u/_Blupee

Prefacing this with “No food is bad food”.
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But since I started this journey and weighing my portions. I have realized some foods cannot be eyeballed. Holy macaroni my use of “healthy granola” in the past was a huge calorie hog. I used to make yogurt bowls in the mornings and was all “Yeah me eating all super healthy!”. I measured out what I used to put on my yogurt and it was over 600+ calories. What?!
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I still have granola, I just weigh the serving now. Today’s breakfast : 100g frozen (thawed) peaches, 50g frozen (thawed) blueberries, 170g Icelandic plain low fat yogurt, 20g local honey, equals 232 calories, just the 30g of granola I put on top 170 calories ALONE in 30 tiny grams. Breakfast is great at a little over 400 calories and 21g protein. But BZ (before Zep) I easily put a whole cup of granola on my yogurt and called that a “diet” breakfast. 🤣🤣🤣😳

I took my shot slightly later than normal today, as in like 5 minutes ago. I have a run I was going to knock out this evening but can do it shortly, in roughly 45 mins. Are we supposed to hold off on a big exertion right after a shot?

Thanks!

I am trying to dial in my food. I made the recipe below and am trying to figure out how to get the accurate information from raw vs cooked. Do you measure what you start with or what you finish with?

Trader Joe's extra lean ground beef 454g

Brussel Sprouts shaved 283g (RAW)

White mushrooms 474g (RAW)

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I cooked down the beef and used a paper towel to drain, then added the mushrooms to the same pan after removing the beef. Covered with water and simmered till half the water was gone, added the shaved brussel sprouts and then cooked until all the water was gone, added the beef, a little salt and done. The weight of course is now totally different. Do I just divide it from the new weight but use the nutrition info from the old weights in Cronometer? Does that make sense? Thank you.

I will be going on a cruise in 2 months for a little over a week. Cruising has normally been where I enjoy adult beverages the most. I have had zero alcohol since starting and have no desire to drink right now. We even decided to not get me the drink package. Those on 2.5mg, does alcohol cause any significant side effects that you have seen? I was wondering if the lesser dose means less issue when going off the plan. I don't intend on going off my actual meal plan and will continue to exercise and run since I always enjoy doing that on the ships, but I do want to be able to have a drink or two each evening. My husband thinks I should try to have one or two before we leave to kind of test the theory. I just don't actually want any right now and hope that while on the vacation I will be more inclined. Additionally are there drinks to avoid? I loved piña coladas on the beach and I am wondering if the super high sugar content is going to cause immediate GI issues and should be avoided, or if red wine with dinner will hit much harder and I should limit to half a glass. Thank you so much!

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I love that a part of the gift of zep is that I do not feel obligated to drink and that I am already feeling much calmer about not over eating or having any regain issues while on the ship. Yo-Yo dieting sucks and the count down to vacation this year I am not desperately trying to lose weight to fit into something I had no business buying, only to feel angry and disappointed in myself. Not this year baby!!

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Also in regards to the 2.5mg dose. I am starting month 3 and haven't needed an increase. I wish it was this way for everyone but I am beyond grateful that I have responded so well and my physician and I are not even thinking about increasing at this time. So I (fingers crossed) hope to still be on 2.5 come vacation time.

Started Zep in very early June. Doing really good. In a previous life I was running ultra distance. I am building my base back up, rowing, weight training, and biking.

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Due to health issues I had to stop training for several years and put significant weight on (inflammatory joint disease). Now I am in remission and getting back in the groove. I have a short race coming up in the end of Sept. So I am building up my routine. But in the past I experienced DOMS on several occasions when I pushed past my limit. I have done this a couple of times recently and honestly expected some morning after tightness, minor aches, the dreaded down stairs walk, etc.

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I have had nothing. Next morning, feeling top tier. I have never NOT gotten some form of delayed soreness. Especially after a good leg day. Any thoughts?

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(just for added info: I am on collagen, Ultima, coconut water, 120g protein +, 120 ounces of hydration all daily. My calories could use a little more help but I am feeling good and not bonked at all. I am about to add micro dose creatine. I have been wondering if it's my increased hydration that has helped.)

You can really see how much effort and care goes into this app. Thank you so much for all the work the entire team does! Genuinely awesome!

The new organization is nice, but I miss the original dashboard. It immediately showed my medication status, streak, protein, water, fiber, and goal progress. Those were the key points that kept me going every day. The new home screen feels more like a calorie tracker than a GLP-1 companion. Please consider letting users customize their dashboard or choose between the classic and new layout.

I really don’t want to see calories, fat, and carbs. After years of disordered eating the MeAgain app has been amazing. Opening it lastnight and all the changes has been really saddening. Seeing my little fire light up and watching the progress move in a forward direction without highlighting calories. Was a huge win. Now it’s front and center.

I started Thursday at 3:30pm. Barely ate Thursday night from anxiety. Yesterday Friday I worked out for 30 minutes on the peloton bike, swam and hung out in the pool for almost 2 hours. Only ate 1200 calories that included 101 grams of protein and 30 grams of fiber. Drank over 100 ounces of water. I planned on weighing only once a week due to OCD. But I got up this morning to work out and decided to step on the freaking scale that’s just sitting there.
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I GAINED a pound and a half.
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That was a real blow to my mental health and motivation. Can someone please tell me this is normal. I wasn’t expecting to be skinny. But even a single ounce of weight loss would have been expected and welcomed.
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I just want to be normal and be able to lose weight like regular people and not have to absolutely starve myself and work out for hours everyday. :( This felt so defeating.

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I want to preface this with I have severe OCD that involves medication. I have past trauma involving medication and lack of control as I was a child and a young adult in a pretty bad situation. I also grew up with pretty severe food insecurities, additionally food was emotionally weaponized in my home, and this created a history of binge eating as an adult, add that to PCOS and I have been fighting my own body for a very long time. I know this is a lot of extra info but also a bit of back story why I feel this is such a huge victory for me.

I have had the shots for about a month but we went on vacation. We then all got the crud. I had taken the shot out of the fridge a few days ago in hopes I could do it with a few other people that had announced their first day. But I couldn't do it and so I let it hang out on the counter. I have walked past it and even carried it into a few rooms with me to help (exposure therapy). Today I finally took it. It took about 30 minutes from start to finish. But I was in control and I made the choice. I did it and I am so freaking proud of myself!

I have PsA , PCOS , OCD , and ADHD.

I have been dreaming about this shot since it came out. Years.

So here's to day 1!!!!!!

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These are $850.00. I do not know why I was targeted by this ad today but it struck a nerve. I grew up exceptionally poor and lived in the projects in the early to mid 90s. I wore clothes bought at salvation army and my shoes were sometimes held together by duct tape and glue. I always had the floppy front flap and I hated it. Who buys this Sh!t? Maybe I am just being sensitive today but this mildly infuriated me.