“This medicine erased years and years of self-hate, cured my eating disorder, reduced the pain in my body and improved my intracranial hypertension.”

(As always, everyone's experience is different, and none of this replaces a conversation with your own doctor.)

"The weight loss was achieved entirely through diet, but in the last several months I've added more exercise to my daily routine and have started weightlifting and training several times a week at the gym."

"My period came back on month two of using GLP-1, and a year later, I had lost 40-ish pounds without trying too hard. I stopped counting calories but kept trying to make the best decisions to eat as healthily as I could, and I went down to working out only two days a week (Pilates). I can feel my body is not as stressed as it was before. My brain fog has definitely decreased significantly, and my cravings are pretty much gone. Sometimes I can have one bite of something I'm craving, and I'm satisfied. It's like magic, and I will never stop taking GLP-1s as long as I can afford it."

"I got up to 315 pounds at my heaviest, and at that point I couldn't even safely exercise. Now I weigh 215 pounds. I feel like I can safely exercise without destroying my joints. All the extra skin and getting used to a new body are hard, but it's so worth it. I anticipate needing to be on this medication for the rest of my life to manage my PCOS symptoms. Part of me worries about potential long-term side effects that we don't know about yet, but ultimately I think the risk is worth it. I have a much better outlook now in terms of longevity than I did before I lost the weight. I'd like to lose another 50 pounds, and I have hit the dreaded GLP-1 plateau, so I know it's going to be a long road. But for the first time, I feel like it's possible. This medication has likely extended my life and helped me feel more comfortable just existing in my body." 

Note: Responses have been edited for length/clarity.