@abbeyskitchen I booked a cleaning with Homeaglow because I generally trust your recommendations, but I want to make sure you know that this company is a scam. It presents itself like the Uber of cleaning companies, but they do not train their cleaners, and their pricing is not as advertized. My first and only clean ended up costing me $185 because they force you to sign up for a monthly subscription, and if you cancel within 6 months, they charge you "full price," whatever they decide that should be, for your first clean. I would have happily kept the subscription, except that the cleaner they sent us barely made it through our bathroom in the three hours she was there. She was sweet and tried hard, but she had no idea how to do a professional clean. Her first visit would have ended up costing me $78 +tip rather than the advertised $19 deal even if I hadn't canceled the membership. I decided to cut my losses, pay the $185, and hire a local cleaner with some integrity. I just hope that others don't get sucked into the scam that is Homeaglow!
I don’t know why, but you seem to have deleted my comment about how I was scammed out of $200 by Homeaglow. I just want others to know what they’re getting themselves into if they use your sponsor.
I went from being thin, to overweight, to a decent weight, to climbing up in weight again. The difference in the way you get treated and the roller coaster of feelings you get is so depressing.
@@AbbeysKitchenbullshit. When you’re overweight, you close yourself off to people and you try to be invisible. People can sense that energy. when you lose weight your confidence is higher. You’re more open and receptive. People can sense that and they will gravitate towards you. 99% of people in the world are not assholes. I’ve had doors held for me as a heavy woman and held me as a thin woman. It all comes back to YOU and the energy you are putting out. This mentality around other people being bad has to go. Most people are good people. Most people are not chauvinistic people. It always comes back to self. Everything is just a reflection of YOU If you close yourself off you are getting exactly what you want. closing yourself off because people are not gonna wanna be around you so you say they are “treating you unfairly “but what you’re doing is manifesting people not being kind to you because you yourself are closing yourself off. If you lose weight, you have confidence and you are more open. All of a sudden people are nicer to you. It’s all you. People are inherently good.
this is exactly my experience too! Underweight, overweight, underweight, average weight, overweight and back to an average weight. Somehow, it's being in that average bracket that has made me feel the worst about myself. I got praised when I was thin, fetishised when i was fat and then when I finally reached a 'healthy' but average place, that's somehow the worst option!
@@adrianl9737 it’s all about you’re energy. Everyone is just a reflection of you. Have confidence and that will shine regardless of what you weight people will gravitate to or away depending on your energy and how open you are. Humans try to hide away and be invisible when they have low self esteem. It’s just natural to gravitate away from people like that
I was on wegovy for about 7 months. While getting off it some good noise came back, but eating less and eating healthier kind of made it go away. I started eating 4 meals a day with lots of protein and fiber and no restriction and the food noise went away. Like I can sit here and be hungry and not be obsessing over what I’m gonna eat. But before I went on the drug it was all consuming. And I’ve maintained my loss for a year now!
After reading lots about the gut microbiome recently, I wonder whether you could interpret some of that food noise as being your good gut bacteria screaming for decent varieties of fibre? I don't know, just a thought..
Barely watching the video - like 0:13 in - I just want to say dear friggin god please be kind to our sweet dear angel of a woman Samantha Jo 🥺😭 she deserves love!
I lost 35kg and when I explained to my friends that have been slim their entire lives that you get treated very differently when you're bigger they just said "No I don't think that happens", most of them also did it, it's so subconscious for some people they don't even realise they're doing it!
I just started Wegovy, I'm 52 and have obsessively thought about food since pre school and that is not exaggeration. This peptide is earth shattering for metabolic disfunction from obesity. I cannot even describe the relief. Her describing how crashing is no longer an issue is so amazing to feel. The headaches are gone. No more swelling of hands and feet and ankles.
These drugs are absolutely life changing for people with obesity who have been on the binge/restrict weight rollercoaster their entire lives. I’m pushing 40, and have been on and off diets since I was 11 years old. I’ve been on a GLP1 for a little over 2 years now (down 110lbs) and have finally found something sustainable that makes it effortless to find a healthy balance. The food noise is gone, and I finally feel like my body and brain work like a “normal” person’s should. It’s incredible. Eventually I plan to dial back and take a small dose for maintenance, but I have no intention of ever stopping. I’m hoping as time passes that insurance companies will get on board with treating obesity as it would prevent so many people from developing comorbidities on the future. It would be helpful for sooo many people.
Oh Abbey....I'm 8 minutes into your video and I'm in tears haha. I started my Wegovy journey about a month & a half ago (starting weight was 286 lbs.) and joined a mental health program the same week to help with my depression, anxiety and my decade long marijuana addiction. The program was daily group therapy for 3 weeks and now I go 3x a week but I've since been 100% sober since I started the program in May & have lost about 28 lbs. on Wegovy. I radically changed my eating habits, exercise regularly & work on my mental health every day. I'm crying because you just helped me connect so many dots. I've experienced an immense amount of trauma, especially over the past 5 years which just made me realize that was why I was constantly thinking about food, as a source of comfort. Wegovy has stopped that food noise and just like you literally said, I have been able to work through my trauma because I'm not constantly thinking about food 24/7. It's so validating to hear someone who doesn't even know me, say that. It feels like I'm doing the right thing, for once in my life. It feels SO good and I'm so SO proud of myself! Abbey, thank you SO much for your videos, for educating & sharing your knowledge. I am beyond grateful for you & Ginger!
@@ahoeforym0281 Not in and of itself, however, the brain function is somewhat atypical (involving a constant search for dopamine) and one of the features is a tendency towards addiction.
fat phobia and rude comments people in larger bodies receive is why everyone should be taught to NOT COMMENT on anyone's body, regardless of their size. whether their weight has gone up or down, don't comment on someone's body! working in an office of mostly women, it's so frustrating to see diet culture perpetuated and the negative comments my coworkers have about their own bodies and weight. all bodies are good bodies 💜💜
My body is an unhealthy body. It is why I started Zepbound, and my bloodwork and fatty liver has been improving. I really don’t have much to lose to begin with, but metabolically, something was off.
I’m the opposite ... after major open heart surgery my weight plummeted ... all I hear from people are the comments that I’m so skinny, I need to eat more or I need to go eat some cake or ice-cream ... I know several larger women and nobody tells them they need to lose weight or eat less ... I have now gotten to the point that I avoid people.
@@blackorchid2180just because you've not seen it doesn't mean it hasn't happened. Nearly every fat person gets told by someone to lose weight or eat less. I'm sorry you've faced such intrusive comments about your body though. That's horrible. Our bodies, in general, are no one else's business.
@@blackorchid2180 Ask those larger women and they will tell you stories. My favorite was the dude who called me fatty while I was out for a run with my dog. I get that I'm bigger, and far from skinny, but I was running and he was riding an e-bike. Talk about somebody needing to look in the mirror. But we notice the glances people give or the lack of smile when it's our turn. How about the magic cure to all of your health issues is losing weight? You're there because your throat hurts, but have you considered it's because you're fat? That's what most doctor's appointments end up like when you are over a certain size. And yes, weight comments need to stop for all parts of the scale. People who are extremely thin are also very aware of it and don't need to be told to gain weight.
@blackorchid2180 everyone receives unwarranted comments about their body at some point. But weight (whether it's "too thin" or "too fat") is moralized and results in weight based prejudice. So please believe people when they say that fat people absolutely do get comments telling them to eat less, move more and comments with baseless assumptions about the way they live their life. And I'm not talking about situations with medical care (although there is plenty of evidence that weight based prejudice negatively affects your treatment), I'm talking about comments from family, acquaintances, colleagues and even strangers. I used to fluctuate at 5 to 7 kg overweight, and was losing weight at a good pace with healthy methods once I found what worked for me. Then I had a prolonged period of illness which caused rapid weight loss. The weight has not come back, despite not being ill anymore. Although I'm not immune to weight gain right now (I could gain if I put in a lot of effort) I'm now still losing weight, albeit very slowly thankfully, eating until satiated. I'm currently trying some methods to stabilise my weight. Before weight loss felt like trying to swim up a waterfall, even with the best method I found. It's not supposed to be like that, it's supposed to be easier to lose weight when overweight and far more difficult to lose weight when you're already at a healthy bmi. I've gotten comments over the years varying in rudeness. My brother and I do not get along, and he once told me "have you tried going for a run? Have you tried not being such a lazy fat pig?". He, like a lot of other people in that situation, justified his words by saying he said it because he cares about my health. My brother doesn't know me very well, he has never cared to get to know me. I've never been lazy or gluttonous, and I have the same behaviour now as I did when I was fat. I thought his negativity would end after the weight loss, but he has just found something else to be an 4sshole about. That was just one example, but one that has stuck with me more than other comments.
I'm glad that science is finally getting better research done for PCOS. I was diagnosed in 1990. All the doctors said was that I would not be able to have children without medical intervention, and even that would be extremely difficult. I was never educated on any other health concerns that could arise. I had to do that investigating on my own, as newer information became available. It's been a very long and heartbreaking road to travel. At least now, here in the US, insurance companies can't refuse to cover any/all reproductive health concerns just because someone has been diagnosed with an issue.
