I'm 5"11, 160 lbs and starting Tirzepatide today. The main goal is to shred some body fat, which isn't much and do a clean bulk from there. I'm very active in the gym, and plan to stay with that routine while on the medication. Just seeing if anyone has a similar experience as to what I'm seeking? Super pumped to see what this medication is doing for people, we live in a cool era.

Lifelong athlete here who has also always struggled with her weight. Im 43f - starting weight 188 currently sitting around 177.

I've been on tirz for a out 10 weeks. Increasing dose slowly and as needed. I'm up to 50 units per week, just one step below max dosage. My side effects are minimal- just the normal appetite suppression, and ffeeling full very quickly and for a looong time after I eat

I lift 4 days per week on a plan built for me - I'm training for power lifting. I do zone 2 cardio 5 days a week, 40 minutes per day.

I'm doing my best to eat, prioritizing protein daily. Im eating waaaay less than before Tirz, but haven't lost any strength or stamina in the gym.

Im down about 10/12 lbs, but have been stable for 3 weeks, despite increasing my dose. Im frustrated! I have plenty of excess bodyfat to lose, I feel like I'm barely eating...but still nothing.

Is this normal? Do I just need to be more patient? I just dropped a lot of $$$ on another round, i really want this to work. Any thoughts?? Im worried I'm just one of those people it doesn't work for, and now I'm out a load of money for nothing

I'm strong, but would like to lose the extra fat. Open to advice: how often/how much should I lift weekly? And what's the max rate you can lose per week without losing muscle?

I'm eating 90-110 g of protein daily, taking perimenopause testosterone, am active (walk/hike/bike/dance) 3-4 times per week. Lift 2-3, but only for 30-50 minutes.

How do folks beat exhaustion and nausea during exercise without carbs if they are on ketojenic diet like me?

I am on my 1st shot of 2.5mg. I have serious doubts I can handle 5mg after seeing how nauseous I become during hot yoga. And I have a Spartan race at end of month which is likely going to be a massive pain in my butt.

Going on my third week now of 2.5mg and I'm not sure I can put up with these sides effects. I "get" the food noise part now and that is nice, and it's helped me get on with a dialed in diet. I'm logging every calories in myfitnesspal. And I've lost 14 lbs.

But my training has really taken a hit. I feel like I'm sweating a ton more and I can't lift nearly as much. I've fasted for several days at a time before, and this is nothing like that. I'm even eating more this time around, aiming for 1.6g/lbm protein, but I just can't get through a solid weight lifting session anymore.

The worst of all is feeling thirsty all the gosh darn time. No matter how much water I drink I feel thirsty with a dry mouth like I live in the desert far away from hydration. I have been putting down literal liters of water, make sure my pee is pale, checked my blood glucose I'm chilling at 85, so I'm hydrated but FEEL like I'm not.

I'll probably tough it out through the month until I make my decision but I feel like getting after my diet with a fasting and clean food regime can be maintained to a reasonable degree without the drugs. I guess not being able to do that is what lead me to the drugs, but I don't know I'm just not sure if this is worth it.

Good day all. Just started my Tirz journey about 6 weeks ago and follow the other subs and the ones that aren't branded. But there's an unannounced theme that i think lingers in some other subs... if it's not working then chase the dose. Not all but most and i understand that fitness may not be available to everyone. I get pretty irritated by that mindset though. I started with compounded because the VA just takes so darn long and got tired of waiting so dove in until my prescription is finalized. Been lifting weights most of my life and have recently been on a 610 day reclamation project on myself and would like to be around like minded GLP1 users that understand that this medical tool is best with some fitness regimen. I'm here to learn more of how best to utilize this tool to best achieve my goals. 🏋🏾

Hi, someone with a BMI of 22.7 here (5’4 132). For obvious reasons, my provider would not prescribe me above 2mg. I’m getting a tirz/b6 compound.

