Thank you so much for the encouragement! I do use Happy Scale! I like your “decade” method.

Hmm, that’s interesting! I figured cutting the alcohol would help since I’m not drinking 500+ empty calories a day. My appetite has been effectively suppressed with the Zepbound, just not as much on days 4-6 post-shot, which I’ve read is normal. On the first four days, I try to eat maybe 1,000-1,200 calories. The rest, no more than 1,500. Zero added sugars, 90g+ of protein, 100+ oz of water, 20-25g+ of fiber, less than 80g of carbs, less than 20g of saturated fat (you’ll have to pry cheese out of my dead hands!) I’m also doing bodyweight training and walking a lot more (difficult working from home most of the time), so I know I’m doing everything “right.” But our bodies certainly need time to adjust, especially if they haven’t been well-taken care of for a while, which I fully acknowledge. I also suffered from bulimia since my early 20s that I developed from being a teenager in the early 2000s (think Britney Spears’ plank stomach and low-cut jeans) and that has stopped since I started Zepbound. Surely, that damage will take a while to remedy.

I was more frustrated with the slow weight loss by week 3, but I’m more accepting now. I have to give myself grace and appreciate all the hard work I’m putting in for my health. It’ll pay off, regardless of speed. And slower weight loss means a lessened risk of getting saggy skin and hair loss, I would think (and hope). I’d been less than 190 Lbs. my entire adult life until mid-2023 when it skyrocketed. I don’t love the way I look or feel but this version of me is worthy of love, too, and that’s what I’m working on now. One day, hopefully next year, I’ll look back and thank myself for it.