Congrats on 40, I'm at 44 myself and the burps hit me the same way. Skipping anything fried the day before my shot is what finally made the difference for me.

Same thing happened to me around the 40-something lb mark, vials hitting weaker fill after fill until I wrote it off as my body adjusting. My log was what made it undeniable, and yeah the pharmacy fin…

Sitting around 44 down myself and the believing-it part still hasn't fully landed for me, so congrats on that finally kicking in. Sixty at month 8 is exactly the kind of steady pace I keep hoping I'm …

Cold protein shakes were the only thing I could face on queasy days early on, and honestly at 44 lbs down I still keep a few in the fridge for those days. Cottage cheese blended smooth with a splash o…

Welcome! I hit a similar milestone around month six and the sluggish stretches were real, but sticking with it paid off. Hope you find the threads here as helpful as I did when I was new.

Welcome! I also spent months just reading before working up the nerve to post, and the stall threads saved my sanity around week 20. Down about 44 lbs now, and half of what got me here came from other…

Down 44 lbs and sulfur burps were my nemesis for the first couple months. What finally helped was cutting way back on greasy food around shot day and sticking to smaller portions overall. Still get a …

The seatbelt thing hits different, I remember mine around 40 lbs down and just sitting there grinning like an idiot. Congrats on hitting goal too, that's huge. Energy-wise mine leveled out after the f…

Day 5-6 hunger showed up for me too, right around the 30-something lb mark, and I figured the med had stopped working. It hadn't - I'm down 44 lbs now and still lose through those hungry days. I just …

Welcome from another recovering lurker, glad you posted. I was also reading before typing for my first stretch, and I'm down about 44 lbs since starting, so it's worth being part of things rather than…