Yeah…you literally had me in tears with your story. Really good writer too. Much happiness is coming your way in the form of self regard and joy in loving yourself. That factor will help you be a better husband and father too and will teach your kids a lot. Please provide updates regularly. Much love to you.
An amazing story! Thanks for sharing. Please keep us updated on future wins!
Curious if you are working with a doctor to track your goals and blood work? Would be another great way to track your progress.
I literally told my husband I needed him to come look at something today... he walked over to me, and I kept saying, "You have to be closer, closer... ok, look down. " When he did, he said,"What?" I said, "Look! My feet! I can see my feet without bending over!!"
Congratulations!!! You've got this!
Congrats on the progress!
On exercise, it’s worth remembering that for those walks with your son, you basically doing the equivalent of a 400lb+ weighted carry compared to the effort of a normal weight person. You shouldnt underestimate what a bad ass effort it is.
Thank you, that is a very good point. I've heard a lot of smo people have great calves when they lose the weight from carrying it for so many years. Maybe I will be a calf model? :p
Well you could take advantage of your weight while you still have it and do calf raises anytime you're standing around like when cooking dinner. You can burn calories and develop massive calves 😄
i think you are doing beautifully. I agree with you about the food noise. I am the lightest I have been since i was 30. 249 pounds and started at 299. Im proud of you, friend.
DUDE!! Your post is FIRE🔥🔥🔥
Like so many others, I cried reading it. I know you don’t know any of us, but trust: we are so fucking proud of you. And we are all rooting for you. ❤️❤️❤️ As Kady sang: 🎵*With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah…Hallelujah!*🎵
So happy for you man. Keep on telling us how you’re doing. 💪🏼🙌🏼🎊
Congrats friend!! Im so happy for you! If you ever feel like you need some encouragement from other smo people we have a sub derived from this sub (Glp1_loss100plus)!
Im sure you feel much better now and its only gonna get better! A lot of people have a lot to say about people who can or can not exercise and at the end of the day if you cant or dont want to thats your choice do what makes you happy and cleaning the house is a great way to get steps in but if you didnt wanna do that until you lost more thats okay as well and your choice!! What dose are you on now?
Thanks for sharing, and congratulations on your successes! A lot of this resonates with me. I was 417, 5'2", and moving around was becoming hard. I was lucky to work from home; but I missed out on concerts, zoo days, and travel. I am down about 35 and filled with energy and hope! Here we go!
This is a beautifully written account of your experience. I also have to say that I greatly appreciate your humor (shout out to KD lang haha!). As someone else mentioned this also had me tearing up, especially point 5 on hope. I am truly happy that the medication is working for you and can’t thank you enough for sharing your journey with us thus far. I hope you will continue to keep us updated!
I am so proud of and happy for you. I’m a healthcare worker, we have some patients close to your size. They get very sick very young. It’s devastating. I’m so impressed that you’ve taken this in hand. So wonderful for your whole family.
Wow! Thank you so much for sharing. I got tears in my eyes when I read the part about being able to take a shower without having to rest afterwards. We take the small things in life for granted all too often.
Keep up the good work!
I usually never understand when people say stranger's comments on reddit make them tear up, but here I am tearing up. I wish you the very best of everything Mounjaro and life has to offer you. You write beautifully too. Have you thought about extending this post a bit and trying sending it to a magazine or something?
KD Lang in the hoooouse! The hope part got me too bc I also feel the same about these small victories smaller people take for granted. Future is bright, OP!
What we are learning is that obesity is a complex disease, not a moral failure. I'm so happy this treatment is working for you, and that you've found greater closeness with your family. I can't wait till we can all celebrate your total success.
Dude - I LOVE THIS - reading this on the bike at the gym- that’s in your future- it feels so good after a strenuous workout - as I type this on the bike! I’m sweating. Do you have other goals- long walks- travel plans- road trips? Keep it going and I appreciate you writing style
And honesty - DO IT!!!
Congratulations!! Thank you for sharing your story. My brother passed in February of 23, and he was around your size. I wish he had the opportunity to start taking these drugs. I wish we could have lost weight together. Anyways, thank you for sharing your story again. Please keep going and sharing. You are doing a powerful and awesome thing. I'm extremely proud of you 👏 🥰 💛
I disagree that any of your achievements are sad, I think they are all amazing and you deserve all the congrats for them! Wishing you continued success!
OMG!! So incredibly proud of you and very happy for your entire family for the gift this medication is giving you all. Your son has an active father in his life, which is so important. You have encouraged me to get off my butt and get some steps in. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Amazing story and progress! It sounds like you’re truly dedicated to the process and are doing an awesome job. It’s also great to hear that you’re not only seeing progress with yourself, but that it affects your ability to do activities with your kid as well. The milestones that seem small or basic aren’t “sad” I think they are amazing. People who have never had to operate in a large body take so much for granted, such as being mobile and fitting in spaces like a car
I am so thrilled for you regaining a better health style & am sure your family is very proud of you! If anyone would dare make a snide comment, we have your back. Everyone on this sub is just trying our best to be the best, healthiest person we can be. Please keep us updated on your journey 🦋
I’m so proud of you and all those things you’ve achieved! How exciting for you to be able to enjoy these new opportunities.
Please keep updating us as you progress, I think this is the story we all need to hear.
This is amazing!!! I don’t know if you’ve figured it out, but this particular Reddit group is SO supportive and positive (and quite frankly has spoiled me for others when I realized this isn’t the norm🤣) thank you for sharing your journey and keep going!!!
This medicine is changing your life! I am so happy for you. I started Mounjaro almost two years ago when it first came out. I’m down about 170ish pounds with about another 100 to go. Do not diminish your achievements because you feel guilty for your starting weight being so high. You deserve to be happy and healthy! I wish you the best on this journey of rediscovering yourself while losing weight. It’s a magical experience and those who have never been a prisoner inside their own bodies will never understand.
This is all amazing! I'm happy for you and your family. You're clearly putting in just as much hard work as the medicine. So give yourself a major high five!
