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Abdominal pain is the signal to get checked before continuing - bloodwork and a consultation together make more sense than waiting to see if it resolves on its own.

The slower pace at meals is what most people adjust to last - appetite disappears faster than eating speed does, and the full-after-two-chips experience means the social side of eating changes most. Hard to explain to anyone who hasn't felt it.

8 lbs in the first month on sema is solid - the behavioral shift away from fast food shows the medication doing what it's designed to do. The insurance coverage gap story is the one nobody posts about enough: cold turkey from 15mg and gaining 8 lbs in a week before phentermine as a bridge is the...

I've settled into Sunday night shots. It's the only way to prevent the bad insomnia it tends to give me. I can deal with the Monday/Tuesday nausea since I work from home. This way, I can enjoy my entire weekend. I also use Shotsy.

Expensive. Another tax for being obese or having metabolic stuff. Insurance plans are denying coverage left and right. Some doctors think once you hit your goal you should stop. Social stigma's real. Side effects come with them and some stick around like tiredness. Weight loss isn't always...

I picked Saturday for no real reason and I haven't had any side effects at all (currently on 10mg weekly). I never knew there was an app to monitor progress.

tirz is solid for inflammation and a lot of people find relief from chronic pain on it. collagen helps with joints if you stick it out 12-20 weeks. the whole rest is pretty grey area territory though.

protein should be higher depending on your goals and weight. Greek yogurt with fruit, cottage cheese, nuts—those are solid picks. whole grain bread, eggs, avocado toast have good protein too. drink plenty of water and think about a nutritionist if you can.

your progress is honestly one of the best i've seen. how'd you manage energy for workouts on such a tight calorie budget?

Hey RetaBoss659, are you working with a doctor to monitor your progress? Tracking labs can be really helpful!

my morning coffee tasted sour after reading that. getting a mots-c 40mg kit tomorrow that i ordered. gonna update here once it's reconstituted and sat in the fridge 24 hours.

emotional eating was my whole thing, and mounjaro made that noise just... quiet. still want stuff sometimes but that constant all-day thinking about food? gone. first couple months i still had the pull but 4 months in it's genuinely different. the urge's just not there anymore.

I'm so glad you decided to post! Congratulations on your progress!

spitballing here but what if someone started with low test, got in terrible shape, then hopped on TRT, built muscle and actually dialed in their nutrition and training? might be able to jump off TRT and use other compounds to boost natural production back to 600+. probably wishful thinking.

So true. I didn't tell anyone at first because I was scared it would fail. After losing close to 100lbs and being at a healthy weight for almost a year, I still keep it to myself.