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JasonRuiz
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What nobody tells you before you start
Anyone who says GLP-1 is 'the easy way' has never dealt with week 3 nausea.
3 days ago
Ran my first 5K since starting GLP-1
Anyone who says GLP-1 is 'the easy way' has never dealt with week 3 nausea.
4 days ago
Medication holiday — did you take a break? How did it go?
Before and after labs from today: Total cholesterol down 38 points. LDL down 22. Triglycerides down 94. A1C: 6.1 → 5.5. Blood pressure: was 138/88, now 118/76. This is after 7 months and 55 lbs lost. …
4 days ago
Ran my first 5K since starting GLP-1
Have you tried injecting in the evening? That helped my nausea enormously.
Jun 19, 2026
Microdosing semaglutide — anyone tried splitting doses?
Starting my journey log here. Current weight: 247 lbs. Goal: 175 lbs. Starting Ozempic 0.25mg this week. I've tried everything else over the past decade and I'm finally taking this step. Going to docu…
Jun 01, 2026
Month 4 update: 32 lbs down, new relationship with food
This is the thread I needed today. Thank you for sharing this honestly.
May 27, 2026
Month 4 update: 32 lbs down, new relationship with food
This community saved my first month on medication. I came here when I was ready to quit at week 3 and people here convinced me to push through. It's now month 5 and I'm down 38 lbs. Thank you all.
May 27, 2026
Reflection on my journey
The hair loss started around week 9 for me and I panicked. After research and talking to my doctor, it's telogen effluvium — a delayed shed caused by the physiological stress of rapid weight loss, not…
May 11, 2026
Fatigue on GLP-1 — is this normal at week 2?
I'm a nurse and I want to share a clinical perspective on the GI side effects. What's happening in your gut during the first few weeks is the medication slowing gastric emptying significantly. This is…
May 06, 2026
What's working for me
Starting my journey log here. Current weight: 247 lbs. Goal: 175 lbs. Starting Ozempic 0.25mg this week. I've tried everything else over the past decade and I'm finally taking this step. Going to docu…
May 03, 2026