30 months and lifetime apart

When you're almost 6 feet tall you can carry a lot of weight. I literally carried 242 pounds of that weight up mountains, on 20 mile bike rides, 1000+ peloton rides, and sooooo much more, and still I was just gaining.

GLPS saved my life. I took my first shot three months after this photo was taken, and in the first year, I lost a little over 90 pounds.

I had a few stops and starts, but maintenance has been relatively easy, and I pretty consistently fluctuate between a 90 and 95 pound weight loss.

I am stronger, braver, and more compassionate because of this medication(and because of the community that we have built here.)

I am proof that obesity is a chronic disease and not some sort of moral shortcoming. I wasn't lazy. I absolutely knew how to track my calories and macros and water intake.

I did low-carb, keto, South Beach, Mediterranean, Atkins, and hCG, and the only time I was thin was when I was killing myself by not eating enough or killing myself because I was working out too much.

These medication's corrected a metabolic issue that was exacerbated by external stimulus, and as a result, my body regulated to its optimal functionality. I will stay on this medication as long as I am able.

My last parting bit of wisdom is to encourage you to evangelize this class of medicine. If someone tells you, "you're cheating," you say "being healthy isn't supposed to be hard" or "I didn't agree to the rules of your game" or "fuck off steve it's none of your business."

Tell your story. There is so much power in owning your own narrative. unapologetically correct people when they say stupid hateful things. You are perfect. You are loved.