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[quote=Anonymous]I just completed a month on the Wegovy Pill on the 1.5mg dose and wanted to share my experience since I was very worried about starting the medication because of the side effects and agonized over the decision for so long. I am someone who went on this for vanity weight loss and wanted to lose 10-15lbs total, which I have been trying to lose for the past 5 years with zero success as a 45 year old perimenopausal woman. I am 5’6” and my starting weight was 153, I want to get down to 140 (note that before having kids I had never weighed above 130 in my life. My actual starting weight was 160 but I was able to lose 7-10 lbs naturally but it kept creeping back up and was this never ending yo-yo effect. This is the first time I have been able to get the scale under 150 in 5 years. I lost 5-6 lbs total in one month on the pill, which is more than fine for me (not looking to drop it all at once). I am staying on 1.5 for the second month and hope I can lose at least another 4-5 lbs if not a touch more.

PROS:
Even on the lowest dose the reduction in food noise has been significant for me. I am someone who loves food and was always thinking about my next meal. I also could never leave anything uneaten on my plate despite feeling full - if it was there, I would eat it. While I still get hungry and have no problem eating meals, I stop when full and have no desire to finish everything in front of me. I am rarely hungry for snacks between meals, I am just not thinking about eating all the time so I don’t. I should caveat that I was already a very healthy eater so this has mainly helped me stay in my 1400-1500 calorie window (which is what I need to do to lose weight) and not overeat. It’s not a magic pill that allows you to eat total crap and still drop a ton of weight (well unless you’re still eating in a deficit because you don’t eat much of anything). It has also killed my cravings for sweets and fried foods. Usually when my kids are eating dessert or fries I will eat some, but I just don’t even have the desire. It’s really crazy (in a good way). I not longer battle myself over whether or not I need to eat something and when to stop.

For the first 3 weeks I was lucky to have no side effects other than feeling very tired the first 2 days on the pill, but that went away quickly.

CONS:
After week 3 some side effects did set in, mostly nausea and heartburn but so far it’s manageable and it’s not all day every day. I’ve had a couple days of mild headaches as well. It’s really important to eat protein and stay hydrated to keep nausea/heartburn at bay. I used to do intermittent fasting so I am generally not hungry in the morning, but had to retrain myself to eat a high protein breakfast to set myself up for success. I am not a huge meat eater so getting 100+ grams of protein is a real struggle for me and I am not hitting that goal so that could be part of my issue, but I am working on it. I’ve also noticed that when I have eaten certain bad foods it really triggers nausea / heartburn the next day - for example, last weekend I went to a family birthday dinner at a Mexican restaurant and had a few chips, a margarita and a few bites of dessert and felt the worst I have thus far the following day. I didn’t gain any weight from consuming those things because I didn’t have that much, I just felt like crap after. I’ve also had some constipation but for that under control.

Anyway, wanted to share my experience for anyone on the fence like I was. I am very happy to decided to go for it, although I recognize that people have different side effects, results and experiences. I don’t intend to stay on this forever but don’t know what my exit plan is yet. Thinking I will just keep going on the lowest dose until my body adapts and I no longer lose and then focus on maintaining, but would also consider going up to 4mg as well if I start gaining back. I don’t think I will go higher than that.[/quote]

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