Personal Experiences

3 months into the journey, diagnosed A1c of 7.8 and 70-90 lbs overweight. Told my MD "no, I don't accept this, I'll do what it takes to fix it." Went through a (thankfully) very quick acceptance & rejection of various diets; ultra-low carb, keto, Med, low carb varients of keto/Med, but after a week a close friend told me to watch the videos on nutritionfacts.org The information there was incredibly enlightening and NOT a sales pitch for ANYTHING, just FACTS. And those facts made it incredibly clear that an all-plant (aka vegan) diet was the only way to fix the PROBLEM, not just the symptoms.

I started the vegan diet the 2 weeks after A1c result. I started tirzepatide 6 weeks after A1c result. Titrated rather quickly, on my MD's suggestion, reaching 10mg after 7 week ramp. (Going to 15 2 weeks from today.) Important point here is that (according to…

Just took some progress photos.

35 lbs down, baby!!

I like the second after pic because you can see muscle mass. I haven't lost my thighs and glutes. Still feel strong. They say eating a lot of protein does that. 💗 The new nutrition page has some new stuff, cool gadgets, apps and protein ideas. Down another pound today. I'd love to see your before and afters too

I started Join Fridays on March 20th. To date, I have lost 24lbs in 85 days on tirzepatide. I have about 120 more to lose.

I did as much research as I could first, as my insurance denied my PA. And because it is Tricare, the coupon won’t work for name brand.

I gained my weight through my pregnancies and then on average 3-5lbs per year. Not bad, to only gain 3-5lbs per year. That’s what I thought the first few years. But when you multiply that by 32 years - that is 96-160 lbs of weight gain. And that is where I’m at - 140lbs overweight.

I have tried with Dr’s through the years to help me. I got responses like, “Just eat better.” “Exercise more.” “Here, set up an appointment with a nutritionist.” “Let’s face it, your fat because you eat too much.”

Yes, the nutritionist helped me…

Hi! Just looking for support from the forum. Just pulled trigger on my first order. Anyone else just starting out?