I know a lot of people share concerns about weight regain afterwards. I'll let you know but I think lifestyle and habitual change is essential to maintain any fat loss irrespective of whatever method is used to obtain it. We shall see. Thanks for watching.
I was on it for 6-8 month, the side effects weren’t too bad as long as you stay hydrated but… i didnt see much change, and some days felt literally ravenous which i found weird as its supposed to do the opposite lol, however been off it for some months now and getting mad cravings for veggies and meat as a posed to not wanting them before. Its changed cravings for food in a good way which is bizarre in itself. I heard other people had various changes in diet also, like once a lover of french fries or chocolate felt nauseous even thinking about eating them. Its a strange one!
We weren’t made in a lab James the last few years show that. We don’t need more stuff in our body’s we need less of everything . People need the address the route cause of the weight the trauma thats in their body thats causing them to want to eat more or drink or drugs whatever it is. Energy work nothing works rights till you change the energy the world loves to fix symptoms the route cause is the problem.
So you know if you can get the vials as 1mg per vial, rather than one fat vial of 7.5mg. I don’t particularly fancy reconstituting the full amount when I only intend to run it for a couple of weeks at a time.
it would have been interesting if your body composition changed in a measurable way (after all you lost 5% of your overall bodyweight) and what you ate during that time, cause the calorie deficit must have been immense to lose that amount of weight, especially given you weren't obese in the first place. BMI is just a rough tool after all.
@@stevejhkhfda No but you will regain some weight when you stop, for 2 years now i expect this guy won't return to old eating habits because his body and lifestyle has adjusted
I saw your "Do something for 100 days" video last year and was inspired to start drawing more regular. I didn't manage the full 100 days but as a result of your video, I started uploading to this channel and now, nearly a year later, I've smashed my target of 1000 subs and am making small steps towards my goal of quitting my factory job and drawing for a living. Thanks James, you should be proud of all the people who you help to improve their lives.
+Draw2Quit Hey, I started a drawing channel myself as well around 8 months ago (not this channel I'm using now). I've only managed 5 subs so far and 4 of those are from work colleagues! lol! You must be doing something right! Keep going!!
@@Draw2quit OK, thanks! I am currently working on another one, but I am starting to think that I might be wasting my time now. I will keep at it for 6 months at least and see what happens then.
"Action always precedes motivation" - this is a game changer!! It might seem like nothing (and I'm sure obvious to a lot of folk) but I'm one of those people who is waiting for something to click to force me to make changes to get to where I want to be. This is a great way of looking at things differently - when you are stuck in a rut. Thank you!!
James. First fitness person that I started watching religiously in June 22. You helped get me through the first 6 months. Since Father’s Day of last year to today, 248 to 192. No crazy diets. Many thanks for doing what you do.
I have taken this for 12 months and have lost 27kgs , I am 55 and now am running 30klms a week and doing 6 hours of yoga and training , my life is so much different less alcohol less everything bad, Garmin says my fitness age has gone from 59 to 43 in 1 year its F***8ing incredible and i feel compelled to share.Thanks for your honesty in the video
i've been taking Semaglutide in the form of ozempic for the last 5 months, Was prescribed it for type 2 diabetes at my peak i was a hefty 257KG now im down to 190KG this literally saved my life, It pretty much forced me to change my eating habits due to not being able to digest as my normal rate so my stomach was fuller for longer and suppressed my appetite. Now I'm much lighter and mobile its given me the motivation and confidence to start adding strength training and walking out in public to further lose weight. if I keep this up wont need that gastric sleeve.
Excellent. I'm hovering around 200kg, considering the sleeve but reading this maybe not... just need to wait until either my GP (good ol NHS) or supplies of wegovy increase to get off-label.
This dude is one of the rare TH-camrs we got who gives honest reviews and is not a sellout people need to check out his other videos to understand where he is coming from , I’m not overweight still trying to get lean by loosing a 1 pound for a week The road is slow but I’m a patient guy ✌️
Not found time to become a super fan yet but, every time I hear this lad, he's super honest and always bang on the money.. Dry as furk humour but, actual wisdom is always present.. What he said at the end regarding motivation and action..? That's actual gold.. I'm not young and, I needed to hear that myself.. Today..
LOVED THIS JAMES, I AM A FAT MAN, APPROACHING 50, VERY QUICKLY, I FOLLOWED THE STRONGMAN DIET, HIT 30 STONE. GOT TYPE 2 DIABETES, FOR MY EFFORTS, LOST THE PLOT, WALKED OUT ON MY MARRIAGE, SINCE THIS, JUST THROUGH, WILL POWER ALONE, I DROPPED 6 STONE, I BEAT THE DIABETES, HAVE GONE FROM BEING ON, 5 TABLETS A DAY, TO NONE, I DID ALL THIS, THROUGH WILL POWER ALONE!!!!!!! GREAT VID THOUGH, LOVE YOUR CHANNEL, KEEP UP, THE GREAT WORK, T T F N . . . : 0 )
James - I started my health journey with bmi 49.8 and currently down to bmi 36 with the support of semeglutide. Its been life saving. I know that one day I’ll need to come off the meds and so I watch your videos to relearn healthy habits. What you do is making a BIG difference in people’s lives. I can’t emphasize that enough. Please keep it up. You’re a gift to thousands of people on different stages of their respective health journeys. Bless you 🌻
so ur problem was over eating?~!?~ this doesn't help physical weight losss it doesn't induce LYPO... its uselss for phyiscal tissue loss @@nicolaking5106
I appreciate you coming out and revamping your opinion! I just started my semaglutide journey this past weekend and I have to say, my experience is very much like yours (though I DO actually sit on the obese side with my starting weight 230 and 5'10). First night after injection, horrible diarrhea and so full I literally could not put a single bite of food in my mouth. Next day it settled in and while I wasn't full...I wasn't hungry either. I'm now on day 4 since the shot and still feeling full. The missus and I are doing this together: last night we went out to dinner, ordered two appetizers, and walked away after...we didn't even finish. As someone who has ALWAYS cleaned my plate, this is remarkable. I still enjoy the taste of food, btu I don't feel the need to gorge. I just hope this keeps up!
@@rhysgibson2764 even though we ordered the peptide and constitute ourselves, we're still following doctors orders.... So 0.25mg for 4 weeks before upping to 0.5 for another 4 weeks.
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I had to stop the video and write a comment to just say thank you for being such a normal person, first recognising a mistake, apologising, wow. Very weird. Then that comment about leaving food on the table, coming from a 3rd world country is so hard to leave anything on the plate, it was forbidden by my grandma "it's a sin" she used to say. I find my self eating my partners left overs, my kids. I am considering taking this drug and you are the guy I trust the most, thanks for the video.
Yep, I’ve lost almost 50 lbs in less than 4 months on this peptide. I’m finally a healthy weight. Not to say this is a miracle drug, but it’s close. I’ve had to change how I eat by focusing on protein first so you do have to do your part, but this makes it possible. Thank you for your honesty.
@@Zebsterr atm in the UK it's only by prescription as there's a supply issue. For a time you could get them off label but even those sites/places have gone prescription only.
This is why i'm subscribed to you. You had an opinion, was informed why it might not be entirely factually based, looked into it, and now have shifted slightly We need more people like you 👏🏻
Loved this video. I was sceptical at 1st too. But 3 months in and nearly 2 dress sizes down; i'm glad i started it. I still train and prioritise protein and fibre. I no longer get cravings and the constant "food chatter" has gone.
This video was interesting, specially when in combination with the ADHD video. I recently was diagnosed (or as much as you can be diagnosed by a psychiatrist and a seperate psychologist, I guess) with ADHD too. And started taking some medication to see how I felt. Apparently, the feeling that mentioned at 4:00 is something that can be connected to ADHD as well. We're impulsive, we want fast and easy "pleasures" so our brains can get that sweet ass dopamine hit. I was like that with food. I was not hungry, but I constantly felt like eating. A common side effect of the medication I'm taking is loss of appetite. Apparently, because your brain becomes better at managing those impulses, so you will tend to eat less. Now I'm the one leaving food on my plate, or serving a lot less, because I don't think I will need so much food. Just wanted to give that side note, since I also started following you recently. Keep up the good work James!
@@Dipdotdub I found the increased control over impulsive behaviour (bingeing, comfort eating etc) and better stick to routines (i.e. exercise and schedules) is also a huge contributing factor. Basically the ability to implement and then maintain behavioural changes - it's been life changing
This is exactly the same with me, two month ago I was diagnosed with pretty severe ADHD and put on Adderall. I just don't feel cravings for specific foods any more. I don't crave snacks or sweets. I decided to track my calories when I started and was surprised to find out I needed to eat more not less. I'm down about 8-10kg's in two months, and only added exercise after I was down 4kgs. It's weird being able to plan out my meals and stick to that plan because I have no cravings. And that's just what it did for weight loss. Glad I finally talked to someone, should have talked to someone earlier (Like 25 years ago earlier).
39 yo Aussie bloke here. I started at 135kg six weeks ago. I lost 12kg with the help of a certain pill. Then stagnated. I got mounjaro 5mg on Tuesday and I have gone from 123kg to 118kg in 5 days. Tirzepatide is hands down the best way to loose weight in my opinion. Keep in mind a have a physical job, I do over 10k steps every day I don’t drink alcohol and I was already eating 90% clean.
I dont know how I ended up here but I am new subscriber and I believe you are a very true person who dosent hide anything in this trash and lie called Fitness Industry, I hope you will open more Teenager eyes to not use drugs and stay healthy! God bless!
Liked and subscribed simply because of the subtle sick soundtrack in the back. Love me some Lane 8 anyday. Moreover, I am in Nurse Anesthesia school and my doctoral project is all about the role of (or rather the lack of) GLP-1 RAs in the world of Anesthesia. So much new evidence coming out about their effects on the GI system and the high risk of aspiration due to their gastric slowing.
Gotten down from 105kg to 80kg at 175cm through diet and working out. Might have to ask my GP about this for the last 10kg, thanks for all the videos mate, they’ve really helped considering they’re from someone who knows the struggles of being overweight.
I’m 175 cm and 76kg puts you at just under a bmi of 25. If you’ve been building muscle along the way and such 76kg is really not a bad place to be. Why do you want to be 70kg?
@@chrispygingerpie BMI isn't a good metric. 80kg at a height of 175cm might still be holding subcutaneous and visceral fat that they want to lose for health/appearance reasons.
As someone equal 175cm height I used to be 110-115kg fat but rectangular and now just under 85kg. I can tell that being just at 80kg isn't enough. 75kg seems the sweet spot for me. I've got a large amount on my upper body naturally and looking at BF% I still look above 25%. So someone who's a skinny frame 70kg would be about perfect.
Might also be the stomach skin I still have which probably makes it look worse but everything else on me is relatively lean with more than plenty muscle.
The only person within the fitness industry I listen too and based on this video alone I’ve filled out my consultation and hopefully will be able to start my journey soon 🤞🏻 Astounded to see you back a product so that’s more than enough for me to give it a go 💪🏻 Keep smashing it James… You’re a legend of the game!!
I love how you came full circle and realized some people do need this. It’s not motivation, it’s helps their biological drive to overeat. Makes them more “normal”
I started semaglutide in 21st June this year. Lost 5.5 KG in 1 month without going to the gym. I’ve been struggling with cravings my whole life. For the first time in my life, im not thinking about food all the time. I stop eating when i’m full. Coffee finally work in blunting my appetite. this shit WORKS. However the cosy might be a deterrent for the majority of people
how are you going with it now? i was on it for a couple months, stopped and the hunger came roaring back. not sure how sustainable it all is plus i cant get my hands on it due to high demand.
@@erickstanza8782 I’m from Malaysia and I can get Ozempic OTC without prescription in any pharmacy that carries it. I pay about MYR690 which is roughly USD150 for a pen.
I think it is one of the first video on peptide or else that I see that is not clickbait, thanks for showing and informing, not gonna take cause I don't need to but today I learned
Brilliant video. Out of all the articles, news segments etc I've seen on this, yours is by far the most comprehensive and accessible. Excellent job, keep up the important work ✌️⭐
After years of watching, I didn’t expect this video! Very interesting though and your argument is so fair and balanced - If only the fitness industry was more like this
None of them require a gym membership. Maybe Olympic weight lifting lol. The best training is outside of the gym. The gym is where you go when you have nowhere else to go
@@marcferrettiwtf are you on about. You’re saying what’s obvious. The gym is the place you go when you want to build muscle mass, and when you want to build muscle mass you go to the gym.
