The scale went up the week I went in for my first bloodwork since starting Tirz
Started Tirz in early June.
I weigh myself once per week, though I’m thinking of moving that to once per month now that I’ve established I’m not a super responder. My PCP wants me to weigh weekly so I don’t lose “too much” in one week.
I last weighed myself Friday. And for the first time since starting Tirz in June that number was higher than the week previously. I immediately searched this sub for comfort. Water, my cycle, my bowel movements, all of those could have contributed it. I felt better in my brain but I still felt ashamed, like I’m not going to reach my goals.
I don’t believe in CICO and don’t have a gym membership. I exercise at home.
Yesterday I went in for bloodwork, as bloodwork was my final motivation for starting. I pushed back on the idea of a GLP-1 for a year because I thought my providers only saw the number on the scale. Once I realized my bloodwork results could get better too and I could get “healthy” results for the first time in years I booked an appointment to start right away.
I had low expectations. I haven’t lost enough weight for any “milestone” in the main subs, so surely my bloodwork would be unchanged.
But omg yall. A1C down from 5.9 to 5.3. This is the lowest my A1C has been as an adult. My cholesterol looks great and my triglycerides were in normal range for the first time ever, too. I am so, so happy that this medication is helping my body.
I feel great. I work on a university campus with a lot of hills and I’ve noticed my stamina improving so much going up the big hills compared to how I started. I’m eating better (though not tracking) and I’m overall feeling so much better.
I have my scale goals (I want to ride a horse dammit) but I’m making peace with the fact that this medication is life changing even if I can’t “see” the changes.
So happy. I had to share with a community who’d get it.
TLDR: Scale up but A1C down. Realizing what matters in my health journey.