Tara Rothenhoefer has lost 200 pounds since taking tirzepatide. She said weight stigma is a serious problem and people often misunderstand how drugs work. Courtesy of Tara Rothenhoefer One patient in a clinical trial lost 200 since 2020 when taking the drug tirzepatide. Medication is not a quick fix: Prescription medication is expensive, and she … Read more
In 2013, after giving birth to my first child, I weighed 245 pounds. Even though I’m a yo-yo dieter and have lost 20-40 pounds since I was 12, this time I had to lose over 100 pounds. After experiencing gestational diabetes, I knew I had to achieve a healthy weight so I wouldn’t develop type … Read more
A new study shows that the medicine in the diabetes drug Mounjaro helped obese or overweight people lose at least a quarter of their body weight, or about 60 pounds on average, when combined with diet and exercise. Intensive exercise. By comparison, a group of people who also dieted and exercised, but were then given … Read more