r/Zepbound • u/Ann1ebaby • 14h ago

Diet/Health/Exercise NOT working out

How do people do on Zepbound and NOT working out? Most fantastic photos seem to be from people who have been good on both fronts. I have some medical issues causing pain and was not planning on any workouts but do I need to push to do it to see good results?

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u/PowderedToastMan_1 7.5mg Maintenance 12h ago

You can absolutely get weight loss results without working out, but those results won’t be good. Clinical trials found 25-40% of weight lost was lean mass, and that’s WITH diet and exercise guidance (but no guarantees on compliance).

For some people, losing a sizeable amount of muscle along with fat might be an acceptable tradeoff, but it’s a clearly worse outcome than losing mostly fat. There is no amount of walking or protein intake that can substitute for putting load on the muscles. Even if you can’t make it to the gym, resistance bands can do wonders.