alt Hacker NewsI'm with you on this, tirzepatide has been life changing for me. I've struggled with my weight my whole life and I can actually imagine a future where I lose enough that I'm no longer ashamed of my weight.
I've been on tirzepatide for just over a year now. Before that, I managed to lose 6% of my body weight over the previous year. With tirzepatide, I've lost an additional 17% of my body weight, for a total of 23% over two years.
Tirzepatide isn't a magic drug that just makes you lose weight, it simply makes it much easier to avoid overeating.
It makes the difference between being so hungry that I can't fall asleep and having the ability to just go to sleep.
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> It makes the difference between being so hungry that I can't fall asleep and having the ability to just go to sleep.
Forgive my ignorance and curiosity, was the feeling of hunger due to drastic reduction in portion size? Could you not eat some low-calories filling food?
I ask cause I've been overweight and sometimes obese most of my adult life, but when on a diet I usually feel "unsatisfied" but rarely actually hungry, e.g. I can eat a couple carrots or whatever and hunger goes away, but I would still crave a hamburger.
Still, I'm happy for you that you found something that works!
> It makes the difference between being so hungry that I can't fall asleep and having the ability to just go to sleep.
I had this problem as well. Being on tirzepatide I went from 220 to 185 in just six months because my previous insatiable hunger went away. It feels so powerful now choosing when to eat or not.