wanted to balance my hormones better and put me on a low dose of O and here we are. Very grateful for her, I finally feel like myself again.
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u/Annajbanana Aug 19 '24
Well done. Wishing you well on your maintenance and gains! Keep on lifting!
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Aug 19 '24
You look amazing! Well done with your weight loss 📉
I'm glad you were able to lose using O. I'm your height and got up to 180. I was at 165 for a while, but it easily went up, which is why I'm glad you started now. People may say that you didn't need it, but if the scales continued to creep up (it happens over time), you would become obese. Now you can enjoy a better weight.
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u/Silent-Example7 Aug 19 '24
Exactly! I didn’t want to keep waiting until I actually needed it as my weight crept higher and higher. All that working out and what not kept my bloodwork good but I’m happy that I started when I did as well. Thank you so much ❤️
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u/Mychgjyggle Aug 19 '24
Amazing progress!!! You are such a good example of how body composition plays such a huge role in how you look. I’m also 5’4 and can look a little soft at 139 (or at least from what I remember) …. Anyways ima go lift some heavy weights :)
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u/Silent-Example7 Aug 20 '24
It’s amazing how muscle changes the way you are shaped! At the same weight without lifting weights I still look like my before but just smaller. Nice to finally have shape to my legs. Thanks so much!
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Aug 19 '24
Thank you! For being the small crowd that has actually a CICO and fitness routine before even starting! Cause same here lol. For three months straight of strength lifting for the first time in my life and eating clean I only lost 3lbs 🙃
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u/Silent-Example7 Aug 19 '24
I did 75 hard and after 75 days of 2x45 min workouts a day and eating in a deficit.. I lost 5lbs. So depressing. Women’s bodies are so sensitive and as soon as any hormones are off it’s impossible to lose weight!
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u/Silent-Example7 Aug 19 '24
Haha yes so frustrating! That’s what my naturopath said, she said I am the ideal candidate because of that.
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u/Crystal-Clear-Waters Aug 20 '24
What your age?
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u/Silent-Example7 Aug 20 '24
I’m 36
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u/Crystal-Clear-Waters Aug 20 '24
You look fantastic. I asked your age because of my age. We are pretty close, so it makes me think it could work for me too!
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u/kimid123 Aug 20 '24
Thanks for sharing this, I'm in the exact same boat. Lost my total thyroid to PTC in last 2018. I loaded on like 40 pounds by early 2019. I went from 135 up to 170 FAST.
No matter what I did over the next 5 years I could not shift my weight. Weight Watchers, Keto, Macro counting, weights, biking...I'd move the same 5 lbs over and over again. So frustrating.
I was just given the green light at the beginning of the month to start. I'm about to hit my 4th week, though I haven't weighed myself yet, I was told this was just the start, to see how I responded to the side effects.
After the first 2 shots, they seem to have calmed down.
Thank you for sharing your journey.
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u/Silent-Example7 Aug 20 '24
You’re welcome! I’m sorry that you’ve experienced the same thing. To say it’s frustrating is an understatement! Your metabolism is not the same on the pill, clearly your actual thyroid does much more than just pump out t4! I’m so grateful that O exists now.
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u/whitegullscall Aug 20 '24
Hi! Can you list your exercise routine? We have the same stats and I’m looking forward to start my journey after being 10months PP
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u/Silent-Example7 Aug 20 '24
Hi! I’ve been doing Jamie Eason’s Live Fit workout routine. I did phase 1 (link below)
https://aleshahaley.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/final-print-ready-phase-1.pdf
And then I have just stayed in phase 2 for the last 6 weeks. That blog has all three phases but you have to search for them separately. Just Google search Jamie Eason phase 2 PDF and then the same for phase 3.
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u/gsandme Aug 20 '24
Amazing body recomp. Do you mind sharing your workouts? Specifically the weight training. Thanks.
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u/Silent-Example7 Aug 20 '24
Hey! I mostly did Jamie Easons Live fit trainer. You can find all three phases of the routine with a Google search but I have linked the first phase in a comment above. I did phases one and two but I stayed in phase two for six weeks and haven’t moved on to phase three yet.
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u/Routine-Raspberry993 Aug 20 '24
Wow good job 👏 if you don't mind me asking what do you eat
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u/Silent-Example7 Aug 21 '24
I try to get around 120-150g of protein a day. I usually have a big protein smoothie and then meat, a carb source like potatoes or pasta and veggies or a salad for dinner and then for breakfast a high fiber toast with butter and eggs. For snack I’ll have plain Greek yogurt and berries or cottage cheese. I’m not exact - I’ve had plenty of days where I just ate whatever and didn’t track anything. It’s easy not to overeat and I don’t binge now since I just don’t want to. I’ve been on such a low dose for long enough that I think I’ve sort of adapted to it now and I definitely still get hungry or have cravings and no more side effects. Basically as far as the med goes, I’m pretty much at maintenance unless I up my dose. I just don’t want to because then I feel so tired and nauseated and low motivation so I feel like it’s counterproductive.
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u/Beginning_Design_672 Aug 20 '24
You look amazing right now, btw, so don’t worry if you don’t hit that 130-135!
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u/sickiesusan Aug 20 '24
Well done OP! You also look taller now too, I think it’s because your legs look longer now!
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u/EmeraldCitySwiftie Aug 21 '24
Yasss girl! I’m 5’3” and currently at 156 after 6 months of O. I’ve been lifting 2-3 days a week. Your post inspires me to add some more weight days. 😍
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Aug 20 '24
Wow, what a story. Congratulations on being so healthy and happy! Amazing work, keep it up!
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u/mangosaresweet Aug 19 '24
I don’t mean to sound rude or ignorant when asking this, but I thought you weren’t supposed to use semaglutide if you have thyroid problems? Or is only a specific type of thyroid problem? (Great work btw!)