Game-Changing Oral GLP-1 Coming Soon!

[@irismoreno6909]

I’m in my early 70’s and went to WW forever. Reached my goal ONCE. I’m onboard to get on glp! Have my physical next week so time to talk to my dr. Thank you for your wonderful channel!

[@thedownsized]

You got this!

[@veronicalifeuneditedrosari4093]

Great show. I am on zebound. And feel great. Best thing ever for me.

[@thedownsized]

That’s awesome

[@EllaBlackwood-n1z]

Your news programs get more professional every week. Impressive!

[@thedownsized]

Thanks

[@ranihurd248]

Love your jean jacket Laraine! Thanks fo your insights as always!

[@thedownsized]

Thanks! It's from Lucky Jeans. I've had this for literally YEARS, and it was always tight in the arms and I couldn't button it. Now 50 pounds down, it fits!

[@lindahancik-gc4tm]

I just joined WW to learn how to eat properly while using Glp-1. I agree that GLP-1 is helping to achieve the goal. It helps when you see a loss on the scale. WW does work and diets that eliminate what you like to eat, do not work. Here they teach how much of what you like to eat is keeping you from losing the weight. I hope I said that correctly. I am making better choices as well. My first month I found by testing the food that were off limits on elimination diets, I limit the amount and lost!!! I can eat carbohydrates, keep my blood sugar in check and lose weight. But, the GLP-1 and portion control is the combination that makes it work. The pairing between the two has been a major success for me. I believe WW should call you and get your opinion, thoughts and results. ❤

[@thedownsized]

Call me WW! Haha. Yes for me it's always been about portion control. On WW you can eat anything, but you can't eat EVERYTHING. Before GLP-1's I had a hard time stopping at 1 portion of something. Now that my brain is not telling me to eat all the time, it's much easier to eat smaller portions.

[@nadeneshearstone2408]

I would LOVE to attend GLP-1 focused WW meetings! There would definitely be a need for those!!

[@thedownsized]

WW has online GLP-1 Zoom meetings, but I really haven't found them helpful. Thanks for watching!

[@michaeldietz1223]

Great news segment! Lots of upcoming GLP-1 things for sure. Thanks for the updates!

[@thedownsized]

Our pleasure!

[@randomdude7200]

Been following Lexaria for a while now...looks very promising for an oral GLP-1 format.

[@thedownsized]

CD: it does look like it could be a good option

[@lanny1991]

@@thedownsized I have been invested in Lexaria for a few years. Dehydratech is the real thing, whoever controls it will control the GLP market, but also several other markets. The process works on everything they have tried it on to date.

[@elizabethbagwell3795]

Thank you 🎉🎉🎉

[@thedownsized]

You’re welcome 😊

[@Becoming.Bianca]

Laraine, you are glowing!!

[@danacaro-herman3530]

Yes, maybe she's with child!!😅

[@valeriemartini6315]

@@danacaro-herman3530that’s what happens with GLP’s and menopause.

[@thedownsized]

@Becoming.Bianca thanks! I'm still tan from our cruise :)

[@thedownsized]

@danacaro-herman3530 OMG at age 55! Girl shut the front door! :)

[@thedownsized]

@valeriemartini6315 Luckily for me I had my tubes tied after child #3 which surprised us when I was 37!

[@JeniLamberto]

I've been on a wl journey 4 eva. I have been fairly successful since a gastric sleeve in 2016. Then I started a compounded glp-1 August 2022. Both of these events have been life changing for me. What I can say from my early sleeve days is, preparation is key. These meals are great and super convenient, but if scarcity of these is an issue, food prep is so helpful. Meal prep once of twice a week can make a huge difference.

[@thedownsized]

4 eva :) Meal Prep agreed can really help. I just get lazy lol

[@vanash4]

I get my ZB prescription through WW and have had no issues. I hope they continue.

[@gatheringplace4239]

What is WW??

[@ragingrah3789]

Thanks for the updates! I use WW. My frustration with the app is that it doesn’t keep a running tally of calories consumed. I have to add them up throughout the day. So many others do it automatically. When my subscription expires, I’ll likely try something different. Sad to see since it’s been around so long.

[@thedownsized]

WW really has never focused on calories. They like the points system- hard to figure out and not sustainable for the rest of our lives. I find with compounded Tirz I don’t have to count calories or anything except maybe protein.

[@Bspear44]

My wife and I have both been using the Lose It! app, having used WW on and off many times in the past. We find Lose It much better, and it not only tracks the running calories through out the day, but you can set it to track all the different macros. Very helpful when trying to track protein consumption.

[@thedownsized]

Lose It is a good one. I've used it in the past.

[@NorthlandSLC]

The hearing also asked why only Americans were paying for their research, the other countries are not. Novo nordisk is a danish company not American but puts factories in the USA. Denmark doesn’t pay research and development. Germany is $69 mo., and France is $75. Americans have private insurance and agency corruption so they can get away with it here.