I like this one mate :) Made me subscribe! I went from 130kg to 87kg in 7 months last year, changing the time I was eating and taking away bread and pasta and processed foods. But time was key for me. Great info mate keep it up :)
It’s scary how good it works. Been on a deficit and lost 15kg and hated every second of it. Since taking Semaglutide I can stick to my diet and I’m…. Not hangry. I can tell when I’m hungry but it doesn’t make me see red and ravenous. It’s a pretty amazing peptide.
Ok I tried this 2 years ago.. A little background-Im 58 yo male type 2 diabetic. 6'2" 260 lbs. My MD prescribed Ozempic for the diabetes and I wasnt active at the time and I thought OK I'll give this a try. I tried this for a month and felt terrible ie nausea,cramping and just general malaise. In addition I didnt lose any weight. Yes I know shocking! Fast forward to today. I am now 220 lbs and in good health with diabetes managed without any medicine through dietary choices and activity. I am very active with biking,rowing and weight training doing one of those activities 6days/week. I havent felt this good in many years. I just cannot imagine myself going back to my old lifestyle that put me in the sorry shape I was. Point of the story is- look at all the options in front of you.Ozempic is not the only one and it is not magic. Good luck to anyone that wants to make positive changes in their lives!!!!
Hi James I decided to lose weight this year, I actually started march 15th as that’s when I started recording it on my Apple Watch. I had lots of reasons for doing so. So I’m a 55 year old woman who on starting my regime I weighed 133.6kg I’m now 108.2kg that’s 25kg in 21 weeks. I started walking by doing short distances at first and now I’m doing 3 miles every night after work with my pace per mile from 13.45-14.45 per mile now on top of that I do 50 sit-ups, heel and toe raises on the stair, squats, leg lifts, scissor leg lifts and 25 pelvic thrusts. I also do stretching exercises as well. I have a diet protein shake in the morning low calorie food for work and lots of veg and brown pasta or brown rice etc as well as chicken or fish for tea. I do have some naughty treats as I’ve given up so much of what I like. But I’ve lost weight and gone from size 26-28 to a size 20 in clothes my way may be wrong but it’s working for me and my blood pressure is now normal and health and energy wise I’m feeling great and I’m not finished yet. Another 20kg to go ❤
Thats amazing Helen. The Pace of that results are incredible. Hope you can meet your goals, even if you need to slow down but beber give up. Being active is a marathon so try to keep with the things you find pleasant and maybe look for different activities when and if you start to demotivate. But it sounds that you are doing everything very well. I was just concerne when you Said about giving up things you liked. Thats normal, but maybe you can have them Periodically, or ar smaller portions or you can even find surprisingly healthy alternatives to those things. Lool up on internet 😉 wish all the best to you
@@D.rinenji I’ve actually found alternatives to the things I like but there are no healthy chocolate cream eclairs 😂 if I feel tired/drained I skip a walk and evening exercise and have a day off it’s normally every 8-10 days x and I do have at least one thing I like a week like chips x thanks for your advise and I’ll keep you updated with more of my progress x thanks Helen
Interesting video. GLP-1 agonists are in such high demand here in England that even diabetics can’t get hold of them. It’s a shame really because they’re so damn effective.
No they are available now. Every now and again, the ozempic like many other meds in UK go outta circulation under a manufacture cannot supply (MCS) for what ever reason. Its a nightmare when i have to prescribe for diabetics. As they only inject twice a week it gives me time to recalibrate and start over with these patients once they come off the MCS line.
@@allenquach2683 yeah but it's not semaglutide that's causing the muscle loss, just a natural part of being in a caloric deficit as well as poor nutrition. You can take semaglutide to kerb your appetite but still hit your protein goals and train and you'll see very little muscle loss
@@allenquach2683I’m not sure how this is true. Yeah, reduced protein consumption will decrease the likelihood of growing muscle and probably hinder maintaining muscle.. but why would it be harder to get muscle back when levels of protein return?
I started semaglutide 6 weeks ago and lost around 7kg. For me it's all about willpower. Sure, it's easy to say that I could just eat less and move more, and lord knows I've tried to do that. But with a full time job, 2 kids with a bunch of after-school obligations to drive them to whilst renovating our home to make it livable, the willpower kinda runs out. This drug makes it doable.
@@martyno8696 It took approximately 4-5 days for the effects of semaglutide to become noticeable. During this time, I experienced fatigue and occasional nausea, but these side effects were manageable. Additionally, the medication significantly reduced my appetite to the point where overeating was no longer an option, as the nausea would start if I tried to eat excessively. Without the drug, I had to make mindful eating choices throughout the day, but with the drug, I only needed to make that decision once a week to continue its use.
Down 45 lbs since may. Always hated the gym. Seeing myself lose the first 25lbs got me feeling good and motivated to go every few days. Now I enjoy going. Semaglutide really helped give me the motivation to go and keep going due to how fast the results were. I think a lot of people diet and exercise for 2 weeks, don't see much going on and stop (At least in my case it was always like that) and the quick results of losing a few lbs in just a few weeks of starting this with no change to my physical activity really got me in the mindset to get healthier.
I was on Ozempic. Lasted a few months before I had to stop. Even my doctor was shocked I lasted that long all considering. The symptoms were to intense for me. It was coming out of both ends 5 out of 7 days a week. I couldn't be very far from a toilet for long. Almost made a mess of the bed in my sleep a few times, which made sleep even worse. However I was taking it as I have type 2 diabetes. Symptoms are very common and most usually go away after a short period of time. But as James said, you need to be monitored by a doctor while taking this. IMO try to workout more and eat less. This is a last resort drug when it comes to weight loss.
I took it for a month or so. Stopped as it was making me feel so sick the day of injection. Dropped a lot of Kg’s but put them back on after. I’m focussed on diet now, but am signed up for Zoe to get a really good idea of how my body deals with foods. Looking forward to that arriving.
@iantercero5380 definitely. I started on Wegovy on 0.25 then 0.5, now 1mg. I don't think I'm gonna go higher than this as the heartburn when I'm asleep is crazy.
In the UK you can't get it in a vial without a prescription and if you can get compounded version it's illegal. In Australia they are still allowed the vials. Good video mate
I wanted to comment on this because I used this drug for 5 months. I was supposed to use it for 6 months and I had to go up in dosage each month and after five months I had lost about 40 lbs. It absolutely worked by killing my appetite. But I had to stop after 5 months because the higher dosage really fucked up my taste and smell. I’m here over a year now after taking it, gained all the weight back and my taste and smell still isn’t right, although I did see improvements within days of stopping the drug. And it wasn’t covid, I was told by my dr that it was the medicine. My taste is almost back but my smell isn’t. Now, I didn’t lose my smell and taste like covid. Rather everything started to taste and smell like metal. So, did it work? Yes, but keep en eye out for those side effects. Ultimately if the drop in weight doesn’t motivate you to change your mindset and make fitness a lifestyle, then any weight loss you experience will be temporary anyway. After having done it, I wish I had just gotten on a consistent workout routine and made eating healthy a lifestyle. Anyway, that’s my experience. Not saying it’s bad, but it’s not for long term use and it needs to motivate you for long term change or else it’s a waste. Oh btw love your vids James. I’m finally back working on my health and trying to get things under control because of your videos.
Just a couple of other thoughts. I took it under the medicine name Wegovy. It was a small shot once a week in the lower belly and I barely felt it, didn’t even bleed. It really killed my appetite, I had to make myself eat. I just couldn’t take the metal smell and taste after a while though. It was driving me crazy, because it wasn’t just food that smelled like that, it was everything.
@@jlb8061 Sorry to hear about your side effects. I'm surprised by how many people in general actually take injections now. There was a study around 10 years ago that 10% of people in the UK are on anabolic steroids, women included! from bodybuilders, to average people and even health professionals like doctors. I would always be fearful of the long term side effects in taking drugs, what's changed?
The BEST long term thing you can do to help you loose weight is: go to therapy, become aware of your emotions and addictions and use somatic work. Also, try fasting that will teach out a lot about your mind and body and how we are conditioned to eat 3+ times a day but in reality we don’t need as much as we think.
I'm really wondering if I can get my sister-in-law to talk to her doctor about getting this drug. She's struggled with weight loss for the past 20 years and she's a wonderful lady, but she's sitting around 150 kg and her weight is literally killing her. I think this could give her the motivation to start a real, sustained weight loss journey and save her life.
I started Mounjaro 10 weeks ago and have lost just over 10kgs/22lbs. This was one of the videos I watched that helped me decide to finally do it. Muting the constant food voice in my head and actually being disinterested in food for the first time in as long as I can remember has been one of the most liberating experiences of my life. I have even started my own vlog about it. 😀 My only regret - after more than 30 years of yo-yo dieting - is that I was so hesitant to embrace this approach to weight loss.
It's interesting hearing this. I've always struggled to maintain ideal athletic weight. I've done many marathons, utramarathons, triathlons and endurance cycling events. However, my weight has always been much higher than competition within my height range. Constant extreme exercise keeps me fit and I'll podium in events, but the moment I suffer injury my weight explodes and it becomes this depressing cycle of trying to bring my weight back down again. It got to the point I stopped competing because I was so afraid of suffering another injury and weight gain. My diet is good (extremely clean) but like you said, there was never a plate I didn't clean. I found increasing protein caused me to lose weight, but I got to admit pill and powders are something I quickly forget to take. After a recent injury involving getting hit by a car, I've been really struggling to get the weight off and this stuff sounds like it might be worth it, if only for a brief period of time. Maybe I'll get lucky and it will reset how my brain's looks at food on plates.
Had to get my laptop out to respond to this (was watching James on my TV), firstly have you properly counted calories? If not, and if you're struggling, you can't complain. Secondly, look into Gut Bacteria, your microbiome, you may be lacking some beneficial bacteria, There is some science showing that having a good microbiome helps you lose weight
@@ContentUniverse2024 Yes counted calories using cooked values (as opposed to uncooked gram volume counts). I've done this for over a month and it didn't change anything other than I realized I was eating a lot less than I thought I was. The gut bacteria thing is one that I've looked into but never used anything other than an over the shelf unrefrigerated supplements, which seemed to have no effect. I have looked into getting a proper microbiome, but was a bit turned off by the cost having not seen any change with the common versions. At this point, I've just gone back to crazy workouts combined with a lot more strength training to prevent injuries (something I neglected because I hate the gym) in order to maintain weight.
I lost 30kgs on this. I'm starting again as I stopped for a year and gained 10kgs. After I lost the weight, I wanted to exercise, I felt good about myself. Thank you for this informed video.
The thing with Semiglutide is that it's only going to help you do what you are prepared to do with diet and lifestyle. It interrupts the insulin response and slows digestion. For people who need to loose weight this can help jumpstart you. If your metabolism is a scale from 1 to 10, where 10 is peak performance and 1 is sedentary, it can push the scale up 1 to 2 points. However if you are at a 1 and go to a 3, that's not going to be much weight loss. The key is if your at a 3-4 and struggling to get over the hump and push things in a very positive direction its great. If you are eating fiber, eating lean protein, reducing calories, increasing activity, and you take a GLP-1 inhibitor you will gain significant momentum. Why that is important in weight loss is because the more weight you lose the more efficient your metabolism gets. So if the drug can get you over the peak of the hill and onto the flats, or even a little into the down slope the work you are doing then will sustain you after the 20 weeks of normal treatment is complete. The real hope comes that if you are now operating at a level 5 or level 6 metabolism the momentum that you gain will help you try to transition into a level 6 or level 7. And that boost tends not to be something one can maintain. But if you stay on the uphill side of the metabolism hill once the drug has run its course you are going to slide backwards. Of course in James's case he is already at a 7 or 8. So GLP-1 was able to do its most power and get him all the way to a 10. Which as he indicated can be a problem. When you are at peak red-line metabolism you start draining resources from your body at extreme rates, and with something that slows digestion that can eventually lead to your body cannibalizing muscle mass. People operating at peak athletic levels usually start having to consume 6-8 or more meals a day to keep up with their body's intake needs. (Note these levels are just an arbitrary analogy and the metabolism is a lot more complex than that)
This is absolutely not true. It works very well for people who are morbidly obese. Your random metabolism numbers are meaningless. Go from a 3 to a 4. Bobbins mate.
