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I’m Going Back on the Semaglutide and Here’s Why

No bullshit....just raw honesty

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Jo Piazza
May 28, 2025
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I promised you I’d be forthright and honest about what’s going on with my body these days after hopping on the semaglutide train and losing thirty pounds last year. So here it is: I’ve been off semaglutide for about three months, and I’ve gained back around ten pounds of the thirty I lost.

Is this catastrophic?
No.

Do I feel like a failure?
Also no.

But I’m still going back on it.

Here’s why:

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