[US] Meetups or local groups in the US?

Down 13 lbs since starting and honestly the online support here has been a huge part of it. I was wondering if anyone has found or started local in-person groups in the US, even just casual coffee meetups with folks on similar journeys. Would love to connect with people nearby who get it.

Down 19 lbs myself and yeah, appetite crept back a bit for me around week 6 or so, though nothing like pre-med. Haven't found a meetup in my area either, but there's a decent local Facebook group for my state that fills that gap. Might be worth searching your city name plus GLP-1 and seeing what pops up.

Not sure about meetups near Sarasota, but I've had decent luck just posting in the regional threads here when I wanted local input. For appetite, mine crept back a bit on the higher dose but nothing like before I started - I'm on the pill form and down about 30 lbs.

Down 23 lbs here in Durham and hadn't thought about meetups till this thread, but I did stumble on a Triangle-area group that way. City plus GLP-1 in the search bar worked better than I expected, worth trying for you too. Even just one coffee with people who get the journey sounds nice.

Down 26 myself and never found an actual meetup near me either, but the city-plus-GLP-1 search trick worked for me too and turned up a couple folks an hour away. We ended up doing a monthly coffee thing and it's honestly been worth the drive. Congrats on the 13, that early stretch is a big deal.

Down 21 myself in Rochester and no meetups found here yet either, though I havent looked hard. Might try that city-plus-GLP-1 search around the Twin Cities since even an hour away beats nothing. Congrats on the 13, the early stretch went by fast for me too.

Down 14 on Mounjaro here in Cincinnati and had the same thought about finding people nearby. The city-plus-GLP-1 search turned up nothing for me yet, but I might just start a thread for the Cincinnati area and see who bites. Even one coffee meetup a month would be worth it.

Down 55 here and the monthly coffee thing another poster mentioned is exactly how I got started too - one person an hour away turned into a small group of four. Starting a city-specific thread like you said is worth a shot, that's honestly how mine got going.

Started mine in a similar way - made a city thread, one person replied, and now four of us meet monthly. Even if it takes a few weeks for someone local to surface, it's worth posting. Congrats on the 13, that early momentum feels great.

53 lbs down here and can vouch for the slow-build approach - my group took over a month to get a second person, but now we've got a regular crew. Definitely post that Cincinnati thread, someone's always lurking who never starts things themselves.

69 lbs down here and my group also started with a single city thread reply, so give that Cincinnati post a shot - lurkers eventually show up. Congrats on the 13, that first stretch is a good sign of things clicking.

45 lbs down here and my city thread took nearly a month before anyone replied, so don't read silence as a no. A coffee meetup is low pressure enough that people actually show up once one or two do. Cincinnati should be big enough to pull a few lurkers out.

Seven months in and down 34 myself, and the meetup idea works - I found my group through exactly this kind of city thread. Don't stress if the first week is quiet, ours took a while to fill out too. Cincinnati's a big enough city that lurkers will show up.

46 down over about a year here and I can confirm the slow start thing - my city thread sat quiet for weeks before the first meetup actually happened. Posting your own "who's in Cincinnati" reply rather than waiting might speed that up.

Memphis here and no local group yet, but congrats on the 13 - I'm only 9 in so the online side is carrying me too. If you're near Cincy, thirding the idea that posting a direct roll call works; I might try the same for Memphis and see who bites.

Another Memphis person checking in, down about 16 lbs and hunger has stayed mostly quiet for me. Adding TN to the title sounds worth a shot, apparently there are more of us here than I expected.

Texas here and my city's thread was dead until I made a roll call post with a specific coffee shop and weekend - got four replies that week. 20 lbs down myself and I'd say just pick a date and place, people commit way easier to something concrete than an open-ended "anyone nearby?"

The concrete plan thing is real - I posted a roll call in my area months back and we've met a handful of times since. Oddly it also helped my maintenance headspace, since 71 lbs down gets easier when you're talking to people face to face who actually get it.

Phoenix here, down 37 lbs myself, and I'd second the concrete plan idea - when I finally named a specific cafe near Tempe and a Saturday time, three people actually showed up. Ended up easier than I expected.

Ohio here, down 35 lbs, and this thread convinced me to just do it - I'm posting a roll call for my city this week with an actual Saturday spot and time instead of another vague "anyone near me?" Hoping I get even one reply like you all did.