I started on Mounjaro which has 2 of the agonist inhibitors and I've lost 25kg (4st) in 6 months. Won't lie, the nausea still gets me the day after the injection but as James says, I can now say no to food and what I'm going to eat isn't the first thing on my mind anymore.
I dunno about these drugs, but let me tell you now, it's easier to develop discipline to exercise (and keep at it) at 100 kg than it is at 140 kg. Ask me how I know. If this drug gets people there without too many side effects, I'm all in favour.
This is the first video I’ve watched of yours and I wasn’t even looking for any videos regarding weight loss, I very much appreciate the information on this. I’m currently on my own weight loss journey, I’m ashamed to admit that I recently reached my heaviest weight at 380LBS at 6ft 1inch about 6 months ago and I decided I needed a change before I had a heart attack. That’s scary thing to think about at 27 years old with two beautiful little girls, so about a month ago I cut out energy drinks, bread, and candy, so far I’m 45 pounds down and once I loss 40 more I’ll hit my first target weight but currently I’m shooting for 250 as my max weight but I also don’t want to hit a certain weight and get comfortable and gain it all back. Just wanted to share my story and say thank you, I apologize for the long winded comment.
I would suggest U reach out to a Health Coach, affordable & long-term commitment is what U need. Get on 380lbs is a result of many years of neglecting your body & health through an unhealthy lifestyle, building bad habits & frankly thanks to a system we live in and allows us to freely access harmful products on the market that are merely regulated e.g. energy drinks, bread full of salt & sugar, ultra-processed food etc. etc. etc. To an extent this make people victim, the rest is our free will to reject these cheap affordable & convenient easily accessible products... and that's the hardest part. ... a good Health Coach can 💯 help eliminate these bad habits and not only that, but also identify & remove/improve other aspects in life that are contributing to this poor state e.g. sleep pattern, stress management, motivation, positive mindset etc. Good luck, seek like-minded people to keep your motivation going, remember that you're likely to be the same as 5 closest people you're surrounded by most 👈
Was called fat and old in 40s started training in crumbling garage lifting rocks doing PUSH UPS on paint cans pull UPS on beams got ripped af at 52 years old!!!
The same exact thing happened to me. I lost too much weight too quickly. I literally couldn’t eat. I had zero appetite. It was crazy. I also divided the doses 3x a week. Which eliminated the nausea. I had none. Crazy stuff. Awesome videos. 🤘🤘🤘
@helena1151 if you do it through an online doctor you start of on 0.25mg then every 4 weeks move up to a new higher dose pen. I've lost 17lb in 9 weeks which is how I wanted to do it at only 1-2lbs per week to avoid 'deflated balloon face' 😂
Saw this is what I’m here for. Someone self aware enough to try something, change their opinion and adjust is always going to hold more sway than those set and unmovable on a subject or topic
I appreciate this video. I was one of the first on tirzepatide in July of 2022, and I was depressed, morbidly obese, with failing arteries, and no pathway to staying alive because I had cut off my path, primarily I was running out of time. With tirzepatide, I was able to lose nearly 100 lbs, which saved me during a cardiac event because my body was stronger and more resilient. I wound up having a quintuple bypass without having a heart attack thanks to a glp1 med that helped my body circulation through a dangerous event. It gave me motivation and I recorded myself on the treadmill the first time so I could look back on it for reference. Now I’m training for marathons. We need a path back because the road is so daunting on our own it feels impossible. So again thank you for this video. I hope people will listen and use any (and all) tools available to them.
I’ve gone from 130kg approx down to 78kg. Calorie deficit - obviously. But upon hitting my weight goal I have a huge appetite. In fact on a tracked cheat day I can wolf down 6000kcals without even trying. Loosing my appetite would be tremendous
Yes, satiety is key. The way you described thinking about food all the time, is very relatable. I do too. And once you don't have that nagging feeling in the back of your mind that makes you get up and open your fridge 5 times a night, you can take back control of your food intake in a sensible way. Keto helped me with that, but I guess I'd go for this stuff too if I could get it. Lowcarb really helped me seeing food as a resource without the added uncontrollable cravings, and I'm convinced its this and this alone that makes keto/locarb work, forget all those claims about more efficient fat burning or whatever.
Hearing someone in the industry discuss and acknowledge those physiological aspects of over eating light the unrelenting thoughts, obsessions and cravings for food was powerful. Too many fitfluencers just go for the rise and grind solution and have no experience being over weight but especially no experience of BEING a person w food related issues. Thanks.
I started taking Wegovy, which is a version of Semaglutide, about 6 months ago. That + high protein diet + exercise 5 times a week and i'm down about 100lbs/45kg so far! Some might call it cheating etc. but when it comes to becoming healthier in the long run, i think it heavily out-weights the negatives.
@@clappedjumbouk804 prescribed from my doctor. You have to have a proper reason for getting it and be heavy enough (tho it's based on bmi, which is bs anyways..)
I think I've been quite anti-Ozempic and uncertain of the log term implications. I think it's imperative that people get educated on how to eat after they stop the drug; they need to know how to eat at maintenance otherwise the weight is likely to come back on.
I think a lot of people are questioning coming off the drug and just gaining it all back. For me I would say if someone has made some really good progress losing weight, people will often be more motivated by the results to keep going and sustain those results. Sure you need to know about diet, what your requirements are to maintain, lose or gain. I can see this working for a lot of people though.
It’s absolutely a valid question and an equally valid concern. Until I lost weight (60lbs) as part of a more physically demanding job, I never considered weight loss a thing, for a lack of better term, it just wasn’t something that was an option that I had in my mind even though I’d been told I needed to lose weight, so seeing that weight fall off completely changed how I looked at the whole fitness concept and got me asking a lot of questions and doing research. I put the weight back on during COVID (completely my fault), but having had that experience and knowledge of being smaller, it doesn’t make it easy to start losing it again, but it’s a very real and tanglible thing that I know is within my reach. It’s so hard to say what portion of people will have a similar reaction who just need that first big win and what portion just want the easy way out forever but, and to James’ point, it seems like something that may be worth trying to get that first kick in the rear and get people to open their eyes. The job I had was basically my ozempic, and if I hadn’t hadn’t lost that weight, I have no clue what path I’d have gone down
I've done it the hard way before 96kg to 79kg. But every time I try to get past that 4 week barrier when the habits change I fail as my life is just constant stress and bullshit running a business. My biggest problem is I eat to comfort my day. With starting these injections and food cravings gone I will be back to my motivated self in no time. Thanks for sharing your experience. It's just what I needed to hear before signing up.
How did it affect your performance doing sport bud? Any fatigue, weakness, lethargy etc.? I’m interested in semaglutide as struggling to shift the last bit of COVID weight thats’s stuck around, but climbing is my sport of choice and I don’t fancy getting a runny bottom and the shakes 200 metres above ground.
i’m 6 foot. when i was 15 stone i was classed as overweight. i ballooned to 22 stone and developed diabetes. i’ve just been running 4/ 5 days and calorie deficit- i lost 17lbs in 5 weeks. i now take this injection in conjunction with my lifestyle changes. I still run, and watch what i eat. it’s so important to remember this is a lifestyle change - not a quick fix
This compound doesn’t make you lose weight from just fat specifically. It will cause you body to pull from your muscle tissue as well which is why a lot of people see rapid results. Muscle weighs more then fat, muscle will also hold more water…
Yes but that’s largely because people are under eating, not having enough protein and not exercising, especially resistance training. If you lose weight fast with or without these drugs on a low protein diet and without using your muscles, you will start pulling energy from muscle tissue. It’s not the compound making you lose weight and muscle directly, it’s your appetite and inadequate intake in order to lose like 1kg a week, which is too fast for anyone who isn’t morbidly obese if for a prolonged period of time (q/2 month or more) At worst, do something like have a protein smoothie for breakfast, a protein shake (with milk/nut butter/a banana), then some meat for dinner. And do some weights for 15 mins twice a week if nothing else.
Any diet will do what you describe above, if a person doesn’t combine it with adequate protein and strength training. I actually gained muscle on it, because I was very cognizant of what your comment said.
Any sort of weight loss encourages muscle loss. Research shows that weight loss on glps really isn’t any more than that of non glp patients. Muscle loss can be mitigated through appropriate protein intake.
So so so true about the motivation thing. we all know how it felt after going to the gym the first few times. once you start doing something motivation kicks in and pushes you to keep going with it.
I’ve heard it can diminish bone density and things like joints and tendon strength. Would it be negligible? Perhaps if only used for long periods of time. Interesting stuff as always!
Yes thats an excellent question! that’s why it’s so important for a Dr consultation first to ensure that patients meet a certain criteria before it’s prescribed to them . My worry is that people will see the likes of their favourite celebrity losing weight thanks to Ozempic but might not be able to afford 2-3k per year to buy a prescription so they end up sourcing it in street drug form or from the kind of ‘Dr’s’ that’ll give you a Brazilian butt lift in your own living room 😂 And we all know that ladies and gents of a certain age really don’t want to be messing with anything promotes muscle and bone density loss! The kardashians will be fine of course, cos they can afford the best healthcare and regular blood monitoring to ensure they don’t become nutritionally deficient but not everyone can afford the same.. but may still want the results . Remember when they said that dermal fillers dissolve within 6 months .. and now there’s women walking around with shelves on their faces instead of lips .. well I hope this drug doesn’t trigger a generation of middle aged people riddled with osteoporosis walking around looking like 90yr olds .. yikes! 🤣
@@LxUxNxAI feel the points you make are extremely valid and the misuse/abuse of the drug and the sure to follow counterfeits, are in fact a bigger concern than the side effects of the actual drug as these can be mitigated by solid medical monitoring.
If you're excessively obese, this would be an easy tradeoff. People don't realize the havoc that being obese raises on your entire body, particularly your cardiovascular system. If you can meaningfully lower your weight from obesity to a healthy range, even serious side effects are probably worth dealing with in the short term.
1st time I've watched..came up on my suggested...amazing content not only education and entertaining but REAL ❤ lived it. Wasn't considering this product but watched anyhow..u kept my interest! Will Def check out more of your vids 😊
I was on it for a month but the side effects crippled me. The no-food chatter was mind blowing, but I wasn't thirsty either so it was a struggle to have even a bit of energy. If it wasn't so expensive I would have continued and hoped that energy levels would increase to train.
It seems a pretty simplistic and generalised way to put labels on people like ‘unmotivated’ just based on your assumption of them not having a gym membership. Tons of people train outside by themselves or in group whether it’s running, cycling, swimming, boot camps, outdoor gym you see in a lot of city parks. I’m not sure where your numbers are coming from but you’re missing out on a lot here.
BTW you can also reduce your appetite and lose weight by fasting or going on a VLCD. When you come off of your regimen you'll have to build back up your appetite. And that's (drug) free.
The problem with this is that people don't value what comes easy. You will have to stop taking it at some point and then the cake eating will come back without self discipline. The drug might not be a problem but the user still is. Its still just another mask.
James hypothesis is that for a number of people this will jump start their motivation to self-improvement. Inevitably, as you said, many will fall off the wagon almost immediately, but for those that don’t there are massive benefits.
@@nockianlifter661It teaches people nothing in terms of discipline or knowledge of healthy nutrition and exercise. It literally slows the digestion of food down so the subject feels siated. As pointed out, this is just another sticking plaster. It's another drug to pump into ourselves that can also have serious side effects (stomach paralysis being one, Wegovy are being sued for it).
