My plan is so long as I lose 5% or more of my body weight within the first 12 weeks, then to continue on Saxenda until I get to 60kgs (I’m a female and I’m currently 80kgs - there was a time where I was 140kgs (I lost that weight naturally (I got down to 72kgs), but it was really mentally exhausting)). Then I had cosmetic surgery to remove excess skin and fat cells etc on my abdomen (I believe that’s helped me to not have more significant weight regain).
(I’ve only completed 3 weeks of saxenda, and I’m only on 2.4mg a day and there is noticeable changes in my size as per before/after photo’s, but I’ve not weighed myself yet).
I am going to the gym 3-4 times a week with 20mins of cardio and 25mins of weight training, swimming 2x a week for 60mins per swim, and walking (weather permitting). I was running half marathons until recently, I sprained my ankle and my right ankle is super unstable at the moment so not able to run, but the hope it to return to long distance running within the next 6 months.
Post-GLP1 I’m planning to resume long distance running to maintain a low weight and continue going to the gym. I would prefer to have more muscle tone than I’ve had in the past because I think it looks healthier.
In terms of building healthier habits, something I’ve noticed while on the GLP1 is that I am
not impulse buying junk foods at the supermarket. Additionally, before GLP1 I’ve struggled a lot with tasks like grocery shopping and cooking because of my ADHD. But… since I’ve been on this GLP1, I have more mental availability to plan meals (super interesting!) I’ve actually found it a manageable task to plan a meal, acquire the correct ingredients and then prepare the meal, so I’ve been making far healthier meals (and it doesn’t even feel like I’m trying).
There is actually part of me that doesn’t want to stop taking the GLP1 because I’m finding it is helping me with impulse control so much, it’s providing significant relief from internal guilt and grief I often would feel from impulsively spending significant amounts of money on shit I quite frankly didn’t need or really want that badly.
The GLP1 has been more effective for my impulsive behaviours than the methylphenidate I used to be on for ADHD, without causing me to have the irritability that comes from being on stimulants for ages.