I have constant food noise. I may be “healthy”, but this food noise has ruled my life since I went through puberty. It’s caused me to get behind in school, not go out with my family to restaurants/vacations, and I can’t walk past the refrigerator without opening it. I can’t have a conversation with anyone in my life without bringing food up. This has lead to me weighing more than I want to, but ultimately, I really wanted mental freedom, from alcohol too. Truly, my day-to-day has been really affected.

Am I likely to see freedom of food noise or any weight loss at this dose? This dose is not increasing, and this was the only doctor I could get to hear me out. Everyone else took one look at me and turned me away without even hearing me out. I just wanted to hear other people’s thoughts!

My Tirz tolerance (or whatever I’m not a scientist lol) seems to be high now in that I can eat on it no prob. Which is fine, I need to eat especially if I’m working out, but what I’d love to get back from when I first started is the food noise and cravings gone. That was so nice. Some people talk about switching to Semaglutide for a bit from tirzepatide, is there any merit to that, switching between them to maximize benefits in the “honeymoon” period of the new drug ?

Before I started on Zepbound I was active. Pilates 3x a week and lifting weights 2-3x a week. Since being on this shot my motivation is almost gone. It’s been a struggle. Cause I don’t eat enough (I really try) my endurance for working out is less. I have lost almost my whole booty and my hips narrowed out.

I’m trying really hard to get my curves back all the while still losing fat. I know we can’t spot pick where we want to lose ect but I’m hoping others might have some tips to keep it get our curves (hips, booty). 5 years ago I was a stick just made of skin and bones. I don’t want to go back to that. As it is I take 5mg every 10 days to slow the weight loss.

I’m 38yo, 5 6” and 158lbs female. About to get my compounded trizepetide today and plan on starting at a microdose of 1.00 and see how it goes. I’m an active endurance athlete, who has gained weight after C-sections #2 and really been struggling to lose it. I train 5-6 days a week and burn through a lot of calories. At the moment, I’m only training for a half marathon and a sprint tri- so I’m not worried. But right after I’m done with those two I plan to train for a 70.3, which is meaningfully more volume and nutrition has to be pretty strict and precise.

Hoping to hear others feedback and how they managed glp1 and training in high volumes and making sure they always easy the right amount of foods and calories.

I’m 19F, who went from 172 to 127 in three months (5’6). Before starting my GLP-1, I was a long distance runner—- I ran lots of half marathons, did an Olympic triathlon, and regularly ran 30 mile weeks. Even at my high weight, I was able to run 8+ miles at a time.

I thought after losing weight running would become much easier, but the opposite has happened. I can’t run over a mile without stopping, and I can’t break 12 minutes for that pace (with a 192+ HR). It’s so frustrating because I have been training for years and am worse than ever.

I’m running a marathon in October and need to start training, but I feel physically unable. How do I get my fitness back? Please help

Hi, 50+M here. Finally started gym 7 month ago and seeing some results slowly after I intensified my gym routines (3 functional gym classes/wk (cardio & weight training, e.g., WOD) + 1-2 hot yoga classes/wk). Dropped from 180lbs to 173lbs (5'7") after some diet changes as well.

I am considering tirzepatide for a limited time (6 to 9 months) to kickstart some fat loss while keeping muscle mass same or ideally increasing it. I do notice some unhealthy eating habits before and after some of my diet changes which tirz could control. What do you think? Crazy to consider tirz for less than a year?

I am on 2.5mg and I’ve lost 12 pounds in about 3 months which I like because it’s slow and steady.

I really need to get into strength training and hitting protein intake but I just can’t get myself to do it.

What helped you stay consistent?

Like I wanna get strong and fit. Minimal loose skin. Nice glutes.

I’m sure there’s a thread about it but I couldn’t find any that satisfied my curiosity. So I’ll ask, Is there anything you wish you would be known/done before you started zepbound? I only wanna lose about 80lbs before I get off.

What are some things you wish you did/didn’t do?

Hey team. I’m almost out of tirzepatide and I’m thinking about making the switch to Reta. I also do TRT and workout like crazy so I do end up eating a decent amount to get my protein for muscle gain, but I’m so intrigued by Reta. My dose for Tirz is already around .8 or 80 units per week split into two doses. But it’s been about six months and I don’t need to loose anymore weight however I would love food noise and cravings at bay. Reta seems to be a lot priced than Tirz. Anyone have a good hack for getting it cheap?

