On 28 November 2025, I hit my heaviest weight ever ....71.6kg. My knees were screaming in pain, my body felt alien, and my mind was exhausted. The irony? I wasn’t living recklessly. I didn’t overeat, I didn’t neglect exercise. I tried my best to live healthily, yet the numbers on the scale kept climbing.
Desperate to understand why my knee still hurt months after arthroscopy, I drove 45 minutes to the clinic for an ultrasound. The scan revealed the harsh truth...stage 4 osteoarthritis in both knees, with bad fluid causing inflammation and swelling, plus a meniscus sticking out of place. No wonder I couldn’t walk properly.
The doctor didn’t sugarcoat it. PRP , stem cell or other injections wouldn’t help. My weight was burdening my knees further. Abudeeen! I knew that already, but what could I do? Every attempt at weight loss ended with me gaining more.
That’s when she suggested GLP-1 Tirzepatide injections, once a week. Since I’m already at menopause, she explained it could help balance hormones too. If I managed to fix my BMI, then other treatments could be explored to ease my knee condition.
The next day, I went for a full health screening. You can’t just take GLP-1 because you want to lose weight and not everyone is suitable. My results were… not great. Liver issues from statins, sluggish thyroid, borderline kidney function, insulin resistance, low vitamin D, iron deficiency and the list felt endless.
Still, I told the doctor: “Just inject me. I don’t care anymore. I just want my life back.”
So on 28 November 2025, I had my first Tirzepatide injection at 71.6kg. Fast forward to 5 January 2026, my weight is 67.8kg which is a reduction of 3.8kg. Not bad for someone with so many health issues and not the best candidate for GLP-1. Alongside the injections, I take 10 supplements daily (split into two sessions because swallowing all at once stresses me out). My goal? To reach a healthy BMI by February 2026. Errr,,,,, another 12kg reduction at least.
I also added Traditional Malay Massage (Confinement Lady Massage) to my routine. It helps straighten and unblock veins and nerves, giving me a sense of renewal.
It’s been over a month since I quit statins, and my cholesterol has stabilized. My blood sugar is fine too.
Honestly, surrendering myself to GLP-1 has given me hope again. Before this, I thought I was waiting to die in bed. Now, I see light at the end of the tunnel.
I’ll share more about the side effects of GLP-1 in another post. For now, I just want to say... this journey is far from easy, but it’s the first time in a long while that I feel alive again.