Merk1986
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Hello all! I'm a 58-year-old woman with dual citizenship in the US and Canada, and my battle with weight began way back at age 5 
Honestly, it's been a lifelong cycle of losing and regaining, and I've attempted just about every method out there. Weight Watchers, cabbage soup (
), fasting, Fen-Phen (which I loved!) and Keto (which I couldn't stand!).
More recently, across the past 2 years, I dropped 75 pounds using doctor-prescribed Wegovy, which brought my blood pressure down, lowered my A1-C levels, and meant I no longer required the RLS medication I'd taken for 18 years. All fantastic! However, starting 1-1-26, my insurance basically said screw you and stopped covering the prescription. The $1,200 cost is absurd and unfortunately out of my reach. I've put 10 lbs back on and began Reta three weeks ago. Before that, I spent six weeks on Trizepitide with no results whatsoever. I'm trying to stay patient with the Reta, but it's tough given how well Wegovy worked for me and how familiar I am with lessened appetite and quieted food noise.
Anyway, I'm here to absorb and learn. Benefit from what others have gone through and hopefully tackle these remaining 40 pounds!
Honestly, it's been a lifelong cycle of losing and regaining, and I've attempted just about every method out there. Weight Watchers, cabbage soup (), fasting, Fen-Phen (which I loved!) and Keto (which I couldn't stand!).More recently, across the past 2 years, I dropped 75 pounds using doctor-prescribed Wegovy, which brought my blood pressure down, lowered my A1-C levels, and meant I no longer required the RLS medication I'd taken for 18 years. All fantastic! However, starting 1-1-26, my insurance basically said screw you and stopped covering the prescription. The $1,200 cost is absurd and unfortunately out of my reach. I've put 10 lbs back on and began Reta three weeks ago. Before that, I spent six weeks on Trizepitide with no results whatsoever. I'm trying to stay patient with the Reta, but it's tough given how well Wegovy worked for me and how familiar I am with lessened appetite and quieted food noise.
Anyway, I'm here to absorb and learn. Benefit from what others have gone through and hopefully tackle these remaining 40 pounds!
Still, it looks like I've landed in the right spot, and that's sure to make things easier.