Twaun · @TracesofTwaunsLife
How I lost 125 lb on Wegovy then Zepbound
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“It wasn’t peaches and cream — and the second chapter still counted.”
Chapters
Twaun starts near 394 lb with scary blood pressure and family heart history on her mind. If you’re carrying health fear and a long history of diets that didn’t stick, her path — Wegovy, then a slower Zepbound chapter — may help you see that switches and stall weeks can still be part of progress.
- Start
- 394.4 lb · severe hypertension
- On Wegovy
- ~95 lb lost (with stall weeks)
- Switch
- Zepbound from Dec 2024
- At filming
- ~125 lb total loss
- Access
- Insurance covered Wegovy 100% (her account)
Hypertension made waiting feel unsafe
Family heart history pushed her to act on weight-related blood pressure.
Coverage unlocked the start
Wegovy at 100% out-of-pocket at first — then the first box in-office.
She started midweek anyway
Weekend tip for side effects — Wednesday got the first shot on camera.
It wasn’t peaches and cream
Gain weeks and flat weeks still sat inside about −95 lb on Wegovy.
A slower second chapter still counted
About 30 lb more on Zepbound, after roughly 95 on Wegovy.
Considering & access
She was tired of obesity and hypertension. A coworker on Mounjaro planted the idea; appointments got cancelled and rescheduled in her head before she followed through. Insurance covering Wegovy fully was what finally made starting feel possible.
Starting & stalls
Her provider suggested a weekend start for side effects; she began midweek anyway and kept notes. Wegovy wasn’t a straight line — she finished that chapter around −95 lb, with weeks that felt frustrating mixed in. “Not peaches and cream” weeks don’t erase the pounds that did move.
Zepbound second chapter
From December 2024 she moved to Zepbound and kept losing — roughly another 30 lb toward about 125 lb total by the time she filmed. After a big first act, smaller months can still count toward the total — especially when you’ve already been on a GLP-1 for a long stretch.
Questions for a clinician
- Given my blood pressure and history, is a GLP-1 appropriate for me?
- When early weeks stall, how should we respond?
- If we switch medications, what pace and monitoring should I expect?
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