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Slow titration on Reta is worth it. The bonk at 3mg is usually temporary.

The clothes you forgot about are the best progress tracker. Day-to-day change is invisible; the closet reveals what the scale misses.

Protein quality on the food side is where the muscle-loss question gets answered. What you eat changes the composition picture.

I'm also fasting! Took my first dose on Saturday. I don't notice any big changes in appetite or food noise. Still getting cravings all the time. Feeling pretty bummed.

I stuck with 2.5mg as long as it worked, which was about 9 weeks. Then I bumped up to 5mg, and I've been on that for a year now. Planning to taper off in the next few weeks, hopefully. I'm almost at my target weight.

The variations in energy aren't caused by the medication itself. It's because of the calorie reduction it causes. If your caloric deficit is too large, you'll feel exhausted. Try controlling your weight loss by consistently eating calories day to day. Starve yourself one day, and you'll feel...

Okay, super personal question, feel free to ignore, but did you have any surgery for extra skin? Also (even more personal) did your boobs shrink on their own? Mine are huge and I'm hoping they'll go down with the weight loss, but they're not cooperating so far.

Total transformation! Well done!

I upped my protein intake quite a bit and haven't noticed any major shedding. Maybe try that?

You're almost the same as me in age and body type! It's awesome to see and gives me hope!

From March '25 until now, I've shed 51 lbs. That's 51 lbs of doubt and negativity gone! It wasn't a walk in the park. Some days, I was super frustrated, ready to throw in the towel, especially when the scale wouldn't budge. But I stuck with it. Imperfectly, but consistently. And I'm finding...

Totally! It's so frustrating when people act like it's a 'magic bullet.' I've lost about 45 pounds since last year, and I'm still working my butt off with diet and exercise. It's just so much easier now to stay consistent. Exactly!

It's so nice when people have something good to say about our choices! I ran into a colleague I haven't seen in ages. She's seen me at my heaviest too. She's… not the most tactful person. She just point-blank asked if I was using Ozempic. I told her the truth and waited for the other shoe to...

It's amazing how much sema can change your life. It's not just about the weight loss, but also about feeling comfortable in your own skin again.

So true about moms noticing first! My mom is the only one who knows I'm on it, but she commented I look slimmer. I've dropped like five pounds in the last 2-3 weeks. She said she can tell by my back, my upper hip and lower waist area.