u/daisiesandink

I made a terrible decision this weekend and binged. Hard. My first time since going on the med in February. There’s no excuse for it- I know I fucked up.

Now, this morning I am sick as a dog. It’s coming out both ends and everything smells like rotten eggs, which just makes me feel even sicker.

I’ve only ever had a sour stomach once before when I was a kid. What does one do for this? All food sounds repulsive to me, and I can’t seem to keep liquids down.

I started on 4mg in February and immediately noticed a huge decrease in both my appetite and food noise. I decided to stay on 4mg for a second month, but by the end of that refill, it felt like it wasn’t working as well anymore. Because of that, I increased to 9mg the following month.

So far, I’ve lost nearly 60 lbs, although I still have a long way to go. I just started my second month on 9mg a few days ago, and I’m already noticing the cravings coming back pretty strongly. Now I’m wondering if I should have just moved up to 25mg instead.

It seems like each dose works really well for about a month, and then suddenly becomes less effective. My biggest fear is that I’ll move up to 25mg and then, after another month, it’ll stop helping too, just like the previous doses.

Is this an irrational fear, or is this medication known to lose effectiveness over time?

I’m curious if anyone else here is on Wegovy while their spouse/partner isn’t, and what that dynamic has been like for you.

Before Wegovy, my husband and I had a really unhealthy relationship with food together. We were huge soda drinkers, ordered fast food constantly, and every Monday we’d swear we were “starting fresh” on a new diet. Usually by Monday afternoon I’d already binged and we’d both just give up and promise to try again the next week.

I eventually got to over 450 lbs and finally decided I couldn’t keep living that way. I started Wegovy in February and it has completely changed my relationship with food. I don’t crave fast food anymore, I eat much smaller portions, and soda actually repulses me now. Since beginning the medication I’ve consistently lost 2–5 lbs a week.

My husband decided not to go on Wegovy for a couple reasons, mostly cost-related. He’s been 100% supportive of me and my weight loss, which I’m incredibly grateful for. But lately I’ve been struggling watching him. He’s in the upper 300s himself, and while my weight keeps steadily dropping, it feels like he’s stuck in the cycle of losing and regaining the same pound over and over. He still suggests fast food frequently, snacks a lot and complains he’s always hungry, eats larger portions than me, and approaches calorie tracking very casually. Sometimes when we track meals together, he’ll estimate calories instead of measuring or logging accurately, and it makes me second-guess the numbers and whether I can trust what’s being tracked. Not because I think he’s trying to sabotage me, but because I’m trying so hard to protect this progress.

The hardest part is that when I watch him eat or make certain choices, I see my old self. It makes me sad because I know exactly what that mindset feels like, and I worry about his health and future. At the same time, I don’t want to be judgmental or act like I suddenly have everything figured out just because Wegovy has helped me.

Has anyone else experienced this shift where one partner changes dramatically around food and the other doesn’t? How do you navigate meals, emotions, guilt, concern, or even the changing dynamic in the relationship? I’d really appreciate hearing from people who’ve been through something similar.