Did it ever occur to you that your energy has changed? When you’re heavy you try to hide and close yourself off and people can sense this. When you lose weight you have confidence and you aren’t trying to hide anymore and people gravitate toward you Majority of people are not jerks I’ve had people be kind to me when I was heavy and skinny. It’s all your energy and confidence
@@FriskyTendervittles This is a long comment but I promise it's not a mean one. Whilst this may be true for some people, I am not one of those people "whose energy has changed as a result of weight loss?". I act the same, feel the same and wear the same clothes. I did not become more confident or more at ease in my body. My behavior didn't change and there were no things that I do now that I didn't do when I was fat. The only things that changed is that I can now do the asian squat and I look a lot older (looks like I aged 5 years in a few months). I have not bought any new clothes and I didn't dig up some "sexy clothes to wear when I'm thin" from storage. Some overweight/obese people are genuinely bubbly and extroverted without it being a mask they put on to be accepted. That's me, I just like interacting with people. When I say there is a difference in the way people treat you fat vs normal weight vs thin, that does not mean people are actively and deliberately cruel to you. The large majority of people won't be absolute jerks in how they treat you if you are overweight/obese. It's mostly evident from the way people act in neutral and positive ways to you and about you. Losing excess weight usually will make people more attractive according to societal standards of beauty. Ask anyone who had a glow up if there is any difference in the way people treat them. But aside from physical attractiveness, there is also the fact that weight is moralized and fat people are seen as less competent at almost anything. The moralization of weight leads to weight based prejudice so when someone loses a lot of weight they might suddenly get treated better and no longer as a second class citizen. I didn't personally become prettier. I was successfully losing weight at a healthy pace using healthy methods, and then lost a lot of weight in a short amount of time due to prolonged illness. I look older, have more wrinkles, my face has gotten more gaunt. I don't look as if I might die any second but I do not look well compared to before. My current body fat distribution is very unfavorable. Last time I was this weight I had a flat stomach, no rolls anywhere and my skin looked smooth and firm. Now I more closely resemble a party balloon after it was left in the living room for a week. The weight hasn't come back either. Even though my illness was treated successfully and I no longer have it, I am still losing weight, although thankfully it has slowed down a lot. My point is I do not look prettier (I would consider myself uglier now, and I barely recognize myself) and people still treat me with more respect now. And not because they can see I'm unwell. Strangers won't see that because they did not know me before. I hide my saggy deflated body by wearing the same exact shirts I used to wear, they're now oversized on me. I haven't bought any new jeans/trousers. I just wear the smallest ones I have and use a belt now. I have gone from overweight to normal bmi before, but in a much healthier way, and people also treated me differently after the weight loss. An acquaintance started making passive aggressive comments, guys tried to flirt with me more. I also wore the same styles then, but in sizes that actually fit me.
@@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118 yes but it’s also perspective and you can always change your perspective. You can always change what you’re looking at and focusing on. Majority of people really don’t care what you look like no offense, but you’re not that special. No one is that special. And I can be honest with you and tell you that when I was overweight, I was bubbly too but deep down I fucking hated myself. There’s many layers to the subconscious mind and the energy doesn’t lie because the truth is if you were bubbly and loved everything about yourself, you never would’ve lost weight to begin with you would have loved yourself as is
@FriskyTendervittles if you don't see how many people do judge others based on appearance alone (and this is pretty obvious from comments that basically any person gets more than a few of if they are online and dare to be average or below average looking, fat people even moreso, and also loads of studies about the topic and how it applies to people irl) it has to be willful blindness. "Energy", which sounds very new age-y but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you really mean confidence and how it (or a lack of it) influences things like body language, is not as much of a factor as you think it is. It sounds like you would tell someone who is ugly by societal standards who has trouble getting dates to "just be confident" as if this will fix everything related to how others perceive them. Being confident is life changing if it's genuine, but it doesn't affect other people's judgement all that much. Lookism, yes that's the term so don't be triggered, I didn't come up with it, affects nearly all levels and types of social interaction. You're also unnecessarily rude in your delivery, and don't give me any "I just tell it like it is" excuse because it doesn't fly. There are respectful ways to voice your disagreement and your points, you just chose not to. You have obviously no clue what I thought and felt about my body when I was overweight (I previously fluctuated between 5 and 7 kg overweight), my reasons for why I wanted to lose weight, my method and pov about it. You're assuming I felt a certain way because you can't imagine anything else based on your own experience. It's projection pure and simple. I liked my shape, I didn't mind my size, overal I was 90 % happy (not just accepting or content but genuinely happy) with my body. That's one of the reasons why I said I did not get more confident and that the "energy" wasn't the reason people treat me differently now. I'm much more unhappy now with my appearance than I used to be. Yet people still treat me better. It's lookism and weight based prejudice. People act like I'm a better person now even though that's not the case.
i’m interested in this. i lost 70 pounds(without weight loss drugs, and i am not against them- it’s just not my story or journey). i’ve lost friends because i chose to lose weight, i get treated like a person in public, i have social anxiety from going from “invisible” to feeling seen. i’m really happy with my health and what my body is able to do now, but there is more to this journey than many realize!
I went through the same thing. I lost 180 pounds many years ago and lost a lot of friends too. A lot of my coworkers have never been the same ever since. I now too suffer from social anxiety. I try to look at the positive side, now I can fly comfortably in an airplane, hike, run….
Oh man, that weight limit marker of 250 is so true. Even if you weren’t planning on anything extreme, knowing you are even close, knowing there is a limit, means the potential for a public weigh-in, which is its own trauma, followed by the walk or wait of shame as you go to cheerfully ‘sit it out’ or find another activity that you can enjoy. I am trying hard to NOT measure my value by the number on my scale, but there is (at least in my life) an undeniable reverse correlation between that number and how open the world’s experiences are to you. Between that and quieting the chatter to make room for other, better things, these drugs offer the hope and possibility of feeling ordinary and average in the best possible ways.
I've been plus sized for most of my life, and I just wanted to thank you for your kindness, compassion, and genuine effort to understand and support larger people. As you've said, such understanding can be hard to find amongst people who haven't been in our shoes. So, I was so pleasantly surprised to hear how you talked about these specific issues. Really warmed my heart! Thank you again ❤
This was a wonderful video. From someone who's been heavier since middle school, thank you. I'm so incredibly excited for your PCOS and weight loss video. That could change my life. I'm really glad I found your channel.
I have two comments I’d like to add to your vid: 1. I’m not sure many ppl realise and you didn’t mention it either, but when the food noise goes away you need such robust mental health tools because the emotional and mental baggage that is left hits you like a truck. When your “coping mechanism” i.e. eating (or not eating) goes away you are left with all these feelings you have to sit with and FEEL. It can be overwhelming and can go really bad really fast. 2. You mentioned something about being on your happiest healthiest weight when your mental health is in a good place. Just because someone is obese or overweight it doesn’t mean they are in a bad mental health place (see weight gain from prednisolone and other drugs) and vice versa. Someone very thin might be Type 1 Diabetic and they’re thin because they’re on insulin injections; doesn’t mean their mental health is A+. Equally, someone with severe depression might be on their “healthiest weight” because they can’t find the will to live let alone eat. Personally, both times I lost way too much weight, it was because I was so s..dal that all I could fathom “cooking” was salads because it required minimal brain capacity and minimal washing up. Also, I was walking endlessly because I was scared to be alone with my thoughts. To an outsider that could look like a “healthy lifestyle” of a “healthy diet” and “exercise”. I feel it’s dangerous to link “good mental health” with a “happy body” - but obvi yes this is true for some. I feel Ozempic and the like are a massive life changing breakthrough, especially if you consider the so far alternatives of bariatric surgeries and all that comes with that. And kudos for acknowledging the fear of gaining all the weight back because of how ppl treat you and all the opportunities you have because of your acquired thinness, and that weight-loss from Ozempic and the lot can be a highway to ED land.
Thank you for a balanced non judgmental approach. Yes it's awful seeing celebrities abuse it but so many people are telling overweight people that we shouldn't be on GLP-1s because "you just need CICO". I don't know if I'll ever be able to intuitively eat but the relief from non stop food noise on Wegovy is amazing. I lost most of my weight from bariatric surgery but at 5 years post op the PCOS symptoms and food noise have come back leading to some weight regain and my insurance approved Wegovy. I hadn't regained a lot but enough I met the insurance criteria for coverage. I think people who haven't struggled with the food noise will never understand how overwhelming and frustrating it can be to have your brain constantly thinking about food and then people shaming you for not having enough willpower.
I used to feel so guilty after eating every single meal because of my binge eating disorder and my larger body size that would lead to a giant binge. Since going on a GLP-1, I feel like I have so much of a healthier relationship with food. I can have a treat without eating an excessive amount of it. I incorporate salads/veggies/fruits/healthy fats/proteins without the guilt I used to feel. I no longer cry with every meal I eat. I have less of an urge to binge eat and binge drink. This drug isn't for everyone but it's life changing and really turned my life around.
Ive been on wegovy for a month now. Even though major weight loss hasn't set in at this dose, the changes for my pcos are incredible, and I wish insurance and pharmaceutical companies weren't so selfish in providing access to the medications to everyone who could benefit. My high blood pressure is gone, my blood sugar is in normal range, my period has returned (after complete absence of periods), and I can tell my condition is reversing. I am even noticing my IBS beginning to not happen so often.
@@alisalaska1786 Truly! I waited over a year for it. My insurance still doesn’t cover it. I get it through a compounding pharmacy for $300 a month which I know is still a lot.
Thank you for this video. This is the first time I’ve heard of food noise. Something I’ve experienced probably my whole life. It never even crossed my mind this wasn’t normal. This is like an awakening. And a bit of a relief.
I have never seen your channel (but am now subscribed), but I watch Samantha regularly, because she is so kind, so wonderful and so real. I hope the best for her. Thank you for being kind to her and about her. I was concerned as soon as I saw the title of your video.
Thank you so much for brunging to light this information. It is a blessing to hear this. Sam has done amazing and continues to do so! I am so proud of her!
Hi Abbey! I adore your content and you have helped me so much with my relationship with food. Inspiring me to go and seek help with my digestive issues that are causing me to have difficulty eating a balanced diet. Thank you so much for all you do! I deal with emotional binge eating and being plus size young woman. Your content makes me feel seen for being able to be plus size and still have a healthy lifestyle in body and mind.
@@AbbeysKitchen ❤❤ I also wanted to give you a suggestion for any muddy soccer shoes. If you have a garage with a hose near by rinsing off shoes with the hose outside and storing the shoes in the garage can really help reduce the mud coming in the house.
This was so well said Abbey. Sam will really appreciate this video, I just know it. Thank you for educating me on empathy and how the female body works! ☺️
I've used saxenda which is similar to Ozempic and honestly the most lasting effect for me was intuitive eating. Because of the quieting of food noise and anxiety it's allowed me to engage much more intentionally with my food in a way I never thought possible
Same here! I did my course of saxenda back in 2017 for a variety of reasons and I'm at a much better point of eating. Quieted the food noise. I have no guilt around food. It's so much more food freedom!
Love Sam and totally support anyone choosing to make themselves healthier! One aspect I’d like to see explored on this is the reported severe depression in some that’s now being associated with these weight loss drugs. Sam herself seems to be struggling with this right now (she speaks about it in her most recent video). It’s an interesting topic for sure.
