Really depressed I didn’t just go on Ozempic - only maintained for a year

I think you need to get a grip op

Are you lifting?

Do you know at what point they'd stop prescribing it for you?

The issue isn’t your body it’s your brain. It sounds like even if you lose another stone you’ll be disappointed so now you have to work on your mental health. Doing random exercises and tons of cardio isn’t going to change your body composition very much. Ask one of the gym instructors to write you a programme with progressive overload and start working on exercise for strength gains rather than aesthetics. Building muscle will give you a more sculpted look and I’d also suggest you calorie count for a couple of weeks. Weigh and record every morsel that passes your lips, you will need to reduce your calorie intake to loose more fat as you’re eating at maintenance but if you start lifting more weights you may find you can lose fat at maintenance calories. Which by the way is a hell of an achievement in itself to maintain a steady weight. The advice of deliberately putting weight back on to go on weight loss drugs is the most ridiculous thing I’ve heard. You met you original goal, just create a new one. Also, who cares that your friend has lost weight. Are you only happy if other people are struggling? Weird attitude. You need to start being nicer to yourself and maybe that’d help you be nice to others.

People on Ozempic still have to put in the work to learn how to keep the weight off without the drugs. You have done that work. Be proud.

Look at it this way...

You made changes in your life. That took willpower and determination.

You took off a chunk of weight through willpower
You've then maintained that weight and not piled it back on.

Your friend will pile it back on when she stops using mounjaro because she has changed nothing in her life.

1. You did a real thing.
2. You didn't take doses of a GLP from a diabetic that actually needs it.
3. You wont get the side effects that come from longterm semaglutide use (they're actually not good)

So cheer up and enjoy the evening sun
Have a hug :)

You need to work on yourself and your view of yourself. You’ve done brilliantly but honestly; it’s hard to see that yourself sometimes

That ain't a body problem. It's a self esteem problem, exacerbated by poisonous insta/ magazine nonsense. You are perfect the way you are.

I think you are being judgey of the OP.
She wasn’t talking about other woman just herself.

Not really - it’s the weight training eg lifting weights not cardio that helps bone health.

I suggest speaking to one of the GP led pharmacies such as Swift and ask if you can take a low dose. Also as you have PCOS you can get it with a BMI of 25 so another option is to let your BMI drift up to 25.

The only way to avoid wobbly bits is to lift heavy weights and even then the muscle gain takes years, like 5-10 years. I now have a BMI of 23 and look ripped.

I think you’re being over-sensitive. I’m on WLI and I’ve congratulated her on having got to her goal weight on her own.

I don’t see that recognising her effort is a dig at anyone on WLI.

That poster meant through exercise. Running, cardio etc great for bone health

My mother put me on a diet when I was 14. 56 years later, I'm overweight.

Try to enjoy your life.

Just take the injections and save yourself a load of misery

Um the drugs don’t impact bone health .

Are you not training enough to break through the plateau? I’d say super well done for losing weight the traditional way - your bone health will thank you when you’re older.

Try and join a fitness or running group to make further progress. You need to build muscle to remain independent into your later years.

OP, don't be too down on yourself. It is easy to do, but once you're in that spiral you are always only going to see things you don't like. I'm not saying you have to become a beacon of positivity, but I've seen women lose a ton of weight and they still hate how they look, they just hate it differently.

On a more practical level, please ditch the cardio. Not completely, but that is doing nothing for what you want right now. Muscles don't just change the shape of your body, it also changes how your body holds itself. Your increased muscle mass will hold your body in place better, and you need to focus on actual high weights and compound movements. Deadlift, bench press, squats. Also bodyweight wise, push ups and pull ups. Aside from looking better, you might enjoy the feeling of being able to move better, pick things up more easily, and enjoy what your body can now do that it couldn't do before. I wouldn't use Tiktok and get a proper trainer to help you out, as they'll also be able to work around any health issues or weaknesses.

Lookl you have lost the weight but you dont magically look the way you thought you would . This is fairly typical for an eating disorder, losing weight and being a normal weight wont magically make you feel better about yourself since your aim was to look like a different person or maybe some idealised version of yourself. Being slimmer does not make all your insecurities and problems in life go away, they are mostly all still there. You tried to lose to weight to become a different person, that is just not possible. You can improve how.you look with exercise but you are a healthy weight. Obsessing about losing more weight and being despairing about a couple of extra pounds to reduce your normal healthy bmi is a problem

Instead of focusing on what you look like, focus on how you feel physically and talk to someone who specialises in body image issues and earing disorders as your version of what you look like is almost certainly not based on reality

I'm not in the UK, but here (US) if you have documentation of your highest weight before your dieting efforts and you claim to be gaining back, the right doctor might prescribe Mounjaro for 'maintenance'. It might be worth a try.

I'm in my 70's, 5'2" and lost 80 pounds in 10 months on Zepbound - same as Mounjaro. I'm normal weight now and still losing on a maintenance dose, which I plan to quit in about 6 months.

I highly recommend the injections. I actually forget to eat, especially two or three days after the weekly injection.

I’m confused too. You lost the weight, managed to maintain through a balanced diet that works for you.
You know your friend will still have to figure out healthy eating when she comes off Ozempic?

Nice humblebrag OP.

Start lifting proper heavy weights, it will transform how you look and feel

Book a few sessions with a PT and get a good programme. Don’t worry about cardio in that, you can do it separately

It sounds like you’re jealous to be honest.

I’m on GLP1 and have plateaued. If you aren’t losing weight by moderation, being on GLP1 will make no difference, you are still eating too much.