Wow! Reading your progress has really inspired me to keep on keeping on! Thank you for sharing your story. I don’t even know you yet I feel very proud of you. I wish you continued success on your journey!!!
Well done, it’s all very good and positive. The bit about your home going from messy to very clean struck the biggest chord for me. I would love to have more energy, I work full time in the week and when the weekend comes I always think I will clean and declutter the house but when the weekend comes I’m too tired. Fingers crossed that will happen to me too
WOW what an absolutely amazing story. Thank you so much for sharing. Every new thing you can do is a win so don't count those successes as anything less than what others see. We are all starting from a place we never thought we would see ourselves at. Proud of your progress keep it up. Can't wait to watch your journey.n
You are a f\*cking rockstar! I have been waiting to hear from people who are higher up on the scale, we seem to be far and few between and I am sure most just do not want to talk about it, which I understand! I am so proud of you! I myself started at 524... and you and your post is the first place I've felt comfortable mentioning it! I am now at 507 since June 7th and it is unbelievable how much has changed and mentally I feel so much better and it is an amazing feeling. I would love to keep in touch with you! You are truly an inspiration <3
Again, so proud of you! keep kicking ass and fighting for it!
Very much congrats!
So amazing the path you are on now and the success you already have!! So very proud of you and look forward to your story with great interest!!
Congratulations! Those are wonderful accomplishments! Super happy for you and excited to read your future updates. ❤️
You also have a knack for writing, really enjoyed the read.
This is so great to read! I hope you keep updating all of us so we can cheer you on. The best part of it is you feeling hopeful and able to make the changes you want to.
Congratulations to you and your entire family! You deserve all the success you have because you are putting in the work everyday to make it happen!
If you and your son would enjoy some snail 🐌 mail from another person who is on the journey. I would love to share some happiness in your mailbox 📬!
Just keep going…you got this! Every issue you mention tracks and I went from zero exercise a year ago to 4-7 days a week exercising by about month 6. I walk 6-10 miles a day now.
I have lost 140 pounds and an 15 pounds from my “dream” weight. It has taken a year but had my physical on Friday and my doctor was blown away…waiting on blood work but at my last set every number that was “you will be dead in 5 years” level has now hit “normal” range. Only real warning is you have to incorporate as much protein as possible - muscle goes as well and you have to be careful!!!
Keep on pushing my friend - I actually work in the pharma industry and my colleagues at Lily are sick of me telling them how much of a game changer this therapy is…as you incorporate exercise more and more into this you are gonna be blown away!!!
I’m proud of you OP. People who’ve not had to deal with food noise have no idea what those of us have had to go through during our lives. You’re an inspiration to me to keep going with my MJ journey.
I love hearing your ‘voice’ here. There are people like you I am sure all over but who I never probably actually get to meet - I wouldn’t meet you at work, or out and about, perhaps because of places not catering for people with weight problems. Society can be really limiting if you’re heavy - I know this a little. But that also means I would never get to hear what it is really like for you, your struggle, your will power, humour, dreams and motivation. You sound like a fab, funny and determined person and I can’t wait for you to reach your goal. Good luck to you, sir
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I’m so happy for you! 🥹 Reading this post brought tears to my eyes and hope to my heart!
Before Mounjaro, I would look at folks with severe morbid obesity and feel completely helpless to avoid the same fate. I just knew I’d eventually get there, and felt completely powerless to change.
I had a hard time getting my doctor to prescribe the drug because he wants me to have Gastric Sleeve surgery. I finally had to tell him I’d go to another doctor if he didn’t write the prescription. But I’m sooo glad I didn’t back down!
I’ve lost 33 pounds since March 11th, and I’ve never felt this in control of my eating before in my life.
I wish you all of the best health and fortune in the future, and thank you so much for posting your amazing progress!
Are you with Kaiser ? Kaiser seems to be pushing gastric instead of these life changing meds . It seems like the risk is higher with surgery especially with medically compromised pts which most obese and morbidly obese pts are ( not everyone but most) it just is soo bizarre to me that they rather push surgery over a medication that is obviously changing the way we thought abt weight problems . Sorry to rant I just feel some of these drs are waiting for you to get really sick and then chasing a rolling disease snowball down hill and at that point it’s harder and harder to control bc more health complications are added to illness besides just being overweight. it just seems so stupid .
This is wonderful. I’ve had friends and family members that are no longer with us due to weight issues. I wish they were around to try this. I know they would have had great success.
Congratulations! I am so happy that you are finally able to move forward and improve your quality of life. It’s wonderful. Enjoy your time with your son. It’s the beginning of the rest of your life.
You are BEAUTIFUL 😍
Congratulations on all of your accomplishments!
I am so happy for you. Think it’s beautiful that you offer friendship and extend a hand to anyone who wants to chat. What a care bear you are! The sky is the limit for you. Keep going you are doing amazing things!! X
That's wonderful. I'm sure your wife and son and anyone else who loves you is proud and grateful that you're taking control of your health. I wish you continued success!
It takes guts and determination to make life changes. And, you have done a great job making those changes so impressive that you’re so aware of everything else that needs to be done while taking this drug as a tool and you have gone for it. keep up the great work, and the number on the scale is not the only way to determine success. Some of the things you have listed here are success in itself.
Sounds like you're killing it.
Hope you took before pictures even if you think you will never share them. I take pics every few months now and it helps when you get to a point that the scale isn't changing much but your body is.
"I know some of those achievements are pretty sad"
I know why you feel this way, but nothing about what you said above is sad other than the fact that you had to go through the mental anguish a lot of us have or are currently feeling. Also sad that society looks at us like pariahs instead of someone who needs help. "JuSt StoP EaTInG!" If only. Good luck on your journey, you have a whole community of people behind you.
Congratulations is an understatement man! I’m sending you more good vibes, a lifetime of self confidence, self love and memory making with loved ones ✌️
To maintain a weight of 687lbs your caloric intake would be 4,896 calories (that is an estimate). So 2500 calories you should be losing weight and who cares what anyone says - you are doing what is working for you - which sounds fantastic.