I think the link between depression and these drugs is the loss of "comfort" food brought. I have depression and childhood emotional trauma, and one big way I would self soothe would be binging on food (not just fast food or unhealthy food, just food in general) I started Wegovy (lowest dose) a month ago and I felt numb when I started because the food noise that would come when I was depressed or stressed was substantially decreased, like, it all went quiet. I didn't have that "tool" that I thought actually helped my depression and stress. That's why a lot of doctors suggest therapy to be coupled with these drugs if you have a history of depression, trauma, stress, Binge Eating Disorder, etc. because people who use food as a coping mechanism will need to find alternate ways to cope.
Mounjaro makes me extra fatigued which is depressing because I already have chronic fatigue. I think some of it may be due to the physical side effects like severe fatigue, nausea etc.
But other people would experience feeling depressed or anxious for other reasons of course, and the medication just does not gel with some people's neurochemistry
I know how to eat. I actively enjoy nutritionally dense foods and even managed to get close to a goal weight a few years ago but the food noise fuelled by ADHD and trauma was just impossible. It's been a battle for the last 6 years to maintain even some of that initial loss. I started Mounjaro 5 weeks ago and holy moly I cannot believe this is how "naturally thin" people exist. It's the same revelation I had when I started ADHD meds. I knew my inability to maintain weight loss wasn't a moral failing but I hadn't realised just how combative my brain is about food. Even just being able to go to a supermarket and get just what I need and not the 500 other things that sparked my dopamine spidey senses is freeing. And that's it, the psychological freedom. I can now eat intuitively because all those skills I have learned over the years aren't fighting with the dopamine seeking bit of my brain. I just feel lighter all round. I also think the emerging anecdotes and possible evidence of these class of drugs on other impulsive and addictive behaviours is pretty exciting. I'm seeing a lot of alcoholics who are using it for obesity treatment but finding it's also eliminated or dramatically reduced their alcohol desire. That's kind of huge.
im so glad you covered this video. i saw it right when it came out and the specific part about how people being nicer to her felt bad, due to the knowledge that these people were (in a way) meaner to her simply cause she was heavier. As someone who has lost a lot of weight, it was a tough reality to deal with myself and i feel like it isn't talked about enough (outside of the "fat acceptance movement")
Yes. I have been overweight my entire life, I've lost significant amounts of weight at different points - for me I feel like not only are people just nicer in general, they *see* you. it's incredible that somehow being bigger actually makes people just pass over you and not consider you - And then when you lose weight all the sudden it's like you're a person who deserves their respect and attention again, no more pity or disgust. it is very upsetting, especially when you gain back weight and realize that people are thinking of you differently again.
Two of my favorite channels coming together! The "food noise" is definitely something people who have never struggled with weight don't understand, especially how it seems to be rooted in some type of biology. When I had WLS 10 years ago, the resetting of my hunger hormones was like a switch going off in my brain. It truly was as Sam describes, like being finally able to think clearly about food.
I certainly don't judge them for taking ozympic but I am jealous that I'll never know what it feels like to eliminate food noise since I don't qualify !
We don't rely on insurance for medications in my country, but I'm on mounjaro and that's not covered by our healthcare for anyone, not even for diabetes because it's so new. So I pay 350/month. But I definitely don't experience this "no food noise", I'm on lowest dose, I get hungry 3x a day, I think about what I'd like to eat and enjoy my food. I just get fuller quicker and stay fuller for longer, and am turned off by fried foods
I just got zepbound today and I am a mother of two little ones I went from being in shape to being extremely obese hitting 315 and i literally felt like I was going to die. The emotional stress of responsibilities and constant chores with little sleep made me emotionally eat to where I was killing myself. I love my family and I do love myself that is why I am doing what it takes to change even if I have to use zepbound.
I totally related to her talking about her desired relationship with food. I simply do not buy a lot of things because I know I am not capable of moderation. If it’s in my house, it’s all I’ll be able to think about, and I’ll eat it in excess all at once, or it’ll be the only thing I eat until it’s gone. It’s kinda miserable.
Ive been on ozempic for 6 months now, and the lack of food noice is crazy! its life changing, and with that comes a healthier lifestyle, and better life choices. use the drug as a crutch not a solution and you'll have long term success - im down 35 pounds
I’ve lost 75 lbs on Mounjaro. I relate to pretty much every aspect of this woman’s experience. My blood sugars are better, my periods are more regular, I have so much more energy, the food noise is gone, and one of the most staggering things has been how differently people treat me, which is a bit disheartening when I really think about it. It has validated so many thoughts I had about myself when I was in a bigger body about how people saw and treated me
I don’t see this mentioned, and might have missed it but people forget the clinical trials people were eating the same calories. Those on the GLP-1 lost weight. So it’s not just eating less, guys. From personal experience I can say that the difference *appears* to be that if I’m hungry, my body will NOT lose weight. That hunger hormones keeps it on. So I need to restrict more and more and more to even lose like 5 lbs. whereas if the hunger hormone (food noise that everyone calls it) is controlled, my body just releases the weight. I will eat the same on Zepbound and it just falls off by 1 pound a day because it unlocks my body’s ability to let go of the weight. That being said, the 2.5 dose works great for me and insurance won’t cover it. I don’t want to go to the 5.0 because I don’t want to lose my appetite and deal with nausea.
This dietician is someone I would feel comfortable going to, as a plus size women I am extremely depressed in thoughts of going to a doctor because I know I will be treated bad. Recently I finally sucked it up and went and of course I was treated poorly by the doctor who wouldn’t let me speak and called me lazy. It’s very hard to survive mentally and physically being overweight but I’m working on it. I appreciate that this video exists ❤
if everyone experienced a full day of being overweight, we wouldn't have such severe body shaming/bullying problems. people will never understand the severity of someone's mental state from the abuse you suffer for just being a bigger person. that negativity sticks with you for life.
Being overweight my whole life and then losing all that weight after I had weight loss surgery was life changing. I have a whole lot of loose skin, yes, but that doesn't matter. I'm so much happier. It was a journey to get there. And it is NOT the easy way out.
I’m obese 30yo F. I just started Phentermine. I Was 298, highest I’ve ever been. Got down to 285lb within a few weeks. I drastically changed how I eat and what I eat. I cut out all processed food. I can say that without Phentermine I wouldn’t have been able to kick start this journey that I’ve been battling all my life. It has reduced my appetite tremendously, and on some days I do have to make sure I’m eating enough calories. I am being mindful. I know some people can abuse these kinds of drugs, but what it has done for me I’m so grateful. I have so much energy, I have event felt like going on a run lol never in my life, even on my lightest years had I ever wanted to run. Do what’s best for your body. And weight loss medicine can be the help you need to get you there. Stay healthy 🫶🏻
Thank you for this prospective. I’m on zepbound myself because I need help with my weight. I’m obese and it is a disease that I deserve treatment for. I might end up getting gastric bypass surgery but right now I need to see if these meds help me eat better. If it does it proves to me that gastric bypass would likely work for me. But, being shamed because I’m trying to get help isn’t okay. If I had a socially acceptable disease they wouldn’t want to deny me treatment. But, being fat isn’t seen as something that needs help by the majority of people
GLP had changed my life! It gave me the ability to not only lose weight but to change the way i think about food. GLP is going to allow me to live longer 😊
I feel Samantha is so smart, she is super aware of what she's dealing with and she knows with being healthy she gets the life she wants, a lot of us may miss on this fact, even when it's not about body weight, but without a good health we really can't live the life we always want.
The interactions of medications is interesting. It would be great to see a video on that, especially the weight gain impact of corticosteroids (increased blood sugar, increased appetite) and how long it takes for our bodies to recover after we come off them! I've heard anything from 1 to 6 months before our bodies can start to lose the weight again.
I'm looking forward to that PCOS video! I have it and I'm on Ozempic, with the decision coming because everything I was doing wasn't helping my weight; exercising/moving regularly and being very thoughtful about what I ate and fueled my body with wasn't doing anything, I even began gaining weight once I was past 20 yrs old. When I finally got diagnosed with PCOS, the suggestion for Ozempic was really thought out. I don't actually know if it's been helping me lose weight or not, but people have been saying I look smaller (I'm doubtful but y'know). I haven't changed anything about my lifestyle other than adding the Ozempic in, because I had a routine that was manageable and healthy, but now it actually looks like it's doing something.
I think it's also important to also note for PCOS and insulin resistance that because drugs like ozempic, etc, are technically used to treat diabetes they really help with the insulin resistance even prior to losing fat which in turn also helps with weight loss. Some many benefits for PCOS, in my opinion, and I strongly believe that ozempic should be approved for PCOS for the insulin resistance reasoning alone!
I clicked so fast on this video already pissed off but was so relived when you spoke kindly of her. I'm a plus size woman and have PCOS and cushings disease along with many other chronic health issues including lupus. So I get very defensive. Also me watching this knowing she's pregnant 🤰 lol it worked for her so thats a beautiful blessing
Food noise and intense sugar cravings (especially chocolate) are a MAJOR struggle in my eating. I can tell myself I shouldn’t be hungry I ate enough calories to be good for at least 3 hours but sometimes 30-60 min later I’m starving no mater what I eat. I just already have dietary issues (celiac and food allergies) so I worry about interfering this way possibly causing more issues for me. It’s so good that she is getting a lot of benefits from it and using it to set herself up for long term benefits!
I started semilglutide to loose weight to be able to get hip replacement surgery after gaining 70 pounds when I fractured my hip 9 years ago(there is a BMI requirement for hip replacement but it’s so hard to loose weight when you can only walk for about 15 minutes before your legs get so tight you can’t walk for the next 5 hours) and help with stomach issues. Drug like these changed my life and I am 3 weeks out from my first replacement surgery and will have the other hip replaced in a month. Thank you for explaining that you just don’t know someone’s reasons or story…. Also congrats to Sam because she is now pregnant
This is so true about the food noise. I never realized how much food noise there was until I wasn’t constantly thinking of the next meal. However, what happens if you go off the meds?
The last two minutes of this video (less the GLP1 factor and desire for children) summarizes my life having lost 100+/- lbs and having kept it off for over 10 years.
