The psychological adjustment to rapid weight loss — need advice

Want to share my personal experience related to The psychological adjustment since I think it might help others in a similar situation.

I started my GLP-1 journey in March 2025 at 272 lbs with metabolic syndrome. My telehealth provider prescribed semaglutide 0.25mg to start.

Now, 16 months later: I am down 72 lbs, my labs have normalized, and my sleep apnea has improved dramatically. The The psychological aspect specifically was something that made a big difference in my journey.

This forum was my go-to resource throughout.

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I have cleaned up a few off-topic posts. 👍

Adding my data to this The psychological discussion:

Protocol: Semaglutide 1.7mg/wk, resistance training 3x/wk, protein 1.6g/kg/day.

hans_munich — wow. This community is amazing.

claudia_zurich said:

The psychological is exactly what I've been researching

This is exactly right. claudia_zurich articulated what I have been trying to explain to my friends for months. The The psychological aspect is what made the difference for me.