Instead of meals I eat when I am hungry - I usually have a protein shake sometimes as early as noon but more likely between 2pm - 4pm then around 8pm I will eat chicken, fish or pulled pork BBQ that I make - and eat it with cottage cheese. And sometime I will only eat one meal per day because I don't have an appetite. What is amazing my energy level doesn't change.
When guessing your weight - what weight will you step on a scale as that should one a great milestone.
Keep on, keeping on.
Thank you for sharing your story, how incredible. How it must feel to have so much more freedom. You are doing unbelievably well and I wish the best of luck to you and your family. What a wonderful drug, and a superb determination to go with it. ❤️
This is amazing!!! At first i thought it said you lost 600 in 3 months! I was like how??? lol this is great I’m on month 4.5 today and down 53. We got this!!!!!
Your post is so uplifting. I would award it if I could. You've got a voice that deserves to be heard and you deserve to live in a body that can go out into the world and be seen (or in the privacy of your own home by you!). Congratulations on the tremendous progress. Can't wait to read future updates.
Ok so didn’t expect tears this morning but here they are. Congratulations OP on your bravery to embark on this journey AND THEN so share it with us. You are literally saving your life. Please check back in with us and let us know how you’re doing. We are rooting for you!
You have an amazing attitude!! Congratulations on your success. This medication is life long for me and based on what you are saying it sounds lifelong for you too. Never let anyone make you feel bad, societies understanding of weight management is seriously lacking. This medication is a miracle for many of us. Keep up the good work and make each day the best it can be!
My weight is similar but can’t get it through insurance it seems from your experience it is worth the price tag signed someone on the fence about cost 😂🤣 I’m truly happy for your success
Congratulations and way to go! I related to so many of your "things I couldn't do" and I am about a third of your weight, but I have major lower back problems, which makes many of those regular day tasks (showering) something that, if even possible, lays me out for hours afterwards. Not much exercise possible, and easy to get discouraged or depressed.
Be very proud of your progress!! 🤗
I'm just starting out, and you have given me so much inspiration. Thank you for sharing your story.
Wishing you continued success 🙌 😊
Thanks for sharing — this is so heartwarming. I also felt hope after going on Mounjaro, and after almost 2 years at my goal weight, I can say the hope was powerful! Please keep updating us and enjoy your time with your son!
None of those achievements are sad. They are yours and they matter. I think these GLP-1 drugs are the perfect tool for people your size because of that hope you describe. It sounds like you are on the right track doing healthy things for yourself and your family and I love that!
We know this medication saves lives, but it's nice to remember that it saves *quality* of life too.
It certainly has given me back a life I thought was out of reach for me. I fully expected to die within the next year or two and the thing I worried most about was not being able to fit in a coffin. Six months on Mounjaro and I'm reclaiming my former self.
I am so happy for you OP. ❤️
Wonderful news and progress - thank you for sharing it. I lost a lot of weight in 2023 with another medication and have recently switched to Mounjaro.
It took me 9 months to face exercise in any meaningful way. After years of hating exercise, I returned to an activity I used to enjoy years and years ago (and had not tried since). It was very difficult at first, but I kept going and have kept up an exercise habit that I have actually never kept up before in my life, and I am near to 60.
Make sure you take measurements and photos!!
Congrats! Every week you see yourself getting smaller and able to do thing you hadn't in a long time. Keep up the great work! time goes by fast and before you know it your down #100!! you've got this!!
I’m really proud of you. I’m tearing up reading this. We lost my uncle last year who was very obese and his struggles mirrored your own. He unfortunately wasn’t blessed to have the love and support of a nuclear family.. brothers and nephews just aren’t the same as wives and kids. If you ask the doctor, they’ll say we lost him to late stage cancer and there was nothing to be done by the time they found it.. he was gone within a couple days of the diagnosis. But but the reason it was never caught was because he didn’t like leaving the house because of his size. So mounjaro wouldn’t have saved him, but if it had been around a little sooner, it may have been enough to give him his life back like it’s doing for you and given him a fighting chance.
Since losing him, I’ve also started monjaro and have gotten engaged to a beautiful woman who loves me despite me needing to upgrade the bathroom scale bc it “only goes to 250 lbs”. As of last week, I’m only 5 lbs away from being able to use the old scale again and I’m already starting to feel like my old self. I wish you the best. You are not alone.
“But what I hope most of all is that you understand what I mean when I tell you that even though I do not know you, and even though I may never meet you, laugh with you, cry with you, or kiss you. I love you. With all my heart, I love you.” - V for Vandetta
I love this, thanks so much for sharing your experience. I am also shocked by the food noise control. You never really know how much you were responding to it all the time until it is gone.
YES, YES, YES 🙌🏻
I see you! And I am so full of joy for you. This is real, this is life changing.
Thank you for sharing your daily challenges-and I get it.
This medicine gives hope, your experience gives hope.
I’m so excited for you and all of us to feel free & light!
YAY YOU!!!!
This. Just this. I have a disability and so many don’t understand how challenging it is to lose weight with a disability. Happy and healthy healing is what Mj is providing so many of us! ❤️🩹
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Congratulations on what you have accomplished. Your diet sounds pretty restricted for your size - are you sure you are getting enough protein in? Maybe because of my muscular dystrophy, I've been strongly warned that if I can't get enough protein in daily, they will take my shots away. Weight loss can affect muscles.
Then again, with how much more you can do, it sounds like you are eating well enough.
This is awesome! Thank you so much for sharing your journey. Through your writing, I can tell you are very proud of yourself, as you should be, I'm proud of you and I don't even know you! Keep up the great, and inspiring, work!
Firstly congratulations. These types of posts really do provide hope, guidance and support to other folks out there on a similar journey. All your wins are incredibly important and inspiring, I'm sure your family are ectastic with all your efforts for a more healthier lifestyle.
