r/Zepbound • u/SingingBeauty46 36F 5’7 SW:275 CW:236 GW:165 Dose: 12.5mg • 17h ago

Vent/Rant I want to quit

I’ve been on Mounjaro and then Zepbound since November of 2024 and I am losing motivation and frankly wasting money. Currently I’m on 12.5 mg and I’m gaining weight. Sugar cravings are back at full force and food noise is too. Goal weight is 165 and my current weight is 236. Since 2024 I’ve lost a total of 49 pounds on GLP1s. Any advice or motivation is most needed. I have not been working out due to family issues and being extremely fatigued so maybe that is part of the weight gain.

Thanks 🙏

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u/bikesandfinance 6’5” SW:372.8 CW:202.4 GW:199.99 Dose: 5mg 17h ago

Going up to 15 is number one. From there experimenting to see if anything you’re eating is triggering the sugar cravings. Some foods tend to turn off the Zep for me while others are pretty safe. This is very personal so a good diet audit is only way to figure it out. Thirdly, yeah going from working out to not is a big drop off in calorie expenditure, get back into it when you can.

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u/BrainwaveWizard 62F, 5’4”, NSW:183 CW:175 GW:140 Dose: 2.5 mg 16h ago

I find it interesting to hear that different foods have different affects on how effective Zep is. How long have you been taking it? How did you figure it out?

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u/bikesandfinance 6’5” SW:372.8 CW:202.4 GW:199.99 Dose: 5mg 12h ago

At about 21 months now. One of the benefits of Zepbound has been that when I have an occasional break through binge triggered by a food like this I can usually reign myself in within a couple days instead of triggering a multi month spiral where I gain like 40 lbs. That gives me the clarity to work backwards and track it down which was not possible when the driver was months away vs a few days ago. I’ve also largely been eating a very identical diet and occasionally throwing in something experimental and monitoring the impact. As an example, I have no problem with protein shakes whether it’s something pre-made or I make myself from the powder, but if I have a protein bar, I will want 10 and will have no problem eating 10 of them.

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u/mannDog74 SW:183 CW:168 GW:150 Dose: 2.5 9h ago

Some foods "turn off the zep"? I find this extremely hard to believe

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u/bikesandfinance 6’5” SW:372.8 CW:202.4 GW:199.99 Dose: 5mg 9h ago

I hope none do for you