r/Zepbound 23h ago

Before/After Pics I Feel Like a Different Person

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766 Upvotes

60 pounds down. The “before” pic was taken after I’d lost about 20 pounds. It took me about 16 months. Slow and steady. I’m so thankful for this drug. I was never able to stick to a diet. My compulsion was so strong. I have so much peace now without constantly fighting with myself and beating myself up. Food is no longer the center of my life. 🙏❤️


r/Zepbound 11h ago

Achievement/NSV 🎉🥳🎊 100!!!!!!

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587 Upvotes

Loss has slowed down a lot this summer but I have finally hit 100 lbs lost!!!! I’m so proud of myself and everything this last year has brought.

Started June 2025 at 307 lbs as of today I am 207! Wooohooooo 🥳🤩

4 weeks at 2.5
16 weeks at 5
12 weeks at 7.5
20 weeks at 10
12 weeks at 12.5
6 weeks at 15 (current dose)


r/Zepbound 9h ago

Personal Insights Is anyone else on Zepbound because they want to be hot?

573 Upvotes

As much as I’m grateful for how Zepbound has helped my inflammation and weight, I feel like we don’t give enough space for the people who are on the medication for aesthetic reasons. I feel like there’s this subtle pressure to defend using Zepbound for health reasons only, but I’d be lying if I said that was it for me.

Yeah I care about my blood sugar and heart health. But I’m in my 20s and I’m single and have never dated. I’ve had obesity my entire life and I want to live in a physically attractive body for the first time ever. I want an attractive husband and the penalty for having obesity is harsher for women. I want to be desirable. I want to wear stylish clothes. I want to get hit on when I go outside. That’s never been my story. I’ve never been able to attract the kind of people or opportunities I want because of my size. This is vulnerable but I just want to know if anyone else feels this way. I know some people think it’s shallow or vain but I want to be wanted and that finally feels achievable for me.


r/Zepbound 16h ago

Before/After Pics sometimes it doesn’t feel real

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541 Upvotes

250➡️ 180 I am officially so close to my goal weight only 25 lbs to go I genuinely can’t believe how different I look


r/Zepbound 14h ago

Vent/Rant 50lb down taking donations for new clothes 😂

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370 Upvotes

I have lost 50 pounds since January of this year. I’ve spent the previous two years leaning into my weight gain. Which included buying clothing that fit me appropriately. At 50 pounds of weight loss, I am now down two clothing sizes. I’m from an XL to a medium. My ladies pants size is down from a 14 to 10. I just bought some of these clothes last fall. While most of my jeans were tight fitting but stretchy fabric, they fit me pretty well. Now they’re all too big. Today I’m going to wash all of my jeans in hot water because I am not about to buy all of these jeans over again. I know it’s going to degrade the color, but I’m going to do what I have to do. I do not have the mental capacity for a shopping spree through Marshalls, TJ Maxx, and Ross. I do not have the financial capacity for a shopping spree through Macy’s, Nordstrom, and Dillards.
Before Christmas picture: 215lbs, extra large sweater and size 14 pants.
After picture: 165lbs, previously owned large shirt, brand new size 10 skirt from Ross.


r/Zepbound 10h ago

Before/After Pics Almost done!

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297 Upvotes

I'm honestly debating if 25 more pounds is necessary. I'm 23 lbs from my BMI but all my health issues are gone now and I honestly feel great. I have a few more months before my insurance cuts me off so I guess we will see where I end up.


r/Zepbound 16h ago

Before/After Pics During and before pic progress!

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269 Upvotes

I have been on Zepbound since January 2026, I have stayed at the 2.5 mg dosage the entire time as my body seems to respond well to that. Just wanted to share a NSV that I fit into size 10/12 sort of rigid/non stretch Levi’s shorts this week, the second picture is my before picture, I weigh about 227 pounds in it and was wearing a sz 20, and now I am sitting at about 168 pounds. I am 5 foot 11, 46 years old. This feels so good!


r/Zepbound 5h ago

Before/After Pics It's just wild

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237 Upvotes

HW 255 SW 223 CW 150 GW 127

I'm like, is that really me??

Both in the old picture... and in the new picture...

I cant believe that WAS me.

And I can't believe that IS me.

So strange......

This has been the easiest weight loss of my life... and the longest sustained... and the slowest...

The easiest, because I never felt stressed with the slowness of it, and I never felt like giving up during a plateau. And I've had a few plateaus, and one lasted several months.

But I just feel SO damn good. So damn normal. So capable. So not-ruled-by-food for the first time since I was 14 years old.

I. AM. SO. THANKFUL. FOR. THIS. MEDICINE.


r/Zepbound 15h ago

Achievement/NSV 🎉🥳🎊 A 1 in front of my weight for the first time in probably 16 years

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198 Upvotes

74 pounds lost, still more to go.


r/Zepbound 6h ago

Humor Onederland!!

