Brand new and a little nervous - hello from Texas

Signed up today after weeks of reading. Starting my journey this week and could really use the encouragement. Hi everyone!

Texas here too, and I remember that first-week jitters feeling well. Reading everything before jumping in paid off for me, and the food noise quieting down was the biggest surprise. Eighteen pounds down so far and no looking back.

Welcome from a fellow Texan. I remember hovering over that sign up button for weeks too, and honestly the nerves faded fast once I got going. Down almost 50 lbs since I started, so if you ever want to hear how it went for someone else, I'm around.

Welcome from another Texan! I was nervous my first week too, but the worst part was just the anticipation. Down 43 lbs now and the day one jitters feel like a lifetime ago.

Hello from another Texan! I lurked for a while too before posting, and only six lbs in myself, but even that early shift was enough to quiet the nerves. Glad you finally hit that button.

The nerves fade fast once you get rolling, promise. I'm in San Antonio and was reading these forums for weeks before starting too -- that homework made the first shot way less scary. Down 62 lbs since, so you picked a good time to jump in.

Doing all that research before posting tells me you're going in prepared, which is half the battle. I remember hovering over the button forever before my first shot, and now I'm down 49 lbs wondering why I waited so long. Stick around, the people here make the nervous weeks way easier.

Welcome from another fellow early-days member. I also read forever before my first shot, and I'm only about 6 lbs in, but the week-one nerves honestly did settle once I stopped lurking and just started. The fact that you did your homework first already puts you ahead of where I was.

Welcome from another Texan who lurked way too long before taking the plunge. A year in and about 53 lbs gone for me, and the nervous first-week energy is a distant memory now. You're gonna do great.

Down 55 lbs over the last year on this journey. Down another 1.8 lbs this week and holding steady.

Another Texas welcome here. I lurked for months too, and looking back the anticipation was way worse than actually getting started. A year and change later I'm down 66 lbs, and those first-week jitters feel like a lifetime ago.

Welcome! I read this forum for a month before I finally started, and honestly the waiting was the hardest part. Down about 40 lbs since then, so glad I quit lurking and just went for it.

Welcome from another Texan! I was nervous my first week too, and now I'm down 44 lbs and can't imagine going back. The quiet in my head around food still amazes me some days.

The fact you stopped lurking and posted means you're basically already started. I was nervous my first week too, and a few months in I'm down 14 lbs. The Texas crew here is strong, good luck to you.

Hello from up in Oklahoma! I also sat on this forum forever before starting, and once I finally did, things just clicked - about 20 lbs gone so far. The nerves fade fast once you're a few days in.

Welcome from another lurker-turned-poster, I did the same thing and the anticipation was honestly worse than the first week. Down 31 lbs since I started and that food noise quieting down was the first thing I noticed too. You've got this.

Welcome from a fellow ex-lurker, the nerves before the first shot were way worse than anything after. Down 34 lbs myself now and that early appetite quieting is what finally convinced me I could actually do this. Glad you posted instead of lurking another week.

Fellow Texan here saying hello. I lurked for a month before working up the nerve too, and the waiting turned out to be the hardest part. Down 21 lbs since and glad I finally jumped in.

Another Texan waving hello. I read the forums for two months before my first dose and the nervousness faded fast once I just got through that first day. It helps to have people here who get it.

Hello from another former lurker who also overthought it for weeks. The first week jitters are real but mine faded fast, and I'm only 8 lbs in but already feel like a different person about food. Welcome to the board.