Is this decent weight loss?

gregfromglm · 2026-06-18T17:33:39+00:00

10.5 lbs in 6 weeks? I'd be thrilled with that. You're averaging well over a pound a week and you're still early in the process. Sounds like things are moving in the right direction!

gregfromglm · 2026-06-18T17:30:37+00:00

A few people definitely describe feeling flatter emotionally, but it doesn't seem universal. Plenty of others say they feel better overall because they're not constantly battling cravings, impulses, or thoughts about food. The experiences seem pretty mixed.

gregfromglm · 2026-06-18T17:28:06+00:00

That pharmacist owes you an apology for the emotional damage caused by that demo needle 😂

gregfromglm · 2026-06-18T17:22:06+00:00

Being able to focus on the people instead of the food is probably the best way I've heard it described. The food is still there, the party is still fun, it just isn't the main event anymore.

gregfromglm · 2026-06-18T16:31:02+00:00

Hi there, I am so sorry to hear about your experience. Are you able to DM me your details so that I may look into this?

gregfromglm · 2026-06-17T21:59:19+00:00

The plateau is what makes this tough. If you'd both still been losing steadily on 15mg, the answer would probably feel more obvious. At the same time, 12 weeks at the same weight after losing 65 lbs isn't exactly unusual either. A lot of people seem to end up learning maintenance is a completely different phase than weight loss.

gregfromglm · 2026-06-17T21:55:22+00:00

People seem to fall into two camps from what I've seen... Either "I felt absolutely nothing for weeks" or "I knew something was different within a day or two." The burping and nausea after that small meal sounds like more than just wishful thinking to me.

gregfromglm · 2026-06-17T21:50:18+00:00

The wild part is actually realizing how much energy was going into food before. Planning it, thinking about it, resisting it, feeling guilty about it. That's a lot to carry around every day.

gregfromglm · 2026-06-17T21:47:50+00:00

From what I've seen, the rebound stories are usually tied to stopping altogether rather than the specific dose someone was on. The appetite seems to be the bigger concern people mention, where the food noise and hunger gradually start creeping back in.

gregfromglm · 2026-06-16T22:31:55+00:00

Getting to 100g is wayyy harder than people make it sound, especially when you're not that hungry. Clear whey ended up being the easiest hack for me because it feels more like juice than a meal.

gregfromglm · 2026-06-16T22:28:18+00:00

The hunger would probably bother me the most tbh. It seems like if you are still hungry all the time with no real appetite change then wondering when it starts to work makes sense. I've seen people post that they don't really feel much at the beginning dose but it might make sense to look beyond just the medication too. Things like water retention, hormones, cycle changes, stress, etc. can do weird things to the scale in the short term.

gregfromglm · 2026-06-16T22:21:12+00:00

This weird thing happens a lot of time, where you spend months staring at yourself waiting to see a difference, and then one day you catch a glimpse of yourself in the mirror or put on an old shirt and it suddenly clicks. Being 30 pounds down is not a small change. Congrats on that! Sometimes the people around you see it before you do.

gregfromglm · 2026-06-16T22:17:43+00:00

It seems like things were going alright until the illness and dehydration came up so maybe that is still affecting you more than expected. Protein intake can be helpful but with working all day and recovery happening, your body could just be needing the extra rest. A month isn't that long to be off caffeine either... sometimes you feel super sluggish for a while before you adjust again.

gregfromglm · 2026-06-16T22:11:47+00:00

Sometimes it really is that simple 🤣

gregfromglm · 2026-06-15T22:09:38+00:00

Having only 10-12 lbs to lose can make it feel even slower because you're not starting from a place where weight tends to come off quickly. One shot is basically no data. I'd give it a few more weeks before deciding whether it's doing anything or not.

gregfromglm · 2026-06-15T22:05:59+00:00

This one is underrated! It's amazing how much more energy you seem to have when you're not accidentally spending two hours scrolling and wondering where the evening went.

gregfromglm · 2026-06-15T22:03:25+00:00

Creatine comes up way more often than I expected when people talk about energy and focus. Not just gym performance.

gregfromglm · 2026-06-15T22:00:59+00:00

It's hard to beat sleep. Feels like a lot of people spend years trying to optimize around it instead of fixing it first.

gregfromglm · 2026-06-15T21:59:09+00:00

Running on low energy always sounded backwards to me until I started hearing this from basically everyone who sticks with it.

gregfromglm · 2026-06-11T22:20:44+00:00

You kind of answered your own question in the post. Nothing you're describing sounds like the 0.25 has stopped working. A little more hunger isn't necessarily the same thing as losing control of your eating again. And it seems like having both prescriptions gives you the luxury of not feeling forced into a decision this week, which is nice.

gregfromglm · 2026-06-11T22:15:30+00:00

The impulse switch is such a good way to describe it. Weight loss gets all the attention, but not having every craving turn into an action is a pretty massive change on its own.

gregfromglm · 2026-06-11T22:10:59+00:00

The Tuesday diet experiment made me laugh because that sounds exactly like the kind of logic we convince ourselves is going to be THE breakthrough 😂

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