r/FoundayoUS

40m, 235-240lbs, 6'0. I've toyed around with dieting and working out the last number of years after being relatively fit into my 30s. Due to hectic work travel and two kids, it can be a challenge to remain consistent. I was down to 215 and feeling trim just a couple years back, but my love of beer and shit food generally takes control of that pretty quickly.

Down 2lbs in the first week on .08, but I think it's mostly water weight. I generally drink ~100oz of water a day which has been a bit challenging since starting the pill. Side effects have been mild- lots of burping, a little nausea before lunch which I generally think is because it's been hard to remember to eat, feeling very full, and some mild constipation. I've been taking my pill at 9pm and haven't felt it has really noticeably changed my sleep, and I'm certainly not feeling hungry for breakfast. I was hoping it would have an impact on my alcohol intake, but it hasn't been anything drastic- really just not wanting another beer because I feel so full.

Hoping the next few weeks go smoothly, and perhaps more noticeable results.

Started foundayo 7 days ago. Trying to lose about 15 pounds. My doctor was slightly reluctant to prescribe because I have a normal BMI, but understood my reasoning and didn’t give me any serious downsides. I take .8 in the AM when I wake up. So far feeling like it’s doing generally what it is supposed to do. I stay full pretty much all day, and get full on a much smaller portion of food. I generally had fine portion control before the pill, but when I get hungry I would often feel ravenous when other people didn’t. Now I can get through the day on much less food. No real side effects other than increased burping and the fullness can be uncomfortable if I drink a lot of water at once. Water definitely sits in your stomach longer, just like food does so that is a strange sensation. I am used to gulping huge amounts of water all day so I’ll have to modify that. Haven’t lost any weight yet (actually up a pound or two) but I was on vacation and I know I’m having some water retention. It’s definitely not real weight bc I’ve barely been eating! Can’t wait to see what the rest of month 1 brings.

Hi everyone! I wanted to give my honest feedback and experience of being on Foundayo. I’m no stranger to peptides. I’ve been on sema, tirzep, and Reta in the past. I wanted to do a pill form to see if it was as effective or easier or take. I want to start off saying I started at .8 and moved up to 2.5 after a month. .8 I was fine, mild nausea here and there. I moved up to 2.5 and a week in, my whole world changed. I was literally nodding off during the day. I could not stay awake. Turned into me waking up in the middle of the night for hours and not being able to go back to bed. I finally caught up on sleep and then all of the sudden, my mood was erratic. I’m talking depression, anger, irrational and irritable. I was quite literally experiencing mania. I have never had mania before in my life. I went through one round of that and kept telling myself it was just temporary and probably related to my sleep. Wrong. A week later it happened again. I ended up quitting the medication and within 48 hours ALL of my symptoms subsided. I had never experienced anything like this before in my life. Ever. Be careful.

The 2.5mg seems like it is reducing my appetite a little too much, where the .8 mg didn't do much at all. I am curious if anyone cuts their pills in half to alter the dosage? I feel like half of the 2.5 would be a happy medium for me. I get my medication online and I submitted a question through the portal, but just received an auto-generated response saying that cutting, crushing, or chewing the pills is not recommended.

I am six weeks in today and my only regret is not starting sooner. I'm down 15 lbs and can't believe how my habits/taste have changed! I started with the trial 0.8 from my doctor and began the 2.5 a little over a week ago. I have completely revamped my diet and begun exercising 5x a week again and will begin a daily mile walk with taking my oldest to and from school when she starts next month. I was so terrified to start the pill, but I feel like it has been the perfect tool to help me get back into shape. I have begun eating high-protein, lowish-carb, and no longer crave any sweets after putting the kids to bed. I do track my calories with most days I'm around 1600-1800 depending on the day. I feel like I’ve really learned a lot about my habit these past six weeks and I'm so happy that I stopped letting fear hold me back from starting. I've really had to reevaluate my relationship with food and how it's changed since becoming a stay at home mom a few years ago.

SW: 265 5’9 29F
CW: 250
GW1: 225
GW2: 200
UGW: 175 (pre-pregnancy weight before having my first in 2021)

My goal is to lose another 50 lbs with Foundayo and lose the remaining 25 lbs on my own. My doctor is very hopeful that since my weight was not a huge struggle before having kids that I should be able to be a GLP1 graduate and maintain my weight loss if I maintain my habits, but my feelings and plans may change the longer I am on the pill. It is an out-of-pocket plan exclusion from our insurance, so we are paying out of pocket directly from the manufacturer.

