How about what you're looking forward to

I spent a year on the approved route with Wegovy. Now I move around more, my joints stopped aching, and I actually like how I look in my outfits, which meant replacing almost everything. The only real negatives have been extra skin and the ongoing expense, but those feel minor next to the gains.

Clothes and real pain relief, no question. Would it be asking too much to get some of that old spark back too?

Seven months in and down 25 kg. My overall health, pain levels, energy, and mood have all improved. I am giving myself another year to drop the remaining 50 lb. If I keep feeling this much better it will be hard to stop smiling. Clothes are tricky though; I have already donated four large suitcases worth, more than half of it designer stuff, and reaching goal weight will probably mean donating almost three times that because nothing currently in my closet will still fit except socks and ties.

Going to the beach.

From earlier non-medicated weight loss, which I expect will be similar here, I gained confidence, more energy, a brighter mood, and my acid reflux disappeared. After a while I also developed depression symptoms I had never had before, and that is apparently a known possibility. It turned out treatable. Overall it is simply a better life without carrying that extra load on both body and mind.

I want to join a local pickleball group I watch every weekend. The heavier version of me would be winded after two minutes. The lighter version is already starting to picture it with every five-pound drop.

Started at 180 lb at 5 ft 1 in. Now I stay between 115 and 120 on maintenance, first on sema then switching to reta. Blood pressure is perfect, cholesterol is down, A1C normal, liver values normal. The only odd readings are low fasting glucose and creatinine in the 40s. My doctor said to keep sugar snacks handy for low-glucose episodes but said nothing about the creatinine. I assume the low creatinine reflects muscle loss and that can be fixed. I feel better about myself and have more confidence. People treat me differently too; fatphobia is real. The downside is spending a fortune on a new wardrobe.

A few people mentioned clothes. I had a huge collection and kept wearing some of it even at 215 lb. Now at 160 lb, my goal, everything fits again. It is strange to realize I was cramming an extra 55 lb into those same pieces. I can grab anything and it looks fine without trying to hide how it sits on me or swapping tops multiple times so I do not look heavy. I am looking forward to summer when I can just wear what I want without that bad feeling afterward. We are pretty hard on ourselves and that part is rough.

I cannot wait to shop for clothes in any regular store instead of being limited to plus sizes.

I am looking forward to wearing shorts this summer; I have always felt too self-conscious for them. I also signed up for a 5K fun run I have wanted to do. I am close to goal weight now and just working on getting into better shape.

There are plenty of things to look forward to, some of them superficial, and that is fine. Is the journey worth it? I started at 282 lb, now 227 lb, with about 40 lb left. For me the cost in money and effort has been surprisingly low. I shaved my beard yesterday just to see my face and was not disappointed. This past week I bought a Onewheel; it has a 275 lb limit and the lighter you are the steeper the hills it can handle, so dropping weight makes me a better candidate and gets me more interested in active things in general.

Can't wait to slip into swimwear again! Jeans especially! For a long time now I've skipped getting any pants at all. Reaching my target size means five pricey fresh pairs will be waiting.

Has everyone seen the South Park episode called The End of Obesity on Paramount+? All the moms are wearing crop tops after losing the weight. That was the best episode ever.

I am down 115 lb with 20 lb still to go. The most noticeable improvement for me is how much easier travel has become. I fly for work and it had gotten uncomfortable; I was close to needing a seat-belt extension. I cannot believe how much space I used to take up.

What a lot of you have to look forward to is walking into a store, picking out a couple of nice items, trying them on, and liking how they look even if the style is not quite right. It will be about whether the clothes match your taste, not about whether your body needs special arranging to look decent. This only applies if you do not already feel attractive at a heavier weight; if you do, then this particular experience will not happen for you, and that is fine too.

Chilling at a Vegas rooftop pool looking ripped.

Four months in on tirzepatide, losing nearly two pounds a week. I am waiting for anyone at all to say something like “Hey, have you lost some weight?” Nobody in my circles has mentioned it once. Sigh.

I am waiting until I hit goal weight before buying a really nice new wardrobe. While losing I have made a couple of goodwill runs because I do not want to spend much on clothes I will outgrow. I have 11 lb left. I did need an outfit for my nephew’s graduation yesterday so I went to a discount store and got shirt, skirt, and shoes for under $60. I was surprised when mediums were all too big and I had to try smalls and extra-smalls. I have never fit into anything labeled XS before. That felt like a real non-scale victory.

Thrilled about running around and having fun with my little girl. Plus buying outfits sounds incredible. Really looking forward to it all. Such a shift to feel sure of reaching that point instead of just struggling to hang on.

I'm excited about reaching the point where I can perform a chin-up. Across my full fifty-two years, that move has happened for me during just one stretch, right after shedding a hundred pounds two decades back. These days I'm nearing that achievement once more.

For me the goal is reaching a shape that I believe will clear up brain fog, raise energy, strengthen willpower and agency, and lift my mood. I want that foundation so I can pursue several plans I have for my life: returning to professional athletics, starting a fitness business, buying farms, writing books, and making some personal changes. Basically I want to go after things without limits.

I have reached my ideal weight and size a few times before and I am only 10 kg away now, so that is not the main draw. What I want most is steady energy, a clear mind, and the ability to function consistently every day. I would also like to get off some long-term medications for insomnia and anxiety. I am only 33 and my mind and body have felt broken for years after a bad accident three years ago. I have been misdiagnosed, over-diagnosed, mis-medicated, and over-medicated since my late teens. I used to take doctors at their word. That has caused a lot of damage, and if peptides can undo even half of it that would be the most amazing outcome.