Jabs for short term kick-start?

[Y0gamummy]

Wondering how feasible it is to use weight loss jabs to lose weight, embed good habits, then stop them and keep the weight off? Has been so long since I had good eating and exercise habits and I'm struggling with failed attempts. Am now obese, on medication for acid reflux, finding peri really tough (even with HRT) and feeling the impact of being so out of shape when I want to do things with my sporty teens. Very temped by the weight loss jabs but don't want to be on them long term. Would like to try them for 3-6 months ideally. So I'm wondering if you're left in a better place after taking them or if you just pile the weight back on because without them, all the cravings etc return?

As with all medication if you stop taking it, it stops having any effect on your system. So about 30 days after the last injection there will be no medication left in your system. Your appetite will no longer be suppressed and your digestion will no longer be being slowed by the medication. Whether or not you can manage to stay at your target weight without that support is a difficult question. The fact is that most people don’t.

3 to 6 months may not be long enough to lose significant weight or to make permanent lifestyle changes. You may not start losing weight until you get to the higher doses, some people need to get up to the top dose to lose significant weight. Rather than just stopping taking the medication, you could consider a planned taper process where you gradually move back down the doses whilst working on maintenance. Some people find they want to continue taking it for benefits other than weight loss too.

None of that would mean not giving them a try though, as it’s probably better to lose the weight and no longer be obese/overweight and then worry about maintaining that rather than never losing the weight in the first place or even having further weight gain.