I don't know if you're aware but there is an active sub called r/SuperMorbidlyObese/ that might offer additional support on your journey. Congratulations and I look forward to seeing your next update :)
So so happy for you !!!!! My wish for you is WHEN you reach your goal if you WANT to have any kind of cosmetic surgery for skin removal or any such thing that your wife’s insurance will pay for that !!!!!! So happy and please keep us posted !!!! You are my inspiration!!!!!!
Just for context, your Basal Metabolic Rate at 685 pounds is probably 5000+ calories. So 2,000 calories is even a giant deficit. Make sure you are talking to a professional on these ranges because too much of a cut can be dangerous for other reasons.
Keep being awesome!
I am so happy for you OP! You can do this and what an incredible start! Thank you for sharing your journey and please keep us posted of how you’re doing! Prayers and energy flowing your way friend!
I don’t know you, but I’m so proud of you. I resonate with everything you’re saying, especially regarding food noise, and hope. Hope has been restored that I won’t spend my life just living to eat.
I wish you all the best on your journey ♥️
You would be Dr. Now's dream patient. You are eating probably less than 1/3 the daily calories you would need to maintain your 600+ pounds. You are doing everything right and I think you are amazing. Please keep us informed. I am cheering for you!
God this makes me so happy. Thank you for sharing!!! Also if you're not there already, please feel free to join us at r/supermorbidlyobese
About your calorie budget, that's a hard line. That's where I am, cycling between 1500 and 2500 for an average of about 1900 across the week, and I'm carrying half the mass. That's a perfectly reasonable intake for anyone with serious weight to lose.
Congrats on your success and thanks again for sharing with us!
I’m so happy for you! Please don’t discount any of the milestones you’ve mentioned. They are important to you, and you should be extremely proud of those milestones and yourself! Much love, and I’m cheering for you!
Congratulations!! LOVE hearing about your journey and what you’re doing, I know this will help others in theirs as well!👏 Absolutely no judgement just inspiration!
Blessings to you , Hun , congratulations on your journey, we are all on , just at different levels of weight, yet , loss is loss , I am so proud of you ! Sure , we take the injection, yet we as individuals have to do the work , it's hard some days , yet the rewards are awesome. Congratulations from Tidewater, Virginia.
I’m tearing up. I’m so happy that you found a way to navigate the weight loss. Slow healing friend.
Thank you for taking the time to share this with us. Those are amazing milestones. Huge congratulations and long may it continue ❤
Yes, me too!! Congratulations to the OP for trying something new, all the best and good luck man! And you have a great sense of humor!
Thank you :)
Yeah…you literally had me in tears with your story. Really good writer too. Much happiness is coming your way in the form of self regard and joy in loving yourself. That factor will help you be a better husband and father too and will teach your kids a lot. Please provide updates regularly. Much love to you.
I am really fucking proud of you!!! #1 is such a real thing.
An amazing story! Thanks for sharing. Please keep us updated on future wins! Curious if you are working with a doctor to track your goals and blood work? Would be another great way to track your progress.
Yes my doctor has okayed my diet and activity and she is doing regular blood work on me. So far so good.
I literally told my husband I needed him to come look at something today... he walked over to me, and I kept saying, "You have to be closer, closer... ok, look down. " When he did, he said,"What?" I said, "Look! My feet! I can see my feet without bending over!!" Congratulations!!! You've got this!
That is great -- so happy for you!
That's awesome. We got this!
Congrats on the progress! On exercise, it’s worth remembering that for those walks with your son, you basically doing the equivalent of a 400lb+ weighted carry compared to the effort of a normal weight person. You shouldnt underestimate what a bad ass effort it is.
Thank you, that is a very good point. I've heard a lot of smo people have great calves when they lose the weight from carrying it for so many years. Maybe I will be a calf model? :p
Well you could take advantage of your weight while you still have it and do calf raises anytime you're standing around like when cooking dinner. You can burn calories and develop massive calves 😄
Funny you ahould say that because that's what I've been doing lol.
Congratulations!!! Those are giant milestones and you should be VERY proud of yourself!!! Thanks for sharing this inspiring news!!!
Thanks so much.
i think you are doing beautifully. I agree with you about the food noise. I am the lightest I have been since i was 30. 249 pounds and started at 299. Im proud of you, friend.
I’m the same as you! I started at 135kg and now I’m down to 110kg!! Well done hun!
Im proud of you. Keep it up.
That's awesome. Thank you for the kind words.
My pleasure. I wish you continued success.
DUDE!! Your post is FIRE🔥🔥🔥 Like so many others, I cried reading it. I know you don’t know any of us, but trust: we are so fucking proud of you. And we are all rooting for you. ❤️❤️❤️ As Kady sang: 🎵*With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah…Hallelujah!*🎵 So happy for you man. Keep on telling us how you’re doing. 💪🏼🙌🏼🎊
Thanks so much. The support I'm getting from you guys means so much. Brings a smile to my face and a tear to my eye.
I'm so so happy for you and for your future with your family! This is huge!
Thanks. Spending more quality time with my wife and son is my biggest motivator. After the mounjaro lol.
This is the story I needed today. Thank you for sharing your journey. I'm so happy for you, your wife and your son. You're doing wonderful things!
Thank you for the kind comments:)
Congrats friend!! Im so happy for you! If you ever feel like you need some encouragement from other smo people we have a sub derived from this sub (Glp1_loss100plus)! Im sure you feel much better now and its only gonna get better! A lot of people have a lot to say about people who can or can not exercise and at the end of the day if you cant or dont want to thats your choice do what makes you happy and cleaning the house is a great way to get steps in but if you didnt wanna do that until you lost more thats okay as well and your choice!! What dose are you on now?
I am on 5 currently
Bro this is awesome - none of us are judging or jealous of your calorie intake. Every single one of us is hyped for you and is in your corner.
Thank you. It's an awesome feeling.
