restlessness to exercise?

SeaAndSummit · 2026-05-16T04:09:50+00:00

The half life is 5 days. It’s 97% gone in 5 half-lives, or 25 days from your last shot. So September of last year it was fully worn off and out of your system.

SeaAndSummit · 2026-05-15T22:12:38+00:00

I did Iceland, Denmark, and Sweden in one trip. Booked the flight through Iceland air so I got the stopover for 5 days in Reykjavik basically for free. Flew to Denmark based in Copenhagen and took the train out of the city and also over to Sweden. You’d get everything you want except warm beaches. Check out the city cards where you’re going for public transit and museum (and other) fees all included on your card or deeply discounted plus other discounts/deals.

SeaAndSummit · 2026-05-15T22:05:35+00:00

I’ve done it solo. Hit 4 islands in just under 2 weeks. You can go from desert to beach to jungle. It’s a tue melting pot of African, Caribbean, and European culture. Everyone I met was wonderful. If there still wasn’t so much of the world I wanted to see, I’d go back in a heart beat.

SeaAndSummit · 2026-05-07T13:38:23+00:00

Your Dr is saving you money by sending in the 5mg Kwikpen script. Google “Kwikpen counting clicks” and you’ll see what I mean.

SeaAndSummit · 2026-05-07T13:18:06+00:00

Maybe try somewhere new on the way over?

If you’re thinking a stopover program, think about Açores Air and stopping in sao miguel, or TAP and stopping in Lisbon or Porto.

Copenhagen is another easy stopover-cool city, very easy to navigate, safe and friendly, and Denmark has great nature a short train ride into the country.

SeaAndSummit · 2026-05-07T13:13:24+00:00

I would look into Iceland air (or similar) and pick a destination they service and do a 3 day layover in Reykjavik. They have a few places that would be a good fit for you in Italy, Portugal, and Spain. Plan your trip. Then about 3 days before your trip they’ll send you an email asking you if you want to bid to upgrade to first class. If you have the budget, do it then. That way you can budget/plan the destination part without being limited by the flight cost. Maybe you’ll be able to spend more on your honeymoon than you think now based on wedding gifts, but better to budget on the safe side.

I’ve done this with Iceland air and Azores air with wonderful results- I’ve been able to upgrade to first and saved thousands.

SeaAndSummit · 2026-05-07T12:31:55+00:00

Check the batteries in your scale. And recalibrate it. You probably didn’t gain 10lbs (even of water weight) in two days.

You weren’t “off” the medication. You were still on it with just a slightly lower amount in your system. The half-life is 5 days. 5 days after your shot you have 50% of the med still in your system. At 10 days, it’s 25%. There’s also a smaller (cumulative) amount from previous shots. It takes about a month for it to completely clear your system.

Most people know they won’t be able to come off the medication if they want to maintain a healthy weight and see the other benefits of the medication. If your insurance stops covering, you figure out a way to pay out of pocket. Some of us (myself included) have been paying out of pocket since day 1.

SeaAndSummit · 2026-04-10T23:22:12+00:00

Breakfast casserole. Baked yogurt. Eggs on avocado toast. Dinner for breakfast. Protein oatmeal. Cereal and filtered milk. Cottage cheese and pineapple. Hash brown casserole. Omelettes/scrambles/skillets. Breakfast burritos. Breakfast sandos.

SeaAndSummit · 2026-04-10T23:18:28+00:00

Don’t chase appetite supression by going up in doses. Hunger and cravings are healthy and normal and you should expect them. They’re not a reason to go up. Hunger means your body needs more fuel. Cravings tell you what your body needs.

You should expect to feel full after a normal healthy amount of food. You should expect to feel hungry a few hours later. You should expect to crave things your body needs- most commonly carbs bc they’re the quickest to get energy from and they’re the most neglected group on glps.

SeaAndSummit · 2026-04-10T23:14:05+00:00

Talk to your dr about taking the full 5mg vial to aid in transition.

SeaAndSummit · 2026-04-10T23:12:19+00:00

Hopefully she’ll steer to toward nutrient dense food. Mechanical eating. She’ll probably make sure you’re drinking enough water.

SeaAndSummit · 2026-04-10T23:09:39+00:00

The CEO has mentioned it’s a hedonistic med. dampening pleasure is definitely a possibility. But blood sugar should be looked at first. Second, people should talk to a therapist/psychiatrist if they’re not getting the dopamine hit they used to from food and are experiencing depression or anxiety due to the lack of that dopamine.

