Week 2

Week 2

December 12th

Wegovy shot #3 - .25 mg

Starting Weight - 272.2

Current Weight - 266.0

Weight lost - 6.2

What's changed?

Well, to start with - my weight obviously. Though, I haven't felt that part yet. My relationship with Wegovy has been cordial so far, if not a little suspect (on my part).  But, that might have more to do with the support group (more on that later).

The effects of the drug I'm just a little unsure about. I do stop eating when I feel full. Twice I've not finished a meal because of that "full" feeling you usually get after you've already finished eating. I was able to walk away from unfinished meals which is not usual for me. I am definitely a "it tastes so good I'm going to eat every last bite even if I feel sick after" type of person. 

The medication is supposed to make you feel full for longer and also hit the brain receptors that tell you your hungry. 

I don't know if that's happening here. As mentioned before, I know that weight lost is a mental journey as much as it is a physical journey. Do I still want my 2PM sugar snack? Yep. Is that habit or does the drug not have that effect on me? I just don't know. Though, I admit I'm better at ignoring it than I was before. 

I'm still using the Lose It! app to track my calories and I even stepped up to a slightly more rigorous plan. That decreased my daily allotted calories. That's helping the weight loss too, of course. So all in all, I wonder if my weight loss would be the same with or without the Wegovy right now. 

Support Groups

In my last post, I gave myself the assignment of finding a support group. I joined two on facebook. I have a love/hate relationship with these groups. 

I did a poll asking on what dosage people started to see significant weight loss. Most people said .25. I'm reading about people who lost 15-20 pounds just the first month. That's not been my experience and that can be discouraging. 

Also, a whole lot of people are complaining about side effects on the higher doses and that has me very nervous. Nausea, vomiting - feeling sick all day long. I'm still on the lowest dose with no real side effects that I've noticed. I guess we'll see. 

I'm committed to moving forward. I have one more .25 shot left before moving on to a month on .50. I wonder if I'll notice a bigger change then. 

I'm lucky that this drug is only costing me $25/month because my insurance is paying for it. That's not the case with a lot of people in the support groups and this medication is extremely expensive ($1300/month). If your insurance doesn't cover it, it's just not affordable for the average person. 

I'm not great at writing conclusions so I'll just say this; see you next week!

Week 1

Week 1

December 5th

Wegovy shot #2 - .25 mg

Starting Weight - 272.2

Current Weight - 270.0

Weight lost - 2.2

What I've noticed so far

One thing I learned about Wegovy is it works by slowing down your digestion so you feel full longer, as well as working on your brain to regulate appetite. It's the first drug that can make this claim which is why it's been considered such a huge breakthrough. 

I definitely notice slow digestion. If I eat late than usual and go to bed at my normal time, I'll feel uncomfortably full when I lay down. I will also experience indigestion, but maybe that's coincidental, not sure. So, I've learned to make sure I eat by 6PM so by the time I go to bed, my body is well into the digestion process. 

My brain though... No medication that I'm aware of can cure a sugar/food/diet soda addiction. That's something you have to take willpower to get through. Like, maybe I'm not feeling hungry on Wegovy, but I still have the addiction cravings. Or maybe it's the craving of the routine? The truth is, you have to do mental work when it comes to weight loss, too. You just have to. 

How do I feel about my mental preparedness? 

So-so to be honest. As I said, this is as much of a mental journey. I need to do better at controlling urges and actually listen to my body and eat only when I feel hungry. Not because it's mid-morning and that's when I usually have a snack. That's a hard habit to break!

I'm using the weight loss app Lose It! (which I do love by the way) and it has a social portion where you can join groups. I looked for one about Wegovy and nothing was there so I created one. So far one person has joined and responded to my message. He/She had taken his first dose around the time I took mine. He/She said so far they have very little appetite. I had so many questions to that! Is this person better than I am about listening to the cues their body sends out and only eating when hungry? I don't know anything about where they are in their weight loss journey and I want to know more. I want to talk to people who are doing this, too. I want to hear about others experiences. I did respond with some questions, but no answers yet. I need to do more research on support groups. Come to think of it, I haven't checked facebook, I bet there is a group there. That's my assignment for the week, to find a support group. 

See you next week!