New here as of today - starting tirzepatide this week

Lurked here for weeks before finally making an account today. This community talked me into starting and I wanted to say thank you before I even post my first update.

That jump from lurking to posting is a weirdly big hurdle, glad you cleared it. I did the same thing weeks before my first shot and reading other people's month three updates is what kept me going through the slow stretches. You've got 24 lbs of proof waiting on the other side of that first week.

Welcome to posting after all that lurking, funny how long it takes to hit reply the first time. On the energy question from above, mine dipped the first month but came back around once I got serious about protein, and my last checkup showed my blood pressure trending down which was a nice bonus at 20 lbs lost. Curious what week you're starting.

Lurking for weeks before posting is exactly how I started too, and honestly the reading beforehand made week one way less scary. Glad you pulled the trigger, hope the first shot goes smooth for you.

Been there with the long lurk before posting - it took me a month to make my first comment too. Hope your first week goes smoothly, and come back with an update once you start.

Lurking for weeks before posting is exactly how I started too, and the first update is the hardest one. Curious to hear how your first week on tirzepatide goes, hope you'll report back.

The lurking then finally posting thing is so real, I did the exact same before my first shot. A year in and down about 77 myself, and the moment my jeans stopped staying up without a belt was when it finally clicked. Welcome off the sidelines.

The lurking-then-posting arc is so common here it might as well be a rite of passage. I read silently for months before my first comment and I'm down 60 lbs since starting, so the reading really does pay off. Good luck with the first week, come tell us how it goes.

Lurked for a solid two months before posting myself, so no judgment here. Down 18 lbs since I stopped just reading and started, and honestly the slower weeks got easier once I had people to check in with. Report back after your first shot.

Nice to finally see you post instead of just reading. I remember my first week on tirz mostly meant appetite just went quiet, which felt strange until I found this section and saw others describing the same thing. Come back after shot one and tell us how it went.

The quiet appetite thing was the weirdest part of my first week too, took a while to trust it. Down 24 lbs since I stopped lurking and started my own vial, so welcome to the posting side. Come back after shot one and let us know how it lands.

Lurking that long before joining is basically a rite of passage here, glad the posts finally pushed you off the fence. I'm on the pill version myself, down 9 lbs, and the appetite quieting down caught me off guard too. Let us know how the first week treats you.

Funny how everyone in this thread got hit with the same silent appetite thing right away - that was my first week too. Down 7 lbs since I went from reader to poster, and honestly just sharing updates here keeps me steady. Good luck with shot one.

Funny that every welcome in this thread mentions the quiet appetite - it really is the thing nobody warns you about. I'm on the oral version up in Toronto and posting my weekly numbers here has honestly kept me more accountable than anything else. Hope the first shot goes smooth, come back and tell us how it felt.