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My 1-Year, 90 lb Weight Loss Transformation | Real Life + GLP-1 Experience
Our summary
Lauren, a mom of six who lives in Alaska and runs the This Alaska Life channel, answers viewer questions about her weight loss over the past year. She says she started in August of last year after a doctor visit and blood work, and chose Zepbound, a GLP-1 medication, on her doctor's advice. She says she began at 2.5 mg, moved to 5 mg after about 3 to 4 months, then to 7.5 mg about four months later, and stayed there. She reports losing 90 lb, from 238.6 lb to about 145 lb at 5 foot 5, and says she has been stable for a month and a half to two months.
One person's experience, in their words. Not medical advice.
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What else the video covers
She describes the medication as a tool and not a magic pill. She says she dosed up slowly on purpose, tracked food and weight closely for roughly the first 3 months, and now thinks much less about food. She reports very few side effects, mostly feeling sick after overeating greasy food, and says her stomach problems and migraines have mostly gone away. She says she starts each day with protein, eats family meals with smaller carb portions, walks, and lifts weights three times a week.
She also covers non-scale changes such as more energy, finding clothes that fit, and her original wedding ring. She says she plans to taper by spacing doses to every 14 days and then moving to a maintenance dose. She answers viewer questions about thyroid checks, which she says have found a slightly enlarged thyroid with no problems, and hair loss, which she says did not get noticeably worse. She stresses that weight loss is personal and that people should consult a doctor. The video opens with a sponsor segment for Cash App.
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Takeaways
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- 4:06 She says she started Zepbound at 2.5 mg in August of last year after talking with her doctor and getting blood work.
- 5:30 She says she increased the dose slowly, to 5 mg after about 3 to 4 months and 7.5 mg about four months after that, and lost 90 lb.
- 9:15 She reports very few side effects, mainly feeling sick after overeating, and describes quieter food noise and fewer migraines.
- 12:47 She says she starts the day with protein, eats family meals with smaller carb portions, walks, and lifts weights three times a week.
- 24:00 She plans to taper by spacing doses to at least every 14 days and then moving to a maintenance dose.
- 25:13 She says her thyroid has been checked and is slightly enlarged but otherwise fine, and that hair loss did not noticeably worsen.
Key moments
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What the video says
As stated in the video, not checked by us. Doses and results are the speaker’s, not advice.
- Doses mentioned
- 2.5 mg, 5 mg and 7.5 mg
- Point in the journey
- Year 1
- Side effects mentioned
- fatigue, headache and hair loss
- Who is speaking
- Patient
Questions this video answers
How much weight did she lose on Zepbound in a year?
She says she lost 90 lb in a year, going from 238.6 lb to about 145 lb at 5 foot 5. She says she is heading toward about 95 lb lost and has been steady for a month and a half to two months.
What Zepbound doses did she take and how fast did she increase them?
She says she started at 2.5 mg and stayed there for about 3 to 4 months. She then moved to 5 mg, and about four months later to 7.5 mg, which she stayed on for the rest of the year. She says she chose to increase slowly on purpose.
Did she have side effects or hair loss on a GLP-1?
She says she had very few side effects, mainly feeling sick the day after overeating or eating something greasy, and no nausea. She says her hair has always been thin and did not seem to get worse with weight loss.
What does she plan to do when she stops the medication?
She says she does not want to stop cold turkey. She plans to space her shots to at least every 14 days, then work down to a maintenance dose and see how she feels.
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