Losing weight FAST?!

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Outlier pace at the start is more common than people realize - some people just respond that way. Enjoy it while it lasts.
 
60 lbs in 80 days is unusually fast at 1.7mg - protein and resistance training matter more the quicker the rate. Muscle loss at that pace requires active counterwork.
 
Starting at 305 and losing 23 lbs over a few months on Wegovy is actually pretty standard early trajectory at that starting weight - the concern about sustainability applies more when the rate is high relative to current body weight. Getting serious about eating habits partway through is when the real acceleration tends to happen anyway.
 
10 lbs passively before dialing in diet is actually a reasonable start - the medication moves the needle slowly for some and the food work in month 4 tends to accelerate it.
 
84 lbs at 7.5 Mounjaro before switching to 0.5 Wegovy and still maintaining suppression is a strong starting position. The slow-going feeling after the big early losses is almost universal - the pace does feel different when you're not working off the same initial deficit. The OP's 1.7mg is a higher range for Wegovy - how long did it take to get there and what happened to the pace when you did?
 
25-30 lbs back while not eating healthy is actually the honest version of what stopping or neglecting the behavioral piece produces. The oral rybelsus route is a real option and some people find the consistency of a daily pill easier than remembering injections. What does the pill protocol look like - is it the same mechanism as the injected form?
 
11 months on Wegovy through 1.7 losing slowly and then 2.4 making you sick before switching to Mounjaro in February is a path the OP might be heading toward if 1.7 keeps working for now. The OP dropping fast on 1.7 is the better version of that story - when the higher dose is working without side effects, staying with it rather than switching usually makes sense. How long has the fast rate been going?
 
Second week of Wegovy pill with 1 lb down is a slow start compared to the OP's fast drop on shots, but the pill form tends to build more gradually. The goal area of early 30s weight is a familiar target. Are you planning to stay on the pills or is there a point where you'd consider switching to the injectable form if things don't pick up?
 
First three weeks on MJ, weight came off just from an unintentional deficit. Wasn't tracking calories at all, appetite just wasn't there. Dropped 3.5kg across those initial three weeks.

Calorie counting now though, plus 10k-plus steps daily on a treadmill five days a week and a couple hours of sports on weekends. Figured since this medication's part of the routine anyway, might as well maximize everything toward a sustainable lifestyle shift, since staying on it forever isn't the plan.

Set an hourly alarm as a reminder to drink water and get up and move. Desk job means without that nudge, hours pass sitting still with zero water.
 
Why bump the dose up when the weight was already coming off fast? Would drop back to 2.5 and hold there until you hit at least four straight weeks without any movement on the scale.
 
Just hold steady at the current dose, weekly loss isn't guaranteed every single time, especially after the rapid drop already happening, the body's essentially pumping the brakes until things average out. Completely normal pattern. Stay consistent and the scale should start moving again within a few more weeks.
 
That pace doesn't sound sustainable to me, kind of worried about where that leaves you health-wise right now. Might be worth a call to your doctor, maybe even dropping to a smaller dose.
 
Losing six or seven pounds through medication? That's only around two or three kilos. Cutting carbs for a week alone could achieve that same drop.
 
Hey, our situations line up closely though I started a bit earlier than you. Also 5'2 and weighed 187lbs when I began .25 on March 1st. Barely lost anything the first couple months either. It does build up over time though, and as of today I'm 28lbs lighter, now at 159. Also had to pause two weeks for gastritis and had to work back up to 1mg (just took that first dose today) after only being on it a couple months before the break. Averaging roughly 5lbs monthly, though the unplanned pause put me a bit behind, still on track for another 20-25lbs by year's end at this rate, though it's fine if the timeline stretches out more. So don't stress, you'll get there too.
 
well, here's how switching to tirz went for me.

i was only on a smaller wegovy amount, way less than what you're describing. since tirz works differently, a totally separate mechanism, i had to restart from the lowest dose.

ramping up over the first couple months, i actually gained a few pounds. by month three, the number started dropping, just gradually. now fourteen weeks in, i've lost back what i'd initially gained and am roughly even with where i began.

so only now am i seeing real forward movement after over three months in. it's fine by me, but honestly caught me off guard. still think this medication works better overall, and i'm planning to stay on it long term, no regrets about switching. just wasn't expecting that particular detour along the way.
 
Working on losing roughly the same amount myself. Went through a telehealth provider and got put on their microdose plan, a 4mg Wegovy pill taken every other day. Only a week into it so far, but things are looking good! No rough side effects and that food chatter in my head has quieted down. Rarely feel real hunger these days so I just structure meals around hitting protein and fiber targets, and it's been paying off. Rough guess puts me at around a 500 calorie daily deficit.
 
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