I am curious to know, what is everyone’s take on GLP-1s for weight loss? I am on the fence as I have heard they are pretty much a lifetime commitment as coming off of it you basically regain most of the weight you lost as well as it can effect you lean muscle mass. On the other hand it works for and has really helped some people.

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Shannon M

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4 days ago

tragland

: Here is a resource you could look into. Leading researchers in the realm of obesity, exercise and medications. if you can access the article Google the authors they have a ton of information available elsewhere as well.

https://www.ovid.com/jnls/acsm-csmr/abstract/10.1249/jsr.0000000000001272~the-role-of-exercise-in-the-contemporary-era-of-obesity?context=latestarticles&redirectionsource=fulltextview

4 days ago

Workout Addict : It has many side effects! My brother and sister in law are on Ozempic, and I saw them at a family picnic last Sunday. They looked awful and miserable. They looked sick!

Maybe other GLOP-1 drugs have less side effects. Just do intermittent fasting or caloric restriction 2 times a week. The weight should come off easily if you workout and your diet is good.

5 days ago

styson21

: I am not a doctor nor do I know much about the drug itself but my neighbor takes it. He has diabetes and it helped him lose weight but he also has side effects. One in particular is constipation. He has complained he would go days without a bowel movement. Then out of no where he has to go immediately and admitted to me he went in his pants once because he couldn't make it to the bathroom. So now he is on another drug for that side effect. Then it will be something else for that side effect and so on until he is taking 5 other drugs to help with side effects. So my opinion is unless you want to take the drug for a life saving reason such as bad diabetes or whatever, I would stay away from taking it just to lose some extra pounds. Instead put my focus on training and eating properly. Again just my opinion. I don't know your situation and it is coming from my perspective. My wife was diagnosed with Chrons Disease and after years of taking multiple drugs for it she decided to take control of her life and learned what causes it. Started eating healthy with some help of natural supplements she has been drug free for over 5 years now. Extremely proud of her because she was miserable while on the drugs. Sorry for rambling on. 😁

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carlosfromspain

: If you train for hypertrophy while you take GLP-1s you won't loose muscle or bone mass, only fat.

The problem about gaining it all back after coming off them is that many people without the help of the GLP-1s go back to eating like they were before, but if you make the necessary diet changes and stick to your maintenance daily caloric intake you will keep it off but that is not easy for a lot of people.

The problem is those who look to GLP-1s as a quick and easy fix, and don't exercise not commit to a diet so they loose fat with them but also muscle and bone, and then when they stop using them they not only gain all the weight back but also its all in the form of fat so their body composition is much less healthy than before too.

GLP-1s are a fantastic tool for loosing weight and getting healthier but its not a free pass, it requires some effort and commitment, but it can be the solution forva lot of people who struggle to loose weight for many valid reasons.

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