I had a part time job, lot of walking and carrying, that effectively acted as my ozempic equivalent causing me to lose weight because I just didn’t eat a lot between work, school, and sleep. That initial kick in the butt changed my whole view on fitness. I couldn’t, in good conscious, disagree either, even if it’s a long shot
Hi James, great video and great for you to still be willing to change your opinion. I was on a different drug for a few weeks that had the GLP-1 as a side effect and I feel everything you said. Everything. It also worked just as you describe but I had to take a pill a day. I lost 20 pounds in 4 weeks, but I lost loads of muscle as well. Anyway, I was stupid in my approach, taking the drug and going for 5-10k runs every other day while eating as litle as the drug would make me. I would assume, if I would do it again today, if you try to take in as much Protein as you can stomach AND work out hard in the gym 3-4 times a week, that you can severely minimize the muscle loss. And as soon as you start eating "normal" again, combined with the hard training, muscle should just as quickly return. Whats your opinion on this. I go on vacation in December... and I am currently toying with the thought of going through another cycle in late Oktober/ earlyNovember to get shirtless-ready.
I use clen for 6 months now. From 135kg weight today 108,5kg atm. Started with 4 days a week gym. After 2 weeks i begun with a calori decifit diet (1200 calories). Now i do 1500-1600 calories with atleast 150-200g of protein. I went from hating the gym to loving it. From 4 days to 5-6 days minimum a week. You need more discipline then motivation. I had have no problems with clen at all thankfully and i agreed with everything you said in this video
This might work for some people but for others its a nightmare. Im a personal trainer and my client was put on this by his doctor for weight loss. While he did lose weight, he was hospitalized twice, once saying he had pancreatitis, the second time to have his gall bladder removed. They believe it was caused by Ozempic. There are many, MANY more similiar stories out there, very easy to research. It's not worth the risks, he says despite the weight loss he wishes he never took it. Without his gall bladder, he's incredibly limited in what he is able to eat now and all his favorite foods are out of question. I suggest anyone interested in this so called miracle drug to research it throughoughly beforehand.
Can work for anyone, it’s all about the dosage and cycle. Unfortunately this product is over prescribed without proper guidance. Micro-dose this once weekly. This particular compound has now twice. Semalglutide is old news. The difference between a medicine and poison is usually the dose. Don’t be lazy do it properly, it can save lives. I’ve only worked with it got 7 years, I can tell you it’s 90% success rate with no side effects or rebound.. AT THE CORRECT DOSAGE (the pens are too high for most people)
I100% relate to this…I have achieved the same feeling this drug gives by omad…eating 1 mean a day. And I’m flabbergasted that I can get the feeling of hunger for a bit but not be bothered by it and then it goes away. People don’t realised that the hunger /cravings/addiction feeling for food is totally different to the hunger feeling in “normal” people. It’s bit of a paradox…less you eat, less you feel hungry (cause insuline spike). I run 5/10km a day or do weights (now with protein shake after run) and still can go without food till dinner time.
That was my concern. Also, I wonder about long term effects, not only on muscle loss, but about other deficiencies (B vitamins, calcium, albumin). A lot of things I guess I'll have to look up.
Not if you reverse diet out of a calorie deficit. Increasing calories slowley each week reaching a point where you have maintained your leaness while having upped your calories. Metabolism restored. More food etc.
@@gazrothAvAFeeder There’s a distinct difference between taking it for diabetes or for weight loss. By the way, the little horror stories are already popping up and you can imagine what effort the Miracle drug industry is making to keep the publicity positive. Listen, I’m not a doctor or a scientist but I do know that a drug with strong effects is destined to have strong side effects. Pharmacists will be the first to admit that a drug without side effects is a drug that simply doesn’t work. People have the tendency to turn their wishes into beliefs. So they talk the bad away. You wanna lose weight in a way that’s sustainable, gradually, healthy? Go for IF (16/ 8) and in a year you have lost the weight in the most healthy way. That’s my two cents on the matter :)
I was prescribed Ozempic but was only informed about potential sickness and not muscle loss. I did stop eating as much and tried to focus on protein intake and after a few months it became difficult to get the medication, so i was taken off of it. Immediately, i was hungry, especially in the evenings and started to binge eat, even when i knew i shouldn't be. Ive been prescribed it again for diabetic reasons but this time I've made sure that I am getting my protein intake 150-180g per day and have started to try a build back some muscle from the gym. Ozempic works for sure but i wish i were told about the muscle affects because i have a lot of work ahead of me to try and build it back up as i felt weak from taking it the first time.
I've been taking semaglutide compounded for 2 months, then brand name Ozempic 1 mg for 2 months & finally brand name Ozempic 2 mg dose pen for 6 weeks & only lost 7 lbs. So only 7 lbs lost in 5 1/2 months. On top of that, my muscles are no longer contracting or pumping during my daily workouts (6 days a week bodybuilding gym workouts). I am stopping it. My muscles are not rock hard the way they were prior to taking it. I have been lifting weights for over 30 years, so I know when my muscles are not responding the way they should. I am in the process of getting my fasting insulin tested. Ozempic may have lowered insulin too much, hence the loss of muscle firmness & contraction problems. I have found through my research that many people are actually losing muscle mass & even bone & tissue weight on top of the fat loss. Perhaps most weight loss is NOT fat loss. I am pre diabetic & A1C had gone down to 5.5 but went back up to 5.9 after taking the stronger 2mg Ozempic. It's really upsetting & I think this medicine has alot of unknown side effects and probably long term health problems & risks.
@@JamesSmithPTYou've turned into a total hypocrite for views. From all the sniping and bitchy comments about steroids to now promoting a drug that was initially manufactured for diabetes and is now used as a quick and temporary fix for fat people who refuse to change their shitty habits. Did you explain the stomach paralysis it can cause? Not to mention long term side effects that are totally unknown as of yet 🤦. Poor show, James.
@@Rob-Bishop Same, I'm looking for it but it looks like the only way to get ahold of it is through your GP, who won't prescribe it unless your BMI is over 30
Respectfully, this is really quite disappointing. I’ve no doubt you are self aware enough to know your sales ability, this video might as well be an advert. Young viewers will be watching this. You must appreciate that your target ‘group b’ audience will not be the only people influenced. Kids googling off the back of this to inject themself with a questionable substances because what you say holds meaning for them. It’s your honest take and that’s cool but with great power comes great responsibility. I think you’re successful enough to factor that in to your content somehow now. Would you want your son to take this stuff?
But your missing my point. This video won’t just impact those deemed as obese, that’s not who I’m referencing. It’s to the extent you’re recommending it that’s the issue, with a few added seconds at the end to ‘balance’ it out. It’s a polarising hot topic and I fear you’ve gone for the high views here instead of offering more of a pragmatic approach (which I honestly think you usually do really well and I do like your stuff). This is just dangerous ground and I think you’re underestimating the impact you can have on people in more vulnerable positions- like teenagers.
@@HollyKennedy-l8p I think people will find in a video what they want to find in a video. The video could have beeen bleak but made a passing reference to weight gain, and some members of society will run with that and use it to justify taking these compounds. Trying to be objective, it seems like James was correcting a prior video were he had called out such substances, and trying to be more balanced. He talked about how he lost a lot of weight quickly, leading him to stop the course he was on, and even mentioned being sick trying to get a protein shake down - none of these are particularly incentivizing comments. There is a faction of society that are morbidly obese, and these compounds can help them drop weight to a point that starting exercise and healthy habits become a reality. It shouldn't be a tool misused by anyone trying to get from 10% to 8% BF, but as James explains, those unmotivated members of society, for whatever reaons, may struggle to start a healthy lifestyle as even 100 steps may leave them breathless. Another issue with excess adipose tissue is impact on hormones, especially testosterone, and therefore reducing the adipose tissue prior to kickstarting a gym routine may help with energy levels and a range of other factors. My takeaway, as a guy who'd like to drop 10lbs, but know I'm no seriously overweight, is that this is a useful tool for those who perhaps haven't worked out for years, barely get 6000 steps in a day, and perhaps overeat due to a range of factors in their lives. This will allow them to drop excess fat to more manageable levels for an exercise plan, possibly help with T levels, and perhpas even bring some back from the point of being pre-diabetic. It's not for everyone, and that was clear from the video - but people will see what they want to see.
@@HollyKennedy-l8p people took the blood clot jab over an overhyped flu. This shit if researched more as he said in the video, if made better, it could possibly solve obesity in its entirety with minimal side effects. People take steroids all the time to gain muscle, why the fuck is it now a bad thing to get a similar boost for people who just want to lose a few pounds?
I know a lot of people share concerns about weight regain afterwards. I'll let you know but I think lifestyle and habitual change is essential to maintain any fat loss irrespective of whatever method is used to obtain it. We shall see. Thanks for watching.
I was on it for 6-8 month, the side effects weren’t too bad as long as you stay hydrated but… i didnt see much change, and some days felt literally ravenous which i found weird as its supposed to do the opposite lol, however been off it for some months now and getting mad cravings for veggies and meat as a posed to not wanting them before. Its changed cravings for food in a good way which is bizarre in itself. I heard other people had various changes in diet also, like once a lover of french fries or chocolate felt nauseous even thinking about eating them. Its a strange one!
We weren’t made in a lab James the last few years show that. We don’t need more stuff in our body’s we need less of everything . People need the address the route cause of the weight the trauma thats in their body thats causing them to want to eat more or drink or drugs whatever it is. Energy work nothing works rights till you change the energy the world loves to fix symptoms the route cause is the problem.
So you know if you can get the vials as 1mg per vial, rather than one fat vial of 7.5mg. I don’t particularly fancy reconstituting the full amount when I only intend to run it for a couple of weeks at a time.
I stopped taking it 5 weeks and gained 3kgs mostly just from food being in my stomach and newbie gains.
it would have been interesting if your body composition changed in a measurable way (after all you lost 5% of your overall bodyweight) and what you ate during that time, cause the calorie deficit must have been immense to lose that amount of weight, especially given you weren't obese in the first place.
BMI is just a rough tool after all.
I started at 96kg been on GLP1 for two years, now 75kg, quit drinking, on exercise everyday. Feel so much better. The drugs were a lifesaver
do you have to keep taking it?
Good for you man!
@@stevejhkhfda No but you will regain some weight when you stop, for 2 years now i expect this guy won't return to old eating habits because his body and lifestyle has adjusted
Well done mate 👏🏻👏🏻
So 20 kg in 2 years? Why use that shit tbh... good that you changed your life! But stop using this, you can do it on yourself
I saw your "Do something for 100 days" video last year and was inspired to start drawing more regular. I didn't manage the full 100 days but as a result of your video, I started uploading to this channel and now, nearly a year later, I've smashed my target of 1000 subs and am making small steps towards my goal of quitting my factory job and drawing for a living. Thanks James, you should be proud of all the people who you help to improve their lives.
Best wishes for your endeavour!
+Draw2Quit
Hey, I started a drawing channel myself as well around 8 months ago (not this channel I'm using now). I've only managed 5 subs so far and 4 of those are from work colleagues! lol!
You must be doing something right!
Keep going!!
@@RuddsReels just keep making videos (if you're still interested of course). Every unsuccessful video is a lesson for you. You'll soon see progress
@@Draw2quit OK, thanks! I am currently working on another one, but I am starting to think that I might be wasting my time now.
I will keep at it for 6 months at least and see what happens then.
You h man, that is absolutely effing awesome - well done man
"Action always precedes motivation" - this is a game changer!! It might seem like nothing (and I'm sure obvious to a lot of folk) but I'm one of those people who is waiting for something to click to force me to make changes to get to where I want to be. This is a great way of looking at things differently - when you are stuck in a rut. Thank you!!
💯
Couldn’t have said that better myself
James. First fitness person that I started watching religiously in June 22. You helped get me through the first 6 months. Since Father’s Day of last year to today, 248 to 192. No crazy diets. Many thanks for doing what you do.
Keep it up bro! That's some serious progress!
That's really good!!! Keep going bro. Don't stop until you achieve the crazy goals you thought weren't for you to achieve
Appreciate you boss!
Wow, thats impressive brother. Keep it up man. Inspirational to all of us 🙂
50+ lbs ain't no joke man, solid effort ! 🤝
I have taken this for 12 months and have lost 27kgs , I am 55 and now am running 30klms a week and doing 6 hours of yoga and training , my life is so much different less alcohol less everything bad, Garmin says my fitness age has gone from 59 to 43 in 1 year its F***8ing incredible and i feel compelled to share.Thanks for your honesty in the video
I lost 20kg in a year just by eating properly..
