Lauren · @ThisAlaskaLife
My 1-year, ~90 lb transformation on Zepbound
Published
“Not keto — GLP-1, food, and exercise.”
Chapters
Lauren (This Alaska Life — mom of six) shares a year on Zepbound inside a real household: hunting, fishing, kids, and friends who ask what she’s doing. If you want a story set inside an ordinary busy life rather than a polished before-and-after, her honesty about pace and dose may help.
- Start
- 238.6 lb
- ~1 year
- ~145–148 lb (~90–95 lb)
- Height
- 5′5″
- Med
- Zepbound · up to 7.5 mg for much of the year
- Side effects
- Few · feels sick next day if she overeats
Med is a big part — not the only part
A doctor-advised Zepbound plan sat alongside food and movement she could own.
Slow titration still delivered 90 lb
She stayed longer on each step, topping out around 7.5 mg for much of the year.
A tool — not a magic pill
What she tells people hoping the shot does all the work.
Near goal, the focus shifts
Building muscle and energy to keep up with family life became the next chapter.
Not keto — GLP-1, food, and exercise
Straight answers when friends asked what she was doing — no secrecy tax.
Considering
She describes weight that piled on through pregnancies and stress, and a doctor-advised path onto Zepbound. She’s clear when people assume keto or a secret diet — it’s GLP-1 plus food and exercise. Being straight with friends can reduce the secrecy tax.
Starting & titration
She started at 2.5, moved to 5 after a few months, then 7.5, and stayed there much of the year. She didn’t race the typical titration schedule — she wanted her body time to adjust while habits caught up. Side effects were few; overeating tended to make the next day feel sick. Loss showed up early enough to keep her going. Slow titration can still deliver a strong year.
Building through the year
Incremental weeks, thrifting new sizes, Alaska family life in the background. She used the scale often as her compass early on, then loosened the food-log grip once patterns stuck. Near goal, focus shifted toward muscle, energy, and keeping up with kids — fishing waders and airplane weight limits stop feeling like quiet barriers.
Near the year mark
Around the one-year mark she talks about settling near 145–148, considering a lower dose, and living in clothes that finally fit the life she’s in now. Arriving near goal with a moderate max dose is a valid shape of success.
Questions for a clinician
- How should titration look for my side-effect tolerance?
- What should we track besides the scale?
- Near goal, what’s a sensible hold, space, or step-down plan?
Also in First months, Questions & stigma
This story belongs to Lauren. Watch the full video on YouTube