u/LadyofLA

I don't want to go all fan girl here but I've been using My Net Dairy for 2 weeks and it makes thing so simple.

It synchs with my Apple watch and picks up my walking efforts. It tracks my Zep shots and my weight. It gives me a clear picture of how many grams of protein and fiber I've consumed as well as my hydration and it let's me know how many calories I have left to stay in my proper deficit.

As for tracking foods, nothing could be simpler. It converts my description of what I've eaten or plan to eat and it reads barcodes (and there's only been one thing so far that's stumped it -- dried strawberries from China). Now here's the kicker: for lunch I had tandoori chicken, chana masala, veggie biryani and some raita. I took a photo of my plate and it decoded that and logged it into my daily intake.

I can't tell you how accurate it is. One day it called a lunch of sliced cold leftover steak deli roast beef but I don't think that's so off in the trade for the simplicity of taking a picture of my plate.

I'm not slavish to it. I eat what I want and if I go over on calories I do and if I'm a little under on protein for a day I get over it. I just makes me feel like a know what I'm doing and when I need to resort to a protein drink (I'm trying to do this with actual food).

There are probably lots of other trackers that do great stuff. I just find that the one I found keeps me informed and on track of my daily and ongoing progress toward healthy food in quantities that fuel my body for good health while I lose. And I'm hopeful that it will be an asset in helping me retain as much bone and muscle mass as I possibly can.

Do you use one? What is it and how does it help you stay on track? What do you like best about it?

I am the most sit-on-my-ass-and-let-the-world-go-by person in the world. But since my 6 weeks on Zep I find that I'm less apt to procrastinate. Not deliberately. Just by simple inclination. And I throw things out rather than arguing with myself endlessly about whether I'll regret not having it later.

I'm also happier. I'm certainly more comfortable with less of the feeling that the fat in my body is squeezing me out. I'm calmer without my brain running through every delicious food possibility in the world at every blessed minute. Reasons enough to be happy. But something in me has just opened up to the possibility of happiness. I mean I don't think I was depressed as such but I was burdened and now I'm not. How about that?!

There's no clinical trial to say that it's Zepbound. But It sure feels different to me in the timeline since I started.

Eli Lily, can I nominate you for a Nobel Prize? What a change in my life! I hope it never stops.

Don't get me wrong. I won't miss any of the fat. But 6 weeks in if you asked me the biggest benefit I'd say it's to own my own brain and be able to think about what *I* want to instead of the constant food obsession.

Also, I can enjoy food but I don't care about what I eat at the same time. I just had a spectacularly boring lunch of plain leftover roasted turkey breast, leftover Brussels sprouts and a pear. What could have been more bland? Didn't matter. It provided protein and fiber and that's what actually mattered to me. Besides, the pear was delicious.

What does Zepbound do for me? It allows me to relax. Hip, hip HOORAY!

I'm older -- approaching 80 -- and I sleep a lot. If I get up and have "breakfast" (about 500 high-protein calories) at 10:00 or 10:30 it just doesn't make sense to have lunch between noon and 1:00. If I push it much later I'm approaching dinnertime which I try to have early so I don't go to sleep around 11ish with my stomach full as I have reflux issues.

What's a sensible way to negotiate this situation?

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I took my 3rd shot on Friday. Saturday I had food noise all day and my appetite came roaring back. I snacked a couple times and ate a whole bag of popcorn in the evening watching TV.

Today I'm back into my happy place. I woke up late and didn't have breakfast until 10:30 so I skipped lunch. I'm cooking dinner and and I'll be comfortable waiting another 90 minutes to sit down to it. If I'm hungry later I'll have a protein snack. I've got a number of them at hand.

The food noise that came back was the first since I started Zep. It's been bliss since I started because for the first time in my life I'm perfectly relaxed about food. It made me nervous that I wouldn't be able to stay on a low dose.

Where did that unexpected craziness come from?

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I've probably already got a dozen. Who cares?! I need them in every size and every attitude and every activity. I just love me some snowmen. ...and snowWOMEN! They make me feel so optimistic and happy.

Is there something you can't resist?

The literature says losing 20-25% of body fat is possible. But I've seen many testimonials of people who have lost 2 times their present weight.

How does that work? What should I realistically expect?

I've LOVED their Anita Jeram stamps. I've loved their Big and Bold stamps. They have GREAT Halloween stuff that's sold out and they don't seem to be interested in reordering and selling more of it.

Anyone know what's going on there?

Are they not doing the collabs and daily reveals anymore? I saw the dump but that was all SSS stuff. Nothing from other companies.

What's the deal this year? Anyone know?

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I took my first shot on Friday 8/28. On Tuesday 9/1 I'm starting to get the feeling that my stomach is fermenting petroleum products. No reflux yet but I've got a feeling that will be coming because I'm susceptible to it.

When I tried Rybellsis and Ozempic I had horrible burning in my stomach that I was sure was going to open an ulcer. I'm not there on Zepbound but the stomach upset I'm having is making me afraid I won't be able to tolerate it.

Long timers, will this go away if I power through it? Are there tricks to minimizing it?

I cut the ghosts first from vellum but they disappeared. Then I cut them from glassine paper from little bags. Much better but I didn't get them all to completely synch up so there are some ghostly shadows. I guess these ghosts are zipping around through the night.

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