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Eight months at tight caloric restriction with minimal loss is worth reviewing with the prescriber - the appetite and behavioral variables are worth separating before concluding the medication failed.

The camera-dodging to before-and-after posting arc is one the community here knows well - the transformation captures both what changed and what the avoidance cost. Insurance coverage playing shenanigans with the med mid-journey and still getting here is the harder version of the story.

Week 2 at 4mg is early for the full effect - most people report the clearest signal between weeks 3-5. The reduced appetite at lunch and dinner is already ahead of the usual timeline.

I'm so happy for you. It makes a huge difference in how you feel! I hope you are also doing some resistance training, it's really important to maintain muscle mass while losing weight.

Keep it up!! Wish you all the best on your journey.

Nice one! Congrats!

That is amazing work! I am down 70lbs, but just can't seem to push any further. Hoping this med will help me get to my goal weight.

You look great!

That's incredible. Your health must be improving by leaps and bounds! I'm starting soon for T2D, thanks for the motivation.

I saw something interesting that might help some folks in this thread. There's a pilot program for GLP-1 education that uses a Duolingo-style format. It could be a good resource for understanding more about your journey and managing expectations. I think they were looking for testers too.

This study helps explain the connection between cannabis and appetite-related hormones. They found a trend for changes with glp1 (p 0.08) related to cannabis use, but significant changes for other hormones. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9458022/ In short: “cannabis administration...

Hey Georgie, that's really inspiring! I've been on a GLP-1 for almost a year, and I'm starting to think about what happens when I stop. I've lost about 50 pounds; I started around 180 and am now fluctuating between 125 and 130. My biggest fear is gaining it all back!

That's a great success story!

You're on the right path! Keep it up!

Thank you for sharing on the community! Just a friendly reminder of our rules. We don't allow discussions about non-FDA approved versions of semaglutide, nor do we allow buying/selling of any meds, including via PM. Do not respond to unsolicited DMs offering such; they aren't endorsed by this...

I agree with Funky_Guy - you look a decade younger! What's your secret??

You've got an amazing smile - congrats!

I saw someone on another forum say, I feel that SO HARD. I'm down almost 80 pounds and the food chatter in my brain is *gone*.

That's awesome! Way to go on losing 100lbs!

I pay like $100 for it in Hungary, no insurance needed. I heard the US subsidizes medicine for the rest of the world. Seems true for Ozempic.