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RobertHaines
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Down 49.0 lbs (22%)
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Biggest surprise this week on your journey?
Mine was watching my kid's leftover mac and cheese sit there for two days without a single callback. Down about 49 so far and I still do a double take when food just stops mattering halfway through a …
17 hours ago
40 lbs down - todays mindset-shift share
Congrats on 40, that's a big milestone. My moment was fitting into an old winter coat I'd written off for good, so I get why the jeans hit harder than the scale number.Congrats on 40, that's a big mil…
3 days ago
Week 1 nausea - how long until it eased for you?
Week 1 was my worst stretch too, but it faded somewhere in week two and has stayed manageable since - down 49 lbs now and I honestly forget I ever felt that rough. The thing that helped me most was ea…
5 days ago
Anyone else on Rybelsus feeling it wear off today?
Shot user here at 49 down and I still get the occasional soft afternoon even with a weekly injection, so some of it is just daily noise. That empty-stomach window thing though does seem to be a real p…
Sep 20, 2026
Start Here — New Member Guide
Also a fan of the Wednesday thread here — posting even on stall weeks kept me honest through a 49 lb loss so far. The Non-Scale Victories thread surprised me too, way more motivating than I expected.
Aug 14, 2026
Holding at 10mg of tirzepatide - when did you climb?
I hung out on 10 for a good stretch too and it ended up being the dose that really carried me - most of my 49 lbs came off without ever needing to push higher. Side effects mellowing out around week 4…
Aug 11, 2026
Prior authorization approved - here's what worked
Glad your office figured out the playbook. Mine needed documentation of failed attempts on other meds before approval, so that fight is real. Down 49 lbs myself and it was worth every phone call.
Aug 09, 2026
Mail-order vs local pharmacy for pens?
Down about 49 myself and I switched around the 30 lb mark mainly for the price gap. My only real hiccup was a shipment stuck in transit an extra weekend, so I echo the buffer-pen approach -- ordering …
Aug 04, 2026
[International] International members - todays hello thread
49 lbs down here in Canada and supply through my pharmacy has been fine, just the price that hurts. Nice to see how differently this all works depending on where you land.
Aug 02, 2026
Bloodwork came back today, beyond thrilled
I plan my meals around shot-day appetite changes now.
Jul 18, 2026