@@morefitnesslesswaist7355i was referring to the feelimgs that arise after. I tried my best to lose weight on my own and it was impossible. So now that i dont have it, the weight is coming back despite my best efforts. Its scary to feel like you dont have control.
Soooo….Im 50, 5’9, and now 183. I started semiglutide March 2023 at 215. I lost about 4lbs a month….high protein, low carb, and reduced amount of food. I actually felt full when I ate. Like what?! Menopause, plantar fasciitis (for almost a year in both feet), and a covid pandemic kicked my butt. I had to pay out of pocket and thankfully I could afford it. Reducing food chatter was huge and my food felt like energy….It was wild. I’m in maintenance mode and I fluctuate between 178-183 and I’m totally cool with that. I can be more comfortably active and I’m still not overeating so 🤞.
I lost over a 100l bs on Ozempic after I went into heart failure , huge change in my life , no desire for alcohol or sweet stuff , able to exercise and have many other choices than eating to regulate mood
As someone who has lost and gained weight for the past 18 years I’m at the point where I’m considering this. Doesn’t mean I won’t continue my life long health journey with strength training and running and eating healthy but the food noise is a big problem and has been for a long time.
My only regret about taking Zapbound is not starting sooner. I have 160 lbs to lose and after 5 months am down 40 lbs. I only dialed my diet in about 2 months in, and started walking 30 mins 5 days a week on my treadmill about 3/4 months in. My pcos has never been more under control. Besides nausea and fatigue my side effects are so minimal. Compared to the pain I suffered before, it is nothing.
I lost a good amount of weight because I was sick & didn’t know I was sick. Though I was smaller, I looked so sick but people were still complimenting me for how good I looked. Once I had figured out my health issue, I had gained my weight back pretty fast and I no longer got compliments. It’s ridiculous how much we hold smaller people in a high esteem even when I looked like I was dying people were applauding me…it was crazy. My mom also told me i should just not take my medicine so I would stay smaller. Unfortunately I still hold onto those compliments and what my mom said and it’s been over 10 years.
I was a normal weight until I was 5 years old and experienced some trauma. I hit my highest weight 10 years ago and have since lost 160 lbs. It’s crazy and sad how much nicer people are to me now. There have been so many benefits such as how good I feel and being able to do things like go kayaking with my husband. I actually enjoy exercising now because I can breathe and it’s not painful. And even though I’m still restricting calories and eating healthy foods because I have a little more to lose, I actually enjoy food more because I eat when I’m hungry and not just eat to eat.
I have PCOS and I feel like I am starving all the time. I also have a bad habit of eating to feel “full” instead of eating until I am satisfied, or else my body tells me I am still hungry. I don’t know how to break this cycle. I lost 40 lbs but now I am breastfeeding and feel like I am starving 24/7.
I learned a lot from this video. Food noise is something I am going to do some more research on. This video uplifted my spirits about ways to stop yo yo dieting and change my way of life.😊
I'm 54 and have been fighting with obesity for the last 20 years. I'm to the point where I'm just desperate and needed to do whatever it took to get some weight off. I live in a second floor apartment and going up the one damn flight of stairs is hard. It's just ridiculous. I've now been on Zepbound for two weeks and things are looking up. I've dropped a few pounds, but even on the starting 2.5mg dose it's helping my sugar and general food cravings so much that I have had no sugar since starting. I've been able to change having sugar with having berries and plain yogurt. I've drastically changed my diet in general, which was challenging before. If I had a very light meal I would be wanting food again within an hour. Now I can eat a light meal and be just fine. By light meal I mean a cucumber salad. I am hoping that this is it and that I'll be able to get into shape and lose the weight. Thank you for keeping the video kind and judgement free.
Imagine being a young child who grows up with a mom who is considered "morbidly obese." As a young child, was so ashamed that my mom was the size she was that I would even say she was my aunt when she would come to school functions with me as I knew what kids would say to me if they knew she was my mom. How absolutely awful that was to do to my beautiful mom!! Weight shaming is REAL! I have apologized over and over to her for years as an adult prior to myself gaining weight and it eating away at me that I too, am that fat mom that a child may be embarrassed to claim as their own. Let me also touch on how how the doctors treat morbidly obese patients because Abbey, your statement about how doctors stated obese patients were their biggest waste of time hit me like a ton of bricks. So my mom would have sugar crashes when I was a kid. We would be driving and my mom would suddenly say she feels 'fainty' and ask me to hurry and grab her a piece of chocolate from her purse. Once she ate it, she was fine. She would say it in a frantic manner and I was never sure why. This went on for years and years, As an adult I realized she was most likely diabetic ALL those years and NO doctor told her or tested her!! So I decided to go to a doctor appointment with her and while in there, I asked my mom if I could ask the doctor a question. She agreed (she knows I don't filter so not sure why she agreed HA!) and I said to the doctor so I didn't sound disrespectful to my mom "First, keep in mind that this is a metaphorical idiom. But I am wondering why you, as my mom's doctor for 20+yrs, have decided not to EVER address the elephant in the room so to speak??" and he just gave me this look like HUH? I went on to say that he has been my moms primary doctor for all those years, yet never ONCE talked to her about weight loss, never once talked to her about seeing a nutritionist and never once even THOUGHT that she should be tested for diabetes EVEN with all the crashes she has where she feels like shes going to faint and frantically needs sugar to stop it. He looked dumbfounded. SERIOUSLY? He then, at my request, had her tested for diabetes and HMMMM...what do you know? She was diabetic ALL THOSE YEARS. ANGER is not even a strong enough word for what I felt for this doctor who contributed to my beautiful moms health to go downhill for years! My mom now manages her diabetes extremely well and i'm SO proud of her! Me? I was on wegovy for 3 months and have now changed to zepbound this week. I only have about 40lbs to lose (I lost 20 on wegovy) but I know i'll get there and the shame of being heavy and limiting will be in my past. I'm still trying to talk my mom into trying the medications but she's scared to and I get that but i'll continue to tell her just how beautiful she is no matter what she decides!
How do we obese people get enough protein in? Can you make a video about that? I need at least 150 grams of protein per your recommendations but thats really hard. So curious what you would advise us!
All people, big or small, can get 150g of protein in with these tips. I've been doing this for months now. 1 | Plan your meals. Aim for 30-40g of protein in a meal 2 | Make meat the center of your meal. So 5-6 ounces of steak, chicken, lamb, ground beef, etc. as the main part of each meal. Add some eggs for extra credit. 3 | Make the rest of your meal nonstarchy veggies and a small portion of starch (optional) 4 | If you have an afternoon snack, have some greek yogurt or cottage cheese with a little bit of fruit, or maybe a meat stick like Paleo Valley/Chimps with some nuts. 5 | Lift heavy weights (heavy for YOU) to use that protein to build and heal your metabolism
What frustrates me is last year when I went to my doctor about this he didn’t tell me anything about these weight loss drugs. I see they work but I’m concerned about the monthly cost…plus it’s like having to find a doctor that actually WANTS to prescribe them.
I went from 165/170 all thr way down to 124. Scared because i lost basically all my hair, i started eating again. Im at 160 again and not sure how to proceed. 😢😮
I started a semaglutide compound in December and switched to Wegovy at some point since then. I've had a lot of success with it. I don't think I would be doing as well without working with a licensed dietitian. My dietitian has been so helpful with reminding me that I need to make sure I get nourishing food especially when I'm taking a medication that significantly lessens my appetite. She helps me make goals, like getting enough water so I don't get constipated.
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@abbeyskitchen I booked a cleaning with Homeaglow because I generally trust your recommendations, but I want to make sure you know that this company is a scam. It presents itself like the Uber of cleaning companies, but they do not train their cleaners, and their pricing is not as advertized. My first and only clean ended up costing me $185 because they force you to sign up for a monthly subscription, and if you cancel within 6 months, they charge you "full price," whatever they decide that should be, for your first clean. I would have happily kept the subscription, except that the cleaner they sent us barely made it through our bathroom in the three hours she was there. She was sweet and tried hard, but she had no idea how to do a professional clean. Her first visit would have ended up costing me $78 +tip rather than the advertised $19 deal even if I hadn't canceled the membership. I decided to cut my losses, pay the $185, and hire a local cleaner with some integrity. I just hope that others don't get sucked into the scam that is Homeaglow!
Hey Abby, I wanted to know this from you, what happens when the neural pathways are stronger in larger body people?
I don’t know why, but you seem to have deleted my comment about how I was scammed out of $200 by Homeaglow. I just want others to know what they’re getting themselves into if they use your sponsor.
Tbh, this is the sus ad I’ve ever seen on UA-cam.
I went from being thin, to overweight, to a decent weight, to climbing up in weight again. The difference in the way you get treated and the roller coaster of feelings you get is so depressing.
The world is so unfair to folks in larger bodies. We should treat everyone with kindness and empathy regardless of size
@@AbbeysKitchenbullshit. When you’re overweight, you close yourself off to people and you try to be invisible. People can sense that energy. when you lose weight your confidence is higher. You’re more open and receptive. People can sense that and they will gravitate towards you. 99% of people in the world are not assholes. I’ve had doors held for me as a heavy woman and held me as a thin woman. It all comes back to YOU and the energy you are putting out. This mentality around other people being bad has to go. Most people are good people. Most people are not chauvinistic people.
It always comes back to self. Everything is just a reflection of YOU
If you close yourself off you are getting exactly what you want. closing yourself off because people are not gonna wanna be around you so you say they are “treating you unfairly “but what you’re doing is manifesting people not being kind to you because you yourself are closing yourself off. If you lose weight, you have confidence and you are more open. All of a sudden people are nicer to you. It’s all you. People are inherently good.
this is exactly my experience too! Underweight, overweight, underweight, average weight, overweight and back to an average weight. Somehow, it's being in that average bracket that has made me feel the worst about myself.
I got praised when I was thin, fetishised when i was fat and then when I finally reached a 'healthy' but average place, that's somehow the worst option!
@@adrianl9737 it’s all about you’re energy. Everyone is just a reflection of you. Have confidence and that will shine regardless of what you weight people will gravitate to or away depending on your energy and how open you are. Humans try to hide away and be invisible when they have low self esteem. It’s just natural to gravitate away from people like that
@@adrianl9737 yeah!!! Isnt that weird??? We dont talk about how weird that feels enough.
