OP here. I am 50 year old white dude and 5'8". Family with one kid he's 10. Doc apt end of last year we talked fat shot and I was not a fan of the idea. Still not. But then I was 296lbs and the plan was I would loose 50lbs by this summer so I could go zip lining. Well I weighed in at 301lbs Friday. I have been yoyoing between 285 and 295 past 6 months - we just got back from beach vacation which pushed me over the 300 mark. While my kid is in school I eat good lunches and walk almost daily. Then go out of town for a weekend trip and after spending 2 weeks loosing 10lbs I find it in 2 days. I know the answer is hard work and a clean diet. Last time I was sub 200lbs and fit was football in 10th grade. Not sure if insurance is going to cover zepbound or not - not sure I'll take it if they do. But I need to do something different
I'd like you to try something that's free and fairly easy to do. Download a free app like myfitnesspal or something similar and track your calories for a few weeks. Everything you eat or drink needs to be logged even if it's only 10 calories. Get an average over a few weeks and see where you're at. It is a very eye opening experience for a lot of people. My wife lost almost 18 pounds this way with zero exercise.