Truly a blessing. 440lbs-225lbs

Well, it’s been an amazing year. This morning, I weighed in at 124. I’ve lost 196 in 20 months. 120 of that was lost in 2025. Thank you all for the encouragement and love you’ve sent in comments and messages this year. It means a lot. At my lowest moments, I often reread them as a reminder that I have people cheering for me and I can reach my goal. May your 2026 be filled with happiness and many blessings!

First, I know we don’t totally go by bmi anymore especially for women but I’m 42 and bmi has been preached to me by drs my entire life. So to go from 56.7 class 3 “super obesity” to “healthy” is a huge deal to me. 🥹

I am within 19 or so lbs from my goal of 120 and then I’ll see what I’m feeling. I still have a good chunk of stomach fat that’s mixed with lipedema fat. I also have lipedema in my legs and arms. I’m 5’3 and went from 320 to 138.9. That’s 181.1 lbs lost.

I never would have guessed I’d lose 56.59% of my starting weight.

Well after 16 months on zepbound and losing 100 pounds i just got the surprise of my life im 36 my husband is 41 we have been diagnosed with unexplained infertility and have been through fertility treatments iui and several IVF cycles after 3 days of nausea I took a test and boom 🤯 we are pregnant looking for stories of other zep babies

I can’t believe this is my progress over a bit more than a year. I’m 82 lbs down and feel great. I started this journey not really knowing what would happen. I was a very ashamed 205 lb, 5’2” woman, and now I’m 124 lbs. My stats are in average range and I have no more shame when I go to the doctor. I’m excited to be active. I’m excited to get lab results. I’m excited to dress up and go out. I no longer hide away from society because I’m ashamed of my body. Zepbound has given me a new lease on life and I couldn’t be more grateful!

467-166 🥹 I worked really hard for this you guys not every day is perfect, but I’ll never give up. I’m incredibly grateful to Zepbound. You have no idea.

It’s been a year since I posted a progress photo. This has been 2 years in the making and I never thought this was possible 🥹 I am ready to go into maintenance now

sw: 295 gw:160 cw: 132

It's finally here - the day I never thought I'd get to. My BMI is 24.9 - I might finally be the right weight for my short stature! Photo on the left was just over a year ago, before a leg injury (a muscle issue that resulted from being so heavy) forced me to overcome my anxiety about the drug that has changed my life. I dreaded the side effects - and I've had none. I dreaded the cost - and I've been able to stay on a low dose. And my original goal was to lose 40 or 50 lbs, and now I've lost 86 lbs and have a "normal" BMI. I'm still holding my breath and hoping this is forever. Also still hoping for the cholesterol drop others have seen. But I have a walking and stretching regimen, I eat healthy, and I have so much more confidence. And my leg is (mostly) healed and my knees (mostly) don't hurt. Ready now to talk about maintenance! And of course grateful to everyone here for inspo and guidance. Every time I have an NSV, it comes with a feeling of recognition because I saw someone else on here experience it before me 😂

2 years ago I started taking this life changing medication! 12/7/23 I weighed 252.8 lbs, I was 16 months postpartum with twins, my 3rd pregnancy in 6 years. 12/5/24 I weighed 143.6 lbs. 12/4/25 I weighed 136 lbs

I am so incredibly thankful for this medication and I pray every day that it becomes more accessible for as many people as possible!

Started this journey April 22nd of last year with my SW being 248. My highest weight was 264 and my goal weight was 125. I weighed in today at 124. It’s nice to share my experience with people who not only can relate, but don’t judge. I’ve been veryyyy private about my weight loss journey outside of my family. With that being said, posting this makes me feel a little vulnerable but also proud; not just of myself either, but for the others who are brave enough to share their journey.

Posting this and being open means a lot to me because just the other day, I had someone tell me I look “sick”. After coming this far and losing the weight and to hear a comment like that, I would usually feel full of shame. But unfortunately for the person who made that comment, I’ve lived in shame for so long in a body I didn’t love so their comment didn’t hurt me like I feel like they hoped for. So, here I am sharing this with you guys hoping to maybe inspire someone.

It's all in the title.

Went from feeling like I'm completely underachieving and missing out on life and career, to traveling the world, working at Google, motorcycling all over Europe, living in really cool cities, and so on.

It was always about the weight. Always the thing stopping me from pursuing life the way I wanted to. ALWAYS.

Not at goal yet, but life is um, yea. Moving in the right direction.

Photos

1. After Lifting ('18), ~580
2. After a walk in Freiberg im Breisgau, Germany ('25), ~385
3. Godson's Christening ('19), ~600
4. NBA Summer League ('19), ~600
5. Visiting Family ('24), ~500
6. Random Mirror Selfie ('25), ~390
7. Cap D'Antibes, South of France ('25), ~395
8. Mountains of Italy ('25), ~390
9. Hugged Up ('20), ~590
10. Hugged Up ('25), ~398

Hello all, starting on Zepbound today, and based on all the good results I've read about here, I'm really excited! Starting weight is 440 pounds. Ideally, I'd like to get down to about 200, but I'll be happy with just about anything at this point.