I remember searching the sub two months ago before deciding to take the jump and I wanted to post this positive update for anyone who is toying around with the idea of starting!

I’m 47, 5’6”, perimenopausal & struggling to lose weight. I’ve been consistently working out for almost a year, but struggled to get under 1800 calories per day. I could get a few days at 1600, but would end up binging on weekends or randomly during hormonal shifts, keeping me at/above my TDEE and gaining/losing the same 5lbs.

I started Foundayo on May 3 weighing 183 hoping to get down to 160/165. My doctor wants me at 150/155, but I’m not sure I can get there. Side effects were random & subtle: queasiness & vivid dreams, but not much else.

I was losing about a pound a week at .08, so reordered the .08 for month 2. I was able to stay around 1600 calories per day. My weight stalled weeks 4-6, and while food noise/appetite was decreased and fullness was increased, I couldn’t get under 1600 calories per day.

So I upped to the 2.5. I actually doubled the .08 for about 5 days, with no additional side effects. At 2.5, I’m getting 1200-1400 calories per day. I have less energy and more constipation, but not much else has changed.

Overall, I lost 5lbs in 7 weeks on .08, and 4lbs in the last 3 weeks on the 2.5 (with 5 days at 1.6). I still get kind of queasy when I don’t eat, and I’ve realized that protein really does help me feel fuller longer. Food noise and cravings are almost non-existent. When cravings hit, they are super manageable and easy to ignore or satisfied quickly.

I’d love to stay where I’m at, getting 1200-1400 calories on the 2.5. I’m curious if/when the suppression will wear off. I don’t want to drop calorie intake or lose weight faster, so I feel like I’m at where I want to be until I plateau.

Are many others feeling actual results from the .8?? I’ve already lost a 6 pounds and the food noise is significantly reduced and I’m simply just not very hungry!!

Should I move up to the 2.5 if I already feel it or is it gonna be substantially better on a higher dose?

I’ve also had absolutely no side affects besides light headedness from not eating enough !!

20F 5’5 179 for reference if that could be affecting anything:)

I’m doing well, y’all! I switched to taking my medicine in the evenings. I’m exercising multiple times a week, 30 minutes at a time. I’m less connected to junk food than ever. I nibble at things that I used to devour. I concentrate more on how I feel now than filling a bottomless stomach.

For anyone who is looking for cheap sustainable exercise ideas, may I recommend buying a pair of weighted balls and working out with them while walking in place with knee lifts, side steps, back kick, and arm movements? It’s what is working for me. I don’t do gyms. I don’t do deadlifting. I’m hydrating and living, y’all.

I will be pushing to up my dose as I’ve been on 2.5 mg for coming up on two months now. $249 Costco pharmacy payment here we come! Yay. Lol. At least the Costco Executive member and Citibank incentives cushion the blow ever so slightly. And seriously, this is helping me have a much more vibrant life. That is priceless.

Wishing everyone success.

Happy 4th to all those in the U.S.

I know I know, depends on my employers medical insurance plan BUT anyone have any luck getting Foundayo covered by insurance? After 2yrs on Tirzepatide, I’ve lost 70lbs but can’t seems to go up on dose as I get severe side effects so 5mg has been where I have been on for the last 12 months but also have plateaued. Doc recommended semaglutide at a lower dose to start or Foundayo but curious if anyone has tried to get it covered through your insurance.

Hey everyone, I wanted to share what my first month on Foundayo has actually been like, because stepping on the scale this morning and seeing exactly 96.0 kg down from 104.6 kg was a massive milestone, but the mental shift behind that number is the real story. I took a quick photo of the scale in just to document it, but honestly, the physical and psychological adjustment over the last four weeks has been wild.

For context, I work a pretty high-stress job as a pediatric dentist. My days are a constant whirlwind of managing anxious kids, dealing with nitrous oxide sedation, and being on my feet for hours. Before this, I would come home physically and mentally drained, and my immediate coping mechanism was food. I was constantly defaulting to heavy fast food or massive restaurant buffets just because my brain was too tired to think. Foundayo essentially pulled the emergency brake on that entire lifestyle overnight.