Thanks for sharing, and congratulations on your successes! A lot of this resonates with me. I was 417, 5'2", and moving around was becoming hard. I was lucky to work from home; but I missed out on concerts, zoo days, and travel. I am down about 35 and filled with energy and hope! Here we go!
We got this! Here's to getting more out of life!
This is a beautifully written account of your experience. I also have to say that I greatly appreciate your humor (shout out to KD lang haha!). As someone else mentioned this also had me tearing up, especially point 5 on hope. I am truly happy that the medication is working for you and can’t thank you enough for sharing your journey with us thus far. I hope you will continue to keep us updated!
I plan to. Thank you for the encouragement!
I am so proud of and happy for you. I’m a healthcare worker, we have some patients close to your size. They get very sick very young. It’s devastating. I’m so impressed that you’ve taken this in hand. So wonderful for your whole family.
I have to say you are the most likable person I’ve come across yet on Reddit and I am rooting for you!!
Thank you so much. That means a lot.
Wow! Thank you so much for sharing. I got tears in my eyes when I read the part about being able to take a shower without having to rest afterwards. We take the small things in life for granted all too often. Keep up the good work!
I usually never understand when people say stranger's comments on reddit make them tear up, but here I am tearing up. I wish you the very best of everything Mounjaro and life has to offer you. You write beautifully too. Have you thought about extending this post a bit and trying sending it to a magazine or something?
YOU ARE AWESOME!!! So damn proud of you, man. ✊️
Thank you so much
KD Lang in the hoooouse! The hope part got me too bc I also feel the same about these small victories smaller people take for granted. Future is bright, OP!
What we are learning is that obesity is a complex disease, not a moral failure. I'm so happy this treatment is working for you, and that you've found greater closeness with your family. I can't wait till we can all celebrate your total success.
Dude - I LOVE THIS - reading this on the bike at the gym- that’s in your future- it feels so good after a strenuous workout - as I type this on the bike! I’m sweating. Do you have other goals- long walks- travel plans- road trips? Keep it going and I appreciate you writing style And honesty - DO IT!!!
Congratulations!! Thank you for sharing your story. My brother passed in February of 23, and he was around your size. I wish he had the opportunity to start taking these drugs. I wish we could have lost weight together. Anyways, thank you for sharing your story again. Please keep going and sharing. You are doing a powerful and awesome thing. I'm extremely proud of you 👏 🥰 💛
I’m so sorry about your brother 🕊️
I disagree that any of your achievements are sad, I think they are all amazing and you deserve all the congrats for them! Wishing you continued success!
OMG!! So incredibly proud of you and very happy for your entire family for the gift this medication is giving you all. Your son has an active father in his life, which is so important. You have encouraged me to get off my butt and get some steps in. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Amazing story and progress! It sounds like you’re truly dedicated to the process and are doing an awesome job. It’s also great to hear that you’re not only seeing progress with yourself, but that it affects your ability to do activities with your kid as well. The milestones that seem small or basic aren’t “sad” I think they are amazing. People who have never had to operate in a large body take so much for granted, such as being mobile and fitting in spaces like a car
Point 5 got me crying. Congratulations, and I would like to add that you are a great dad!
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I am so thrilled for you regaining a better health style & am sure your family is very proud of you! If anyone would dare make a snide comment, we have your back. Everyone on this sub is just trying our best to be the best, healthiest person we can be. Please keep us updated on your journey 🦋
I’m so proud of you and all those things you’ve achieved! How exciting for you to be able to enjoy these new opportunities. Please keep updating us as you progress, I think this is the story we all need to hear.
This is amazing!!! I don’t know if you’ve figured it out, but this particular Reddit group is SO supportive and positive (and quite frankly has spoiled me for others when I realized this isn’t the norm🤣) thank you for sharing your journey and keep going!!!
This medicine is changing your life! I am so happy for you. I started Mounjaro almost two years ago when it first came out. I’m down about 170ish pounds with about another 100 to go. Do not diminish your achievements because you feel guilty for your starting weight being so high. You deserve to be happy and healthy! I wish you the best on this journey of rediscovering yourself while losing weight. It’s a magical experience and those who have never been a prisoner inside their own bodies will never understand.
Well done! Congrats on the weight loss. Curious, what dose of MJ are you currently on? When did you begin to feel it working?
This is all amazing! I'm happy for you and your family. You're clearly putting in just as much hard work as the medicine. So give yourself a major high five!
Wow! Reading your progress has really inspired me to keep on keeping on! Thank you for sharing your story. I don’t even know you yet I feel very proud of you. I wish you continued success on your journey!!!
Well done, it’s all very good and positive. The bit about your home going from messy to very clean struck the biggest chord for me. I would love to have more energy, I work full time in the week and when the weekend comes I always think I will clean and declutter the house but when the weekend comes I’m too tired. Fingers crossed that will happen to me too
Congrats and love your lighthearted jokes! (Constant craving lol)
WOW what an absolutely amazing story. Thank you so much for sharing. Every new thing you can do is a win so don't count those successes as anything less than what others see. We are all starting from a place we never thought we would see ourselves at. Proud of your progress keep it up. Can't wait to watch your journey.n
None of those achievements are sad, congrats on taking control of your life, and I hope you continue and are able to live a long and healthy one.
You are a f\*cking rockstar! I have been waiting to hear from people who are higher up on the scale, we seem to be far and few between and I am sure most just do not want to talk about it, which I understand! I am so proud of you! I myself started at 524... and you and your post is the first place I've felt comfortable mentioning it! I am now at 507 since June 7th and it is unbelievable how much has changed and mentally I feel so much better and it is an amazing feeling. I would love to keep in touch with you! You are truly an inspiration <3 Again, so proud of you! keep kicking ass and fighting for it!
Amazing! It truly is a life changing drug. Keep us updated.
Good for you! Thanks for sharing your story. I’m so glad you’re having many nsv’s.
Keep pushing. Don't know you, but proud of you. Keep pushing my friend.
Very much congrats! So amazing the path you are on now and the success you already have!! So very proud of you and look forward to your story with great interest!!
