u/Huffly-puffly

My 9 year old son and I were watching some videos on my phone of a concert we went to a few weeks ago. Scrolled a little too far and up popped my progress pics I posted at the beginning of the month for my 20 pounds down milestone.

He says “Wait, what’s that?” And I told him it was so I could see my progress as I’m losing weight.

He goes “Niiiice, I can see that! How far apart were those pictures?” I told him it was three months and he says “Wow, that’s awesome!”

It was so unexpected for him to have that kind of reaction, I was expecting just a shrug and for him to move along…biggest smile ever on my face! 😄

Background: We go to Universal every spring break mid-March and stay for the week. It's a tradition we absolutely love. We usually stay at Royal Pacific and take full advantage of the Unlimited Express Passes.

I'm considering an alternate strategy this year:

• Stay at Sapphire Falls
• Buy the multi-park single-use express passes
• Take advantage of the single rider queue for additional rides
• Save $$$$

I'm wondering though, how much does the single rider queue actually reduce wait time, especially that time of year?

We know we'll be split up and can't ride together...we've gone enough now that that's not a big deal.

Officially down 13 pounds after 7 weeks 🥳

I noticed today that when I stand up straight and look down without bending forward at all, I can see my toes again. It’s the little things y’all 🤣

Coming up on my fifth shot at 2.5mg and I’m so thrilled with how things are going. The most noticeable shift this week is I’m feeling hungry again…AND THAT’S OK!! I like that my body is normalizing and sending hunger cues.

I have fully shifted into the multiple small meals a day routine and every 2.5 hours or so I’m ready to eat again. The difference? I’m not mindlessly snacking anymore!

My day is generally:

8 AM - coffee with cream, which I usually only drink half of.

10 AM - yogurt with protein granola

12 PM - lunch, usually a chicken breast or salmon with some kind of carb (quinoa or potatoes)

2-3 PM - protein shake after exercising

6 PM - dinner - whatever my husband makes, haha, but a smaller portion

8-9 PM - a serving of fruit

Zepbound’s ability to eliminate the cravings and eat smaller portions has made all the difference for me and I’m not afraid of being hungry again because I know I will make the right choices 🥳

I'm curious, do you feel that your expectations with Zepbound are more realistic due to your past success with WW? I see MANY posts of people complaining about not losing a crazy amount of weight per week or per month month when on Zepbound.

When I was on WW and tracking points for every little thing that went in my mouth, always having cravings but having to deprive myself, being excited about "cheat meals" yet guilty at the same time, I was THRILLED to get 1-2 pounds lost on weigh in day. Normally, it was a little less than 1 pound.

Zepbound seems so "easy" compared to the mental toll that WW took on me, which is why I gained everything back over the last 8 years because I was just mentally exhausted from it. And now, to lose 1-2 pounds per week without the WW mental drain...I could cry!!

So, just curious...anyone else who was on WW in the past feel the same?

Quick history - I lost 60 pounds on WW in 2017-2018. Largely maintained with slight fluctuations until 2020. Then started gaining back alllll the weight from there. I tried to restart WW multiple times since then and I was mentally just so so so tired of obsessing over my food that I would always quit.

Zepbound has blown my mind this past week and a half!

We have a Saturday morning tradition of breakfast from Chick-Fil-A. Got my egg white grill as usual and couldn’t even eat half of it. It just had no flavor and wasn’t appetizing. I got up and grabbed a banana instead.

Same last night - pizza Friday. Chicken and pineapple pizza. Couldn’t finish two slices from a medium pizza because it had no flavor and tasted like cardboard.

What is this magic?? 🤣

I wanted to put this out there for anyone who may not know about this resource. Walgreens has a new Weight Management program where you can meet with a doctor or NP for a consult for starting/continuing on Zepbound (or other GLP-1s). You don't have to pay for a monthly membership like other programs out there - each visit is $49 flat.

In my case, I had a new PCP that went on maternity leave and I wouldn't have been able to see another doctor for weeks. Since my PCP is new for me, I didn't feel like I absolutely had to go see her and only her for the GLP-1 consult. My BMI is 31 and my cholesterol is a little high...nothing that warranted close monitoring from a PCP.

On a Sunday night, I completed an online form for a virtual visit with a Dr/NP, uploaded my labs from January, and met with an NP online who reviewed everything with me and answered all my questions. By Tuesday afternoon I had my first KwikPen delivered to my door.

A few things to know:

• This program is not for those whose insurance covers the medication. It's mean for those using self pay (like LillyDirect).
• You have to have gotten bloodwork done in the past 6 months. Otherwise, they will order labs and the process will slow down a few days while they wait for results.
• You go back for virtual follow up appointments every month for the first few months to discuss side effects, progress, and increasing dosage (if you want). As mentioned, each visit is $49.
• After a few months, if things are going smoothly, you can space out appointments so that you're only going when there's problems or you're interested in increasing dosage.

I definitely wouldn't recommend it if you have other health conditions where you would benefit from working closely with your PCP. However, if you're in a situation like mine where you really only see your PCP for yearly physicals and aren't super attached to them, this was such a seamless, no judgement experience.

I'll keep everyone posted if I change my opinion after having follow up visits. I hope this helps those who want to start this journey but don't know where to begin!