GLP-1 TV · Clinician · views checked Oct 2026
One Year on Semaglutide Changed My Life...
Our summary
In this video, a woman who gets her semaglutide through Barrett Plastic Surgery in Beverly Hills compiles a year of progress clips. She says she started at 310 lbs and was at 234 lbs after 12 months, a loss of 76 pounds. Along the way she shares weigh-ins: 258 lbs, then 251, then 247 at about nine months, which she calls her lowest weight in five years. She says she lost about 62 lbs in 8 months and 67 lbs at a later point.
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What else the video covers
Much of the video focuses on non-scale changes. She describes flying without a seat belt extender, fitting into a middle airplane seat with both armrests down, swimming with less buoyancy, climbing stairs with less breathlessness, and doing a cartwheel. She also describes joining a 6:00 a.m. Tuesday gym class, going to the gym about 3 days a week, and an InBody scan after a month that she says showed 2% less body fat and 2% more muscle mass while the scale barely moved. She says she moved from 3X clothing to a 2X skirt.
She also covers harder moments. She describes a stretch of emotional eating during a stressful period when her weight stayed flat, and a day when she nearly skipped the gym out of boredom. On food, she says a calorie deficit mattered most for her and that she stopped obsessing over specific macros. On side effects, she reports sulfur burps lasting a day or two after injections, some gas pain at the 1.0 mg dose, and active bowel movements for a few days, with no nausea. She says the medication quieted food noise for her.
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Takeaways
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- 0:02 During a stressful stretch she says emotional eating returned and her weight stayed flat, which she treats as a win.
- 0:31 She packs her semaglutide in a makeup brush bag with an ice pack in her checked bag and says she is 47 lbs down at 263 lbs.
- 3:45 She says staying in a calorie deficit mattered more for her than hitting specific macros, with meals of protein and vegetables or fruit.
- 6:30 At 8 months she reports about 62 lbs lost and says swimming and stairs have become easier.
- 15:15 She says an InBody scan after a month at the gym showed 2% less body fat and 2% more muscle mass despite a small scale change.
- 19:26 At one year on semaglutide she says she went from 310 lbs to 234 lbs and lists her side effects, including sulfur burps and gas pain at 1.0 mg.
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.
- Medication
- semaglutide
- Point in the journey
- Year 1
- Weight loss mentioned
- 62 lb
- Side effects mentioned
- fatigue
- Who is speaking
- Clinician
In their words
"It gave me a pause button."
Questions this video answers
How much weight did she lose in one year on semaglutide?
She says she started at 310 lbs and weighed 234 lbs after 12 months, which she describes as 76 pounds down. She also reports 62 lbs lost at about 8 months and 247 lbs at around 9 months.
What side effects did she have on semaglutide?
She reports sulfur burps that last a day or two after each injection, occasional gas pain when she reached the 1.0 mg dose, and very active bowel movements for the first few days. She says she did not have nausea and feels lucky about that.
Did she count macros while losing weight on semaglutide?
She says she used to obsess over specific macros but found that being in a calorie deficit was the one consistent change behind her loss. She describes her plate as mostly protein with vegetables or fruit, plus attention to portions and water.
What non-scale changes does she describe after losing weight on semaglutide?
She says she no longer needs a seat belt extender on flights, can climb stairs with less breathlessness, swims with less buoyancy, and fits clothing sizes she could not wear for years. She also says she started a regular gym routine and feels more confident.
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