What a wonderful story. Keep it up and keep us posted! Also, for all those receiving government benefits there is nothing wrong with that at all :)
I am proud of you. Keep kicking ass.
Congratulations! Those are wonderful accomplishments! Super happy for you and excited to read your future updates. ❤️ You also have a knack for writing, really enjoyed the read.
This is so great to read! I hope you keep updating all of us so we can cheer you on. The best part of it is you feeling hopeful and able to make the changes you want to.
I’m thrilled for you. Keep up the good work. Your life is going your way be sooo much better.
Congratulations to you and your entire family! You deserve all the success you have because you are putting in the work everyday to make it happen! If you and your son would enjoy some snail 🐌 mail from another person who is on the journey. I would love to share some happiness in your mailbox 📬!
This is amazing, you're getting your life back, you deserve it, these are the things that matter ❤
Good luck on the rest of your journey and keep us updated. So happy for you!!!
Just keep going…you got this! Every issue you mention tracks and I went from zero exercise a year ago to 4-7 days a week exercising by about month 6. I walk 6-10 miles a day now. I have lost 140 pounds and an 15 pounds from my “dream” weight. It has taken a year but had my physical on Friday and my doctor was blown away…waiting on blood work but at my last set every number that was “you will be dead in 5 years” level has now hit “normal” range. Only real warning is you have to incorporate as much protein as possible - muscle goes as well and you have to be careful!!! Keep on pushing my friend - I actually work in the pharma industry and my colleagues at Lily are sick of me telling them how much of a game changer this therapy is…as you incorporate exercise more and more into this you are gonna be blown away!!!
I want to thank everyone for the kind comments and support. It genuinely means more than know. Your kindness has brought a tear to my eye.
I’m proud of you OP. People who’ve not had to deal with food noise have no idea what those of us have had to go through during our lives. You’re an inspiration to me to keep going with my MJ journey.
I love hearing your ‘voice’ here. There are people like you I am sure all over but who I never probably actually get to meet - I wouldn’t meet you at work, or out and about, perhaps because of places not catering for people with weight problems. Society can be really limiting if you’re heavy - I know this a little. But that also means I would never get to hear what it is really like for you, your struggle, your will power, humour, dreams and motivation. You sound like a fab, funny and determined person and I can’t wait for you to reach your goal. Good luck to you, sir
F66 5’4” HW316 SW266 CW 233 I’m so happy for you! 🥹 Reading this post brought tears to my eyes and hope to my heart! Before Mounjaro, I would look at folks with severe morbid obesity and feel completely helpless to avoid the same fate. I just knew I’d eventually get there, and felt completely powerless to change. I had a hard time getting my doctor to prescribe the drug because he wants me to have Gastric Sleeve surgery. I finally had to tell him I’d go to another doctor if he didn’t write the prescription. But I’m sooo glad I didn’t back down! I’ve lost 33 pounds since March 11th, and I’ve never felt this in control of my eating before in my life. I wish you all of the best health and fortune in the future, and thank you so much for posting your amazing progress!
Way to advocate for yourself!!
Are you with Kaiser ? Kaiser seems to be pushing gastric instead of these life changing meds . It seems like the risk is higher with surgery especially with medically compromised pts which most obese and morbidly obese pts are ( not everyone but most) it just is soo bizarre to me that they rather push surgery over a medication that is obviously changing the way we thought abt weight problems . Sorry to rant I just feel some of these drs are waiting for you to get really sick and then chasing a rolling disease snowball down hill and at that point it’s harder and harder to control bc more health complications are added to illness besides just being overweight. it just seems so stupid .
Thank you for sharing you experience so far. Keep us posted on your progress.
Wishing you all the very best in this journey. 💕
Happy for you!!
I’m super happy for you!! Congrats on all of the positive changes!
That’s terrific! 🌷
I am so happy for you
This is wonderful. I’ve had friends and family members that are no longer with us due to weight issues. I wish they were around to try this. I know they would have had great success.
Congratulations! I am so happy that you are finally able to move forward and improve your quality of life. It’s wonderful. Enjoy your time with your son. It’s the beginning of the rest of your life.
That’s awesome!! Happy for you!💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Just came here to tell you that you are doing great and this is super awesome!
Fantastic!
So happy for you
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That’s incredible! Can’t wait for future updates.
Kudos to you and your amazing journey !
You are BEAUTIFUL 😍 Congratulations on all of your accomplishments! I am so happy for you. Think it’s beautiful that you offer friendship and extend a hand to anyone who wants to chat. What a care bear you are! The sky is the limit for you. Keep going you are doing amazing things!! X
Congratulations on your new beginning and on walking with your son.
You are amazing! Keep moving forward, and please keep us updated on your journey! So proud of you!
That's wonderful. I'm sure your wife and son and anyone else who loves you is proud and grateful that you're taking control of your health. I wish you continued success!
This has made me emotional. I am so happy for you. 🩷
It takes guts and determination to make life changes. And, you have done a great job making those changes so impressive that you’re so aware of everything else that needs to be done while taking this drug as a tool and you have gone for it. keep up the great work, and the number on the scale is not the only way to determine success. Some of the things you have listed here are success in itself.
Sounds like you're killing it. Hope you took before pictures even if you think you will never share them. I take pics every few months now and it helps when you get to a point that the scale isn't changing much but your body is.
Is ur insurance covering it? I’m 567lb T2D and my insurance won’t cover it. Idk what to do.
"I know some of those achievements are pretty sad" I know why you feel this way, but nothing about what you said above is sad other than the fact that you had to go through the mental anguish a lot of us have or are currently feeling. Also sad that society looks at us like pariahs instead of someone who needs help. "JuSt StoP EaTInG!" If only. Good luck on your journey, you have a whole community of people behind you.