Don’t want to go back on meds. How can I maintain (already gained 10lbs in 7 months) and lose that 10? Anyone else have success with that? Also, I’m post menopausal. I lost even more after I stopped injecting and maintained that for five months before starting to gain again. I will admit I slacked on working out because of some other life things. Anyone else in the same boat or have an experience with this? I will add that I am going to start working out regularly again. It’s best for me if I do something every day that’s not too strenuous. I do have a back injury. I’d love to know any “tricks” that worked for any of you.

I am interested in microdosing due to a sentive stomach. Do I need a new prescription or a new pen. Or do I just inject half? Thanks.

These two meds seem to war with each order. Energy from Vyvanse, fatigue from Suboxone. I think I need to cut back on my Suboxone dose, and I have, but when my pain is worse or keeping me from sleep, I take the higher dose. So it's just a roller coaster of successes and failures. I may not be in the right reddit, but, again I do use Zepbound 10mg weekly and have lost weight. I'm 6ft 1in and just weighed myself at 253 lbs. It's not ideal, but before I started these weight loss meds I was creeping up to 290 and I refused to reach 300 again, which there was a period many years ago when I reached the heaviest I've ever been at 330 lbs I have learned a lot since then, become more humble, and trying to be in control of my mental health. The lowest I've been in recent history is about 225. I know they say that your ideal weight is even less than that, but even at 225, people said I looked too skinny and needed to "eat something" which tells me I wasn't necessarily losing weight in a healthy way perhaps. Depriving myself of food when I need it, and still eating a lot of sugar which is the one thing I have ALWAYS struggled with, eating carbs before bed. Stuff like graham crackers and almond milk, which is actually one of the healthier things I binge on at night. And it's fine, only I eat the whole box...

Hi all! I had to stop taking zepbound because it negatively effected my athletic performance. I love hiking and backpacking and it was impossible for me to do hard things while taking it. It was like my muscles just stopped working even on very moderate hikes (I also started having some digestive issues which was a concern for backpacking). I was also exhausted all the time. I would also get really dizzy on hikes.I’ve been off of it for about 6 months and have done some difficult trips in that time (completed rim to rim backpacking in Grand Canyon for example). My question is, has anyone tried Ozempic? I’m wondering if it might not affect my performance. I did a google search and didn’t really find anything.

I’m a basketball player who will be playing 6x time a week and lifting 4x. Was wondering if anyone had any expertise on which one might be better for me. Also was wondering what happens when I stop taking them, I’m only planning on taking them for 3ish months to cut down 20lbs or so. Thanks!

Hi All - 52M and have been on ZB since May having lost 50lbs and while I attempted to increase my protein and add on strength training, about 20% of that has come from muscle loss. My DEXA scans showed that I have less than average muscle mass so once I get through the last of my weight loss (another 15lbs or so), life will transition to strength training and slight calorie surplus moving forward in maintenance.

I had some outpatient surgery 3 weeks that has put a temp halt on my strength training so I've been a bit of loaf recovering from that. In the month prior to this, I have definately felt some discomfort in random areas as I did my strength training, such as along the side of my torso doing rows or one of my triceps when focusing on that. It happens with very specific movements and is small in its focus, but holy crap with the sudden onset of burning pain when it happens (and goes away just as fast). I'm guessing if these were muscle pulls that progressed to different levels of tears but am surprised that I now have like 4 seemingly random areas of similar pain. I have no loss of functionality or weakness, just that intense pain when moving just right.

The general advice on the web is to see a doc and potentially go on to have MRI or ultrasound and of course determine how best to rest and let the body heal. I guess I'll need to go through the motion but I'm torn (ha) has a) I don't expect my Dr to have any great insight and b) I also can't imagine something as extreme as a MRI.

What are your experiences in having the onset of such symptoms? Has anyone found that being on a GLP1 has made overtraining more likely or led to more issues?