@@twodimensionalparanormalonline. I think he’s on Ozempic, but mounjaro has since been introduced with even higher weightloss with less symptoms
Ozampic
And how it work
curious, what was your dosage
i've been taking Semaglutide in the form of ozempic for the last 5 months, Was prescribed it for type 2 diabetes at my peak i was a hefty 257KG now im down to 190KG this literally saved my life, It pretty much forced me to change my eating habits due to not being able to digest as my normal rate so my stomach was fuller for longer and suppressed my appetite.
Now I'm much lighter and mobile its given me the motivation and confidence to start adding strength training and walking out in public to further lose weight. if I keep this up wont need that gastric sleeve.
Excellent. I'm hovering around 200kg, considering the sleeve but reading this maybe not... just need to wait until either my GP (good ol NHS) or supplies of wegovy increase to get off-label.
Brilliant, perhaps it works best for those who really need it....
@@schwantz037 Exactly
Learning self control is way better for you than relying on a pill.
@@casper5379 Its a tool to do that, not a solution to the problem
This dude is one of the rare TH-camrs we got who gives honest reviews and is not a sellout people need to check out his other videos to understand where he is coming from , I’m not overweight still trying to get lean by loosing a 1 pound for a week The road is slow but I’m a patient guy ✌️
He's a paid shill.
This “dude” is sponsored and is using reversed psychology for big firms!
Not found time to become a super fan yet but, every time I hear this lad, he's super honest and always bang on the money.. Dry as furk humour but, actual wisdom is always present.. What he said at the end regarding motivation and action..? That's actual gold.. I'm not young and, I needed to hear that myself.. Today..
LOVED THIS JAMES,
I AM A FAT MAN,
APPROACHING 50,
VERY QUICKLY,
I FOLLOWED THE STRONGMAN DIET,
HIT 30 STONE.
GOT TYPE 2 DIABETES,
FOR MY EFFORTS,
LOST THE PLOT,
WALKED OUT ON MY MARRIAGE,
SINCE THIS,
JUST THROUGH,
WILL POWER ALONE,
I DROPPED 6 STONE,
I BEAT THE DIABETES,
HAVE GONE FROM BEING ON,
5 TABLETS A DAY,
TO NONE,
I DID ALL THIS,
THROUGH WILL POWER ALONE!!!!!!!
GREAT VID THOUGH,
LOVE YOUR CHANNEL,
KEEP UP,
THE GREAT WORK,
T T F N . . . : 0 )
James - I started my health journey with bmi 49.8 and currently down to bmi 36 with the support of semeglutide. Its been life saving. I know that one day I’ll need to come off the meds and so I watch your videos to relearn healthy habits. What you do is making a BIG difference in people’s lives. I can’t emphasize that enough. Please keep it up. You’re a gift to thousands of people on different stages of their respective health journeys. Bless you 🌻
Where did you get your supply of semeglutide from?
I get monthly prescriptions through my doctor and its supplied through a regular pharmacy.
so ur problem was over eating?~!?~ this doesn't help physical weight losss it doesn't induce LYPO... its uselss for phyiscal tissue loss @@nicolaking5106
@@staffysmile3325any steroid dealer will also have it. Pretty simple
Subscribed because the content & the Lane 8 sync'd perfectly! Two Thumbs Up!!
I appreciate you coming out and revamping your opinion! I just started my semaglutide journey this past weekend and I have to say, my experience is very much like yours (though I DO actually sit on the obese side with my starting weight 230 and 5'10). First night after injection, horrible diarrhea and so full I literally could not put a single bite of food in my mouth.
Next day it settled in and while I wasn't full...I wasn't hungry either. I'm now on day 4 since the shot and still feeling full. The missus and I are doing this together: last night we went out to dinner, ordered two appetizers, and walked away after...we didn't even finish. As someone who has ALWAYS cleaned my plate, this is remarkable.
I still enjoy the taste of food, btu I don't feel the need to gorge.
I just hope this keeps up!
what dosage are you doing?
@@rhysgibson2764 even though we ordered the peptide and constitute ourselves, we're still following doctors orders....
So 0.25mg for 4 weeks before upping to 0.5 for another 4 weeks.
I had to stop the video and write a comment to just say thank you for being such a normal person, first recognising a mistake, apologising, wow. Very weird. Then that comment about leaving food on the table, coming from a 3rd world country is so hard to leave anything on the plate, it was forbidden by my grandma "it's a sin" she used to say. I find my self eating my partners left overs, my kids. I am considering taking this drug and you are the guy I trust the most, thanks for the video.
James, you're turning into my favourite fitness youtuber. Humour is amazing, just love it! 😂
Yep, I’ve lost almost 50 lbs in less than 4 months on this peptide. I’m finally a healthy weight. Not to say this is a miracle drug, but it’s close. I’ve had to change how I eat by focusing on protein first so you do have to do your part, but this makes it possible.
Thank you for your honesty.
Where can i get this in the UK? What should I be looking for exactly?
@@t1000se I am also curious
If you'd just changed to high protein diet 100% same weight loss . Checkout carnivore
@@Zebsterr atm in the UK it's only by prescription as there's a supply issue. For a time you could get them off label but even those sites/places have gone prescription only.
@@t1000se sorry-can’t help; I’m in the US.
This is why i'm subscribed to you.
You had an opinion, was informed why it might not be entirely factually based, looked into it, and now have shifted slightly
We need more people like you 👏🏻
What's it called and where do you get it from
@@neilshelton5451 huh?
Loved this video. I was sceptical at 1st too. But 3 months in and nearly 2 dress sizes down; i'm glad i started it. I still train and prioritise protein and fibre. I no longer get cravings and the constant "food chatter" has gone.
hey what dosages were you taking?
@brooket3484 hey, I started on 5 units. I'm at 30 units now 🙂
Where do you get this uk source?
@@lurch1005 I use a company called centurion
yeah ur over eating over weight basic american..... this is dogshit for ppl who are healthy and want to shed a few lbs
This video was interesting, specially when in combination with the ADHD video. I recently was diagnosed (or as much as you can be diagnosed by a psychiatrist and a seperate psychologist, I guess) with ADHD too. And started taking some medication to see how I felt. Apparently, the feeling that mentioned at 4:00 is something that can be connected to ADHD as well. We're impulsive, we want fast and easy "pleasures" so our brains can get that sweet ass dopamine hit. I was like that with food. I was not hungry, but I constantly felt like eating. A common side effect of the medication I'm taking is loss of appetite. Apparently, because your brain becomes better at managing those impulses, so you will tend to eat less. Now I'm the one leaving food on my plate, or serving a lot less, because I don't think I will need so much food.
Just wanted to give that side note, since I also started following you recently. Keep up the good work James!
I was diagnosed with severe adhd at the beginning of last year and have been on the medication since. My body fat has steadily decreased ever since
I also was diagnosed with adhd this year and started elvanse in 6 months I lost 30kg and my attitude to food has completely changed..
i haven't lost any weight yet i've been on elvanse since january.
@@Dipdotdub I found the increased control over impulsive behaviour (bingeing, comfort eating etc) and better stick to routines (i.e. exercise and schedules) is also a huge contributing factor. Basically the ability to implement and then maintain behavioural changes - it's been life changing
This is exactly the same with me, two month ago I was diagnosed with pretty severe ADHD and put on Adderall. I just don't feel cravings for specific foods any more. I don't crave snacks or sweets. I decided to track my calories when I started and was surprised to find out I needed to eat more not less. I'm down about 8-10kg's in two months, and only added exercise after I was down 4kgs. It's weird being able to plan out my meals and stick to that plan because I have no cravings. And that's just what it did for weight loss. Glad I finally talked to someone, should have talked to someone earlier (Like 25 years ago earlier).
39 yo Aussie bloke here. I started at 135kg six weeks ago. I lost 12kg with the help of a certain pill. Then stagnated. I got mounjaro 5mg on Tuesday and I have gone from 123kg to 118kg in 5 days. Tirzepatide is hands down the best way to loose weight in my opinion. Keep in mind a have a physical job, I do over 10k steps every day I don’t drink alcohol and I was already eating 90% clean.
I dont know how I ended up here but I am new subscriber and I believe you are a very true person who dosent hide anything in this trash and lie called Fitness Industry, I hope you will open more Teenager eyes to not use drugs and stay healthy!
God bless!
Liked and subscribed simply because of the subtle sick soundtrack in the back. Love me some Lane 8 anyday.
Moreover, I am in Nurse Anesthesia school and my doctoral project is all about the role of (or rather the lack of) GLP-1 RAs in the world of Anesthesia. So much new evidence coming out about their effects on the GI system and the high risk of aspiration due to their gastric slowing.
Gotten down from 105kg to 80kg at 175cm through diet and working out. Might have to ask my GP about this for the last 10kg, thanks for all the videos mate, they’ve really helped considering they’re from someone who knows the struggles of being overweight.
I’m 175 cm and 76kg puts you at just under a bmi of 25. If you’ve been building muscle along the way and such 76kg is really not a bad place to be. Why do you want to be 70kg?
80kg is a great weight for 175cm! As someone who regularly yo-yo’s from 80kg to 90kg @175cm I’ve found maintaining 80kg to be the hardest challenge.
@@chrispygingerpie BMI isn't a good metric. 80kg at a height of 175cm might still be holding subcutaneous and visceral fat that they want to lose for health/appearance reasons.
As someone equal 175cm height I used to be 110-115kg fat but rectangular and now just under 85kg. I can tell that being just at 80kg isn't enough. 75kg seems the sweet spot for me. I've got a large amount on my upper body naturally and looking at BF% I still look above 25%. So someone who's a skinny frame 70kg would be about perfect.
Might also be the stomach skin I still have which probably makes it look worse but everything else on me is relatively lean with more than plenty muscle.
The only person within the fitness industry I listen too and based on this video alone I’ve filled out my consultation and hopefully will be able to start my journey soon 🤞🏻 Astounded to see you back a product so that’s more than enough for me to give it a go 💪🏻 Keep smashing it James… You’re a legend of the game!!
Have you done it ? Where can I get it ? Thanks
James your advise at 8:59 really hit home...so true! ...keep up the videos, you are the only fitness youtuber I follow religiously
I love how you came full circle and realized some people do need this. It’s not motivation, it’s helps their biological drive to overeat. Makes them more “normal”
I started semaglutide in 21st June this year. Lost 5.5 KG in 1 month without going to the gym. I’ve been struggling with cravings my whole life. For the first time in my life, im not thinking about food all the time. I stop eating when i’m full. Coffee finally work in blunting my appetite. this shit WORKS. However the cosy might be a deterrent for the majority of people
@@badoing7390 bro did you even see the video?
how are you going with it now? i was on it for a couple months, stopped and the hunger came roaring back. not sure how sustainable it all is plus i cant get my hands on it due to high demand.
Where did you get it from and how much did you pay mate?
@@erickstanza8782 I’m from Malaysia and I can get Ozempic OTC without prescription in any pharmacy that carries it. I pay about MYR690 which is roughly USD150 for a pen.
@@badoing7390 Omg you just solved obesity! Why didn't they all think of that?
James, you’re on the cusp of another major growth period; this was a great video!
I think it is one of the first video on peptide or else that I see that is not clickbait, thanks for showing and informing, not gonna take cause I don't need to but today I learned
Brilliant video. Out of all the articles, news segments etc I've seen on this, yours is by far the most comprehensive and accessible. Excellent job, keep up the important work ✌️⭐
After years of watching, I didn’t expect this video! Very interesting though and your argument is so fair and balanced - If only the fitness industry was more like this
Attention: not every person, that hasn‘t a gym membership isn‘t doing a sport! There are alot of different sports that don‘t require a gym membership.
None of them require a gym membership. Maybe Olympic weight lifting lol. The best training is outside of the gym. The gym is where you go when you have nowhere else to go
@@marcferrettiwtf are you on about. You’re saying what’s obvious. The gym is the place you go when you want to build muscle mass, and when you want to build muscle mass you go to the gym.
@@Stellar-CowboyYou don't need to go to the gym to do any of that
No its not you can do cardio aswell lol😂@Stellar-Cowboy
@@paulmulks Show me an natural bodybuilder that did nothing in a gym or someone that isnt just lean has an impressive amount of Muscle
I like this one mate :) Made me subscribe! I went from 130kg to 87kg in 7 months last year, changing the time I was eating and taking away bread and pasta and processed foods. But time was key for me. Great info mate keep it up :)
It’s scary how good it works. Been on a deficit and lost 15kg and hated every second of it. Since taking Semaglutide I can stick to my diet and I’m…. Not hangry. I can tell when I’m hungry but it doesn’t make me see red and ravenous. It’s a pretty amazing peptide.