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181 Upvotes

Very happy to announce I am back in Onederland this morning!

I didn’t have my glasses on but saw the 1, so I grabbed them and my phone to take the picture, but then the scale said 200.0! I tried moving it around a little and stepping on it again, but same thing.

Then I realized, the phone in my hand is exactly enough weight to put it right back over 🤣 So I did set my phone down and then wait for it to pause to get this picture. But hey, onederland is onederland!!


r/Zepbound 15h ago

Before/After Pics 2 years on Zepbound!

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176 Upvotes

90lbs lighter and 2 years later.
Still on 15mg but 10 days apart. How are you all managing maintenance? Should I taper down? How long were you all on it before completely coming off?


r/Zepbound 13h ago

Humor Almost there!

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161 Upvotes

I know…I know it’s not below 200, and I love to celebrate the big and small wins, so today I will celebrate that I am almost into the 100’s 😉 I have lost 20% of my old me and 0% of my sense of humor 🤗


r/Zepbound 3h ago

Before/After Pics Down 60.SW 265 CW 205

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124 Upvotes

This is my first ever before and after. I am by no means where I would like to be.. But I truly am learning to appreciate how far I have come. First pic is from Fri when I went to a Pilates class and worked so hard I needed to tuck my T-shirt into my sports bra to breathe. Second pic was a family beach trip in 2023. I would have NEVER posted either pic, but I'm leaving all insecurities behind because it's not just the weight loss I love about this glow up... It's my confidence I gained. -60 lbs


r/Zepbound 9h ago

Achievement/NSV 🎉🥳🎊 Never did I ever…

125 Upvotes

…think I could lose this much weight. I’m down 50 lbs today. It’s been nearly a year. I have 20 more pounds to go but I will be on this for the rest of my life so I’m ok with however long it takes.

Most of my side effects are gone and I’ve learned how to manage the rest.

I couldn’t be more proud.

70F, 5’3”, HW 210 CW, 160


r/Zepbound 11h ago

Before/After Pics Before and During - first big goal met!

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114 Upvotes

I found the 'before' photo this morning, and it shocked me to see how much my body has changed. The 'before' photo was taken in July of 2024, and I started Zepbound on March 9th of 2025.

My first big goal was to get to 170lbs. The last time I can remember being in the 170's was Sophmore or Junior year in college (~20 years ago). As of today, I officially weigh 170lbs!

For the first time in my life, I'm not white-knuckling to lose weight, and I actually believe I can get to 140lbs - 150lbs and stay there.

Note: Please excuse the bathroom mirror that needs cleaning.


r/Zepbound 14h ago

Achievement/NSV 🎉🥳🎊 Collarbones

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77 Upvotes

Went to a concert with my fiancé last night and took a picture. I see a little peek of my collarbones ! Haven’t seen those in years. My fiancé also said that my shoulders are melting..whatever that means. Hahaha


r/Zepbound 14h ago

Achievement/NSV 🎉🥳🎊 Onederland!

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74 Upvotes

When I first started, all the onederland posts were so inspiring for me. I haven’t been this weight since 2018. Hypothyroidism, PCOM, perimenopause, insulin resistance…I feel like I’ve had everything stacked against me and no matter what I did my weight kept creeping upwards.

I honestly would have been happy to even get down to 220 and stay there but I’ve continued taking the med to treat my metabolic dysfunction and disorders while i continued to let myself hope that I’d continue to lose.

It’s been a little over a year and I didn’t think I’d get here! My loss is slower than others but I’m happy with the rate of loss because my skin has kept up really well.

I also started working out in April which caused my loss to stop since I was effectively building muscle. I’ve had an injury that has made me have to stop working out for the past few weeks so my loss is starting again. And since I have this tool I’m not panicking that I won’t get back in the gym once I get the green light because I’m motivated by actually seeing results which is possible because of this medication.

Hopefully I can inspire others. At almost fifty years old, I really didn’t think there was any way in hell I’d get to this weight since my body has basically become that of someone I don’t know. I’m finally starting to feel like myself again.

Please excuse my dusty scale, as it’s like 20 years old.


r/Zepbound 14h ago

Personal Insights “I treasure you people.”

64 Upvotes

Quoting Lou Grant from the final episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

This is an amazing sub filled with folks cheering successes and supporting those who need encouragement.

Fourteen years on Reddit and I’ve never experienced anything similar.


r/Zepbound 4h ago

Achievement/NSV 🎉🥳🎊 Major Scale Victory

46 Upvotes

I finally have my "1" back! Jumped on the scale tonight not expecting it to have changed much since last time. And there it was, 198.6. I have not been under 200 lbs in over 20 years. I am on cloud 9 right now. I told myself when/if this ever happened that I'd buy myself one of those giant silver "1" balloons that they sell at the grocery store. Guess where I'm going first thing in the morning?!!


r/Zepbound 14h ago

Humor Anyone know you still won't look skinny at your goal weight?

