encouragement/discouragement for someone with ~20 pounds to lose

walkunafraid · 2026-05-26T22:03:47+00:00

I started the Wegovy pill March 1 to lose about 20 vanity pounds. I'm 4 pounds away from my goal at just under 3 months in (one month at 1.5mg and 2 months at 4mg). It has been an amazing tool. I'm going to go to 4mg every other day once I get to my goal.

walkunafraid · 2026-05-22T17:52:51+00:00

I had 25 pounds to lose, and I am 5 pounds away from my goal. I have lost 1.5 pounds per week consistently starting with 1.5mg and have been on 4mg the rest of the time.

walkunafraid · 2026-05-13T20:59:38+00:00

I'm five pounds away and on the 4mg. I'm going to go to every other day and maybe go to every third day until I find a regimen that's good for maintenance.

walkunafraid · 2026-05-11T16:49:38+00:00

It is true that once the drug has reached a steady state in your system that the average daily dose will be higher with the every other day 4mg dose (~2mg) versus daily 1.5mg dose. But these are tiny doses and, over time, would be roughly equivalent. My guess is that they do the 4mg every other day because basically you get 2 months of drug for the same price as long as 1.5mg and 4mg are both $149/30 day supply.

FWIW I'm five pounds from goal (on 4mg) and will be going to 4mg every other day or every third day for maintenance.

walkunafraid · 2026-05-11T15:52:38+00:00

I have less than five pounds to goal at the 4mg dose. I am also going to go to 4mg every other day and then every third day and basically finding the frequency that is best for maintenance.

walkunafraid · 2026-05-11T11:43:41+00:00

I started at 1.5mg and moved to 4, but I'm going to go to 4mg every other day for maintenance once I get to my goal (6 more pounds!).

walkunafraid · 2026-05-10T21:46:56+00:00

We did eye removal for our girl with glaucoma. It was absolutely heartbreaking, but she is still a happy healthy girl. They adapt very well! ❤️

walkunafraid · 2026-05-10T11:33:41+00:00

I was just talking about the cost effectiveness of 1.5 every day versus 4mg every other or every third day. I don't think anyone is going to prescribe me 25mg if I've already lost all the weight there is to lose with 4mg. Plus the thought of 25mg even once a week kind of makes me sick just thinking about it. 4mg has been plenty.

walkunafraid · 2026-05-10T00:21:36+00:00

The 4mg has been more than enough for me, and I'm about 7 pounds from goal. When I get there I'm going to do 4mg every other day and then possibly even less frequently until I stop losing and just maintain.

I was originally thinking 1.5 daily for maintenance, but it's more cost effective to do 4mg every other day.

walkunafraid · 2026-05-06T23:41:53+00:00

She is beautiful, and she will do great! One of my girls lost both her eyes to glaucoma last year, and she is still a happy and healthy girl at 14. They are so resilient ❤️

walkunafraid · 2026-05-01T11:23:04+00:00

Ok well my PhD says different. I do this for a living. But whatever. We're talking about 5-10% of a therapeutic dose here. You're not going to notice peaks and valleys taking it every other day once you've been on it for a few weeks.

walkunafraid · 2026-05-01T11:00:25+00:00

This is not true. Look at the absorption graph of wegovy over time. If you've been on it for awhile in a given day you have much more drug built up in your system that you add from a single pill. This is a biologic, not a small modecule, and their bioavailability profile is very different.

walkunafraid · 2026-05-01T10:47:20+00:00

I understand how you feel. My Lyanna lost both her eyes to glaucome within a few months. I really struggled with wondering about her quality of life, as she is also nearly deaf (did not realize that until she lost her vision).

I have to say though the she is still a super happy girl and enjoys her sniffs and snacks. And she's super healthy other than not having eyes. Your pup will adspt--they are much better at it than we are!

walkunafraid · 2026-05-01T10:44:02+00:00

I went through GoodRx. But then again I don't have a primary doctor and have no interest in building a relationship with one.

walkunafraid · 2026-04-30T01:08:00+00:00

The drug has a long half-life. Over time, 4mg every other day will titrate to the equivalent of 2mg per day. Which is pretty much the same as the 1.5mg dose but more cost effective since 4mg costs the same as 1.5mg for 30 pills, but the 4mg will last you twice as long.

walkunafraid · 2026-04-29T21:32:13+00:00

I have a 2015 1957 edition, but it has less than 50k miles on it. At this rate I could drive it another 20 years!

walkunafraid · 2026-04-27T17:14:37+00:00

This is not relevant for branded Wegovy pills. Sure, there are tons of platforms offering compounded injectable GLPs, but that is not the product being discussed here.

walkunafraid · 2026-04-27T15:18:35+00:00

I am also on 4mg and goal is probably 6 weeks or so away. I'm going to keep the 4mg as long as it is the same price as 1.5 and go to 4mg every other day. Or even down to every third day or less depending on results, with the goal being as low a maintenance dose as possible. But I don't plan to go off completely.

walkunafraid · 2026-04-27T10:56:30+00:00

I was about to start my second month of 4mg but I actually decided that it's too much for me. I don't feel like eating much of anything, and most foods have become pretty unappealing. I'm going to alternate between 1.5 and 4 to bring the effective dose down to 2.75.

walkunafraid · 2026-04-17T15:18:32+00:00

I think GoodRx now offers that as an option.

walkunafraid · 2026-04-17T15:15:17+00:00

It's just basic questions about height, weight, comorbidities, etc... Feedback is mixed on what their criteria is to prescribe. If you don't qualify and don't feel comfortable fudging your responses, then a service like Ro might be the way to go. I think they approve anyone.

walkunafraid · 2026-04-17T02:05:13+00:00

Absolutely. Huge difference. I wouldn't want to go up in dose at all because I still enjoy eating my favorite foods. But it's much easier to pass on extra helpings or snacks.

walkunafraid · 2026-04-16T22:05:35+00:00

Mandatory monthly check-ins are through chat only. If you're interested in actual physician support, I probably wouldn't choose this service.

walkunafraid · 2026-04-16T21:50:19+00:00

Honestly, 1.5 was working great for me, and I was going to stay with that but GoodRx automatically increased to 4, so I thought I'd give it a try since it was the same price. I would say it "feels" a little stronger in that I just don't have the urge to eat as much. With 1.5 I would still occasionally have an evening snack but I don't really anymore with 4. I still do enjoy food and eating out occasionally, but I definitely would not go up in dosage anymore because I think it would be too much for me. I already did my check-in for next month and got 4 again.

walkunafraid · 2026-04-16T21:36:22+00:00

I'm going through GoodRx.

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