The needle is incredibly tiny, you don't feel a thing. I do mine on the abdomen. Squeeze some skin and push the pen gently until it sits flat. Painless. Count 7 or 8 before releasing. You'll find it easy. Won't be an issue by round two, I guarantee.
Right, when weight comes off we naturally shed some muscle too, mostly from the legs. Think of how buff and muscular someone's calves get when they're carrying all that extra load - they're basically wearing their own biological ballast. When it goes away, that goes away too.
Started sema back in March and stayed on it for four months, then switched to my fourth tirzepatide injection. Same experience-felt different before the changes showed. Stay with it!
Seeing fast results probably does lock in better habits long term. Once you know it's possible, sticking with clean eating and movement feels less like punishment and more like maintaining what actually works.