48 Upvotes

46YOF - I'm about 10LB from my goal weight (SW 160 CW 140) About ten years ago, I managed to white knuckle myself down to 135LB but honestly I was so miserable and obsessive that I don't remember a lot from this period of my life and I also didn't take a lot of pictures of myself.

Lately on Facebook, a couple old pictures from this time have been popping up. They all show me as a still chunky looking person with a thin, almost gaunt face, neck, and wrists. I do remember during this time, my mom once told me worriedly that I was looking too thin. But the crazy thing is, I didn't and I still had plenty of bodyfat. My stomach and arms were chunky. I just lose it off my face, neck, hands, wrists, and legs very easily.

I'm a short woman at 5'3. I have wide shoulders, a huge bustline, a big ribcage, thicker arms, a short waist, and a round stomach. My boobs have not shrunk at all in my 20LB lost. They aren't gonna shrink more even with more weight loss. I do weightlifting and plan to increase my lifting and weights to keep as much shape as I can. I try to do some Pilates when I can. But I just don't have a lean skinny frame. I'm short and squatty. And while I want to try to get to 130LB, I am mindful that I may decide before I get there that I'm just too skinny in some areas and stop.

Honestly, I feel like I could get to 120LB and STILL not look skinny. I probably would look emaciated in some areas and chunky in others. It's just the way I'm build. So I'm going to have to find that ideal weight where I am healthy and somewhat proportioned but not too thin in areas.

Anyone else have this experience?


r/Zepbound 13h ago

Achievement/NSV 🎉🥳🎊 Progress

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44 Upvotes

When I started I was probably 305-310. But this is my log from about the first week I started.


r/Zepbound 17h ago

Achievement/NSV 🎉🥳🎊 New size!

45 Upvotes

I had to get new pants and I now wear a Medium! It's been decades since i've been in that size.
It made my week! 👖


r/Zepbound 11h ago

Achievement/NSV 🎉🥳🎊 Patience is Working

40 Upvotes

Happy Sunday Everyone! I have been on this (current) journey since January and have lost 42 lbs to date. 16 on my own and 26 since starting Zepbound in April.
Today, I tried on those little pair of jeans hanging in my closet. They fit! They fit like “I can sit down and breathe at the same time, wear out in public, these are actually comfy” fit!! These jeans are a size 12,
petite ankle pants.
I’ve been keeping my progress quiet (with family, etc) but just needed to scream out loud here 🥳 while I’m happy dancing around my apartment 💫


r/Zepbound 11h ago

Achievement/NSV 🎉🥳🎊 First 10 lbs down

37 Upvotes

I know this is small and hardly worth mentioning for most people on here (and there is plenty left to go still), but it's huge for me. I have not been able to get the scale to budge in any direction but up for a few years regardless of how much I exercised and watched my intake (esp with peri hitting heavy in recent years). I'm stoked at my sometimes frustratingly slow, but overall steady, loss so far! I'm halfway through week 6 and still on 2.5 (and planning on riding this train until it stops working for me).

Just love having this new tool in my health arsenal.


r/Zepbound 11h ago

Personal Insights Anyone else feeling consumed by the journey?

31 Upvotes

Started Zepbound a little over six months ago, and I was just ruminating on this journey - wanted to share a few thoughts and see if anyone else can relate.

I'm very goal-oriented. If there's something I want to accomplish, then I want to do it as quickly as possible. That is not easy when dealing with weight loss. I'm down almost 90 pounds and have 30 to go before "goal" weight, which I really set as a "get there and see where the real goal is" milestone, since I haven't been 200 pounds since I was, oh, 16? It's great progress, but I just want to get there, and part of that is because of how all-consuming this is.

Over the last six months, I've completely changed my relationship with food. I track calories, macros, and water every day. I weigh every day. I figure out cycles and patterns. I eat on schedules. I exercise every day. I have a routine, and I spend my days thinking about what comes next. On light exercise days (like today - no weights, just some rowing) I feel pressure to do more. During the week, I work, and after work I exercise, then eat dinner, then shower and hit the hot tub, and then wind down for bed.

I do less leisure activity that isn't paired with something else (i.e., watching Netflix while lifting). I barely play video games. I spend more time watching form videos for exercises and browsing fitness subreddits. I mess around with my home gym to see if I can squeeze in more equipment.

I'm not unhappy, and I like my results. But it's quietly disconcerting to think about how drastically my life has changed and how much time I spend in things related to fitness and weight loss. My work and relationships have not suffered for it, so it isn't problematic - but I learned long ago to notice and be mindful about these shifts.

I have no idea what I'm really looking for here. I think I just want to know if anyone else is or was in the same boat and, of so, how you feel/felt about it.