I was on wegovy for about 7 months. While getting off it some good noise came back, but eating less and eating healthier kind of made it go away. I started eating 4 meals a day with lots of protein and fiber and no restriction and the food noise went away. Like I can sit here and be hungry and not be obsessing over what I’m gonna eat. But before I went on the drug it was all consuming. And I’ve maintained my loss for a year now!
Good job, Katie! Nice to hear this.
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After reading lots about the gut microbiome recently, I wonder whether you could interpret some of that food noise as being your good gut bacteria screaming for decent varieties of fibre?
I don't know, just a thought..
@@Denidrakes69 gut biome is legit the most important aspect of health- - - and the most over looked.
yay good for you girl!
Barely watching the video - like 0:13 in - I just want to say dear friggin god please be kind to our sweet dear angel of a woman Samantha Jo 🥺😭 she deserves love!
I lost 35kg and when I explained to my friends that have been slim their entire lives that you get treated very differently when you're bigger they just said "No I don't think that happens", most of them also did it, it's so subconscious for some people they don't even realise they're doing it!
“suffocating in my body” was EXACTLY how i felt before i got on sema omg that knocked the wind out of me
I’m 350 and “suffocating in my body” that rang true
I just started Wegovy, I'm 52 and have obsessively thought about food since pre school and that is not exaggeration. This peptide is earth shattering for metabolic disfunction from obesity. I cannot even describe the relief. Her describing how crashing is no longer an issue is so amazing to feel. The headaches are gone. No more swelling of hands and feet and ankles.
So happy for you 💕😊
@@lily-iv3rn Thank you!!!!!!
When did u start seeing results?
I feel the same way. Mounjaro has saved my sanity
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These drugs are absolutely life changing for people with obesity who have been on the binge/restrict weight rollercoaster their entire lives. I’m pushing 40, and have been on and off diets since I was 11 years old. I’ve been on a GLP1 for a little over 2 years now (down 110lbs) and have finally found something sustainable that makes it effortless to find a healthy balance. The food noise is gone, and I finally feel like my body and brain work like a “normal” person’s should. It’s incredible. Eventually I plan to dial back and take a small dose for maintenance, but I have no intention of ever stopping.
I’m hoping as time passes that insurance companies will get on board with treating obesity as it would prevent so many people from developing comorbidities on the future. It would be helpful for sooo many people.
The fact that they haven’t really makes you go hummmmm…..
My two youtube worlds colliding
Yayyy
This 😂 I gasped
Yassssss my thought exactly lol ❤😂
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Same lol
Samantha is a doll and I am so glad to see that she is not focusing on a number, which will be her key to success. Bravo!
Oh Abbey....I'm 8 minutes into your video and I'm in tears haha. I started my Wegovy journey about a month & a half ago (starting weight was 286 lbs.) and joined a mental health program the same week to help with my depression, anxiety and my decade long marijuana addiction. The program was daily group therapy for 3 weeks and now I go 3x a week but I've since been 100% sober since I started the program in May & have lost about 28 lbs. on Wegovy. I radically changed my eating habits, exercise regularly & work on my mental health every day. I'm crying because you just helped me connect so many dots. I've experienced an immense amount of trauma, especially over the past 5 years which just made me realize that was why I was constantly thinking about food, as a source of comfort. Wegovy has stopped that food noise and just like you literally said, I have been able to work through my trauma because I'm not constantly thinking about food 24/7. It's so validating to hear someone who doesn't even know me, say that. It feels like I'm doing the right thing, for once in my life. It feels SO good and I'm so SO proud of myself! Abbey, thank you SO much for your videos, for educating & sharing your knowledge. I am beyond grateful for you & Ginger!
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Excellent, good for you! Tip: take a look at symptoms of ADHD for adult women and why most are undiagnosed.
@@OceanFrontVilla3 Oh yes, been there, on meds for that too haha
Wait, can ADHD also make women weight gain?
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Not in and of itself, however, the brain function is somewhat atypical (involving a constant search for dopamine) and one of the features is a tendency towards addiction.
fat phobia and rude comments people in larger bodies receive is why everyone should be taught to NOT COMMENT on anyone's body, regardless of their size. whether their weight has gone up or down, don't comment on someone's body! working in an office of mostly women, it's so frustrating to see diet culture perpetuated and the negative comments my coworkers have about their own bodies and weight. all bodies are good bodies 💜💜
My body is an unhealthy body. It is why I started Zepbound, and my bloodwork and fatty liver has been improving. I really don’t have much to lose to begin with, but metabolically, something was off.
I’m the opposite ... after major open heart surgery my weight plummeted ... all I hear from people are the comments that I’m so skinny, I need to eat more or I need to go eat some cake or ice-cream ... I know several larger women and nobody tells them they need to lose weight or eat less ... I have now gotten to the point that I avoid people.
@@blackorchid2180just because you've not seen it doesn't mean it hasn't happened. Nearly every fat person gets told by someone to lose weight or eat less.
I'm sorry you've faced such intrusive comments about your body though. That's horrible.
Our bodies, in general, are no one else's business.
@@blackorchid2180 Ask those larger women and they will tell you stories. My favorite was the dude who called me fatty while I was out for a run with my dog. I get that I'm bigger, and far from skinny, but I was running and he was riding an e-bike. Talk about somebody needing to look in the mirror. But we notice the glances people give or the lack of smile when it's our turn. How about the magic cure to all of your health issues is losing weight? You're there because your throat hurts, but have you considered it's because you're fat? That's what most doctor's appointments end up like when you are over a certain size. And yes, weight comments need to stop for all parts of the scale. People who are extremely thin are also very aware of it and don't need to be told to gain weight.
@blackorchid2180 everyone receives unwarranted comments about their body at some point. But weight (whether it's "too thin" or "too fat") is moralized and results in weight based prejudice.
So please believe people when they say that fat people absolutely do get comments telling them to eat less, move more and comments with baseless assumptions about the way they live their life.
And I'm not talking about situations with medical care (although there is plenty of evidence that weight based prejudice negatively affects your treatment), I'm talking about comments from family, acquaintances, colleagues and even strangers.
I used to fluctuate at 5 to 7 kg overweight, and was losing weight at a good pace with healthy methods once I found what worked for me. Then I had a prolonged period of illness which caused rapid weight loss. The weight has not come back, despite not being ill anymore. Although I'm not immune to weight gain right now (I could gain if I put in a lot of effort) I'm now still losing weight, albeit very slowly thankfully, eating until satiated. I'm currently trying some methods to stabilise my weight. Before weight loss felt like trying to swim up a waterfall, even with the best method I found.
It's not supposed to be like that, it's supposed to be easier to lose weight when overweight and far more difficult to lose weight when you're already at a healthy bmi.
I've gotten comments over the years varying in rudeness. My brother and I do not get along, and he once told me "have you tried going for a run? Have you tried not being such a lazy fat pig?". He, like a lot of other people in that situation, justified his words by saying he said it because he cares about my health.
My brother doesn't know me very well, he has never cared to get to know me. I've never been lazy or gluttonous, and I have the same behaviour now as I did when I was fat. I thought his negativity would end after the weight loss, but he has just found something else to be an 4sshole about.
That was just one example, but one that has stuck with me more than other comments.
I'm glad that science is finally getting better research done for PCOS. I was diagnosed in 1990. All the doctors said was that I would not be able to have children without medical intervention, and even that would be extremely difficult. I was never educated on any other health concerns that could arise. I had to do that investigating on my own, as newer information became available.
It's been a very long and heartbreaking road to travel. At least now, here in the US, insurance companies can't refuse to cover any/all reproductive health concerns just because someone has been diagnosed with an issue.
Women’s health is so under researched
@@AbbeysKitchen You could say that a thousand times, and still not say it enough.
The amount of additional barriers women face in the medical field is insane. Hope you are able to receive the care you are seeking!
This video is soo accurate
I recently lost weight and the way ppl are is such a difference
It’s sad how being overweight ppl are so mean to you
Did it ever occur to you that your energy has changed? When you’re heavy you try to hide and close yourself off and people can sense this. When you lose weight you have confidence and you aren’t trying to hide anymore and people gravitate toward you
Majority of people are not jerks
I’ve had people be kind to me when I was heavy and skinny. It’s all your energy and confidence
@@FriskyTendervittles This is a long comment but I promise it's not a mean one.
Whilst this may be true for some people, I am not one of those people "whose energy has changed as a result of weight loss?".
I act the same, feel the same and wear the same clothes. I did not become more confident or more at ease in my body. My behavior didn't change and there were no things that I do now that I didn't do when I was fat. The only things that changed is that I can now do the asian squat and I look a lot older (looks like I aged 5 years in a few months). I have not bought any new clothes and I didn't dig up some "sexy clothes to wear when I'm thin" from storage.
Some overweight/obese people are genuinely bubbly and extroverted without it being a mask they put on to be accepted. That's me, I just like interacting with people.
When I say there is a difference in the way people treat you fat vs normal weight vs thin, that does not mean people are actively and deliberately cruel to you. The large majority of people won't be absolute jerks in how they treat you if you are overweight/obese.
It's mostly evident from the way people act in neutral and positive ways to you and about you.
Losing excess weight usually will make people more attractive according to societal standards of beauty. Ask anyone who had a glow up if there is any difference in the way people treat them. But aside from physical attractiveness, there is also the fact that weight is moralized and fat people are seen as less competent at almost anything. The moralization of weight leads to weight based prejudice so when someone loses a lot of weight they might suddenly get treated better and no longer as a second class citizen.
I didn't personally become prettier. I was successfully losing weight at a healthy pace using healthy methods, and then lost a lot of weight in a short amount of time due to prolonged illness. I look older, have more wrinkles, my face has gotten more gaunt. I don't look as if I might die any second but I do not look well compared to before. My current body fat distribution is very unfavorable. Last time I was this weight I had a flat stomach, no rolls anywhere and my skin looked smooth and firm. Now I more closely resemble a party balloon after it was left in the living room for a week.
The weight hasn't come back either. Even though my illness was treated successfully and I no longer have it, I am still losing weight, although thankfully it has slowed down a lot.