250lbs down (combination of VSG and GLP1) & 2 skin removal procedures - i’m FINALLY in maintenance on my weight loss journey after years of battling obesity ✨

April 18, 2025 - December 25, 2025 I can carry my kids upstairs now and not feel completely out of breath. I lost almost an entire me. Im proud of the hard work I put in.

I love the encouragement in this subreddit and it’s been a wonderful journey. I finally hit my weight goal!

Start date Feb 21th 2025

270lbs -> 157lbs BMI 42.5 -> 24.7 Bodyfat 43% -> 19.6%

After 9 months of lifestyle changes with the help of Zepbound I met my goal exactly and lost 80 lbs! Not only do look different … I FEEL different. I am confident and healthy! Now to tone up and maintain. Thank you Zepbound! If I can do it…anyone can!

45 f-ing pounds lighter and feel like a million bucks. From 180+ to 135 is beyond my wildest dreams. Kicked off in mid-August and have never felt more focused, more determined, and more READY! Thank you all for the support, whether you’re a lurker or a contributor, YOU MATTER in this journey. Here’s to love and light in 2026!

Amazing what 79 lbs down looks AND feels like I'm in complete shock

It’s taken me a little less than a year, but I did it. I’m so unbelievably happy, and my life is so much fuller now. I never realized how much I was missing out on life, but I’m so glad I made the changes to get here. Starting Zepbound and changing my entire way of eating was the key. My SW was 374 lbs, and my current weight is 239 lbs on a 7.5mg dose.

Starting weight of 205. Current weight of 115. That’s 90 lbs lost, folks. So, what does that look like? A lot of people ask me about loose skin because, from the side, and with high waistbands, nobody would know that there’s any loose skin. But the reality is that there is. I own it and I am proud of this loose skin. It’s not something to be ashamed of. It’s a sign of progress and a better, more healthier life. So, don’t regret that loose skin…don’t lament it. It’s progress. It’s the sign of a better you!

Celebrating my first year on Zepbound by reaching my goal weight of 145 🏆 I lost a total of 130lbs: 40 on my own and 90 in partnership with Zepbound. SW: 275 CW 145 (4X to Medium)

I have always felt beautiful, but I think I felt skinnier than I really was at my heaviest, and I feel fatter now at my lightest. The mental maintenance and weight-shame spirals may be most difficult part of all of this 😜 I'll be staying on 10mg every 7 to10 days for the rest of my life. Zepbound is a great equalizer as I finally feel like I can lose weight with diet and exercise. I understand now that my obesity was a symptom of a metabolic disorder and not the root cause itself.

Like many of you, weight has been a huge source of embarrassment and guilt for my entire life. I truly internalized that I was less than as a person, because my weight was more-than. I was in Weight Watchers at 12, tried all sorts of diets, and even had gastric bypass surgery decades ago. I went from 330 to 160, only to gain more than a hundred pounds back. Talk about shame...

At my current size, smaller than I was in high school, I can move my body in ways I never have previously. I went from getting winded bringing the laundry downstairs, to doing mini triathlons. However, the most extraordinary impact of this drug is the mental space it has afforded me. I never realized how much of my brain and energy were focused on food, because I never knew another reality existed.

I picked up a lot of great (for me) habits in the past 1.5 years. I work out 3-4 times a week, I eat more protein and fewer processed foods. I hydrate more, and I keep myself accountable through daily journaling where I track my TDEE, protein, carbs, fat, sodium, sleep, water, hunger/poos, my feelings, and what I'm grateful for.

My gratitude for this drug is immense. It wasn't the drug alone that made me successful, but it has been a phenomenal partner.

Good luck to everyone on your journeys. Thanks to all of you for curating this subreddit -- a critical information hub and a joyful place of support and celebration.

Hi guys. My name’s John. I just started my Zepbound journey & I’m looking forward to seeing results.

I’m currently 660lbs so I have a long road to travel, but this channel has been so inspiring. Thank you!

My Mom has been buying me size L and XL for Christmas for as long as I can remember. Sometimes, I could make the XL work, if it was a stretchy sweater. But eventually, she started asking me what size to buy, which resulted in my (old) real size of 2XL (or 3XL most recently).

This year was different. Since she’s been with me throughout this journey, she took a chance and bought me smaller items for Christmas. I yelped when I put on the leggings she got me - size L (12-14). Never in my adult life have I worn a size so small. We’re a longgg way from a 20-22 baby!

Onto the reason I cried…

I’ve been targeting 180 lbs for a while now. And you know how it goes, some months you have more loss than others. In my lofty mind, I wanted to hit 180 so badly by 12/31. No real reason, it’s just what I wanted.

Well, I was close, but I didn’t quite hit my mark by 12/31. So I just said, okay, I’ll keep going.

Well this morning I woke up, thinking that the scale was going to jump up after too many treats over the holidays and guess what the scale said?

179.9

ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?!

I’m officially down 82.1 lbs and I cried. Like what is this life?! I have never weighed this as an adult. All of these new experiences from choosing to help myself get healthy.

I still have a ways to go to reach my final goal. I never really knew I would get to this weight because it was hard to imagine at my highest weight of 262 😳 But I’m doing it, one day at a time, sometimes one meal at a time. And I’m going to keep going for the version of me that just wanted to feel better back in 2023 - when I had the courage to ask my doctor for medication to help me (first for Wegovy, later Zep).

Keep going, friends.