The receptivity pattern on restart is upregulation, not downregulation - the medication works harder coming back, not less hard. Long-term continuous use outperforms stop/start cycles for weight maintenance in most of the existing data.
Thanks, everyone! Scale_Girl722, I'm just using a basic weight tracker app, nothing fancy. Just logging the weight. I probably *should* track more stuff, but baby steps! lol
Hey everyone, I wanted to celebrate a win with people who get it.
I'm so stoked to say I finally dipped below 220lbs this morning! So damn pleased with myself.
I was doing great for a while. Used to be a bit overweight when I was younger, but really turned things around in my late 20s and...
What starting dose did you use? Wow, you went up fast! Were you not getting results on lower doses? I started low, and I only lost 3lbs this month, so I think I need to go up! I'm still just at 1mg.
Oh man, the constipation is no joke! I went through a rough patch on tirz where I felt completely backed up.
Water and fiber helped a little, but I started thinking about a different way to approach it. I read some stuff from Ashley Koff (a registered dietitian) and she talks about how piling...
This might be dumb but does the FDA green list mean shipments will get stopped and people will suddenly not be able to get their meds? That part is what stressed me out reading the news.