Short lived miracle on 1.5mg
33F - SW240 CW235 GW175 (also 9 months pp)
I started 1.5mg on 6/1 and for the first 3-4 days I could not believe how much food noise I had that had just *poof* gone away. Like a fog was lifted. I wasn’t sure how much food noise or food anxiety I had going into this, or how drastic the drug would be, but I knew the mentality I had around food was making it hard to progress and had been that way for years. One week into this pill and I know I have a TON of food noise, and I know what it’s like to very suddenly be free of it. Definitely one of those IYKYK things. So in the first few days I followed my meal plan exactly for the first time in years and I dropped 5 lbs (I know its water and inflammation but I haven’t lost more than 1-2 lbs on my own in several years so this is a small miracle to me already)
Now a week in, I definitely still feel it subdued but some of my food noise and obsession is back. Over the weekend I had a small dessert that fit into my calories for the day and at least I didn’t overthink it much or cause an all out binge. But then last night as my husband and I watched a show I just kept thinking about wanting to munch on something. Like chips pretzels etc my usual shit. I ate a 100cal popcorn bag and went to bed. But it’s this late night noise in particular that’s been plaguing me for years, and I was bummed to feel it again after several days of it just suddenly gone. I want it gone again!!
I am assuming my only hope is to wait three more weeks for my 4mg, and that’s fine I’ll do my damndest til then. But wondering if others had similar experiences and maybe moved up doses faster? or did something else to hold on to the WG effects? I’ve had zero side effects otherwise, and a check in with my pcp in one week so could discuss progression.
Would love to hear from other people who had fits and starts on the first bottle but are cruising now!