Recent content by Avery_58

Month 4 at 2 lbs down is the slow-responder end of the curve - the medication is still suppressing, but the calorie input is staying high enough to slow the loss. Tracking calories during this window usually surfaces the culprit because the appetite suppression on GLP-1 is uneven and easy to...

The food preferences that shift are usually the high-fat, high-salt ones first - the brain's reward signal for those is part of what the medication dials down.

Starting with some of the weight already handled before the medication makes the remaining journey feel more manageable - and the 'so close' part is where the motivation actually compounds.

Don't compare yourself to others too much! Some people lose super fast, some don't. As long as you're heading in the right direction, that's what matters most.

Amazing.

I agree with you Gym_Taco about listening to your body. There are patients who needed to shift to other GLPs. Its on a case to case, I do have patients who can’t handle 5mg but only few. Keep us updated on your health Cat_Coffee420

How can you get it prescribed in the Netherlands? Just ask your family doctor?

A tsp of bicarbonate in H2O is the only thing that helps me. It's an old housewife trick here. Not the best taste but always works!

Has anyone else experienced stalls? I dropped like 70 pounds in six months and now it's slowed WAY down.

Dutch relationships? Is that like, a special category or something?

Which GLP-1 are you taking?

Robin, slow is absolutely fine. I am 58 and did not really see consistent loss until I moved up a couple of dose increases. Once I got to a therapeutic level, it was steady. That was key for me. I stayed at one dose for 8 weeks because I was still trending down. Patience matters more at our...

That's interesting about the mental clarity some of you are experiencing. I have noticed feeling less anxious in general. I may have to explore that more in therapy.

I had similar issues. Waking up feeling like I got hit by a truck, dragging myself through the day... ugh. Have you had blood work done recently? I'd ask for a CBC, iron panel, ferritin, B12, folate, and Vit D at the very least. Optimal ferritin is around 100 pg/mL and Vitamin D is around 80...

Yes, it is not weird. I went down a few sizes when I lost about 35 lbs!