Losing weight with Ozempic - by Train4Strength

Can you really lose weight with medication? Ozempic, Rybelsus, Wegovy. All of these are forms of medication falling under the semaglutide or glp-1 agonists. They are immensely popular at the moment because you can lose weight with them.

Originally these medications were invented for patients with diabetes. Doctors quickly figured out that their patients were also losing a lot of weight. But is it truly possible to lose weight with Ozempic or other forms of this medicine? How does Ozempic work?

How does weight loss work?

Weight loss is all about having a negative energy balans. What does this mean?

Men typically burn around 2500 calories daily without exercising. This is of course an average and can differ significantly per person.

If this man eats 2500 calories daily he will mantain his weight. If instead he decides to start consuming 2300 calories daily he wil start losing weight slowly. This happens because he is now at a negative energy balans. He burns more energy than he consumes on a daily basis.

How do people get fat?

If the same man starts eating 2700 calories daily he will slowly gain weight. He is now at a positive energy balans. He is accumulating more energy than his body needs. This person might not even notice this for a while and probably believes he does not eat a lot. But little by little his weight and fat levels will go up.

How does Ozempic work?

The reason people succesfully lose weight with Ozempic is that it decreases apetite. Its not that Ozempic itself makes you lose weight. But because you start eating less you get into a negative energy balans. Study after study show that once people stop using Ozempic they gain back their weight since they start eating more again.

Is Ozempic for you? 

That is a question only you can answer under the guidance of your physician. Some physicians prescribe Ozempic to their overweight patients. Just remember that the negative energy balans makes you lose weight, NOT the medicine in itself. At Train4Strength we do not intend to substitute the role of a physician and give medical advice but we teach you how to eat in a balanced way, taking into consideration your energy balans. Contact us for a training or nutrition plan.