[@thedownsized]

Thanks for watching. You are correct, we covered the hearing in detail here kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4Gqi3-PpZZokM0

[@Gemma1558]

Weight Watchers needs to go fully on the GLP1 route and incorporate living on GLP1 medication’s into their meetings completely, I am not against tracking. I track my calories every day and have since May 5th. I’m actually going to continue to do so indefinitely because that’s what keeps me literally on “track”. They need to bring the things together: eating healthy, exercise, monitoring your intake of protein, fiber, calories, etc. and being on a GLP1. They need to incorporate talk about the effects of GLP one etc. basically Life on GLP1. The good old gals can ride along for the ride and still do their tracking, weighing etc. and all that without taking the shot.

[@thedownsized]

💯yes exactly! WW should hire us to get the company back on “track” 🤩 (see what I did there?) 😀

[@diokdin]

Thanks for all the update. ❤

[@thedownsized]

You are so welcome

[@MindyMikami]

I’d be down to try an oral drug. It would certainly simplify storage to not have to keep it cold. 🤷‍♀️

[@inggomez-allen7920]

So very informative ❤❤❤❤

[@thedownsized]

Glad you think so!

[@barbhuber7502]

I’m in the Dallas area, I saw the pizza one at HEB.

[@juliesheehanmorgan]

I’m in the UK and about to start on an oral ozempic trial. The trial is called Ascend Plus. Not been on jabs

[@thedownsized]

🎉good luck! Keep us posted!

[@janicestjohn8190]

I’m in uk too. How did you get on the trial Julie?

[@juliesheehanmorgan]

@@janicestjohn8190 Hi Janice, I was contacted via my GP data base as I fulfil the criteria, I often get fliers for BP studies etc but don’t bother but obviously this peaked my interest. You have to be diabetic over 55. Day 5 on the lower dose tablets. Bit nauseated but so far, so good. You get the real thing for 3 months then you get randomised for this or the placebo. x

[@juliesheehanmorgan]

@@janicestjohn8190 I’ve replied Janice but can’t see it. Can you?

[@JamiGoss-f3h]

WW needs to drop their membership fee for GLP-1 access.

[@thedownsized]

Agreed!

[@Gemma1558]

I’m in Southern California and I’ve looked several stores for those Nestlé foods and I’ve also only seen the cauliflower pizza crust one at one store nothing else.

[@cherylsloan1305]

Same here in TX!

[@thedownsized]

Thanks for checking!

[@kathytodd983]

Only saw the pizza at Walmart. Didn’t look very good to me. I passed. Hope to see more product soon. I’m in Ohio. I LOVE Kevin’s individual frozen meals but they are $7.99 each!!!! Ugh. More greedy companies….

[@loriruiz6759]

Hi! I saw the meals available at a Walmart in AZ. I was able to add them to my cart on the app but I did not purchase it yet. I believe there were 2 pizzas, a Mac n cheese and 1 other meal.

[@thedownsized]

I just checked our Walmart there was one item online and it was out of stock. According to the press release there will 14 items

[@ivalani]

7 days trial to compare oral and injectable glp1s seems way too short!

[@thedownsized]

That’s just the first phase

[@lanny1991]

It isn't meant to check weight-loss. That will come, you want to make sure you can get it into the body and how much before you spend huge dollars on a larger trial.

[@juliesheehanmorgan]

Hi there. Week one for me on the oral ozempic trial. I can’t compare as I’ve never been on the jab. This first month is a 3mg tablet daily (no idea what comparison dose is to the injection) Very nauseated the first day but comes and goes now, felt more tired than normal lol. I still feel very hungry and crave food. I’m a WW member so flicked it over to the GLP-1 part of the app and I’m trying and managing mainly to get my protein and veg in. What I’m finding is that I’ll have a much smaller meal than normal and feel incredibly full when I’ve finished it. Hoping the ‘food noise’ will decrease soon but presumably that’ll come with the bigger dose (7mgs daily) which I’ll start in 3 weeks. I take that for 2 months then get randomised for either this or the placebo 🤷‍♀️ Re WW meetings. I think there’s room for GLP-1 and the ‘old guard’ Not sure what the groups are like in the USA but they’re very much like coffee mornings here, people who’ve been going years losing and gaining the same few pounds/stones (I include myself in that!) and imo if that suits them, fair enough, everyone’s happy. I’ll be honest, I’m telling very few people I’m doing this, not even told my group leader yet, as it’s a bit of a guilt trip over here, considered cheating to an extent. Ridiculous I know Love the channel

[@thedownsized]

Sounds like you are on your way! You must live in the UK? I get the "cheating" comment over here as well. When I told my WW group about this, some were interested, and some got very upset. Keep trying to eat that protein and good luck!