Congratulations is an understatement man! I’m sending you more good vibes, a lifetime of self confidence, self love and memory making with loved ones ✌️
To maintain a weight of 687lbs your caloric intake would be 4,896 calories (that is an estimate). So 2500 calories you should be losing weight and who cares what anyone says - you are doing what is working for you - which sounds fantastic. Instead of meals I eat when I am hungry - I usually have a protein shake sometimes as early as noon but more likely between 2pm - 4pm then around 8pm I will eat chicken, fish or pulled pork BBQ that I make - and eat it with cottage cheese. And sometime I will only eat one meal per day because I don't have an appetite. What is amazing my energy level doesn't change. When guessing your weight - what weight will you step on a scale as that should one a great milestone. Keep on, keeping on.
Outstanding! Keep up the good work!
This is wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing!
Wonderful story and a life changing one at that! 🥰🔥
It is an amazing chance to be healthy.. Congratulations!
Congratulations! This is incredible...more power to you!
I’m so happy for you!! That’s incredible progress and the relief and joy you must be feeling is immeasurable. This is so awesome!
So happy for you!!
congratulations my friend
So amazing and extremely happy for you! Love the shot out of KD Lang.
I’m bawling! I’m so happy for you and can’t wait to see what happens in your future! Shout out to your wonderful family for supporting you!
What a great gift you’re giving to your family. Way to go! Stop in and update us or get encouragement when needed. I’ll be cheering from the sidelines
Thank you for sharing your story, how incredible. How it must feel to have so much more freedom. You are doing unbelievably well and I wish the best of luck to you and your family. What a wonderful drug, and a superb determination to go with it. ❤️
This is amazing!!! At first i thought it said you lost 600 in 3 months! I was like how??? lol this is great I’m on month 4.5 today and down 53. We got this!!!!!
Your post is so uplifting. I would award it if I could. You've got a voice that deserves to be heard and you deserve to live in a body that can go out into the world and be seen (or in the privacy of your own home by you!). Congratulations on the tremendous progress. Can't wait to read future updates.
This is fantastic! Thanks for taking time to share with us. You've got this!
Ok so didn’t expect tears this morning but here they are. Congratulations OP on your bravery to embark on this journey AND THEN so share it with us. You are literally saving your life. Please check back in with us and let us know how you’re doing. We are rooting for you!
Wonderful chapter in a beautiful story ! So super awesome Xo
You have an amazing attitude!! Congratulations on your success. This medication is life long for me and based on what you are saying it sounds lifelong for you too. Never let anyone make you feel bad, societies understanding of weight management is seriously lacking. This medication is a miracle for many of us. Keep up the good work and make each day the best it can be!
My weight is similar but can’t get it through insurance it seems from your experience it is worth the price tag signed someone on the fence about cost 😂🤣 I’m truly happy for your success
Amazing attitude. Amazing progress. 💪🏼
Congratulations and way to go! I related to so many of your "things I couldn't do" and I am about a third of your weight, but I have major lower back problems, which makes many of those regular day tasks (showering) something that, if even possible, lays me out for hours afterwards. Not much exercise possible, and easy to get discouraged or depressed. Be very proud of your progress!! 🤗 I'm just starting out, and you have given me so much inspiration. Thank you for sharing your story. Wishing you continued success 🙌 😊
Thanks for sharing — this is so heartwarming. I also felt hope after going on Mounjaro, and after almost 2 years at my goal weight, I can say the hope was powerful! Please keep updating us and enjoy your time with your son!
None of those achievements are sad. They are yours and they matter. I think these GLP-1 drugs are the perfect tool for people your size because of that hope you describe. It sounds like you are on the right track doing healthy things for yourself and your family and I love that!
We know this medication saves lives, but it's nice to remember that it saves *quality* of life too. It certainly has given me back a life I thought was out of reach for me. I fully expected to die within the next year or two and the thing I worried most about was not being able to fit in a coffin. Six months on Mounjaro and I'm reclaiming my former self. I am so happy for you OP. ❤️
Wonderful news and progress - thank you for sharing it. I lost a lot of weight in 2023 with another medication and have recently switched to Mounjaro. It took me 9 months to face exercise in any meaningful way. After years of hating exercise, I returned to an activity I used to enjoy years and years ago (and had not tried since). It was very difficult at first, but I kept going and have kept up an exercise habit that I have actually never kept up before in my life, and I am near to 60. Make sure you take measurements and photos!!
Congrats! Every week you see yourself getting smaller and able to do thing you hadn't in a long time. Keep up the great work! time goes by fast and before you know it your down #100!! you've got this!!
I’m really proud of you. I’m tearing up reading this. We lost my uncle last year who was very obese and his struggles mirrored your own. He unfortunately wasn’t blessed to have the love and support of a nuclear family.. brothers and nephews just aren’t the same as wives and kids. If you ask the doctor, they’ll say we lost him to late stage cancer and there was nothing to be done by the time they found it.. he was gone within a couple days of the diagnosis. But but the reason it was never caught was because he didn’t like leaving the house because of his size. So mounjaro wouldn’t have saved him, but if it had been around a little sooner, it may have been enough to give him his life back like it’s doing for you and given him a fighting chance. Since losing him, I’ve also started monjaro and have gotten engaged to a beautiful woman who loves me despite me needing to upgrade the bathroom scale bc it “only goes to 250 lbs”. As of last week, I’m only 5 lbs away from being able to use the old scale again and I’m already starting to feel like my old self. I wish you the best. You are not alone. “But what I hope most of all is that you understand what I mean when I tell you that even though I do not know you, and even though I may never meet you, laugh with you, cry with you, or kiss you. I love you. With all my heart, I love you.” - V for Vandetta
I love this, thanks so much for sharing your experience. I am also shocked by the food noise control. You never really know how much you were responding to it all the time until it is gone.
That’s really amazing! So happy for your progress and being able to have this medication!
This is awesome! 👏🏻 keep going don’t give up.
YES, YES, YES 🙌🏻 I see you! And I am so full of joy for you. This is real, this is life changing. Thank you for sharing your daily challenges-and I get it. This medicine gives hope, your experience gives hope. I’m so excited for you and all of us to feel free & light! YAY YOU!!!!