The first two weeks were a massive shock to the system. The early side effects were no joke, mostly this intense, constant heavy fullness that felt like a rock in my stomach for hours, along with waves of nausea and a lot of fatigue as my body adjusted to the delayed digestion. Trying to manage that while keeping children calm in a dental chair was a massive balancing act.

But the biggest hurdle wasn't even the physical symptoms, it was the sudden psychological realization that my main coping mechanism for stress was completely gone.

The real utility I found this month was learning how to reinvent my relationship with food while running on a tight energy budget. When you drop your intake down to a strict 1000 to 1200 calories to maximize the weight loss, you quickly realize you can't just starve yourself or you will crash at work. You have to become incredibly tactical. I had to learn how to aggressively prioritize protein, aiming for a high daily baseline just to keep my strength and focus up for long clinic days.

The most unexpected part of the journey was navigating sensory boredom. When your biological hunger is muted by a GLP-1, your brain still craves the behavioral experience of eating. I found myself genuinely missing the physical crunch of food, to the point where I had to start modifying everything I ate just for the texture. I started introducing things like raw baby cucumbers and a controlled sprinkle of granola into my Greek yogurt and eggs just to trick my brain into feeling satisfied by the act of chewing.

I stopped looking at meals as a comfort and started treating them like a puzzle, like ordering a standard chicken and rice meal but leaving the majority of the rice behind to cut carbs and manually adding extra lean poultry to hit my protein goals.

If anyone is just starting out or trying to manage a demanding, high-stress career while on this medication, the biggest piece of advice I can give after month one is to prepare for the mental vacuum when emotional eating disappears. You have to actively build a new structure of high-protein, high-volume foods that support your daily energy before the fatigue hits you. It takes a lot of trial and error to figure out what fits your specific routine, but seeing the actual progress on the scale makes the entire adjustment worth it.

tldr: Lost 8.6kg (104.6 to 96) in my first month on Foundayo. Navigating the early side effects like nausea and extreme fullness while working a high-stress job as a pediatric dentist was a massive balancing act, but the hardest part was losing food as an emotional coping mechanism. Surviving the drop to a 1000-1200 calorie budget came down to obsessing over protein so I wouldn't crash at work, and finding creative ways to handle sensory boredom when eating stopped being a comfort.

is it just me or it doesnt work? I used to be on topamax and metformin last year and 2 weeks on it I noticed a big difference but with .8 foundayo theres no difference except I feel bloated. Im about to be on 2.5 mg next week, what were your symptoms? and is it a lot different than .8?

I begin my Foundayo journey on Monday, July 6. What has been the experience of the effect on other medication?

I take Zolpidem at night. Would it be better to take my Foundayo in the morning? Anyone else take both Zolpidem and Foundayo?

I also take my blood pressure and cholesterol meds at bedtime too.

Okay so week 2 is done and i want to give a real update because the numbers are a little all over the place and i think it's worth being honest about

blood sugar first: I noticed my levels running higher at certain points this week so had to adjust my basal rate slightly, it went up a unit and it sorted itself out pretty quickly. I was expecting some adjustment period so not alarmed, just something to keep an eye on.

the scale: Sunday weigh in said i was up about 1.5lbs from last week, here's the thing though, my digestion has been slow all week and i genuinely felt heavier and more bloated than usual. Monday morning after things finally moved i was actually down to my lowest weight yet.

So the sunday number wasn't really a true picture of where i am, somewhere in between is probably accurate and i'd guess maybe 1 real pound up at most, could just be normal fluctuation.

(not stressing about it)

Appetite: food noise is still quieter than baseline but i'm noticing i'm eating slightly more of my plate than i was in week one, not dramatically but enough to notice, going to bed feeling a bit fuller than usual.

what's next for me: since I am currently on 2.5mg and planning to move up to 5.5mg when this bottle is done, i also want to know from other people whether the higher dose gets me closer to where i was before.

The journey is messy and the numbers jump around and that's just what this looks like in real life, more updates coming:)

this is the comparison i couldn't find when i was deciding so i'm writing it myself

oral Wegovy for 3 months:
lost about 35 pounds on the injectable first so switched to the pill to maintain like the empty stomach rule was genuinely impossible for me (i work early shifts and have a chaotic morning)I forgot or did it wrong constantly. Results were underwhelming and I'm convinced it was adherence not the drug.

