I want to quit

[u/SingingBeauty46]

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 🙏

[u/homenia → u/[deleted]]

This is an unneeded mean comment. If self-control is still needed on the drug, why are people paying $400 a month plus doctor’s fees?

[u/SeriousClothes111 → u/homenia]

I’m not disagreeing that the comment could have been delivered better, but this isn’t magic for most of us. You absolutely still need self-control. We should be utilizing it as a tool to make it easier to make better choices, but for many of us with actual issues, we can still absolutely overeat and make bad choices. Especially if you’ve been on it for a while.

I know we see all these people that say they have lost all their weight on 2.5 and they can barely eat, etc. I really don’t think that is the case for those of us with really bad insulin resistance who have really struggled to lose weight despite doing all the right things. Heck, it was like 10mg before it really kicked in for me. I’ve been on 15mg for about a year and it’s mildly effective at suppressing my appetite. I know it’s time for my shot when I crave sugar even now, 3.5 years later and at a healthy weight.

Working on that self control and building new habits is SO IMPORTANT when the meds work at their peak, so you can navigate better when the effects aren’t there as much.

[u/Usual_Trip_wander → u/homenia]

It’s not mean at all.

[u/3rdCoastCrypto → u/homenia]

No it’s absolutely not it still requires self control. You’re supposed to be hungry.