alt Hacker News> One person told me, "No matter how much I eat or exercise, I have been 'hungry' my entire life. That ended when I started taking these drugs."
I would change this to "No matter how much I eat, I have been hungry my entire life", because that's what my experience is.
I'm nearly always hungry. Doesn't matter what I eat or how much of it. High protein, high fiber, moderate fat, low carb, all the steps people say cures hunger, and I'm still hungry. 20 oz steak and a massive portion of broccoli, and I'll still get munchies an hour later. And before someone says "You're probably actually thirsty, but making the common mistake of thinking it's hunger", no, that's not it. I'm drinking plenty of water. My urine is almost clear.
People say things like "If you're hungry between meals, just eat a handful of nuts!", and I don't know if I want to laugh or cry, because I'll eat a handful, then another, and another, next thing I know, I've eaten literally 1,000 calories and I'M STILL FUCKING HUNGRY.
And so I get incredibly angry whenever someone says something like "omg these fatties have to take drugs because they don't know how to stop eating" as if everyone has the same experiences as them.
No, my hunger sensor is miscalibrated. Some of ya'll might go out to lunch and end up eating a large meal and not end up hungry for dinner and skip it. I'll go out to lunch, eat the large meal, and end up hungry 2 hours later. If I get the smaller meal, I'll leave the restaurant still being hungry.
I even tried keto. I did it for 9 months and went from 270 to 205 lbs, but even after 9 months, my hunger was not recalibrated. I was still hungry after every meal. After 9 months, I ran out of willpower. Gave into the hunger again. Slowly came back to 245 lbs and stayed there.
I wish I could try Ozempic. Maybe it would fix me. But I'm not diabetic, so my doc won't give it to me.
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> I wish I could try Ozempic. Maybe it would fix me. But I'm not diabetic, so my doc won't give it to me.
Wegovy (which is the same drug, with a different name) is licensed for weight loss, if you fulfill certain criteria:
adult patients with an initial body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m2 or greater (obesity) or 27 kg/m2 or greater (overweight) in the presence of at least one weight-related comorbid condition (e.g., hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, or dyslipidemia) [0]
[0] https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2023/21...
Ozempic (or better, Zepbound) will solve that problem. I feel just like you, have had a similar experience, and I'm taking tirzepatide (Zepbound, basically) now.
Ignore the haters. Focus on what will make you successful.
> my doc won't give it to me
Get another one. You can have more than one. Go to one biased in favor of selling you the drug, if that is what works. It is your health. Your doc is not your mom, he is your advisor, it is your body and your choice what to take.
Compounded semaglutide is relatively inexpensive. And over time the brand name stuff will start to come down because they are being undercut by the compounds. Zepbound, for example, is now available direct to consumer for $550/month (5mg, and not an autopen so you can easily split the dose to make it last longer if that still works for you). Still pretty expensive, but for a life changing drug it is worth it. I also expect the price will continue to drop, probably quite a lot in the upcoming years.