Weekly shots?
@@Kurio71 had some side effects on weekly so doing it 2 times a week now
I was waiting for a video on this from you! I am currently on Mounjaro its crazy how food noise is gone and not fancying crap food. ❤
Ok I tried this 2 years ago.. A little background-Im 58 yo male type 2 diabetic. 6'2" 260 lbs. My MD prescribed Ozempic for the diabetes and I wasnt active at the time and I thought OK I'll give this a try. I tried this for a month and felt terrible ie nausea,cramping and just general malaise. In addition I didnt lose any weight. Yes I know shocking! Fast forward to today. I am now 220 lbs and in good health with diabetes managed without any medicine through dietary choices and activity. I am very active with biking,rowing and weight training doing one of those activities 6days/week. I havent felt this good in many years. I just cannot imagine myself going back to my old lifestyle that put me in the sorry shape I was. Point of the story is- look at all the options in front of you.Ozempic is not the only one and it is not magic. Good luck to anyone that wants to make positive changes in their lives!!!!
Hi James I decided to lose weight this year, I actually started march 15th as that’s when I started recording it on my Apple Watch. I had lots of reasons for doing so. So I’m a 55 year old woman who on starting my regime I weighed 133.6kg I’m now 108.2kg that’s 25kg in 21 weeks. I started walking by doing short distances at first and now I’m doing 3 miles every night after work with my pace per mile from 13.45-14.45 per mile now on top of that I do 50 sit-ups, heel and toe raises on the stair, squats, leg lifts, scissor leg lifts and 25 pelvic thrusts. I also do stretching exercises as well. I have a diet protein shake in the morning low calorie food for work and lots of veg and brown pasta or brown rice etc as well as chicken or fish for tea. I do have some naughty treats as I’ve given up so much of what I like. But I’ve lost weight and gone from size 26-28 to a size 20 in clothes my way may be wrong but it’s working for me and my blood pressure is now normal and health and energy wise I’m feeling great and I’m not finished yet. Another 20kg to go ❤
Thats amazing Helen. The Pace of that results are incredible. Hope you can meet your goals, even if you need to slow down but beber give up. Being active is a marathon so try to keep with the things you find pleasant and maybe look for different activities when and if you start to demotivate. But it sounds that you are doing everything very well. I was just concerne when you Said about giving up things you liked. Thats normal, but maybe you can have them Periodically, or ar smaller portions or you can even find surprisingly healthy alternatives to those things. Lool up on internet 😉 wish all the best to you
@@D.rinenji I’ve actually found alternatives to the things I like but there are no healthy chocolate cream eclairs 😂 if I feel tired/drained I skip a walk and evening exercise and have a day off it’s normally every 8-10 days x and I do have at least one thing I like a week like chips x thanks for your advise and I’ll keep you updated with more of my progress x thanks Helen
So a quick update it’s now two months on and since then I’ve been on holiday and let my hair down. I am now 97kg and a total loss of 36kg.
Your best video yet James. Loved this!! Thank you
Interesting video. GLP-1 agonists are in such high demand here in England that even diabetics can’t get hold of them. It’s a shame really because they’re so damn effective.
No they are available now. Every now and again, the ozempic like many other meds in UK go outta circulation under a manufacture cannot supply (MCS) for what ever reason. Its a nightmare when i have to prescribe for diabetics. As they only inject twice a week it gives me time to recalibrate and start over with these patients once they come off the MCS line.
@SUPPS2GOSod that
@SUPPS2GO Each to their own.
@@stuartburns8657everything you own is Chinese
I was 100% waiting for the sarcastic comment, but it never came - Hats off James, great video.
Would be interesting to hear how you are in a few weeks time in terms of weight gain without the drug.
I’ll keep you updated
Most people on Ozempic lose both fat and muscle. When they stop using Ozempic the fat comes back on but muscle doesn’t come back on as easily.
Similar muscle loss as fasting: muscle loss accelerates the longer you take it. 2 weeks would minimize muscle loss.
@@allenquach2683 yeah but it's not semaglutide that's causing the muscle loss, just a natural part of being in a caloric deficit as well as poor nutrition. You can take semaglutide to kerb your appetite but still hit your protein goals and train and you'll see very little muscle loss
@@allenquach2683I’m not sure how this is true. Yeah, reduced protein consumption will decrease the likelihood of growing muscle and probably hinder maintaining muscle.. but why would it be harder to get muscle back when levels of protein return?
I started semaglutide 6 weeks ago and lost around 7kg. For me it's all about willpower. Sure, it's easy to say that I could just eat less and move more, and lord knows I've tried to do that. But with a full time job, 2 kids with a bunch of after-school obligations to drive them to whilst renovating our home to make it livable, the willpower kinda runs out. This drug makes it doable.
If u don’t mind me asking how long did it take to notice the appetite suppression and slowed peristalsis?
@@martyno8696 It took approximately 4-5 days for the effects of semaglutide to become noticeable. During this time, I experienced fatigue and occasional nausea, but these side effects were manageable. Additionally, the medication significantly reduced my appetite to the point where overeating was no longer an option, as the nausea would start if I tried to eat excessively. Without the drug, I had to make mindful eating choices throughout the day, but with the drug, I only needed to make that decision once a week to continue its use.
@@martyno8696literally less than a day. If you eat normally you will throw up.
Where did you buy it from?
I started wegovy 3 weeks ago and am down 3.8kgs.
Down 45 lbs since may. Always hated the gym. Seeing myself lose the first 25lbs got me feeling good and motivated to go every few days. Now I enjoy going. Semaglutide really helped give me the motivation to go and keep going due to how fast the results were. I think a lot of people diet and exercise for 2 weeks, don't see much going on and stop (At least in my case it was always like that) and the quick results of losing a few lbs in just a few weeks of starting this with no change to my physical activity really got me in the mindset to get healthier.
❤ I see it as a powerful tool for people who have struggled. Happy to hear your story!
What's the cost/price of the product?.
I was on Ozempic. Lasted a few months before I had to stop. Even my doctor was shocked I lasted that long all considering. The symptoms were to intense for me. It was coming out of both ends 5 out of 7 days a week. I couldn't be very far from a toilet for long. Almost made a mess of the bed in my sleep a few times, which made sleep even worse. However I was taking it as I have type 2 diabetes. Symptoms are very common and most usually go away after a short period of time. But as James said, you need to be monitored by a doctor while taking this. IMO try to workout more and eat less. This is a last resort drug when it comes to weight loss.
Just take Berberine
I took it for a month or so. Stopped as it was making me feel so sick the day of injection. Dropped a lot of Kg’s but put them back on after. I’m focussed on diet now, but am signed up for Zoe to get a really good idea of how my body deals with foods. Looking forward to that arriving.
You probably just did too much and you need to titration up slowly. Also if you eat too much you’ll throw up.
@iantercero5380 definitely. I started on Wegovy on 0.25 then 0.5, now 1mg. I don't think I'm gonna go higher than this as the heartburn when I'm asleep is crazy.
IT DOESNT INDUCE LYPO IT DOENST HELP LOOSE WEIGHT TISSUE it helps ur PIG MIND
@@Pupenhausenplease can you tell me where I can buy this weight loss injection
In the UK you can't get it in a vial without a prescription and if you can get compounded version it's illegal. In Australia they are still allowed the vials. Good video mate
I wanted to comment on this because I used this drug for 5 months. I was supposed to use it for 6 months and I had to go up in dosage each month and after five months I had lost about 40 lbs. It absolutely worked by killing my appetite. But I had to stop after 5 months because the higher dosage really fucked up my taste and smell. I’m here over a year now after taking it, gained all the weight back and my taste and smell still isn’t right, although I did see improvements within days of stopping the drug. And it wasn’t covid, I was told by my dr that it was the medicine. My taste is almost back but my smell isn’t. Now, I didn’t lose my smell and taste like covid. Rather everything started to taste and smell like metal.
So, did it work? Yes, but keep en eye out for those side effects. Ultimately if the drop in weight doesn’t motivate you to change your mindset and make fitness a lifestyle, then any weight loss you experience will be temporary anyway. After having done it, I wish I had just gotten on a consistent workout routine and made eating healthy a lifestyle. Anyway, that’s my experience. Not saying it’s bad, but it’s not for long term use and it needs to motivate you for long term change or else it’s a waste.
Oh btw love your vids James. I’m finally back working on my health and trying to get things under control because of your videos.
Just a couple of other thoughts. I took it under the medicine name Wegovy. It was a small shot once a week in the lower belly and I barely felt it, didn’t even bleed. It really killed my appetite, I had to make myself eat. I just couldn’t take the metal smell and taste after a while though. It was driving me crazy, because it wasn’t just food that smelled like that, it was everything.
yea I think he should include a portion on the many people having serious side effects from it.
@@jlb8061 Sorry to hear about your side effects. I'm surprised by how many people in general actually take injections now. There was a study around 10 years ago that 10% of people in the UK are on anabolic steroids, women included! from bodybuilders, to average people and even health professionals like doctors.
I would always be fearful of the long term side effects in taking drugs, what's changed?
The BEST long term thing you can do to help you loose weight is: go to therapy, become aware of your emotions and addictions and use somatic work.
Also, try fasting that will teach out a lot about your mind and body and how we are conditioned to eat 3+ times a day but in reality we don’t need as much as we think.
I'm really wondering if I can get my sister-in-law to talk to her doctor about getting this drug. She's struggled with weight loss for the past 20 years and she's a wonderful lady, but she's sitting around 150 kg and her weight is literally killing her. I think this could give her the motivation to start a real, sustained weight loss journey and save her life.
What is the drug?
I started Mounjaro 10 weeks ago and have lost just over 10kgs/22lbs. This was one of the videos I watched that helped me decide to finally do it. Muting the constant food voice in my head and actually being disinterested in food for the first time in as long as I can remember has been one of the most liberating experiences of my life. I have even started my own vlog about it. 😀 My only regret - after more than 30 years of yo-yo dieting - is that I was so hesitant to embrace this approach to weight loss.
Just finished gym, showered and got ready to leave. See's this.
Well back in the gym again😂
Awesome video. Just one quibble; not going to the gym doesn't mean you're not doing any sports (e.g., think cycling, swimming, running)
It's interesting hearing this. I've always struggled to maintain ideal athletic weight. I've done many marathons, utramarathons, triathlons and endurance cycling events. However, my weight has always been much higher than competition within my height range. Constant extreme exercise keeps me fit and I'll podium in events, but the moment I suffer injury my weight explodes and it becomes this depressing cycle of trying to bring my weight back down again. It got to the point I stopped competing because I was so afraid of suffering another injury and weight gain. My diet is good (extremely clean) but like you said, there was never a plate I didn't clean. I found increasing protein caused me to lose weight, but I got to admit pill and powders are something I quickly forget to take. After a recent injury involving getting hit by a car, I've been really struggling to get the weight off and this stuff sounds like it might be worth it, if only for a brief period of time. Maybe I'll get lucky and it will reset how my brain's looks at food on plates.
Had to get my laptop out to respond to this (was watching James on my TV), firstly have you properly counted calories? If not, and if you're struggling, you can't complain. Secondly, look into Gut Bacteria, your microbiome, you may be lacking some beneficial bacteria, There is some science showing that having a good microbiome helps you lose weight
@@ContentUniverse2024 Yes counted calories using cooked values (as opposed to uncooked gram volume counts). I've done this for over a month and it didn't change anything other than I realized I was eating a lot less than I thought I was.
The gut bacteria thing is one that I've looked into but never used anything other than an over the shelf unrefrigerated supplements, which seemed to have no effect. I have looked into getting a proper microbiome, but was a bit turned off by the cost having not seen any change with the common versions.
At this point, I've just gone back to crazy workouts combined with a lot more strength training to prevent injuries (something I neglected because I hate the gym) in order to maintain weight.
I lost 30kgs on this. I'm starting again as I stopped for a year and gained 10kgs. After I lost the weight, I wanted to exercise, I felt good about myself. Thank you for this informed video.
