I have heard for women say the surgery is a reset. I like that framing as it is still a reminder that we have to monitor inflammation.
I am still trying to figure out macros and caloric intake to help me lose the 60lbs I lost and see what happens with my Lipedema.
I am not interested in any of the glp options, not even the more natural options like salmon hydrolysates because it is a $200 per month commitment for life- unless you can find it cheaper!
I would wonder if a combo would work for those like me who also have obesity after a random weight gain... have any women tried surgery after a global had lasting results?
The hard part is finding lipedema doctors in the States (or anywhere).
ICD codes were approved here so I wonder how research will change.
My fear is the standard of treatment will shift to glp before surgery- forcing many of us to take something we don't want.
I’ve actually started thinking about a new project for LipedemaScience, and maybe you just gave me the perfect name for it! The LipedemaScience Macro School.
I had originally been thinking about calling it something like Weight Control by LipedemaScience, but one of the things that fascinated me most when I studied Human Nutrition was how dramatically calorie intake could change from what seemed like very small changes in someone’s diet.
When I worked as a nutrition coach at the university clinic, I remember one student asking why he had gained weight since starting university. When we went through his diet, we discovered that he had added a new snack between meals.. around 200 grams of nuts. Nuts are incredibly nutritious, but 200 grams is also a very large amount of energy, and that one new habit made a huge difference to his daily calorie intake.
I remember seeing the exact opposite when I worked at a rehabilitation centre with older patients and people recovering from serious accidents who struggled to maintain or gain weight. There, I would intentionally add things like butter, cream or oil to their meals because you can increase the calorie content significantly without increasing the volume of food very much.
Those experiences really changed the way I think about food. Sometimes the difference between gaining, losing or maintaining weight is not about eating dramatically more or less food. It can come down to surprisingly small changes in energy density, portion size and the foods we choose.
And that is exactly the kind of practical nutrition knowledge I would love to teach through LipedemaScience.
I have tried Semaglutide, Tirzepatide, and the newest one-Retatrutide. None of these drugs have worked for me. I suspect it is my genetic snips that interfere with metabolism (MTHFR) that have made them useless in my case. I know it’s not the Lipedema because I see the before and after pics on Facebook. It’s working for other Lipedema ladies. It’s very depressing to see it working for others and it makes me feel like a failure. However I have to wonder what the long-term effects will be with continued use of these drugs. You must use it for the remainder of your life or the weight will return. The only alternative would be to restrict food intake on your own and be hungry most of the time. It would take immense willpower to succeed without the drug. But bottom line is that they do not work for everyone.
Thanks for sharing, Connie. And this is also very interesting and informative. On the documentary I saw yesterday, there was one woman who experienced the same. And that must be very frustrating - especially since it’s so expensive. They also said that some companies in the food industry tries to develop food that GLP-1 doesn’t work for. Have you also tried restricted eating? And how has that worked, except for being hungry all the time? Also, which country are you living in?
Interesting. Yes I was eating at a deficit, staying just under 1,000 calories. I have quit the Retatrutide and my weight has increased by 2 lbs. I’m in the USA.
I have heard for women say the surgery is a reset. I like that framing as it is still a reminder that we have to monitor inflammation.
I am still trying to figure out macros and caloric intake to help me lose the 60lbs I lost and see what happens with my Lipedema.
I am not interested in any of the glp options, not even the more natural options like salmon hydrolysates because it is a $200 per month commitment for life- unless you can find it cheaper!
I would wonder if a combo would work for those like me who also have obesity after a random weight gain... have any women tried surgery after a global had lasting results?
The hard part is finding lipedema doctors in the States (or anywhere).
ICD codes were approved here so I wonder how research will change.
My fear is the standard of treatment will shift to glp before surgery- forcing many of us to take something we don't want.
I’ve actually started thinking about a new project for LipedemaScience, and maybe you just gave me the perfect name for it! The LipedemaScience Macro School.
I had originally been thinking about calling it something like Weight Control by LipedemaScience, but one of the things that fascinated me most when I studied Human Nutrition was how dramatically calorie intake could change from what seemed like very small changes in someone’s diet.
When I worked as a nutrition coach at the university clinic, I remember one student asking why he had gained weight since starting university. When we went through his diet, we discovered that he had added a new snack between meals.. around 200 grams of nuts. Nuts are incredibly nutritious, but 200 grams is also a very large amount of energy, and that one new habit made a huge difference to his daily calorie intake.
I remember seeing the exact opposite when I worked at a rehabilitation centre with older patients and people recovering from serious accidents who struggled to maintain or gain weight. There, I would intentionally add things like butter, cream or oil to their meals because you can increase the calorie content significantly without increasing the volume of food very much.
Those experiences really changed the way I think about food. Sometimes the difference between gaining, losing or maintaining weight is not about eating dramatically more or less food. It can come down to surprisingly small changes in energy density, portion size and the foods we choose.
And that is exactly the kind of practical nutrition knowledge I would love to teach through LipedemaScience.
I have tried Semaglutide, Tirzepatide, and the newest one-Retatrutide. None of these drugs have worked for me. I suspect it is my genetic snips that interfere with metabolism (MTHFR) that have made them useless in my case. I know it’s not the Lipedema because I see the before and after pics on Facebook. It’s working for other Lipedema ladies. It’s very depressing to see it working for others and it makes me feel like a failure. However I have to wonder what the long-term effects will be with continued use of these drugs. You must use it for the remainder of your life or the weight will return. The only alternative would be to restrict food intake on your own and be hungry most of the time. It would take immense willpower to succeed without the drug. But bottom line is that they do not work for everyone.
Thanks for sharing, Connie. And this is also very interesting and informative. On the documentary I saw yesterday, there was one woman who experienced the same. And that must be very frustrating - especially since it’s so expensive. They also said that some companies in the food industry tries to develop food that GLP-1 doesn’t work for. Have you also tried restricted eating? And how has that worked, except for being hungry all the time? Also, which country are you living in?
Interesting. Yes I was eating at a deficit, staying just under 1,000 calories. I have quit the Retatrutide and my weight has increased by 2 lbs. I’m in the USA.