[@thedownsized]

CD: I love hearing about the trial - we would love to have you on the channel to talk about it. Good luck on the adventure

[@juliesheehanmorgan]

@@thedownsized Yes, more than happy to be involved with that. In the new year when I’ll be into the swing of it or as I’m just embarking on it? Julie

[@thedownsized]

@@juliesheehanmorganawesome keep us updated - we look forward to hearing about your expei

[@marshsundeen]

These medicines do not forgo eating plans. I do not use Weight Watchers. I do half of my plate veggies on 1/4 protein, 1/4 starchy carb. I am prediabetic, so carbs can be slightly problematic.

[@thedownsized]

Thanks for watching!

[@thedownsized]

CD: you are correct and I like your phrase “eating plan” it’s a very different concept than a diet and does not come with the last 50 years of toxic baggage which is part of WW history I am not sure I believe that Weight Watchers as a brand is viable today. But I do believe there is a space for programs that work with GLP-1s to help users learn and reinforce sustainable, healthy and delicious eating habits

[@AnnHoffman-lm5fm]

125 patients, no blind testing is not enough to get excited about.

[@thedownsized]

It’s early phases

[@michaelclanton1152]

The Lilly stock has been down 2 days in a row 2.51% I wonder what is going on.

[@thedownsized]

It bounces everytime on of the competitors in development makes an announcement

[@karenrussell2075]

Do you have a code for moichi?

[@thedownsized]

Yes! Give $40, get $40 using code QIYGO8 Joinmochi.com

[@CrazyCatLadyinLA]

I think Laraine is spot on with her take on WW. Corporate is pushing one business model ("welcome GLP-1 users") but that is the complete opposite to the local offices ("eff GLP-1 s"). Those two parts seem to be working against each other and it shows.

[@thedownsized]

Exactly! Thank you for your confirmation (eff GLP-1's haha!)

[@marieque9298]

Have you guys ever thought about doing a podcast?

[@thedownsized]

That’s basically what some of our segments are - we just don’t distribute through the podcast networks. That may come eventually but it would be the samecontent

[@lisabufkin]

I see the protein meals on the Walmart website.

[@thedownsized]

We will check it out

[@DebZimmerman-f7x]

Hey guys help, I have been trying to Join but there is no button where do I find it?

[@thedownsized]

Are you using a phone or a computer?

[@DebZimmerman-f7x]

@@thedownsized iPad

[@DebZimmerman-f7x]

Laraine was supposed to upload a training video for me 😟

[@MindyMikami]

Just click on the description (and maybe the “more…” link). Then you’ll see the link to join. Once you click the link, you’ll see the different options available. Hope that helps.

[@DebZimmerman-f7x]

@@MindyMikami Thanks Mindy I got it you’re the best 😉

[@Shazza53]

My understanding is Dr. Nadowlsky (who was the head of the WW GLP-1 program, after they bought his company) has left WW and he is now getting ready to start another company which will support GLP-1 and other means for weight loss). Like Loraine, my experience with experienced WW members is they tend to be adamantly opposed to GLP-1s and many see it as cheating. I think WW will have a difficult time surviving since unless they figure out how to get on the GLP-1 track. Noom, for example, seems to have fully embraced GLP-1s. Apologies for rambling 😊

[@thedownsized]

I believe you are correct

[@thedownsized]

I love Dr N - I follow him on Instagram. He’s smart to separate from WW. I haven’t been to a WW meeting for several weeks now- it’s kind of exhausting to tell people about these meds and what they’ve done for me, only to have most of the members give me dirty looks or say that it’s cheating.

[@naturallifestyle888]

Tried the oral it didn’t work at all!!

[@thedownsized]

Not surprised. Hopefully the newer versions being tested now will be better.

[@inggomez-allen7920]

I’ve found that Oral meds aren’t as effective as injections

[@thedownsized]

Theoretically this is a different technology that solves for that. We shall see how it works

[@lanny1991]

Oral will never be as good as injection. But you take it daily and overtime you should still get the results you want.

[@thedownsized]

@@lanny1991 CD: the science is evolving rapidly. never say never

[@carolmills1174]

I’m curious. Is the young lady on your thumbnail your daughter? 😊

[@thedownsized]

Nope - just a model I have a subscription to a photo service. Our girls have no interest in being on the channel.

[@gatheringplace4239]

My son may need this med for methadone withdrawals. He wants to get off so bad and still work… not wanting to loose his job. Does anyone have any important info on this???

[@thedownsized]

CD: Please talk to your physician - there is research on GLP-s and addiction that is promising but I have not seen anything on methadone withdrawal. Best of luck to you and your son

[@gatheringplace4239]

@@thedownsizedThank you!! He is backing off of the methadone himself right now he has been going to a methadone clinic for 4 years now and desires to be free!!