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The running progression is real - I started with short walks and now I'm doing 5Ks without even thinking about it. A year on GLP-1 does something different to your relationship with exercise. It stops feeling like punishment and starts feeling like something you actually want.

It's the same answer every time and there's a reason - the fundamentals don't change. Protein and volume eating do most of the work. The medication just makes it actually achievable for people who couldn't get there otherwise. The 'just eat less' framing misses why that was hard in the first place.

Mounjaro completely changed things for me too. The first few weeks you're still adjusting but once it kicks in it's a different experience than anything else I'd tried before. The key for me was starting low and not rushing the dose increases - gave my body time to adapt without the side effects...

Anyone else here use cannabis? I've noticed that sometimes it seems to negate the effects of the semaglutide, especially the feeling of fullness. Just curious if anyone else has experienced this.

The wait for that first shipment is brutal. I remember refreshing the tracking page a million times when I ordered mine!

Awesome! You should be very proud! I started around the same time, with 2.5 mg then 5 mg, and I'm at roughly the same weight as you now!

Fantastic progress. The sunglasses are a great touch for the progress pic. You look incredible!

Hey macro-counter, which costs more? Your peptides or your supplements?

Yes, definitely! It's like, you look in the mirror every day, so you don't notice. That's where the progress photos really helped me. It's also why I use the GLAPP app religiously, even when I don't think anything's happening.

I do psyllium husk, magnesium glycinate (400mg), and NAC (1800mg). I also try to get about a gram of protein per pound of body weight.

Thanks!

Hey everyone! So many great comments on my last post, I wanted to answer some of the common questions and share another face progress pic - I've dropped 130 pounds now! The biggest question was about tips for beginners. It's tough because there's no easy button, but tracking my shots and weight...

Did the attachment work? I just clicked on it but I can't seem to get it to open. It was "The Effect of Non-Nutritive Sweetened Beverages on Postparandial Glycemic and Endocrine Responses" by Zhang and others.

Artificial sweeteners shouldn't cause much of an insulin reaction. This meta-analysis I saw showed that post-meal glucose, insulin, GLP-1, GIP, PYY, ghrelin, and glucagon levels were almost the same as when people drank water.

Compounding pharmacy? What's that? Is that like, they make the meds themselves?