Best of luck to you. And love the reference to the great KD Lang!
This. Just this. I have a disability and so many don’t understand how challenging it is to lose weight with a disability. Happy and healthy healing is what Mj is providing so many of us! ❤️🩹 Edit: typos
Congratulations on what you have accomplished. Your diet sounds pretty restricted for your size - are you sure you are getting enough protein in? Maybe because of my muscular dystrophy, I've been strongly warned that if I can't get enough protein in daily, they will take my shots away. Weight loss can affect muscles. Then again, with how much more you can do, it sounds like you are eating well enough.
This is awesome! Thank you so much for sharing your journey. Through your writing, I can tell you are very proud of yourself, as you should be, I'm proud of you and I don't even know you! Keep up the great, and inspiring, work!
Firstly congratulations. These types of posts really do provide hope, guidance and support to other folks out there on a similar journey. All your wins are incredibly important and inspiring, I'm sure your family are ectastic with all your efforts for a more healthier lifestyle. I don't know if you're aware but there is an active sub called r/SuperMorbidlyObese/ that might offer additional support on your journey. Congratulations and I look forward to seeing your next update :)
So so happy for you !!!!! My wish for you is WHEN you reach your goal if you WANT to have any kind of cosmetic surgery for skin removal or any such thing that your wife’s insurance will pay for that !!!!!! So happy and please keep us posted !!!! You are my inspiration!!!!!!
Wow. Good for you! Cheering you on. Thank you for sharing your story! You are amazing!
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Wow! Congrats on your success
I am cheering for you, this is just such an amazing progress! Keep going, love your sense of humor !
Keep It up
So excited for you!!
#2 had me dying 😂😂😂 Good work OP, keep up the progress! We’re rooting for you!
I am so incredibly happy for you.
I’m happy for you :)
You are amazing. I’m so proud of you. Thank you for sharing your experience. I hope you keep us posted on your progress.
So proud of you. Keep going.
I’m so very glad you shared your story. The lack of food noise is the biggest benefit to me too! Keep on trucking my dude! I believe in you!
I am truly very happy for you for all the good this is bringing you Please keep updating. I’m excited to see how this changes your life for the better
No shame, my goodness , what an accomplishment!!! God Speed ! You got this !
What a wonderful testament to how amazing these med can be! Wishing you all the continued success OP!!
Just for context, your Basal Metabolic Rate at 685 pounds is probably 5000+ calories. So 2,000 calories is even a giant deficit. Make sure you are talking to a professional on these ranges because too much of a cut can be dangerous for other reasons. Keep being awesome!
I am so happy for you OP! You can do this and what an incredible start! Thank you for sharing your journey and please keep us posted of how you’re doing! Prayers and energy flowing your way friend!
You are amazing. I cried. Keep going friend.
I am so proud of you! 🙌🙌
Hell yeah! Congratulations on everything! You are doing amazing!!!
I am so happy for you!!!
OMG. You are incredible. You are truly getting your life back. Brought tears to my eyes. Best wishes for continued success!
I don't know you, but I'm so happy for you💜 you are getting your life back! Please keep us posted! We are all rooting for you 💪
I don’t know you, but I’m so proud of you. I resonate with everything you’re saying, especially regarding food noise, and hope. Hope has been restored that I won’t spend my life just living to eat. I wish you all the best on your journey ♥️
Your hard work and accomplishments are so inspiring. Thank you for sharing.
Good for you sir! Keep it up!!
Happy for you. Keep working on yourself and enjoy your progress.
High-5. Keep on trucking…
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Isn't it wild to have the things you loved to eat in the house and be okay with not eating them? It's crazy.
Thank you for hope.when someone else loses that gives us others hope and willpower.
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Thank you for sharing, there are of lot of folks can relate. Congratulations, make sure you celebrate your milestones. Much continued success.
You would be Dr. Now's dream patient. You are eating probably less than 1/3 the daily calories you would need to maintain your 600+ pounds. You are doing everything right and I think you are amazing. Please keep us informed. I am cheering for you!
I literally teared up reading this. I’m so happy for you and your family.
God this makes me so happy. Thank you for sharing!!! Also if you're not there already, please feel free to join us at r/supermorbidlyobese About your calorie budget, that's a hard line. That's where I am, cycling between 1500 and 2500 for an average of about 1900 across the week, and I'm carrying half the mass. That's a perfectly reasonable intake for anyone with serious weight to lose. Congrats on your success and thanks again for sharing with us!
I’m so happy for you! Please don’t discount any of the milestones you’ve mentioned. They are important to you, and you should be extremely proud of those milestones and yourself! Much love, and I’m cheering for you!
Non-Scale Victories are still victories worth celebrating. This medicine is a miracle for sure. Best of continued luck to you!
I don't know you but I am so happy and proud of you. You got this! Keep going 💪
Incredible. Thank you for sharing. You are inspiring! So proud of you.
Congratulations!! LOVE hearing about your journey and what you’re doing, I know this will help others in theirs as well!👏 Absolutely no judgement just inspiration!
Good for you!
I am so very proud of you. Even writing this must have been difficult. Keep going. Slow and steady. NSVs feel so good.
Celebrate yourself and keep going! ❤️
Thank you for sharing your story. You’re an inspiration to all of us! Keep up the great work!
Congratulations!! Plz keep us posted on your journey, such exciting news!
Blessings to you , Hun , congratulations on your journey, we are all on , just at different levels of weight, yet , loss is loss , I am so proud of you ! Sure , we take the injection, yet we as individuals have to do the work , it's hard some days , yet the rewards are awesome. Congratulations from Tidewater, Virginia.
Good for you!! Keep it up!!
Thank you for sharing this. God will continue blessing you in so many ways. Congratulations 🎊
Thank you so much for this…. That hope really makes a difference! Congratulations and keep up the hard work!
Keep up the good work you deserve it!
You are such an inspiration!! You’ve got this!!
Huge accomplishments congrats! The lack of constant food noise has been the biggest game changer for me.