when i started losing weight in November of 2024 my last recorded weight was 363 lbs (165 kg). it was the heaviest i ever reached but i was not convinced it couldn’t have been worse given enough time. having lost so much weight at this point i am noticing parts of my body i have no recollection of seeing until now lol. like… what do you mean the tendons on my fingers are visible when i move them??? huh there’s also the same for my feet, and then the are veins more visible as well??? it’s freaking me out… i’m feeling constant reminders that i am a meat machine with bones and blood and i exist inside a skull.

it’s making me have to recognize my body as more than a depressed blob i piloted against my will. i’m starting to not absolutely despise what i see in reflective surfaces. mirrors are not embarrassing like they used to be. i expect to keep seeing my bigger self and am pleasantly surprised when i don’t.

now… i still have roughly 50 more lbs (23 kg) to lose before i’m at my target weight goal, and then i will reassess and decide from there to maintain or lose more. it’s hard to believe that i am 74% of the way complete. i didn’t think i’d be here ever and now i’m living it.

anyway yeah, why are human bodies weird? gahhhhhhHHHHHHHH

    • chosensilence@pawb.socialOPEnglish
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      18 days ago

      thank you but it wasn’t and that is the amazing part about it all. i was prescribed a glp-1 medication and it has been working as intended this whole time with little to no issues worth complaining about. without these breakthrough drugs i wouldn’t be experiencing how i feel today, which is honestly like a different person from last year. so many things have cleared for me and i am able to access emotional levels i never could. i feel physically better as well, of course. i am thankful to medical science for uncovering a treatment for obesity.

        • chosensilence@pawb.socialOPEnglish
          5·
          18 days ago

          neither will mine, unfortunately. but you can pay out of pocket 50% off through Eli Lilly themselves. it is $500 a month tho, ugh. i’m switching to state healthcare in November so the cost should be removed but i was paying that much for a while.

          • Russ@bitforged.spaceEnglish
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            18 days ago

            Just as a caution for this, a lot of the assistance programs for the GLP-1s don’t actually support state healthcare programs from what I’ve seen, unfortunately.

            My endocrinologist wants to get my A1C down (and I could stand to lose a bit of weight in general) since it’s fairly high (just barely touching pre-diabetic levels), and they’ve only been able to get me on Trulicity for now. Insurance themselves will only cover GLP-1s if all the other A1C drugs completely fail (and show no results for X amount of time), they won’t approve it under just general weight loss alone.

            Something to look out for!

            • chosensilence@pawb.socialOPEnglish
              2·
              18 days ago

              i have been on my state’s insurance with my GLP-1 so i know it’s already something they approve and accept, thankfully. but yes! everyone should check before making a switch.