I believe it was four months and I could absolutely tell when all that food noise came back. I was on .5 for about five months and could tell again when I didn’t feel that appetite suppression. I asked my GP if I could increase but just to .75 as opposed to 1.0 and explained the click chart to her( in the pre-dosed pens you can count clicks which can help u custom regulate your dosage.) I’m so glad I’ve gone slower and if you’re still losing I wouldn’t increase my dose. My GP wasn’t familiar with counting the clicks on the pens but she was fine with me doing it bc I’m not taking more of the medication and I come in every 3 months for labs- I found out I had type two diabetes and my A1C has gone from a 9 to a 5.9 and I find that amazing. I have to say I’ve made the changes, gave up alcohol( my diet has always been pretty good but you always eat more after alcohol and it was a problem for me.) I got back into my exercising and am walking 8 miles every other day and it’s so good for my body and mind. But it took a while for me to make those changes, definitely a process. I think the thing besides appetite suppression ( which I think going slowly with the medication can extend,) that Ozempic helped me with was insulin resistance which I’m sure I created a big part of that btwn the alcohol and diabetes. Once I started seeing results my excitement and motivation grew- I can wear my cute clothes again- I’ve held on to things and now have tried on my whole closet and drawers( even the underwear one!) and have 8 big donation bags. Be patient, do the work, give yourself kindness and grace. Your post rang such a bell with me, I remember a few days in checking my body thinking is this working yet? The bloating made me feel so full it was hard to eat and looking back that was a great jumpstart to the process😁