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Consistent pace at 40 lbs in 8 months is exactly what this medication is built for - the small-to-moderate range is where most of the users actually are.

Nausea vs. vomiting distinction matters in the side effect picture - the database format makes that separation visible in a way raw anecdotes don't. The vomiting cluster tends to correlate with dose escalation speed and fat intake around injection time rather than the medication itself.

6 months at 1mg and 16kg down is a strong responder result at a conservative dose ceiling. The goal-post reset after reaching 20kg is the right move - most people find the original target was calibrated when the outcome felt uncertain, and the new one captures where the biology can actually take...

drop in blood sugar can hit you hard with nausea. didn't happen on mounjaro but did on jardiance - sudden hunger and nausea and i had to eat something fast. diarrhea too, that stopped. learned to eat a little snack every 1-2 hours, even just a few crackers.

Can't eat for an hour after waking since I take thyroid meds first and these slow absorption so need extra time. Usually energy drink, lunch is protein with a bar of some kind. Gym after work or go straight home and eat. Smaller snack later then bed. Try to avoid eating close to sleep for better...

Track calories carefully for a few weeks using Lose It, My Fitness Pal, or My Net Diary. If nothing moves, lower and try again. A year with no loss? It's worth tracking. I'm your height, doing well on Mounjaro + walking + calorie counting for 14+ months.

13 pounds in the first month isn't crazy — just water from glycogen and other shifts. that's a strong percentage of body weight. 17 weeks in now at 1% per week average, aiming for 1-1.2% to be aggressive but not stress myself out too much.

That's so true. It's like, my hunger signals are sort of different, but is that the meds or am I imagining it? I guess tracking stuff would help.

I've lost about 60 pounds since last year thanks to sema. It's weird how your brain doesn't catch up. Even when I look at pictures, it's hard to believe it's me.

Possible but annoying. Normally you'd break the vial and measure it out, then you have to filter before injecting—glass bits are not something you want in you. Total hassle. Easier route: fill it with BAC water the normal way and inject half the weekly dose compared to a RT30 vial.

I kept things quiet in the beginning too. Once I felt confident and started seeing results, I confided in one or two friends. After about six months, I opened up more. Now, after two years, I tell anyone!

Congrats on the weight loss!

So I started this medication last Friday. I am not telling anyone, only my friend who is naturally slim. Three coworkers have used similar meds, but only one mentioned it. Why am I so secretive with her? We are close friends! I don't know why I'm not sharing, maybe I'm worried it won't work, and...

Awesome!

How long have you been working at it?