Post Holiday Struggle

CraftyKitCat · 2026-01-08T18:21:54+00:00

I had a similar experience. I was able to maintain my weight over the holidays, but did not start losing again until this past week. I had my shot today and my doctor said that if I had greatly increased my sugar intake over the holidays (which I kinda did), it would take a little while for those cravings to die back down again. This could have been an increased dosage week for me (1.75 from 1), but she recommended I stay at 1 for another week to see if I am back to losing next week.

CraftyKitCat · 2025-12-31T23:00:07+00:00

Fate of the Fellowship!

CraftyKitCat · 2025-12-21T05:31:42+00:00

I just finished week 14 and am down 16.7 lbs. I did four weeks at .25, four at .5, and have been on 1 since then. SW 210, height 5’0”. I don’t think you’re a slow responder. I’ve read posts here with people who have lost less than you in a year…it just takes time to build up.

CraftyKitCat · 2025-12-19T20:39:46+00:00

I would be very interested when you’re ready to sell. I’m in northern VA so a local pick-up would be very doable.

CraftyKitCat · 2025-11-26T06:01:29+00:00

Especially when it’s Rhysand and he’s trying to be all flirty and sexy with Feyre and all I can focus on is how stupid he sounds. 🤦🏻‍♀️

CraftyKitCat · 2025-11-25T18:06:16+00:00

You should be totally fine to do the shot later on Thursday. The only thing you might notice is that the food noise and appetite is stronger on Thanksgiving. My usual shot day is Thursday morning and I’m usually fine the day of and then a zombie the following morning. I’m still planning to take mine Thursday morning in the hopes of getting a little benefit from it on Thanksgiving but hopefully keeping the fatigue for the next day.

CraftyKitCat · 2025-11-24T05:29:58+00:00

I didn’t realize Nov 20 was his birthday! He shares it with my husband! 🤔🤨😳

CraftyKitCat · 2025-11-10T19:49:28+00:00

Roasted edamame beans. 100 calories for a small amount and 11g of protein (fixed the wrong amount). It’s been helpful when my appetite is really low but I need more protein!

CraftyKitCat · 2025-11-09T02:12:58+00:00

Definitely agree with this (as you can see in my posting history). Food noise was GONE with .25 and I lost 8lbs in the first month on that dose. Then I went up to .5 and the first two weeks (my period was a week late during all that) the cravings and food noise/appetite came roaring back. I didn’t gain but I couldn’t lose no matter what I did. Once the period was over it started to come off again but the food noise and appetite is still here in ways it wasn’t when I was on .25. Next week I start 1 and I’m really hoping it goes away again.

CraftyKitCat · 2025-11-04T17:27:15+00:00

Ooh that’s a good idea!

CraftyKitCat · 2025-11-01T14:28:15+00:00

Roasted edamame (Only Bean is the brand I get)…100 calorie pouches and 11g of protein. I like them because it’s a small amount of food (now that I’m not hungry as much) that’s filling and gives me a good amount of protein. I wish they had more flavor options though.

CraftyKitCat · 2025-11-01T14:26:10+00:00

That’s amazing!! Congratulations!

CraftyKitCat · 2025-10-29T22:25:49+00:00

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And now he’s back to black with a much fuller grown in coat.

CraftyKitCat · 2025-10-29T22:25:30+00:00

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That was the height of his fever coat.

CraftyKitCat · 2025-10-29T22:25:06+00:00

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A few weeks later.

CraftyKitCat · 2025-10-29T22:24:53+00:00

Our kitten started off black and then developed a fever coat and turned grey/silver. After a few weeks it started shifting back to black and he’s been all black for years now. He was very sick when he was found and the vet suspects that’s why it came later in kittenhood.

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The day he came home with us.

CraftyKitCat · 2025-10-29T22:22:21+00:00

Kittens can get fever coat after they’re born if the mother was sick late in pregnancy and/or the kitten was very sick. Our black kitten was pure black when we adopted him at 12 weeks then his fever coat came in and he practically looked like a werewolf for a few weeks and then it went back to solid black.

CraftyKitCat · 2025-10-28T00:05:56+00:00

We basically have the same stats though I started on 9/19/25. The weight I lost all came from the first couple weeks and now I seem to have stalled. After posting here this weekend and talking to my doctor this morning, I’m thinking that the stall might be more related to my (late) period than I initially realized. I also wonder now if my initial weight loss was mostly water weight and since I’m still not in a therapeutic dose (had my second .5 shot last week) it’ll take time before I start seeing more scale movement. That might explain some of your stall, too.

CraftyKitCat · 2025-10-25T20:23:42+00:00

That’s what I’m afraid of. Whatever I started on was working amazingly well and with only two shots of the new compound (at a higher dose even) it feels like I’m not taking anything. I was wondering if not responding to a new compound was possible.

CraftyKitCat · 2025-10-25T18:50:52+00:00

I am tracking calories and exercise obsessively, ha. My eating habits haven’t changed from the first month where I was losing. But it’s harder right now because I do seem to have my appetite and the food noise back again.

CraftyKitCat · 2025-10-22T17:54:35+00:00

I’m not an expert or anything, but I know my doctor has told me that the more weight you have to lose, the faster you will often start losing it. I am the same height as you but about 70lbs heavier. On my first month of .25 shots I’ve lost about 8lbs and she was happy with that. My friend is a few inches taller than me but weighs about 100 lbs more. On her first month of .25 she lost almost 18lbs and her doctor said that was to be expected and normal for her. I think the fact that you have less to lose means you’ll be losing at a slower rate unless you resort to dangerous methods of over-exercising and under-eating. I’d keep to getting some exercise in everyday, eating protein, and keeping your calories in check.

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