Recent content by Nicky_2002

From everything I have read, go with the smaller mg peptide vials, aim to stay roughly in the one-vial-per-month range.

The calorie and exercise details are always the most useful follow-up in success posts - the number itself is inspiring but the specifics are what people can actually model. How did you approach both?

The Zoloft and appetite connection is real and worth flagging to your prescriber if you haven't already. Some people find they can switch to an SSRI with a more weight-neutral profile. The maintenance phase is already impressive - 6 months holding after nearly a year on it is a solid result.

From 288 all the way to 128 and a weight not seen since your teens is one of the best outcomes you'll see here. 35 lbs in 6 months is on exactly the right trajectory for the same kind of result. What a story to share at the same milestone.

The calculation question is a good one and you're right that the remaining-to-goal number is more useful than the from-start percentage when trying to assess rate and timeline. The OP with 130 to lose is earlier in the journey - the calculation matters most when the pace starts to feel slow...

the peanut butter powder addition is a smart move - it adds flavor variation and healthy fat without much volume. hiding kefir in the shake is a good workaround if you find it unpleasant on its own; the texture and taste get masked well enough that most people can't identify it. the fruit...

First injection dizziness and nausea lasting a few seconds and then fading is the standard response that doesn't predict how things will go long-term. The OP's day 5 hunger coming back is early - the medication needs more time to accumulate. Day 5 is still well before steady state on weekly...

The emotional picture after stopping because of coverage loss is one of the most under-documented parts of the discontinuation story - it is not just the weight returning, it is the food noise coming back, the compulsive loops restarting, everything that had quieted starting up again. The mental...

@Drew_19 yep, when i was new i got anxious about timing and it just added stress. keep it simple, your body will thank you. enjoy the trip!

The glucose spike nausea is a separate mechanism from the GI motility slowdown causing the constipation - addressing both at once usually means finding a soluble fiber that works without fermentation byproducts, plus a stimulant laxative like bisacodyl on the days you're most blocked, rather...

Exercise plans on sema vary a lot by tolerance - starting light and building is the pattern that holds.

goal's 155-165. wife's been taking progress pics but i'm not seeing what i want. numbers are honest though. keeping my head up with the routine. this is becoming a lifestyle now, which is kinda the whole point, right?

You really don't need much: BAC water, 1ml and 0.5ml syringes for pinning, alcohol wipes, sharps bin. Everything else—especially empty vials—is honestly a waste.

stick with prozac unless you know for sure it doesn't work. it's got a long half-life and is well tolerated. no reason you can't cycle it sensibly. lots of meds are better that way than how they're prescribed - titrated up to doses that seem unsafe.

On it since Oct 2023, been at 1.0 for over a year. Lost 40, keeping it off. Food noise's back for months, no side effects anymore. Feel full quicker so I eat less. Four times I've thrown up in 15 months — starts with sulfur burps, then you know. Hours of it. Out of commission two days. Rough...