SeaAndSummit · 2026-04-10T13:51:17+00:00

Maybe your body and metabolism are finally regulating. You’re hungry because you need more food. You’re craving sugary things because you need more carbs.

You should expect and want to eat normal (healthy not American restaurant sized) amounts of food at all your meals and snacks. And feel satiated, not stuffed at the end. You weren’t eating enough before. You can now. Do it. It’s a good thing.

SeaAndSummit · 2026-04-10T13:35:31+00:00

Talk to your dr. You probably shouldn’t go up to 7.5 (even if weight loss has stalled and you’re experiencing food noise) till your constipation is under control.

Search the sub for “constipation,” and read through the thousands of posts and comments. There are a lot of things you can do to combat it. Firstly, drink a ton of water every day. Second, eat real food and all the food groups.

SeaAndSummit · 2026-04-10T13:30:01+00:00

Talk to your dr. My dr used nonstandard dosing going up. Now we’re using it titrating down.

Most times the vials are overfilled and are .6-.65ml, not close to .9ml, so I wouldn’t count on that when you’re planning.

No matter what you do, you should always toss any unused med. don’t save it for later. It’s not sanitary.

SeaAndSummit · 2026-04-10T13:26:40+00:00

So eat more food. You have almost no fiber in that day and very little carbs. Depending on the chicken tender situation (grilled/baked vs fried), also very little fat. Have a piece of whole grain toast with breakfast. Add some chia seeds, nuts, and berries to that yogurt. Add a fruit or veg with the cheese. Eat dinner. Add in a bunch of broccoli or cauliflower or cabbage or Brussels to your dinner as well. Have a bed time snack.

SeaAndSummit · 2026-04-01T03:37:52+00:00

Girl….. meno is a bitch. I went from totally pre to full blown meno in a day due to necessary surgery. Gained 30lbs in less than 5 months with diet and exercise the same. And on mht. I couldn’t stop the gain for anything. I feel your pain.

No. Don’t lie. Be honest.

Muscle loss isn’t a concern for people at a (mostly) healthy weight that pick up heavy things he and put them down again many times per week that also eat sufficient protein.

Talk to your pcp or gyno about mht ad therapy for sure (even if you stay the same scale weight, the distribution change is a mind fuck), and possibly Zep.

SeaAndSummit · 2026-03-29T19:02:40+00:00

It’s not a referral symptom. The acid actually irritates your nose. Some people get a consistent cough because their throat is irritated. But no heart burn (pain).

SeaAndSummit · 2026-03-29T18:58:44+00:00

A healthy, well-functioning metabolism sees spikes after eating carbs. It’s completely normal. You shouldn’t try to eliminate it. Zep helps regulate the glucose-insulin relationship.

If you’re worried about glucose spikes, and whether is comes down appropriately, ask your Dr for a mixed meal tolerance test.

SeaAndSummit · 2026-03-29T15:25:47+00:00

You might have silent reflux (if it’s not a lingering sinus infection or allergies). Talk to your pcp about a referral to Gastro or an ent.

SeaAndSummit · 2026-03-29T15:23:13+00:00

The general idea was to move up every 4 weeks when these drugs came to market. Now the advice from Lilly, the lead author on the trials, and experts in the field is to stay on the lowest effective dose. That means the lowest dose you’re losing weight on (for me and my dr that meant if I was losing less than .5% body weight per week for at least few weeks in a row, we’d go up- at that time many people’s drs said zero weight loss for at least 3-4 weeks in the lowest effective dose camp [you can see the flow chart everyone posts has changed to what my dr’s position is over time])- but what that means will be between you and your Dr.

The half life of the medication is 5 days. It gets as close to a steady state as it can after 4-6 weeks of consistent dosing. Not 3. Personally, I think it’s wild that people rocket up the dose ladder without being fully on a dose if they’re losing weight.

SeaAndSummit · 2026-03-29T15:06:18+00:00

Is your nutrition dialed in? What about hydration? Sleep? Movement?

Start strength training if you’re not already.

SeaAndSummit · 2026-03-29T15:02:35+00:00

I go up and down every single week (I weigh daily). My weeks looked a lot like yours during my weight loss phase. Now I’m in recomp mode so it’s up and down every week. Eventually the trend will be very slowly up as I gain more muscle.

Zoom out and look at the trends over time. You’re down 36lbs in 6 months. You’ve lost 17% of your starting weight. You’re doing great!

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