My point is I do not look prettier (I would consider myself uglier now, and I barely recognize myself) and people still treat me with more respect now. And not because they can see I'm unwell. Strangers won't see that because they did not know me before.
I hide my saggy deflated body by wearing the same exact shirts I used to wear, they're now oversized on me. I haven't bought any new jeans/trousers. I just wear the smallest ones I have and use a belt now.
I have gone from overweight to normal bmi before, but in a much healthier way, and people also treated me differently after the weight loss. An acquaintance started making passive aggressive comments, guys tried to flirt with me more. I also wore the same styles then, but in sizes that actually fit me.
@@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118 yes but it’s also perspective and you can always change your perspective. You can always change what you’re looking at and focusing on.
Majority of people really don’t care what you look like no offense, but you’re not that special. No one is that special. And I can be honest with you and tell you that when I was overweight, I was bubbly too but deep down I fucking hated myself. There’s many layers to the subconscious mind and the energy doesn’t lie because the truth is if you were bubbly and loved everything about yourself, you never would’ve lost weight to begin with you would have loved yourself as is
@@FriskyTendervittlespeople do care. Just read aby comment section on a video of an overweight person.
@FriskyTendervittles if you don't see how many people do judge others based on appearance alone (and this is pretty obvious from comments that basically any person gets more than a few of if they are online and dare to be average or below average looking, fat people even moreso, and also loads of studies about the topic and how it applies to people irl) it has to be willful blindness.
"Energy", which sounds very new age-y but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you really mean confidence and how it (or a lack of it) influences things like body language, is not as much of a factor as you think it is.
It sounds like you would tell someone who is ugly by societal standards who has trouble getting dates to "just be confident" as if this will fix everything related to how others perceive them. Being confident is life changing if it's genuine, but it doesn't affect other people's judgement all that much. Lookism, yes that's the term so don't be triggered, I didn't come up with it, affects nearly all levels and types of social interaction.
You're also unnecessarily rude in your delivery, and don't give me any "I just tell it like it is" excuse because it doesn't fly. There are respectful ways to voice your disagreement and your points, you just chose not to.
You have obviously no clue what I thought and felt about my body when I was overweight (I previously fluctuated between 5 and 7 kg overweight), my reasons for why I wanted to lose weight, my method and pov about it. You're assuming I felt a certain way because you can't imagine anything else based on your own experience. It's projection pure and simple. I liked my shape, I didn't mind my size, overal I was 90 % happy (not just accepting or content but genuinely happy) with my body.
That's one of the reasons why I said I did not get more confident and that the "energy" wasn't the reason people treat me differently now. I'm much more unhappy now with my appearance than I used to be. Yet people still treat me better. It's lookism and weight based prejudice. People act like I'm a better person now even though that's not the case.
thank you to samantha and abbey for talking about childhood trauma in regards to disordered eating and obesity!!! it's so validating and real
Thank you Abbey for being so compassionate and supportive of what it feels like to be in a larger body.
i’m interested in this. i lost 70 pounds(without weight loss drugs, and i am not against them- it’s just not my story or journey). i’ve lost friends because i chose to lose weight, i get treated like a person in public, i have social anxiety from going from “invisible” to feeling seen.
i’m really happy with my health and what my body is able to do now, but there is more to this journey than many realize!
I went through the same thing. I lost 180 pounds many years ago and lost a lot of friends too. A lot of my coworkers have never been the same ever since. I now too suffer from social anxiety. I try to look at the positive side, now I can fly comfortably in an airplane, hike, run….
Oh man, that weight limit marker of 250 is so true. Even if you weren’t planning on anything extreme, knowing you are even close, knowing there is a limit, means the potential for a public weigh-in, which is its own trauma, followed by the walk or wait of shame as you go to cheerfully ‘sit it out’ or find another activity that you can enjoy. I am trying hard to NOT measure my value by the number on my scale, but there is (at least in my life) an undeniable reverse correlation between that number and how open the world’s experiences are to you. Between that and quieting the chatter to make room for other, better things, these drugs offer the hope and possibility of feeling ordinary and average in the best possible ways.
That color green looks great on you
Thanks!!!
I've been plus sized for most of my life, and I just wanted to thank you for your kindness, compassion, and genuine effort to understand and support larger people. As you've said, such understanding can be hard to find amongst people who haven't been in our shoes. So, I was so pleasantly surprised to hear how you talked about these specific issues. Really warmed my heart!
Thank you again ❤
The fact that nobody talks about the book Woman’s weight loss secrets: the unspoken truth, speaks volumes about how people are stuck in a trance
I have seen this EXACT comment made by other accounts on other videos about weight loss.....looks like someone is using bots to promote their book.
This was a wonderful video. From someone who's been heavier since middle school, thank you. I'm so incredibly excited for your PCOS and weight loss video. That could change my life. I'm really glad I found your channel.
Thank you for this one Abbey! Its such a wondrful thing to see someone achieve improved well being. Go Samantha! Cheering for you ♡
I have two comments I’d like to add to your vid:
1. I’m not sure many ppl realise and you didn’t mention it either, but when the food noise goes away you need such robust mental health tools because the emotional and mental baggage that is left hits you like a truck. When your “coping mechanism” i.e. eating (or not eating) goes away you are left with all these feelings you have to sit with and FEEL. It can be overwhelming and can go really bad really fast.
2. You mentioned something about being on your happiest healthiest weight when your mental health is in a good place. Just because someone is obese or overweight it doesn’t mean they are in a bad mental health place (see weight gain from prednisolone and other drugs) and vice versa. Someone very thin might be Type 1 Diabetic and they’re thin because they’re on insulin injections; doesn’t mean their mental health is A+. Equally, someone with severe depression might be on their “healthiest weight” because they can’t find the will to live let alone eat.
Personally, both times I lost way too much weight, it was because I was so s..dal that all I could fathom “cooking” was salads because it required minimal brain capacity and minimal washing up. Also, I was walking endlessly because I was scared to be alone with my thoughts. To an outsider that could look like a “healthy lifestyle” of a “healthy diet” and “exercise”. I feel it’s dangerous to link “good mental health” with a “happy body” - but obvi yes this is true for some.
I feel Ozempic and the like are a massive life changing breakthrough, especially if you consider the so far alternatives of bariatric surgeries and all that comes with that.
And kudos for acknowledging the fear of gaining all the weight back because of how ppl treat you and all the opportunities you have because of your acquired thinness, and that weight-loss from Ozempic and the lot can be a highway to ED land.
I think you have some really good discussion points here. Thanks for bringing them up.
Thank you for a balanced non judgmental approach. Yes it's awful seeing celebrities abuse it but so many people are telling overweight people that we shouldn't be on GLP-1s because "you just need CICO". I don't know if I'll ever be able to intuitively eat but the relief from non stop food noise on Wegovy is amazing. I lost most of my weight from bariatric surgery but at 5 years post op the PCOS symptoms and food noise have come back leading to some weight regain and my insurance approved Wegovy. I hadn't regained a lot but enough I met the insurance criteria for coverage. I think people who haven't struggled with the food noise will never understand how overwhelming and frustrating it can be to have your brain constantly thinking about food and then people shaming you for not having enough willpower.
I used to feel so guilty after eating every single meal because of my binge eating disorder and my larger body size that would lead to a giant binge. Since going on a GLP-1, I feel like I have so much of a healthier relationship with food. I can have a treat without eating an excessive amount of it. I incorporate salads/veggies/fruits/healthy fats/proteins without the guilt I used to feel. I no longer cry with every meal I eat. I have less of an urge to binge eat and binge drink. This drug isn't for everyone but it's life changing and really turned my life around.
Ive been on wegovy for a month now. Even though major weight loss hasn't set in at this dose, the changes for my pcos are incredible, and I wish insurance and pharmaceutical companies weren't so selfish in providing access to the medications to everyone who could benefit. My high blood pressure is gone, my blood sugar is in normal range, my period has returned (after complete absence of periods), and I can tell my condition is reversing. I am even noticing my IBS beginning to not happen so often.
I sooo wish my insurance covered a semiglutide. It really should be covered for PCOS.
@@alisalaska1786 Truly! I waited over a year for it. My insurance still doesn’t cover it. I get it through a compounding pharmacy for $300 a month which I know is still a lot.
It honestly should be covered for people with PCOS. The ones who are just using it to lose weight should be the ones paying full coverage for it.
Thank you for this video. This is the first time I’ve heard of food noise. Something I’ve experienced probably my whole life. It never even crossed my mind this wasn’t normal. This is like an awakening. And a bit of a relief.
I have never seen your channel (but am now subscribed), but I watch Samantha regularly, because she is so kind, so wonderful and so real. I hope the best for her. Thank you for being kind to her and about her. I was concerned as soon as I saw the title of your video.
Thank you so much for brunging to light this information. It is a blessing to hear this. Sam has done amazing and continues to do so! I am so proud of her!
Hi Abbey! I adore your content and you have helped me so much with my relationship with food. Inspiring me to go and seek help with my digestive issues that are causing me to have difficulty eating a balanced diet. Thank you so much for all you do! I deal with emotional binge eating and being plus size young woman. Your content makes me feel seen for being able to be plus size and still have a healthy lifestyle in body and mind.
Gigi thanks so much for all your support. It really means so much to be part of your journey and I’m proud of you for advocating for your health
@@AbbeysKitchen ❤❤ I also wanted to give you a suggestion for any muddy soccer shoes. If you have a garage with a hose near by rinsing off shoes with the hose outside and storing the shoes in the garage can really help reduce the mud coming in the house.
Sam is the best. I’ve loved her from the start and now she’s just glowing and she’s doing all of the things she dreamed of.
i was so scared at first when i saw sam but im glad this was a positive video! love you both this was a great crossover for me❤
This was so well said Abbey. Sam will really appreciate this video, I just know it. Thank you for educating me on empathy and how the female body works! ☺️
I've used saxenda which is similar to Ozempic and honestly the most lasting effect for me was intuitive eating. Because of the quieting of food noise and anxiety it's allowed me to engage much more intentionally with my food in a way I never thought possible
Same here! I did my course of saxenda back in 2017 for a variety of reasons and I'm at a much better point of eating. Quieted the food noise. I have no guilt around food. It's so much more food freedom!
