I lost 50 lbs or so on Mounjaro by the time I reached the maximum dosage. Then, a confluence of supply-chain issues and coverage issues eliminated ALL of it, and within a few short months I had regained all the weight. I finally got coverage again, and supply again (via Zepbound) and began slowly increasing my dosage again.
I'm now at the maximum dose and I've lost exactly 0 pounds from the peak.
So, a warning: Use of this drug seems to be a one-and-done. If you can't keep the weight down after you bottom out and after they take you off the drug, it MAY NOT work again.
The new program does, but hell man, a toddler who doesn't sleep through the night (ever... No family help, either) and who demands 100% attention when he's not at daycare is a massive, massive hit to your free time/motivation/energy/stress. He's wonderful but I'm absolutely fucking miserable right now.
Echoing others here: Yeah, don't be hard on yourself right now. When they get a bit older, you'll get healthier again. It's okay to slide back. The phrase 'relapse is part of recovery' comes to mind. Just focus on the kiddo for now, and you'll get time and energy back sooner than later. This happened to me too, and I managed to get back to a healthier body when we got done with teething. It's different for every kid, but you'll get there, don't worry.
I've got two toddlers and still manage to get outside for a run everyday. Used the Bob stroller when they were younger, now they ride bikes and I jog with them. When my son wouldn't sleep through the night for his first year (pre-walking), I'd set him in a play pen and run on the treadmill nearby.
Hang in there! And focus on the fun times. I'm assuming you're already tried many things, but if you haven't talked to your pediatrician, he might be able to help. Melatonin helped one of our foster kids fall asleep, but yeah, it didn't help him sleep all the way through the night. Good luck!
Of all the information I've seen about Semaglutides the only people I've seen it keep the weight off are:
1. High end personal trainers clients, for which semaglutide was used in conjunction with the trainer's workout regiment and diet.
2. Body builders and models, for which semaglutides simply replaced caffine/adderall/ephedrine.
The drugs can't induce the lifestyle change needed to keep the weight off (nor will it give you the motivation to go to the gym and build muscle). I'm thinking for now, it's a race to see how cheap these drugs can get and ensuring they have no side effects from very long term use. Overall I think the drugs are a net good and I'm interested for seeing the effects for myself, but I'm in good shape and $500/mo is still steep.
Have to say I basically take the opposite on everything you say here. I know quite a few people who aren't super active (myself included) who took it and went off and kept the weight off.
And they actually do induce lifestyle changes, which is the fascinating part. Not for everyone, but the impulse control changes are dramatic. I had a friend credit him going to therapy for the first time in his life and reading for the first time since high school to it which was crazy, but makes sense because it also helped him quit smoking weed so he had a lot more time.
I lost 50 lbs or so on Mounjaro by the time I reached the maximum dosage. Then, a confluence of supply-chain issues and coverage issues eliminated ALL of it, and within a few short months I had regained all the weight. I finally got coverage again, and supply again (via Zepbound) and began slowly increasing my dosage again.
I'm now at the maximum dose and I've lost exactly 0 pounds from the peak.
So, a warning: Use of this drug seems to be a one-and-done. If you can't keep the weight down after you bottom out and after they take you off the drug, it MAY NOT work again.