I had a VSG in 2013. Lost 154 lbs. Regained about 40 lbs over the last few years. About to take my 4th dose of Tirz and it’s working well for me so far. I have about 40 lbs to lose to get down to my absolute most amazing GW.
Thanks! I see some switching glps because of no longer being effective after months on tirz
Surgery doesn't really do anything for appetite, which is why most people "eat their way around a sleeve" and gain weight eventually. You are physically restricted from eating a lot of food. They say your stomach produces less Ghrelin so you're not as hungry, but I'm not sure if that's real or voodoo science.
154 lb is fantastic! What dosage are you taking right now? I'm about 35 lbs above my goal weight, and going through an extremely extremely stressful time, so I'm afraid I'm just going to keep packing the weight on!
Very good to know about the four month thing! I feel like that's the same kind of advice they give you when you have bariatric surgery is to basically work super hard to lose the weight while you still have the extreme restriction.
It sounds like you've had a heck of a ride with weight loss and trying to keep it off! I'm only at about a 35 lb regain, but it's been steadily increasing. The last thing I want is to have to take off all of my original weight and then some, so my heart goes out to you. I'm really glad that you're having such good success on tirz though. It gives me a lot of hope for myself.
Wow! Your story is incredible, and I think it does a very good job of outlining what it's like to be a food addict. I tell people I am obsessed with food, and they giggle, but I don't think they understand what it means. I am very excited about the possibility of getting rid of the food noise. Bariatric surgery got me from 255 to 140ish but not without a lot of misery and finding ways to game the surgery and eat around the restriction and malabsorption. Which is why I am back up to 175 and climbing. Thank you for sharing, and I am excited to start Tirz tomorrow. I hope I have similar results as you.
I think that that is helpful information, for anybody that is reading this and may be in a similar situation. I know for myself that I would have liked to have taken action before I regained 35 lb. And if I had been listening to what was going on and done some research, I could have saved myself from this regain, the embarrassment, and now having to take it back off. It sounds like you are going to be very successful between the two choices, and I wish you the very best of luck!
Bypass in 2021. Went from 303 to 193.
I will take my 4th dose at 2.5 mg on Friday (bought compound before I went grey). I have definitely found this to be a superior tool so far because it helps address the mind part of food addiction. I hope you feel this too
. It’s a serious game changer.Your description of how the food noise used to control your life and now you’ve taken back control is perfect. Spot on!
I wish you the best of luck combating two addictions instead of just one. I don't think that transference addiction is discussed enough before people undergo bariatric surgery, unfortunately. One of my friends is on tirz, and it has curbed her drinking immensely. (I believe she's at 10mg), so hopefully, you'll get that same effect soon. I feel for you. Keep doing what you gotta do to get to where you wanna go!
Surgery did zilch for my food noise and appetite. Other than physically restricting the amount of food I could eat (literally only a couple of tablespoons in the beginning), the constant screaming in my brain for consuming more food never went away. Just needing to taste it even. It's been over 24 years since I had my surgery but I still remember when I physically could not eat the food due to the pain it would cause with the small pouch, but I would chew food just to feel like I was eating, and then spit out. Gross, I know, but that's what I did.