Absolutely love Samantha Jo ♥️ she looks amazing & always has. She has such a great personality. She’ll always be my favorite UA-camr ♥️
Love Sam and totally support anyone choosing to make themselves healthier! One aspect I’d like to see explored on this is the reported severe depression in some that’s now being associated with these weight loss drugs. Sam herself seems to be struggling with this right now (she speaks about it in her most recent video). It’s an interesting topic for sure.
oh no is that a common side affect?
I think the link between depression and these drugs is the loss of "comfort" food brought. I have depression and childhood emotional trauma, and one big way I would self soothe would be binging on food (not just fast food or unhealthy food, just food in general) I started Wegovy (lowest dose) a month ago and I felt numb when I started because the food noise that would come when I was depressed or stressed was substantially decreased, like, it all went quiet. I didn't have that "tool" that I thought actually helped my depression and stress. That's why a lot of doctors suggest therapy to be coupled with these drugs if you have a history of depression, trauma, stress, Binge Eating Disorder, etc. because people who use food as a coping mechanism will need to find alternate ways to cope.
Mounjaro makes me extra fatigued which is depressing because I already have chronic fatigue. I think some of it may be due to the physical side effects like severe fatigue, nausea etc.
But other people would experience feeling depressed or anxious for other reasons of course, and the medication just does not gel with some people's neurochemistry
Absolutely love all your work! I have a few patients I’m going to send this video to right away. What a thorough and thoughtful evaluation ❤
I know how to eat. I actively enjoy nutritionally dense foods and even managed to get close to a goal weight a few years ago but the food noise fuelled by ADHD and trauma was just impossible. It's been a battle for the last 6 years to maintain even some of that initial loss. I started Mounjaro 5 weeks ago and holy moly I cannot believe this is how "naturally thin" people exist. It's the same revelation I had when I started ADHD meds.
I knew my inability to maintain weight loss wasn't a moral failing but I hadn't realised just how combative my brain is about food. Even just being able to go to a supermarket and get just what I need and not the 500 other things that sparked my dopamine spidey senses is freeing.
And that's it, the psychological freedom. I can now eat intuitively because all those skills I have learned over the years aren't fighting with the dopamine seeking bit of my brain. I just feel lighter all round.
I also think the emerging anecdotes and possible evidence of these class of drugs on other impulsive and addictive behaviours is pretty exciting. I'm seeing a lot of alcoholics who are using it for obesity treatment but finding it's also eliminated or dramatically reduced their alcohol desire. That's kind of huge.
im so glad you covered this video. i saw it right when it came out and the specific part about how people being nicer to her felt bad, due to the knowledge that these people were (in a way) meaner to her simply cause she was heavier. As someone who has lost a lot of weight, it was a tough reality to deal with myself and i feel like it isn't talked about enough (outside of the "fat acceptance movement")
Yes. I have been overweight my entire life, I've lost significant amounts of weight at different points - for me I feel like not only are people just nicer in general, they *see* you. it's incredible that somehow being bigger actually makes people just pass over you and not consider you - And then when you lose weight all the sudden it's like you're a person who deserves their respect and attention again, no more pity or disgust. it is very upsetting, especially when you gain back weight and realize that people are thinking of you differently again.
Love your channel and how you encourage everyone to not pass judgement on others and their choices💕
I love your balanced view of health and body positivity you are a gem in this toxic online space
Two of my favorite channels coming together! The "food noise" is definitely something people who have never struggled with weight don't understand, especially how it seems to be rooted in some type of biology. When I had WLS 10 years ago, the resetting of my hunger hormones was like a switch going off in my brain. It truly was as Sam describes, like being finally able to think clearly about food.
I certainly don't judge them for taking ozympic but I am jealous that I'll never know what it feels like to eliminate food noise since I don't qualify !
These drugs will only get cheaper and more available over time. You will almost certainly be able to access one if you need it at some stage.
This
We don't rely on insurance for medications in my country, but I'm on mounjaro and that's not covered by our healthcare for anyone, not even for diabetes because it's so new. So I pay 350/month. But I definitely don't experience this "no food noise", I'm on lowest dose, I get hungry 3x a day, I think about what I'd like to eat and enjoy my food. I just get fuller quicker and stay fuller for longer, and am turned off by fried foods
Abbey I look up to you so much as a dietitian- especially as a dietitian who works with EDs. Thank you for your videos, keep educating! ❤
Abbey, you rock. I;ve been following for years and wish your videos were around when I was younger. I know it would have made such a difference
Could you make a video on lessening the food noise? Like tactics, methods, medicines ecc ...? Not weight loss related only
the way i clicked so fast! i love samantha jo!
I just got zepbound today and I am a mother of two little ones I went from being in shape to being extremely obese hitting 315 and i literally felt like I was going to die. The emotional stress of responsibilities and constant chores with little sleep made me emotionally eat to where I was killing myself. I love my family and I do love myself that is why I am doing what it takes to change even if I have to use zepbound.
This is a great way to address Sam and her health!! ❤️
Wow I literally JUST watched Samantha’s video so this in awesome!🥰🥰❤️
I love Samantha! Excited to watch this vid ❤
I totally related to her talking about her desired relationship with food. I simply do not buy a lot of things because I know I am not capable of moderation. If it’s in my house, it’s all I’ll be able to think about, and I’ll eat it in excess all at once, or it’ll be the only thing I eat until it’s gone. It’s kinda miserable.
Ive been on ozempic for 6 months now, and the lack of food noice is crazy! its life changing, and with that comes a healthier lifestyle, and better life choices. use the drug as a crutch not a solution and you'll have long term success - im down 35 pounds
I’ve lost 75 lbs on Mounjaro. I relate to pretty much every aspect of this woman’s experience. My blood sugars are better, my periods are more regular, I have so much more energy, the food noise is gone, and one of the most staggering things has been how differently people treat me, which is a bit disheartening when I really think about it. It has validated so many thoughts I had about myself when I was in a bigger body about how people saw and treated me
I don’t see this mentioned, and might have missed it but people forget the clinical trials people were eating the same calories. Those on the GLP-1 lost weight. So it’s not just eating less, guys.
From personal experience I can say that the difference *appears* to be that if I’m hungry, my body will NOT lose weight. That hunger hormones keeps it on. So I need to restrict more and more and more to even lose like 5 lbs. whereas if the hunger hormone (food noise that everyone calls it) is controlled, my body just releases the weight. I will eat the same on Zepbound and it just falls off by 1 pound a day because it unlocks my body’s ability to let go of the weight.
That being said, the 2.5 dose works great for me and insurance won’t cover it. I don’t want to go to the 5.0 because I don’t want to lose my appetite and deal with nausea.
This dietician is someone I would feel comfortable going to, as a plus size women I am extremely depressed in thoughts of going to a doctor because I know I will be treated bad. Recently I finally sucked it up and went and of course I was treated poorly by the doctor who wouldn’t let me speak and called me lazy. It’s very hard to survive mentally and physically being overweight but I’m working on it. I appreciate that this video exists ❤
if everyone experienced a full day of being overweight, we wouldn't have such severe body shaming/bullying problems. people will never understand the severity of someone's mental state from the abuse you suffer for just being a bigger person. that negativity sticks with you for life.
Being overweight my whole life and then losing all that weight after I had weight loss surgery was life changing. I have a whole lot of loose skin, yes, but that doesn't matter. I'm so much happier. It was a journey to get there. And it is NOT the easy way out.
I’m obese 30yo F. I just started Phentermine. I Was 298, highest I’ve ever been. Got down to 285lb within a few weeks. I drastically changed how I eat and what I eat. I cut out all processed food. I can say that without Phentermine I wouldn’t have been able to kick start this journey that I’ve been battling all my life. It has reduced my appetite tremendously, and on some days I do have to make sure I’m eating enough calories. I am being mindful. I know some people can abuse these kinds of drugs, but what it has done for me I’m so grateful. I have so much energy, I have event felt like going on a run lol never in my life, even on my lightest years had I ever wanted to run. Do what’s best for your body. And weight loss medicine can be the help you need to get you there. Stay healthy 🫶🏻
Thank you for this prospective. I’m on zepbound myself because I need help with my weight. I’m obese and it is a disease that I deserve treatment for. I might end up getting gastric bypass surgery but right now I need to see if these meds help me eat better. If it does it proves to me that gastric bypass would likely work for me. But, being shamed because I’m trying to get help isn’t okay. If I had a socially acceptable disease they wouldn’t want to deny me treatment. But, being fat isn’t seen as something that needs help by the majority of people
Samantha Jo is now pregnant!
GLP had changed my life! It gave me the ability to not only lose weight but to change the way i think about food. GLP is going to allow me to live longer 😊
I feel Samantha is so smart, she is super aware of what she's dealing with and she knows with being healthy she gets the life she wants, a lot of us may miss on this fact, even when it's not about body weight, but without a good health we really can't live the life we always want.
Hello Abby . Just wanted to let you know that you are loved around the world and help a lot of people . Me included . Love from germany❤
The interactions of medications is interesting. It would be great to see a video on that, especially the weight gain impact of corticosteroids (increased blood sugar, increased appetite) and how long it takes for our bodies to recover after we come off them! I've heard anything from 1 to 6 months before our bodies can start to lose the weight again.
I'm looking forward to that PCOS video! I have it and I'm on Ozempic, with the decision coming because everything I was doing wasn't helping my weight; exercising/moving regularly and being very thoughtful about what I ate and fueled my body with wasn't doing anything, I even began gaining weight once I was past 20 yrs old. When I finally got diagnosed with PCOS, the suggestion for Ozempic was really thought out. I don't actually know if it's been helping me lose weight or not, but people have been saying I look smaller (I'm doubtful but y'know). I haven't changed anything about my lifestyle other than adding the Ozempic in, because I had a routine that was manageable and healthy, but now it actually looks like it's doing something.
Can you do a video on how to get off of these weight loss drugs without the side effects.
I'm on Zepbound, I started at 392 pounds and I'm at 339 pounds, in just 6 months. Still got a way to go but I'm happy with the result.
Excited for this one! ❤
Enjoy lovely🥰
I think it's also important to also note for PCOS and insulin resistance that because drugs like ozempic, etc, are technically used to treat diabetes they really help with the insulin resistance even prior to losing fat which in turn also helps with weight loss. Some many benefits for PCOS, in my opinion, and I strongly believe that ozempic should be approved for PCOS for the insulin resistance reasoning alone!
