Hi,
I am in my late 40s, male, and between 6'2" and 6'3" with a broad build. Weight management has been a struggle for me for most of the past 20 years or so. I have had successful periods of losing significant amounts of weight, but I have never been successful at keeping it off long term. The trend has also been that my weight tends to hit new highs after a period of weight loss. Over the past couple of years, my weight has shot up from 250/265 lbs to a little over 300. I am not diabetic, but I am in the pre-diabetic category and have a A1C of 5.7.
My primary problem is portion control in evenings and also snacking (always in the evening). My daytime eating habits are pretty normal and healthy. All the trouble seems to start after 5pm. I would describe the behavior as succumbing to cravings, not so much "boredom" or "nervousness" or "emotion."
My doctor prescribed me Ozempic for weight loss, and I took my first injection at his office yesterday. He has me starting with 0.25 MG (1 dose weekly for six weeks), and then we will move me up to 0.5.
It has been 24 hours since my first shot, and I have not really felt much of anything different. I ate a little less last night than normal, but not much less. This morning I hit the gym and then had a pretty normal breakfast (two eggs on toast with some mixed fruit). Lunch was a turkey sandwich with a few pickles. Dinner will be sushi.
I don't feel any negative side effects so far, but I also wouldn't say I feel any obvious decline in hunger or "food noise" yet either. I am sure it takes longer than just a day or even a full week to kick in and start working, and I am happy to be patient, but I wanted to just get people's general thoughts and see if there was any advice for soemeone just getting started with this process.
Thanks very much.
I am in my late 40s, male, and between 6'2" and 6'3" with a broad build. Weight management has been a struggle for me for most of the past 20 years or so. I have had successful periods of losing significant amounts of weight, but I have never been successful at keeping it off long term. The trend has also been that my weight tends to hit new highs after a period of weight loss. Over the past couple of years, my weight has shot up from 250/265 lbs to a little over 300. I am not diabetic, but I am in the pre-diabetic category and have a A1C of 5.7.
My primary problem is portion control in evenings and also snacking (always in the evening). My daytime eating habits are pretty normal and healthy. All the trouble seems to start after 5pm. I would describe the behavior as succumbing to cravings, not so much "boredom" or "nervousness" or "emotion."
My doctor prescribed me Ozempic for weight loss, and I took my first injection at his office yesterday. He has me starting with 0.25 MG (1 dose weekly for six weeks), and then we will move me up to 0.5.
It has been 24 hours since my first shot, and I have not really felt much of anything different. I ate a little less last night than normal, but not much less. This morning I hit the gym and then had a pretty normal breakfast (two eggs on toast with some mixed fruit). Lunch was a turkey sandwich with a few pickles. Dinner will be sushi.
I don't feel any negative side effects so far, but I also wouldn't say I feel any obvious decline in hunger or "food noise" yet either. I am sure it takes longer than just a day or even a full week to kick in and start working, and I am happy to be patient, but I wanted to just get people's general thoughts and see if there was any advice for soemeone just getting started with this process.
Thanks very much.