Two months ago I had my annual physical. I noticed my doc is now an "obesity medicine specialist" so I asked her about my weight loss plateau. I've been stuck at 166 lbs for months. She made a bunch of suggestions, including intermittent fasting and drinking kombucha. I was already doing IF. She said, since your BMI is 25.2, you are technically overweight. I'd be ok with giving you low dose oral Wegovy. It wouldn't be covered by insurance as you have to have a BMI over 30. It's $150 per month and she recommended taking it for six months.
Based on my waist measurement, I'm at ~25% body fat right now. Higher than I'd like. I'd like to be under 20%. Without a Dexa scan, you never really know because muscle mass is the missing variable.
I can't tell you the number of people I've met who tell me they are taking Wegovy or a like medication. The results are often amazing.
I told her I'd try harder for another six months before deciding. I've basically decided at this point not to do it. I'd rather spend $120 a month on a gym than on Wegovy. At some point I'll get a Dexa. I found a place in Toronto that does them for 85 CAD -- way less than in the U.S.
Waist measurement is the magic number for me now -- 34 to 35" is the target. That's a ~2" reduction. In fact, if I can get to below 35", I don't even care what my weight is.
First time I heard of Wegovy. In the media, its all about Ozempic, probably thanks to Hollywood.
ReplyDeleteWegovy and Ozempic are both semaglutide. Wegovy is heavily advertisd in the US and is approved for weight loss. Ozempic is approved for diabetes. And then there is Mounjaro....
DeleteI take Jardiance for my Diabetes it's similar to Semaglutide. It worked wonders for me but until I got fully used to the medicine which took months, my appetite was seriously killed off. I would force myself to eat and not having consumed that much food my body kept telling me I was full. The weight loss was great but now I've plateaued. If I was more active I know that weight loss would pick up again but I'm comfortable where I am at. All drugs have side effects and each person is different. Just adding my experience as a point of reference.
ReplyDeleteJardiance has the commercial with the woman dancing around Disneyworld? They did a nice job with the song. I think many of these weight loss drugs had their origin as diabetes drugs. Glad it helped you.
DeleteI'm sure you will research the drugs. There seems to be alarming news about adverse side effects of the medications.
ReplyDeleteYou will lose a lot of muscle mass along with fat when you take these type of drugs.
DeleteI have never heard of Wegovy myself. I find it very hard once I plateau in losing weight to keep at that weight. The perils of old age I guess.
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