Youre so so good Abbey, glad I found your channel!
I clicked so fast on this video already pissed off but was so relived when you spoke kindly of her. I'm a plus size woman and have PCOS and cushings disease along with many other chronic health issues including lupus. So I get very defensive. Also me watching this knowing she's pregnant 🤰 lol it worked for her so thats a beautiful blessing
Food noise and intense sugar cravings (especially chocolate) are a MAJOR struggle in my eating. I can tell myself I shouldn’t be hungry I ate enough calories to be good for at least 3 hours but sometimes 30-60 min later I’m starving no mater what I eat. I just already have dietary issues (celiac and food allergies) so I worry about interfering this way possibly causing more issues for me. It’s so good that she is getting a lot of benefits from it and using it to set herself up for long term benefits!
I started semilglutide to loose weight to be able to get hip replacement surgery after gaining 70 pounds when I fractured my hip 9 years ago(there is a BMI requirement for hip replacement but it’s so hard to loose weight when you can only walk for about 15 minutes before your legs get so tight you can’t walk for the next 5 hours) and help with stomach issues. Drug like these changed my life and I am 3 weeks out from my first replacement surgery and will have the other hip replaced in a month. Thank you for explaining that you just don’t know someone’s reasons or story…. Also congrats to Sam because she is now pregnant
This is so true about the food noise. I never realized how much food noise there was until I wasn’t constantly thinking of the next meal.
However, what happens if you go off the meds?
The last two minutes of this video (less the GLP1 factor and desire for children) summarizes my life having lost 100+/- lbs and having kept it off for over 10 years.
Thankyou. Tried your HCC of cereal by adding protein fruit and nut. Helps massively. And oddly I don't eat as much cereal.
Too bad i cant take the medicine anymore 😐 we need to talk about what happens after you stop taking it
This sounds scary.. what happened?? I am taking a supplement called nomorbidity. Have you tried it?
@@morefitnesslesswaist7355i was referring to the feelimgs that arise after. I tried my best to lose weight on my own and it was impossible. So now that i dont have it, the weight is coming back despite my best efforts. Its scary to feel like you dont have control.
My mom is using ozempic and the results have been amazing, she is so much happier and healthier
I was severely overweigjht prediabetic and didnt have my period for 8 months… no one could figure it out. After loosing 60lbs it became regular again
Sounds like pcos
Insulin resistant pcos and/or stress
Soooo….Im 50, 5’9, and now 183. I started semiglutide March 2023 at 215. I lost about 4lbs a month….high protein, low carb, and reduced amount of food. I actually felt full when I ate. Like what?!
Menopause, plantar fasciitis (for almost a year in both feet), and a covid pandemic kicked my butt. I had to pay out of pocket and thankfully I could afford it. Reducing food chatter was huge and my food felt like energy….It was wild. I’m in maintenance mode and I fluctuate between 178-183 and I’m totally cool with that. I can be more comfortably active and I’m still not overeating so 🤞.
I lost over a 100l bs on Ozempic after I went into heart failure , huge change in my life , no desire for alcohol or sweet stuff , able to exercise and have many other choices than eating to regulate mood
Can’t wait for the PCOS video! I was just diagnosed this spring and it’s been so hard to find non-diet culture information.
As someone who has lost and gained weight for the past 18 years I’m at the point where I’m considering this. Doesn’t mean I won’t continue my life long health journey with strength training and running and eating healthy but the food noise is a big problem and has been for a long time.
My only regret about taking Zapbound is not starting sooner. I have 160 lbs to lose and after 5 months am down 40 lbs. I only dialed my diet in about 2 months in, and started walking 30 mins 5 days a week on my treadmill about 3/4 months in. My pcos has never been more under control. Besides nausea and fatigue my side effects are so minimal. Compared to the pain I suffered before, it is nothing.
I lost a good amount of weight because I was sick & didn’t know I was sick. Though I was smaller, I looked so sick but people were still complimenting me for how good I looked. Once I had figured out my health issue, I had gained my weight back pretty fast and I no longer got compliments. It’s ridiculous how much we hold smaller people in a high esteem even when I looked like I was dying people were applauding me…it was crazy. My mom also told me i should just not take my medicine so I would stay smaller. Unfortunately I still hold onto those compliments and what my mom said and it’s been over 10 years.
I was a normal weight until I was 5 years old and experienced some trauma. I hit my highest weight 10 years ago and have since lost 160 lbs. It’s crazy and sad how much nicer people are to me now. There have been so many benefits such as how good I feel and being able to do things like go kayaking with my husband. I actually enjoy exercising now because I can breathe and it’s not painful. And even though I’m still restricting calories and eating healthy foods because I have a little more to lose, I actually enjoy food more because I eat when I’m hungry and not just eat to eat.
I have PCOS and I feel like I am starving all the time. I also have a bad habit of eating to feel “full” instead of eating until I am satisfied, or else my body tells me I am still hungry. I don’t know how to break this cycle. I lost 40 lbs but now I am breastfeeding and feel like I am starving 24/7.
Omg When I saw Samantha I squealed😁
She’s lovely
I learned a lot from this video. Food noise is something I am going to do some more research on. This video uplifted my spirits about ways to stop yo yo dieting and change my way of life.😊
I'm 54 and have been fighting with obesity for the last 20 years. I'm to the point where I'm just desperate and needed to do whatever it took to get some weight off. I live in a second floor apartment and going up the one damn flight of stairs is hard. It's just ridiculous. I've now been on Zepbound for two weeks and things are looking up. I've dropped a few pounds, but even on the starting 2.5mg dose it's helping my sugar and general food cravings so much that I have had no sugar since starting. I've been able to change having sugar with having berries and plain yogurt. I've drastically changed my diet in general, which was challenging before. If I had a very light meal I would be wanting food again within an hour. Now I can eat a light meal and be just fine. By light meal I mean a cucumber salad. I am hoping that this is it and that I'll be able to get into shape and lose the weight. Thank you for keeping the video kind and judgement free.
Imagine being a young child who grows up with a mom who is considered "morbidly obese." As a young child, was so ashamed that my mom was the size she was that I would even say she was my aunt when she would come to school functions with me as I knew what kids would say to me if they knew she was my mom. How absolutely awful that was to do to my beautiful mom!! Weight shaming is REAL! I have apologized over and over to her for years as an adult prior to myself gaining weight and it eating away at me that I too, am that fat mom that a child may be embarrassed to claim as their own. Let me also touch on how how the doctors treat morbidly obese patients because Abbey, your statement about how doctors stated obese patients were their biggest waste of time hit me like a ton of bricks. So my mom would have sugar crashes when I was a kid. We would be driving and my mom would suddenly say she feels 'fainty' and ask me to hurry and grab her a piece of chocolate from her purse. Once she ate it, she was fine. She would say it in a frantic manner and I was never sure why. This went on for years and years, As an adult I realized she was most likely diabetic ALL those years and NO doctor told her or tested her!! So I decided to go to a doctor appointment with her and while in there, I asked my mom if I could ask the doctor a question. She agreed (she knows I don't filter so not sure why she agreed HA!) and I said to the doctor so I didn't sound disrespectful to my mom "First, keep in mind that this is a metaphorical idiom. But I am wondering why you, as my mom's doctor for 20+yrs, have decided not to EVER address the elephant in the room so to speak??" and he just gave me this look like HUH? I went on to say that he has been my moms primary doctor for all those years, yet never ONCE talked to her about weight loss, never once talked to her about seeing a nutritionist and never once even THOUGHT that she should be tested for diabetes EVEN with all the crashes she has where she feels like shes going to faint and frantically needs sugar to stop it. He looked dumbfounded. SERIOUSLY? He then, at my request, had her tested for diabetes and HMMMM...what do you know? She was diabetic ALL THOSE YEARS. ANGER is not even a strong enough word for what I felt for this doctor who contributed to my beautiful moms health to go downhill for years!
My mom now manages her diabetes extremely well and i'm SO proud of her!
Me? I was on wegovy for 3 months and have now changed to zepbound this week. I only have about 40lbs to lose (I lost 20 on wegovy) but I know i'll get there and the shame of being heavy and limiting will be in my past. I'm still trying to talk my mom into trying the medications but she's scared to and I get that but i'll continue to tell her just how beautiful she is no matter what she decides!
Your face is so fresh, natural and glowy. Great content.
Looking forward to watching this video now!🎉
How do we obese people get enough protein in? Can you make a video about that? I need at least 150 grams of protein per your recommendations but thats really hard. So curious what you would advise us!
All people, big or small, can get 150g of protein in with these tips. I've been doing this for months now.
1 | Plan your meals. Aim for 30-40g of protein in a meal
2 | Make meat the center of your meal. So 5-6 ounces of steak, chicken, lamb, ground beef, etc. as the main part of each meal. Add some eggs for extra credit.
3 | Make the rest of your meal nonstarchy veggies and a small portion of starch (optional)
4 | If you have an afternoon snack, have some greek yogurt or cottage cheese with a little bit of fruit, or maybe a meat stick like Paleo Valley/Chimps with some nuts.
5 | Lift heavy weights (heavy for YOU) to use that protein to build and heal your metabolism
*Chomps not chimps
You only need enough protein for your targeted weight.
Lol. The same way any person on the planet can get 150g protien. There's literally thousands on videos on it.
I also use a good quality protein powder and air towards about 30g o protein per serving
What frustrates me is last year when I went to my doctor about this he didn’t tell me anything about these weight loss drugs. I see they work but I’m concerned about the monthly cost…plus it’s like having to find a doctor that actually WANTS to prescribe them.
Can’t wait for the video on PCOS!
I went from 165/170 all thr way down to 124. Scared because i lost basically all my hair, i started eating again. Im at 160 again and not sure how to proceed. 😢😮
I started a semaglutide compound in December and switched to Wegovy at some point since then. I've had a lot of success with it. I don't think I would be doing as well without working with a licensed dietitian. My dietitian has been so helpful with reminding me that I need to make sure I get nourishing food especially when I'm taking a medication that significantly lessens my appetite. She helps me make goals, like getting enough water so I don't get constipated.