Day 14 on Wegovy — haven’t lost one ounce. Is this normal in the beginning or am I a non-responder?
Hi everyone — I’m currently on day 14 of Wegovy at the starting dose of 1.5 mg daily and I’m feeling really discouraged because I haven’t lost not even 1 ounce.
I know it’s still early, but I guess I expected to see something by now, especially because I’ve heard so many people say they had appetite changes or early weight loss right away.
For context, I’m really only looking to lose about 15–20 pounds. My eating and exercise routine has pretty much stayed the same as it was before starting. I already eat fairly healthy and I work out consistently — I usually do weekday workouts with strength training/legs and walking or light cardio. I’m not suddenly eating more, and I don’t feel like I’m doing anything differently that would explain zero movement on the scale.
One thing I should mention is that I recently increased my estrogen dose as part of my HRT/perimenopause treatment, so I’m wondering if that could be causing water retention, bloating, or just masking any early loss. I’ve definitely noticed more belly bloat since increasing estrogen, so maybe that’s part of it?
Has anyone else experienced no weight loss at all in the first couple of weeks and then had it kick in later? Or is this a sign that I might be one of the people who just doesn’t respond to Wegovy?
I’m trying not to panic, but it’s frustrating when you’re doing all the things and hoping this will finally help with the stubborn perimenopause weight. Would love to hear from anyone who had a slow start, especially if you were also on HRT or dealing with estrogen changes.