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PCOS weight-loss journey | How I lost 60 pounds with a GLP-1 in 8 Months
Our summary
Al, who lives in Utah and grew up in New Jersey, says she lost 60 lb in 8 months using a GLP-1 medication. She describes having PCOS symptoms since her teens and gaining weight very quickly in college. According to her, family members and doctors offered other explanations, including laziness for the weight gain, hormones for the acne and genetics for the hair loss.
One person's experience, in their words. Not medical advice.
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Al says she eventually saw an endocrinologist who recognized PCOS as soon as she walked in. She says many doctors had told her to eat less and try harder, and that birth control and other prescriptions meant to balance hormones and blood sugar did not work for her. She says she had avoided the scale for years and felt helpless.
She explains that her sister's wedding prompted her family to suggest weight loss. Having seen GLP-1s on social media and thought they were a gimmick, she says she started one to prove they did not work. Her insurance would not cover the medication, so she researched telehealth companies and chose Shed, partly because people she knew in real life were using it and spoke well of it. She says she lost 10 lb in the first month without changing much, which shocked her. The video does not name the specific medication, dose or cost, and it is a short personal account rather than medical guidance.
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- 0:00 Al says she lost 60 lb in 8 months and had PCOS symptoms from her teens, with rapid weight gain in college.
- 0:30 She says doctors and family attributed her weight gain, acne and hair loss to other causes before an endocrinologist identified PCOS.
- 0:30 She says birth control and other prescriptions for hormone and blood sugar balance did not work for her.
- 1:01 She says she tried a GLP-1 she expected to fail, mainly to prove a point before her sister's wedding.
- 1:31 After insurance declined coverage, she says she chose the telehealth company Shed on the word of people she knew.
- 1:31 She says she lost 10 lb in the first month without major changes, and 60 lb in 8 months overall.
What the video says
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- Point in the journey
- Month 8
- Weight loss mentioned
- 60 lb, in the title
- Who is speaking
- Patient
Questions this video answers
How much weight can you lose on a GLP-1 with PCOS in 8 months?
Al says she lost 60 lb in 8 months with a GLP-1 while living with PCOS. This is one person's reported result, and she does not name the medication or dose.
How much weight did she lose in the first month on a GLP-1?
Al says she lost 10 lb in her first month. She says she was shocked because she had not changed much and the scale was already moving.
What did she do when insurance would not cover a GLP-1?
Al says she researched telehealth companies she could trust. She chose Shed because she knew people using it in real life who spoke positively about it.
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- GLP-1 hair loss: what is actually going on
Hair shedding on a GLP-1 is real, and the labels now count it: 3.3% of people on Wegovy 2.4 mg and 5.8% on 7.2 mg, against 1% on placebo, most of them women. Wegovy's and Zepbound's labels both say it was associated with weight reduction. Rapid weight loss is a long-recognised trigger for a temporary shedding phase, after bariatric surgery and crash dieting too. Two things make it more likely: how fast you are losing, and whether you eat enough protein and micronutrients.
- GLP-1s for PCOS: what the guideline allows, what the trials show, and what it costs
No GLP-1 is FDA approved for PCOS. The 2023 International PCOS Guideline says liraglutide and semaglutide could be considered for higher weight in adults with PCOS, alongside lifestyle changes. The trials agree on weight: a 2026 review of 11 randomized trials showed a modest BMI drop. Effects on periods, hair growth and hormones are less certain, and the guideline keeps fertility use to research settings. Stop semaglutide 2 months before trying to conceive.
- How to get a GLP-1 covered by insurance, in the order it actually works
There are four gates and most people fight the wrong one first. Before any clinical criterion applies, your employer has to have bought the weight-loss drug category at all, and if they did not, no BMI number and no comorbidity will change the answer. Once past that, the published criteria across the major insurers are strikingly consistent: BMI of 30 or more, or 27 with a weight-related condition, plus a documented period of lifestyle change, plus roughly 5 percent weight loss to stay approved at renewal.
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