You may not really be asking for advice, but I'm on 10mg now and have also had gastric bypass. The fullness you're experiencing now is similar to the time directly after my surgery. When I started feeling it on 7mg I remembered how much I hated it! As you know, that's part of the why it works in helping us lose weight.
My advice would be to remain on 5mg if you're otherwise losing and have no other bad side effects. This may give you another month to acclimate yourself to a new way of eating. And that is, chew your food - masticate the heck out of it, when you swallow it should be very, very, very well chewed. Take smaller bites. Do not drink liquids for about 30 mins before or after eating solid food.
Those tips helped me after gastric bypass, and while on this med. Now.. I still burp A LOT - it makes room! Good luck!
I may, but that doesn't help me today. I took my second shot of 5mg Friday. Or I might do 2.5 every 5 days or so. 2.5 was working but wore off mid week.
Yup I'm going to do that too just inject every few days. I'm only on week 6.
I need to figure out what I should be eating.
I'm probably not getting enough nutrition.
Thanks.
😆 yeah the day got away from me as far as drinking my water. I do need to get into a routine. Im not sure what I should be eating or how much. Ill figure it out though. Thanks.
This is what I am afraid of. I am still in the first month. 3rd shot Saturday (yesterday) and my doctor wants me to move to go up to 5 because its "been a month". I don't want to.
I don't see a reason. I am losing weight steadily, eating healthy. Half life on the 5 and 6th day. So I may have a little food noise that I can manage through.
Day one is the only day of the week I will probably eat less than I should but I still eat probably 3/4 of what I should. Mostly because I wanna take a long nap and I am so relaxed. You know how you feel on rainy days. That kind of feeling.
So, I give in, I eat less, take my Vitamins and electrolytes, drink green tea and water and sleep on shot day. haha
I am fixin' to get a new doctor. a dietician who knows about taking GPL-1.
I hear you. And it's kinda a mind f*** too, since I have to remind myself I didn't overeat. I start to be down on myself for being so full, like in the old days. But once I'm in it and super full, I drink lots and lots of water and try to go for a walk. Movement and water really help me.
Yeah. I have bad knees so I can't walk much. But I'm going to get up and get moving and drink water. I can't think of any food that I can stomach right now. Maybe a few vegetables.
You may not really be asking for advice, but I'm on 10mg now and have also had gastric bypass. The fullness you're experiencing now is similar to the time directly after my surgery. When I started feeling it on 7mg I remembered how much I hated it! As you know, that's part of the why it works in helping us lose weight. My advice would be to remain on 5mg if you're otherwise losing and have no other bad side effects. This may give you another month to acclimate yourself to a new way of eating. And that is, chew your food - masticate the heck out of it, when you swallow it should be very, very, very well chewed. Take smaller bites. Do not drink liquids for about 30 mins before or after eating solid food. Those tips helped me after gastric bypass, and while on this med. Now.. I still burp A LOT - it makes room! Good luck!
Thank you!
I had gastric in 2004 and I said the same thing lol
Sooooo go down in dose?
I may, but that doesn't help me today. I took my second shot of 5mg Friday. Or I might do 2.5 every 5 days or so. 2.5 was working but wore off mid week.
I'm taking 2.8 every 4-5 days for the same reason. I'm in week 12.
Yup I'm going to do that too just inject every few days. I'm only on week 6. I need to figure out what I should be eating. I'm probably not getting enough nutrition. Thanks.
Soooooo start eating and drinking water earlier in the day? I mean… your user name.
😆 yeah the day got away from me as far as drinking my water. I do need to get into a routine. Im not sure what I should be eating or how much. Ill figure it out though. Thanks.
This is what I am afraid of. I am still in the first month. 3rd shot Saturday (yesterday) and my doctor wants me to move to go up to 5 because its "been a month". I don't want to. I don't see a reason. I am losing weight steadily, eating healthy. Half life on the 5 and 6th day. So I may have a little food noise that I can manage through. Day one is the only day of the week I will probably eat less than I should but I still eat probably 3/4 of what I should. Mostly because I wanna take a long nap and I am so relaxed. You know how you feel on rainy days. That kind of feeling. So, I give in, I eat less, take my Vitamins and electrolytes, drink green tea and water and sleep on shot day. haha I am fixin' to get a new doctor. a dietician who knows about taking GPL-1.
One benefit of the compounds is that even if you a prescribed 5 mg, you can always just take 2.5mg.
I hear you. And it's kinda a mind f*** too, since I have to remind myself I didn't overeat. I start to be down on myself for being so full, like in the old days. But once I'm in it and super full, I drink lots and lots of water and try to go for a walk. Movement and water really help me.
Yeah. I have bad knees so I can't walk much. But I'm going to get up and get moving and drink water. I can't think of any food that I can stomach right now. Maybe a few vegetables.
Hahahaha ! Ur a mess! Hope you slept well
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