Down a clothing size already!

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Probably the Melanotan. Just feel off until you adjust. How's your diet though? Eating enough? Protein for muscle? Feeling terrible is common with weight loss because we're undernourished and the body pulls from us. Anything else going on, sick maybe?
 
missed wine on fridays after hard weeks but don't after a year. now i walk instead. always plan a sweet snack in my calories at night which helps. comfort eating is real—therapy helped too.
 
Vegetarian lunch prep: mix black beans, pinto beans, crushed tomatoes, basmati and quinoa. Add whatever spices you like. Splits to 5 days, about 590 calories and 31g protein. If you cook the rice and cool it you get resistant starch which means less calories absorbed and better fiber.
 
started eating on a schedule to help. easy to reach bedtime having only eaten like 500 cals. now i eat something every 2 hours even if i'm not hungry, protein shakes at breakfast and late afternoon, balanced dinner. lost over 100 pounds doing it.
 
Consistent weight training is key for holding muscle and bone while losing. Protein matters but it's not everything. Used to be fanatic about it pre-glp-1, now I can't stomach as much. Trying to be kind to myself. Still making gym gains.
 
pure weight's not a great measure cause different body sizes have different healthy weights. bmi works better and has problems too but it's solid enough for most people. comparing yourself to healthy body fat ranges or bmi targets is smart — getting there makes a real difference in how you feel.
 
just wanted to say - started at 328 and I'm down over 21 in five weeks now. the snoring and sleep apnea thing completely went away, which honestly feels like a bigger win than the weight. waking up actually rested instead of gasping at 4am. everything's shifting, labs look good. still getting used to this new baseline but yeah, the long view is paying off.
 
Regular measurements are the single biggest tool and that's exactly right at the stage the OP is in. 340 to 250 and a size 28 to 20 is visible change but the measurements track the body composition shift that clothes don't capture perfectly at the transition sizes. What's been the most surprising measurement change for you relative to what the scale was showing?
 
The still-seeing-yourself-at-the-old-weight thing after keto is such a real experience. 230 to 179 and still seeing 230 in the mirror - the mental adjustment takes way longer than the physical one. Size 20 fitting now is something the mirror will catch up to eventually. Congrats on 90 lbs down.
 
Kicked things off back in spring and by early fall I needed a whole new wardrobe. Then four months after that, needed even more clothes, eventually dropping from 200lb into the low 150s. My advice, grab some cheap comfortable clothes for roughly the first six months. I genuinely enjoy buying things that actually fit, just hate how much it costs. Still, really happy overall with where things landed.
 
Been on the second compound just over a year and dealing with the exact same thing. Definitely try on plenty of styles across different brands. Genuinely shocked at how small I'm able to go these days.

I still need extra room for certain soft spots on some pieces, so I'll size up there. Like, I've got some extra softness around my midsection, so undies get sized up so nothing digs in uncomfortably.

I've got measuring tape scattered all over my house now for online shopping since I honestly don't know my own measurements anymore. Also tend to favor online listings that include customer photo reviews alongside the standard sizing info, gives a much better sense of fit on actual bodies.

Congrats on how far you've come!
 
Noticing my body reshaping more than the scale actually dropping. A friend's told me the same thing. This drug class targets fat specifically, not muscle, and does it well from what I've seen. Not sure where exactly the fat goes, but my clothes are definitely looser or falling off now. Been on it since March. Just give it time.
 
I lost 30lbs and needed new jeans, shorts and a whole leather suit for riding my motorcycle on the track. Really happy I kept progress pics. Snapping that before photo made me commit to this path. I thought I was not too out of shape, yet the after pic shows I had fooled myself.
 
Pretty similar story for me. Started in March, bumped my dose up recently, and I'm down 14kg, sitting at 95 now. Dropped two dress sizes. Going up slowly has kept side effects minimal and my hair and skin are holding up fine. Weight disappears from odd spots though, more than half a shoe size gone, plus legs, thighs, chest and waist, more than 16 inches total. Was a little worried about that but my gym scale actually shows muscle mass trending up, and my knees bother me way less now.
 
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