Category: Taking Wegovy®

As you strive to maintain your weight-loss progress, you may be wondering why your health care professional recommends that you continue to take Wegovy® while sticking to a reduced calorie diet and physical activity routine.

Why is it so hard to lose weight and keep it off?

There are 2 stages of weight management: losing weight and maintaining weight loss.

Reducing calories and increasing physical activity may lead to weight loss. But this weight loss can cause a change in appetite hormones, which makes it hard to maintain that loss.

In a study, 9 out of 10 adults with obesity didn’t maintain weight loss long term.

Wegovy® helps reduce your appetite

Your brain gets signals from different places in your body. Some of these signals are called appetite hormones that help regulate how much food you eat. Wegovy® works similarly to one of these natural appetite hormones, so you eat fewer calories and lose weight.

A few FAQs

Q: What is a weight-loss plateau?

A weight-loss plateau is when your weight loss slows or pauses even while you are still sticking to your weight-management plan.

Q: If I stop taking Wegovy®, will I regain the weight I’ve lost?

In medical studies, people who stopped taking Wegovy® generally regained weight.

Q: Can Wegovy® help with weight maintenance?

Yes. Wegovy®, along with a reduced calorie diet and increased physical activity, can help adults with obesity, or some with overweight and weight-related medical problems, lose weight and keep it off.

Keep your progress going

To continue progressing toward your weight-management goals, it’s important to continue taking Wegovy® as prescribed by your health care professional and making (and maintaining) changes to your physical activity and dietary habits. Working closely alongside your health care team may allow you to create the best care plan for you and your individual circumstances.