How did u obtain it
Really love this no BS type of content. Gordon ramsay of fitness strikes again!
The thing with Semiglutide is that it's only going to help you do what you are prepared to do with diet and lifestyle. It interrupts the insulin response and slows digestion. For people who need to loose weight this can help jumpstart you. If your metabolism is a scale from 1 to 10, where 10 is peak performance and 1 is sedentary, it can push the scale up 1 to 2 points. However if you are at a 1 and go to a 3, that's not going to be much weight loss. The key is if your at a 3-4 and struggling to get over the hump and push things in a very positive direction its great. If you are eating fiber, eating lean protein, reducing calories, increasing activity, and you take a GLP-1 inhibitor you will gain significant momentum.
Why that is important in weight loss is because the more weight you lose the more efficient your metabolism gets. So if the drug can get you over the peak of the hill and onto the flats, or even a little into the down slope the work you are doing then will sustain you after the 20 weeks of normal treatment is complete. The real hope comes that if you are now operating at a level 5 or level 6 metabolism the momentum that you gain will help you try to transition into a level 6 or level 7. And that boost tends not to be something one can maintain.
But if you stay on the uphill side of the metabolism hill once the drug has run its course you are going to slide backwards.
Of course in James's case he is already at a 7 or 8. So GLP-1 was able to do its most power and get him all the way to a 10. Which as he indicated can be a problem. When you are at peak red-line metabolism you start draining resources from your body at extreme rates, and with something that slows digestion that can eventually lead to your body cannibalizing muscle mass. People operating at peak athletic levels usually start having to consume 6-8 or more meals a day to keep up with their body's intake needs.
(Note these levels are just an arbitrary analogy and the metabolism is a lot more complex than that)
This is absolutely not true. It works very well for people who are morbidly obese. Your random metabolism numbers are meaningless. Go from a 3 to a 4. Bobbins mate.
Thanks for sharing! I appreciate your honest take on all things health and fitness.
I started on Mounjaro which has 2 of the agonist inhibitors and I've lost 25kg (4st) in 6 months. Won't lie, the nausea still gets me the day after the injection but as James says, I can now say no to food and what I'm going to eat isn't the first thing on my mind anymore.
For most people this will just be a quick fix and they won't be developing their discipline to keep at it or work out.
I dunno about these drugs, but let me tell you now, it's easier to develop discipline to exercise (and keep at it) at 100 kg than it is at 140 kg. Ask me how I know.
If this drug gets people there without too many side effects, I'm all in favour.
This is the first video I’ve watched of yours and I wasn’t even looking for any videos regarding weight loss, I very much appreciate the information on this.
I’m currently on my own weight loss journey, I’m ashamed to admit that I recently reached my heaviest weight at 380LBS at 6ft 1inch about 6 months ago and I decided I needed a change before I had a heart attack. That’s scary thing to think about at 27 years old with two beautiful little girls, so about a month ago I cut out energy drinks, bread, and candy, so far I’m 45 pounds down and once I loss 40 more I’ll hit my first target weight but currently I’m shooting for 250 as my max weight but I also don’t want to hit a certain weight and get comfortable and gain it all back. Just wanted to share my story and say thank you, I apologize for the long winded comment.
I would suggest U reach out to a Health Coach, affordable & long-term commitment is what U need. Get on 380lbs is a result of many years of neglecting your body & health through an unhealthy lifestyle, building bad habits & frankly thanks to a system we live in and allows us to freely access harmful products on the market that are merely regulated e.g. energy drinks, bread full of salt & sugar, ultra-processed food etc. etc. etc. To an extent this make people victim, the rest is our free will to reject these cheap affordable & convenient easily accessible products... and that's the hardest part.
... a good Health Coach can 💯 help eliminate these bad habits and not only that, but also identify & remove/improve other aspects in life that are contributing to this poor state e.g. sleep pattern, stress management, motivation, positive mindset etc.
Good luck, seek like-minded people to keep your motivation going, remember that you're likely to be the same as 5 closest people you're surrounded by most 👈
Was called fat and old in 40s started training in crumbling garage lifting rocks doing PUSH UPS on paint cans pull UPS on beams got ripped af at 52 years old!!!
Proving it on your channel garageman BRUTAL keep it up grandpa 👊
you taking out the needle and showing the process made me sub. this is education!
The same exact thing happened to me. I lost too much weight too quickly. I literally couldn’t eat. I had zero appetite. It was crazy. I also divided the doses 3x a week. Which eliminated the nausea. I had none. Crazy stuff. Awesome videos. 🤘🤘🤘
can we take it but lower the does so we lose weight but slower
What dose where you on?
@helena1151 if you do it through an online doctor you start of on 0.25mg then every 4 weeks move up to a new higher dose pen. I've lost 17lb in 9 weeks which is how I wanted to do it at only 1-2lbs per week to avoid 'deflated balloon face' 😂
@@Pupenhausen do you know if you lost also lots of muscles, or you haven't been measuring your body composition?
@@Pupenhausen btw is it available atm?
Saw this is what I’m here for. Someone self aware enough to try something, change their opinion and adjust is always going to hold more sway than those set and unmovable on a subject or topic
I appreciate this video. I was one of the first on tirzepatide in July of 2022, and I was depressed, morbidly obese, with failing arteries, and no pathway to staying alive because I had cut off my path, primarily I was running out of time. With tirzepatide, I was able to lose nearly 100 lbs, which saved me during a cardiac event because my body was stronger and more resilient. I wound up having a quintuple bypass without having a heart attack thanks to a glp1 med that helped my body circulation through a dangerous event. It gave me motivation and I recorded myself on the treadmill the first time so I could look back on it for reference. Now I’m training for marathons. We need a path back because the road is so daunting on our own it feels impossible. So again thank you for this video. I hope people will listen and use any (and all) tools available to them.
I’ve gone from 130kg approx down to 78kg. Calorie deficit - obviously. But upon hitting my weight goal I have a huge appetite. In fact on a tracked cheat day I can wolf down 6000kcals without even trying. Loosing my appetite would be tremendous
You’re a real one James, thanks for the educational content
Yes, satiety is key. The way you described thinking about food all the time, is very relatable. I do too. And once you don't have that nagging feeling in the back of your mind that makes you get up and open your fridge 5 times a night, you can take back control of your food intake in a sensible way. Keto helped me with that, but I guess I'd go for this stuff too if I could get it. Lowcarb really helped me seeing food as a resource without the added uncontrollable cravings, and I'm convinced its this and this alone that makes keto/locarb work, forget all those claims about more efficient fat burning or whatever.
Hearing someone in the industry discuss and acknowledge those physiological aspects of over eating light the unrelenting thoughts, obsessions and cravings for food was powerful.
Too many fitfluencers just go for the rise and grind solution and have no experience being over weight but especially no experience of BEING a person w food related issues. Thanks.
That's why they develop drugs like this. It help to change your mental perspective, by curbing you appetite.
I started taking Wegovy, which is a version of Semaglutide, about 6 months ago.
That + high protein diet + exercise 5 times a week and i'm down about 100lbs/45kg so far!
Some might call it cheating etc. but when it comes to becoming healthier in the long run, i think it heavily out-weights the negatives.
Can I ask where you got this???
@@clappedjumbouk804 prescribed from my doctor.
You have to have a proper reason for getting it and be heavy enough (tho it's based on bmi, which is bs anyways..)
I think I've been quite anti-Ozempic and uncertain of the log term implications. I think it's imperative that people get educated on how to eat after they stop the drug; they need to know how to eat at maintenance otherwise the weight is likely to come back on.
I think a lot of people are questioning coming off the drug and just gaining it all back. For me I would say if someone has made some really good progress losing weight, people will often be more motivated by the results to keep going and sustain those results. Sure you need to know about diet, what your requirements are to maintain, lose or gain. I can see this working for a lot of people though.
It’s absolutely a valid question and an equally valid concern. Until I lost weight (60lbs) as part of a more physically demanding job, I never considered weight loss a thing, for a lack of better term, it just wasn’t something that was an option that I had in my mind even though I’d been told I needed to lose weight, so seeing that weight fall off completely changed how I looked at the whole fitness concept and got me asking a lot of questions and doing research. I put the weight back on during COVID (completely my fault), but having had that experience and knowledge of being smaller, it doesn’t make it easy to start losing it again, but it’s a very real and tanglible thing that I know is within my reach. It’s so hard to say what portion of people will have a similar reaction who just need that first big win and what portion just want the easy way out forever but, and to James’ point, it seems like something that may be worth trying to get that first kick in the rear and get people to open their eyes. The job I had was basically my ozempic, and if I hadn’t hadn’t lost that weight, I have no clue what path I’d have gone down
I've done it the hard way before 96kg to 79kg. But every time I try to get past that 4 week barrier when the habits change I fail as my life is just constant stress and bullshit running a business. My biggest problem is I eat to comfort my day. With starting these injections and food cravings gone I will be back to my motivated self in no time. Thanks for sharing your experience. It's just what I needed to hear before signing up.
How did it affect your performance doing sport bud? Any fatigue, weakness, lethargy etc.? I’m interested in semaglutide as struggling to shift the last bit of COVID weight thats’s stuck around, but climbing is my sport of choice and I don’t fancy getting a runny bottom and the shakes 200 metres above ground.
i’m 6 foot. when i was 15 stone i was classed as overweight. i ballooned to 22 stone and developed diabetes. i’ve just been running 4/ 5 days and calorie deficit- i lost 17lbs in 5 weeks. i now take this injection in conjunction with my lifestyle changes. I still run, and watch what i eat. it’s so important to remember this is a lifestyle change - not a quick fix
This compound doesn’t make you lose weight from just fat specifically. It will cause you body to pull from your muscle tissue as well which is why a lot of people see rapid results. Muscle weighs more then fat, muscle will also hold more water…
Yes but that’s largely because people are under eating, not having enough protein and not exercising, especially resistance training.
If you lose weight fast with or without these drugs on a low protein diet and without using your muscles, you will start pulling energy from muscle tissue. It’s not the compound making you lose weight and muscle directly, it’s your appetite and inadequate intake in order to lose like 1kg a week, which is too fast for anyone who isn’t morbidly obese if for a prolonged period of time (q/2 month or more)
At worst, do something like have a protein smoothie for breakfast, a protein shake (with milk/nut butter/a banana), then some meat for dinner.
And do some weights for 15 mins twice a week if nothing else.
Any diet will do what you describe above, if a person doesn’t combine it with adequate protein and strength training.
I actually gained muscle on it, because I was very cognizant of what your comment said.
Any sort of weight loss encourages muscle loss. Research shows that weight loss on glps really isn’t any more than that of non glp patients. Muscle loss can be mitigated through appropriate protein intake.
So so so true about the motivation thing. we all know how it felt after going to the gym the first few times. once you start doing something motivation kicks in and pushes you to keep going with it.
I’ve heard it can diminish bone density and things like joints and tendon strength. Would it be negligible? Perhaps if only used for long periods of time. Interesting stuff as always!
Yes thats an excellent question! that’s why it’s so important for a Dr consultation first to ensure that patients meet a certain criteria before it’s prescribed to them . My worry is that people will see the likes of their favourite celebrity losing weight thanks to Ozempic but might not be able to afford 2-3k per year to buy a prescription so they end up sourcing it in street drug form or from the kind of ‘Dr’s’ that’ll give you a Brazilian butt lift in your own living room 😂
And we all know that ladies and gents of a certain age really don’t want to be messing with anything promotes muscle and bone density loss! The kardashians will be fine of course, cos they can afford the best healthcare and regular blood monitoring to ensure they don’t become nutritionally deficient but not everyone can afford the same.. but may still want the results .
Remember when they said that dermal fillers dissolve within 6 months .. and now there’s women walking around with shelves on their faces instead of lips .. well I hope this drug doesn’t trigger a generation of middle aged people riddled with osteoporosis walking around looking like 90yr olds .. yikes! 🤣
@@LxUxNxAI feel the points you make are extremely valid and the misuse/abuse of the drug and the sure to follow counterfeits, are in fact a bigger concern than the side effects of the actual drug as these can be mitigated by solid medical monitoring.
