Look at me now!

Switched my timing around and found mornings work better for sleep — Tesa and Ipa first thing, second Ipa post-workout early afternoon. Body recomp showing up really well now.
 
been on the same pep stack about 3 weeks now. same time each night, half hour before sleep. sleep quality's gone way up. just curious what everyone else's protocol looks like.
 
finished week 3. started 0.5mg, jumped to 1mg this week. fatigue early on but gone by day 3. gained a bit the first two weeks, which was weird. week 3 at 1mg, weight finally dropped. still hungry but the 'eat more' voice is quieter. can stop when full now.
 
started when i was 35 and it was intense at first—heavy, painful, week-long periods. then it started lightening up month by month. never had that kind of regularity before. actually got pregnant after 14 months and had my son in december.
 
That's the kind of post that makes you stop scrolling. The camera thing changes when you're not spending energy hiding. Congrats on getting there.
 
Going from camera-avoidance to posting a before/after is its own milestone. The transformation is visible and the confidence to share it matters as much as the numbers do.
 
Before-and-afters like this are the ones that land differently depending on where someone is in the journey. Someone just starting needs to see that the work pays off; someone mid-way needs the reminder that visible change is happening even when the scale is being stubborn. The shift from staying out of photos entirely to posting one publicly is its own milestone that has nothing to do with the number on the scale - it's the mental image catching up to reality. Health markers improving alongside the visible changes is the part that doesn't show in the photo but often matters most for the years ahead. The self-image update always lags the physical one, and this kind of post helps bridge that gap for people who haven't reached the point of seeing it in themselves yet.
 
Libido and stamina improvement is one of the consistent non-scale benefits that comes up here - partly from weight loss and partly from the metabolic and hormonal improvements that accompany it. These changes tend to compound as the weight continues to drop.
 
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.
 
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