Foundayo for 6 weeks:
Took it at lunch with food nd with coffee doesn't matter, haven't missed a single dose because there's nothing to remember except to take a pill.

down 5 pounds so far and more importantly the food noise is quieter than it ever was on the oral Wegovy

the anxiety side effect is the one thing worth flagging, it's been more noticeable than i expected. not severe but present. Hoping it passes!

the no needle thing is life changing after years of weekly shots

I’m on day 22 of the 0.08 mg dose. Before this, I was on and off Zepbound for a couple of years. It worked for my appetite, but the side effects (especially the fatigue and constant muscle aches) became too much, so my doctor switched me to Foundayo.
So far, I honestly don’t feel like the 0.08 mg dose has done much. I still feel pretty ravenous, and the food noise hasn’t really improved. The only side effect I’ve noticed is… eating more. 😂
I have about 8 pills left before I start the 2.5 mg dose (it’s already on the way). I’m wondering if anyone has taken two of the 0.08 mg pills for the last few days before moving up, just to see if it helped bridge the gap.
I also take it at night because I was worried about nausea or fatigue, although so far I haven’t had either.
Has anyone been in a similar situation? Did the 0.08 mg dose do anything for you, or did you only start noticing appetite suppression and less food noise after moving up to 2.5 mg? And has anyone increased the dose a few days early with their doctor’s approval?
I’d love to hear your experience.

Doctor recommended I get ahead of the constipation side effect because of my propensity for this condition. I did so and have had great success over the last three weeks. Here’s my honest progress report.

I’m down 2 pounds at the doctors office however my starting weigh in was in the morning and today’s weigh in was at 5 PM so realistically, I’m probably down five or 6 pounds. I wasn’t expecting to lose any weight on this starter titration dose and so I’m thrilled. Noticed almost immediately once I started the medicine that my craving for just about anything not good for me slipped away. I had one alcohol craving in the last three weeks and it lasted about 50 seconds. I had maybe three or four cravings for sugar and they either went away or I was able to reason with myself to buy a sugar-free chocolate. This means I have successfully spent the last three weeks, no alcohol no sugar added, and no caffeine. My bloat is completely gone and for the most part I’ve had no side effects. I do want to echo that if you’re prone to constipation, you should get ahead of this with whatever works for you. I do a dose of MiraLAX at night and a serving of soluble fiber in the morning

doctor is taking me up to the next level and to be honest based on the success I had on the lowest level this may be my destination dose, which is still not even supposedly therapeutic. Very pleased so far will update in a month when I have my next doctors appointment.

Blood pressure meaningfully down, I was under the elevated mark for the first time at my doctors appointment today in probably years.

Starting weight 193 and I’m 5 foot 8 1/2 inches. a healthy weight for me would be anywhere between 150 and 170 so I’m aiming for 160.

Side effects noticed have been slowing of digestion and random insomnia.

Good luck to everyone

I’m on Day 4 of the starter dose, and I know the whole point is to slow stomach emptying and help you feel full longer. I expected that part.

What I wasn’t sure about was just how full people typically feel this early on. Every time I eat, I feel like I completely overdid it, even when I know I didn’t. I end up feeling uncomfortably stuffed and bloated for hours afterward, almost like the food is just sitting there.

I’m not dealing with nausea or vomiting, just that really heavy, overly full feeling.

My biggest question is whether this is pretty typical during the first week and if it gets better as your body adjusts. Since this is only the starter dose, I’m also curious what happened when you moved up. Was it a noticeable jump in side effects, or did your body adapt enough that it wasn’t as bad as you expected?

I’d also love to hear if anything helped with
the bloating or that constant “I ate way too much” feeling.
Just looking to hear some real experiences from people who have been through the first few weeks.

I just started my very first Glp1 today. It’s been so frustrating not to lose weight from the perimenopause weight gain. Nothing has worked. I workout, eat well, and even worked with a nutrituous who was great. We both agreed it was time to give Foundoyo a shot as I did not want to deal with weekly injections.

Anyone else working through this? Today is my first day on the medication. I’ve been doing small meals, drinking water, and incorporating electrolytes.