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

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I don’t know I really need a rant.

I feel really angry and upset at myself. To the point i just want to scream/cry.

Last year i lost 55 pounds without glp 1s. I totally cut out carbs (well I’d eat sweet potatoes if absolutely necessary). And just made an effort not to use food as a crutch. It worked fairly well as the weight came off.

I decided I needed more moderation. The no carb thing was just making me have cravings. So I started eating jackets, pasta salads etc. Not ideal as I have pcos but I try to be sensible. Ie having cooled down pasta to make it resistant or whatever. Not smothering pasta in cheese etc.

Its meant my weight loss has completely stalled. I’m happy that I’ve not gained all the weight back. But still. I’ve been eating in moderation for a year and not lost weight! I can’t deny this anger is compounded by the fact I saw my friend for lunch today. She’s lost 5 stone in 5 months using Mounjaro.

I just want to weep. I wish I just started on Ozempic or similar. I’m at my goal weight but to be honest I’d love another stone off. I don’t know why I didn’t go
on a glp 1. I just knew in my heart that my weight was not “inexplicable”. I was eating far too much out of boredom.

Just another sunny day wasted hating myself even though I’ve tried 😢

I’ve been going to the gym too. How pathetic to be this mindful and to not have lost any weight.

Try being perimenopausal :(

I'm not sure what articles you've read but the evidence doesn't show that people are inherently more likely to maintain weight loss simply because they “did it themselves”.

Long term regain rates after weight loss are historically high across the board, including both medicated & non medicated weight loss where the medication is withdrawn.

I have.

I mean this gently, when people respond on an online forum it’s due to a mixture of things, often boredom, amusement, it is seldom they care about a random anonymous persons opinion. I may care if I knew you in real life. Although some how I doubt it,

Gently, you may be too invested in my comment, we disagreed, we moved on. I don’t think anyone has reached out over a day later. Shows you do care 🤣😜

I miss the laughing reaction for comments like these!

Ok, why does it matter to you if some random on line cares about your views. It’s in the similar vein to your other comments, it feels like you desperately need people to think you’re opinion on weight loss injections carries some form of relevance,

do you think people will stop taking them , you have me intrigued as it’s so odd.

im not sure if it helps guide you, but i care about the opinion of my family. About my friends but less so. And I care about the opinions of my doctor and all the global health authorities.

if im honest i read you as someone who is jealous of other women, jealous of women you perceive as attractive, as slim ness is stereotypically seen as conventionally attractive, and i assume you are a woman who struggles with her weight and body image, which leads to that jealousy and your venom on line.

I genuinely feel you care a lot about what I think. I’ve not insulted you. Been unkind. Launched some random attack about your person. Please take a look back at what you have said to me.

Maybe it’s Friday night. Maybe it’s bothered you for the last day or so. Kindly, go enjoy tonight.

I think you’re misunderstanding how forums work. People aren’t sitting around thinking about you between posts. When someone logs back into Mumsnet, they see notifications for threads they’ve participated in and respond to them. That’s all that’s happening here.

People are replying because they disagree with what you’re saying and because some of the information you’re repeating isn’t accurate. That’s not the same thing as being personally upset or invested in your opinion.