If you're excessively obese, this would be an easy tradeoff. People don't realize the havoc that being obese raises on your entire body, particularly your cardiovascular system. If you can meaningfully lower your weight from obesity to a healthy range, even serious side effects are probably worth dealing with in the short term.
1st time I've watched..came up on my suggested...amazing content not only education and entertaining but REAL ❤ lived it. Wasn't considering this product but watched anyhow..u kept my interest!
Will Def check out more of your vids 😊
I was on it for a month but the side effects crippled me. The no-food chatter was mind blowing, but I wasn't thirsty either so it was a struggle to have even a bit of energy. If it wasn't so expensive I would have continued and hoped that energy levels would increase to train.
What were your side effects
My wife said she felt nauseous constantly like being sea sick around the clock and only lost 6lbs it didn’t work for her.
Picked up some of this, under Doctor supervision will commence next week... Thanks for the heads up.
Sell out
Ever thought about making a collab with Ryan Humiston where you can both talk about your love for drugs?
It seems a pretty simplistic and generalised way to put labels on people like ‘unmotivated’ just based on your assumption of them not having a gym membership.
Tons of people train outside by themselves or in group whether it’s running, cycling, swimming, boot camps, outdoor gym you see in a lot of city parks. I’m not sure where your numbers are coming from but you’re missing out on a lot here.
BTW you can also reduce your appetite and lose weight by fasting or going on a VLCD. When you come off of your regimen you'll have to build back up your appetite. And that's (drug) free.
whats vlcd?
@@jj6392 Very low calorie diet
Most people who try to fast will be hit in the face by the hunger hormone and then binge eat so it’s not for l the majority
Very informative, I've subbed for the honesty. 🙌🏽
The problem with this is that people don't value what comes easy. You will have to stop taking it at some point and then the cake eating will come back without self discipline.
The drug might not be a problem but the user still is. Its still just another mask.
James hypothesis is that for a number of people this will jump start their motivation to self-improvement. Inevitably, as you said, many will fall off the wagon almost immediately, but for those that don’t there are massive benefits.
@@nockianlifter661It teaches people nothing in terms of discipline or knowledge of healthy nutrition and exercise. It literally slows the digestion of food down so the subject feels siated. As pointed out, this is just another sticking plaster.
It's another drug to pump into ourselves that can also have serious side effects (stomach paralysis being one, Wegovy are being sued for it).
@nockianlifter661 I can't disagree.
I had a part time job, lot of walking and carrying, that effectively acted as my ozempic equivalent causing me to lose weight because I just didn’t eat a lot between work, school, and sleep. That initial kick in the butt changed my whole view on fitness. I couldn’t, in good conscious, disagree either, even if it’s a long shot
Well said! I commented something similar.
I love it! HOW...HOW??? Who leaves food on their plate...what's hungry got to do with eating?!?!?!
Hi James, great video and great for you to still be willing to change your opinion. I was on a different drug for a few weeks that had the GLP-1 as a side effect and I feel everything you said. Everything.
It also worked just as you describe but I had to take a pill a day. I lost 20 pounds in 4 weeks, but I lost loads of muscle as well. Anyway, I was stupid in my approach, taking the drug and going for 5-10k runs every other day while eating as litle as the drug would make me.
I would assume, if I would do it again today, if you try to take in as much Protein as you can stomach AND work out hard in the gym 3-4 times a week, that you can severely minimize the muscle loss. And as soon as you start eating "normal" again, combined with the hard training, muscle should just as quickly return. Whats your opinion on this.
I go on vacation in December... and I am currently toying with the thought of going through another cycle in late Oktober/ earlyNovember to get shirtless-ready.
what was the pill?
I use clen for 6 months now. From 135kg weight today 108,5kg atm. Started with 4 days a week gym. After 2 weeks i begun with a calori decifit diet (1200 calories). Now i do 1500-1600 calories with atleast 150-200g of protein. I went from hating the gym to loving it. From 4 days to 5-6 days minimum a week. You need more discipline then motivation. I had have no problems with clen at all thankfully and i agreed with everything you said in this video
This might work for some people but for others its a nightmare. Im a personal trainer and my client was put on this by his doctor for weight loss. While he did lose weight, he was hospitalized twice, once saying he had pancreatitis, the second time to have his gall bladder removed. They believe it was caused by Ozempic. There are many, MANY more similiar stories out there, very easy to research. It's not worth the risks, he says despite the weight loss he wishes he never took it. Without his gall bladder, he's incredibly limited in what he is able to eat now and all his favorite foods are out of question. I suggest anyone interested in this so called miracle drug to research it throughoughly beforehand.
Can work for anyone, it’s all about the dosage and cycle. Unfortunately this product is over prescribed without proper guidance. Micro-dose this once weekly.
This particular compound has now twice. Semalglutide is old news.
The difference between a medicine and poison is usually the dose.
Don’t be lazy do it properly, it can save lives.
I’ve only worked with it got 7 years, I can tell you it’s 90% success rate with no side effects or rebound.. AT THE CORRECT DOSAGE (the pens are too high for most people)
I have my gall bladder removed and I can eat anything?! - no restrictions, your client has had bad advice
I100% relate to this…I have achieved the same feeling this drug gives by omad…eating 1 mean a day. And I’m flabbergasted that I can get the feeling of hunger for a bit but not be bothered by it and then it goes away. People don’t realised that the hunger /cravings/addiction feeling for food is totally different to the hunger feeling in “normal” people. It’s bit of a paradox…less you eat, less you feel hungry (cause insuline spike).
I run 5/10km a day or do weights (now with protein shake after run) and still can go without food till dinner time.
Will it not be the same as most fad diets… the loose the weight, come off the drug and then put it all back on again?
Yep, exactly 😑
That was my concern. Also, I wonder about long term effects, not only on muscle loss, but about other deficiencies (B vitamins, calcium, albumin). A lot of things I guess I'll have to look up.
Not if you reverse diet out of a calorie deficit. Increasing calories slowley each week reaching a point where you have maintained your leaness while having upped your calories. Metabolism restored. More food etc.
You're one honest dude, and we appreciate it! 🙂
The miracle will turn into a nightmare over a 5 years time span, mark my words.
Are you talking about side effects?
@@Mojo702hormone crash
But, diabetics take it, and have for years?
@@gazrothAvAFeeder There’s a distinct difference between taking it for diabetes or for weight loss. By the way, the little horror stories are already popping up and you can imagine what effort the Miracle drug industry is making to keep the publicity positive.
Listen, I’m not a doctor or a scientist but I do know that a drug with strong effects is destined to have strong side effects. Pharmacists will be the first to admit that a drug without side effects is a drug that simply doesn’t work.
People have the tendency to turn their wishes into beliefs. So they talk the bad away. You wanna lose weight in a way that’s sustainable, gradually, healthy? Go for IF (16/ 8) and in a year you have lost the weight in the most healthy way. That’s my two cents on the matter :)
I was prescribed Ozempic but was only informed about potential sickness and not muscle loss. I did stop eating as much and tried to focus on protein intake and after a few months it became difficult to get the medication, so i was taken off of it. Immediately, i was hungry, especially in the evenings and started to binge eat, even when i knew i shouldn't be.
Ive been prescribed it again for diabetic reasons but this time I've made sure that I am getting my protein intake 150-180g per day and have started to try a build back some muscle from the gym.
Ozempic works for sure but i wish i were told about the muscle affects because i have a lot of work ahead of me to try and build it back up as i felt weak from taking it the first time.
I've been taking semaglutide compounded for 2 months, then brand name Ozempic 1 mg for 2 months & finally brand name Ozempic 2 mg dose pen for 6 weeks & only lost 7 lbs. So only 7 lbs lost in 5 1/2 months. On top of that, my muscles are no longer contracting or pumping during my daily workouts (6 days a week bodybuilding gym workouts). I am stopping it. My muscles are not rock hard the way they were prior to taking it. I have been lifting weights for over 30 years, so I know when my muscles are not responding the way they should. I am in the process of getting my fasting insulin tested. Ozempic may have lowered insulin too much, hence the loss of muscle firmness & contraction problems. I have found through my research that many people are actually losing muscle mass & even bone & tissue weight on top of the fat loss. Perhaps most weight loss is NOT fat loss. I am pre diabetic & A1C had gone down to 5.5 but went back up to 5.9 after taking the stronger 2mg Ozempic. It's really upsetting & I think this medicine has alot of unknown side effects and probably long term health problems & risks.
For a guy that criticises people for using gear, he sure blasts a lot of gear.
For the purpose of honest and open educational TH-cam videos…
They’re amino acids mate.
@@JamesSmithPT And tren is just molecules, just like water. Trying shit out to learn from it is fine but don't pretend it's not a drug.
@@JamesSmithPTYou've turned into a total hypocrite for views. From all the sniping and bitchy comments about steroids to now promoting a drug that was initially manufactured for diabetes and is now used as a quick and temporary fix for fat people who refuse to change their shitty habits. Did you explain the stomach paralysis it can cause? Not to mention long term side effects that are totally unknown as of yet 🤦.
Poor show, James.
@p4inmaker but you still drink water...
Just ordered my first month thanks to this video. Appreciate the no bullshit, straight talking approach you give James.
Hi Dean, are you in the U.K.? Just wondered where you ordered it from? I’ve google searched but some sketchy websites are coming up 🧐
@@Rob-Bishop Same, I'm looking for it but it looks like the only way to get ahold of it is through your GP, who won't prescribe it unless your BMI is over 30
Where from bud?
@@quintonj1616 Yeah I’ve drawn a blank from anything reputable other than GP. Or maybe I just don’t like taking risks 😅
what dosage ?
Respectfully, this is really quite disappointing. I’ve no doubt you are self aware enough to know your sales ability, this video might as well be an advert. Young viewers will be watching this. You must appreciate that your target ‘group b’ audience will not be the only people influenced. Kids googling off the back of this to inject themself with a questionable substances because what you say holds meaning for them. It’s your honest take and that’s cool but with great power comes great responsibility. I think you’re successful enough to factor that in to your content somehow now. Would you want your son to take this stuff?
If he was 40kg overweight. Yes.
But your missing my point. This video won’t just impact those deemed as obese, that’s not who I’m referencing. It’s to the extent you’re recommending it that’s the issue, with a few added seconds at the end to ‘balance’ it out. It’s a polarising hot topic and I fear you’ve gone for the high views here instead of offering more of a pragmatic approach (which I honestly think you usually do really well and I do like your stuff). This is just dangerous ground and I think you’re underestimating the impact you can have on people in more vulnerable positions- like teenagers.
@@HollyKennedy-l8p I think people will find in a video what they want to find in a video. The video could have beeen bleak but made a passing reference to weight gain, and some members of society will run with that and use it to justify taking these compounds. Trying to be objective, it seems like James was correcting a prior video were he had called out such substances, and trying to be more balanced. He talked about how he lost a lot of weight quickly, leading him to stop the course he was on, and even mentioned being sick trying to get a protein shake down - none of these are particularly incentivizing comments.
There is a faction of society that are morbidly obese, and these compounds can help them drop weight to a point that starting exercise and healthy habits become a reality. It shouldn't be a tool misused by anyone trying to get from 10% to 8% BF, but as James explains, those unmotivated members of society, for whatever reaons, may struggle to start a healthy lifestyle as even 100 steps may leave them breathless. Another issue with excess adipose tissue is impact on hormones, especially testosterone, and therefore reducing the adipose tissue prior to kickstarting a gym routine may help with energy levels and a range of other factors.
My takeaway, as a guy who'd like to drop 10lbs, but know I'm no seriously overweight, is that this is a useful tool for those who perhaps haven't worked out for years, barely get 6000 steps in a day, and perhaps overeat due to a range of factors in their lives. This will allow them to drop excess fat to more manageable levels for an exercise plan, possibly help with T levels, and perhpas even bring some back from the point of being pre-diabetic. It's not for everyone, and that was clear from the video - but people will see what they want to see.
@@HollyKennedy-l8p people took the blood clot jab over an overhyped flu. This shit if researched more as he said in the video, if made better, it could possibly solve obesity in its entirety with minimal side effects. People take steroids all the time to gain muscle, why the fuck is it now a bad thing to get a similar boost for people who just want to lose a few pounds?
Such a good video James
great comment at 9:08 the action precedes the motivation. you need discipline first. glad you said that.