When did food noise quiet down for you?

[BusyCookie]

Hey everyone! I had my first injection yesterday. I'm super curious when you all noticed a change in that food chatter. I know it's different for everyone. I feel like it's *slightly* better today, but could be wishful thinking!

 

[CompoundLoss]

It was immediate for me.

 

[Scale_Girl722]

It took a couple of weeks for me to really notice it. I'm about 3 months in now, and I still think about food a good bit, but it's nowhere near as consuming as it was before starting on the medication.

 

[ReconClean]

I'd say around week two.

 

[RunBeer282]

During the first week, I mostly wanted water. Then, the second week is when I saw a drop in the constant desire to eat. I'm about at the 3-month mark myself, and this just changed again; I have almost ZERO desire to eat now.

 

[TransformMe]

The first day, I wanted salt like crazy. Electrolytes helped me a lot.

 

[Dose-Sis]

I did my first dose last night and haven't felt anything different, and I haven't had any bad effects either. Everyone is different, so it's a waiting game I guess.

 

[BusyCookie]

The first day, actually! But later, toward the end of my first month, the food thoughts came back a little bit as I got used to the dose. I bumped it up, and now it's gone again.

 

[CleanBoss]

I noticed it on day one, and I'm on day three now. I'm finding that the food noise is basically gone. I'm also feeling full much faster.

 

[CompoundLoss]

I inject on Thursdays, and I'm good by Saturday. It starts to come back Tuesday evening.

 

[Scale_Girl722]

Strangely fast for me too, @BusyCookie. I experienced the food noise quieting down within days of my initial injection of the medication. It wasn't *totally* gone but the constant thinking about food felt like regular hunger instead of a 24/7 obsession.

I've read that these meds impact appetite and dopamine in the brain, so it makes sense that lots of people see reduced cravings pretty early.

 

[BusyCookie]

Thanks everyone for your input! It sounds like there is a pretty wide range of experiences!

 

[cracker_potter]

Same! Fine alone but family wants chips and appetizers and sweets everywhere! Didn't know what food noise meant until it vanished!

 

[ReconClean]

Well, I just did my fourth injection at the lowest dose, and the noise is still there, but lighter. I think part of the thinking about food is just the need to actually plan and think about what to eat. My feeling of fullness comes and goes. I often feel like I *could* eat more, but I'm forcing myself not to. No bad effects so far though, so I'm happy. I'm hoping the food stuff improves as my dose is increased.

 

[BusyCookie]

That's great to hear, @ReconClean! A normal hunger signal is actually kinda nice. Mine has decreased a good bit lately. I'm hyped to see how it goes over the next couple of weeks.

 

[Scale_Girl722]

I've also noticed a shift in *when* I feel hungry. Before the meds, I wouldn't want to eat until noon or 1 PM. Now, I get really hungry in the mornings – like, painfully hungry. It's strange because I thought it was supposed to decrease appetite, not make it worse in the AM!

 

[RunBeer282]

I'm with @Scale_Girl722, my eating times have shifted a lot too. Before starting this, I'd eat around noon. Now I'm hungry at like 5 pm. It's all messed up, but I'm eating less overall.

 

[TransformMe]

Before the meds, I wouldn't want to eat until noon or 1 PM. Now, I get really hungry in the mornings – like, painfully hungry.

Maybe try a protein shake to hold you over until your usual eating time? Extra protein is never a bad thing.

 

[CleanBoss]

Something I've noticed is that I don't save the best bite for last anymore. I used to save the most flavorful bite for the end of the meal. Now I eat it when I want it, because there's a good chance I'll get full before I finish my plate!

 

[BusyCookie]

Something I've noticed is that I don't save the best bite for last anymore.

OMG, I love that! Good tip for me to just stop when I'm full and not worry about that last bite.