Been dieting for 2 weeks and the scale hasn’t changed?
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I've carried an extra 10 pounds or so I don't want for several decades.
During the pandemic lock-down, Mrs. Moguldreamer & I each lost about 10 lbs which we attribute to healthier eating - we were not going out to restaurants 3 or 4 nights/week anymore, and our social life didn't revolve around "getting together for dinner." We also bicycled much more.
But in the last year or two, we each regained that 10 lbs.
For non-weight health reasons, I started on Ozempic about 2 months ago, and I've lost (without intending to lose) about 8 pounds so far. I just have no desire to eat. Put food in front of me, and I poke at it. My sweet-tooth has vanished. My blood pressure has dropped enough my doctor cut my blood pressure meds in half, and I suspect I'll end up discontinuing it altogether.
A couple times we've met others for a meal, and I have to force myself to eat, usually eating at most a small portion of the food delivered to me. I'm now tracking how many grams of protein I get to make sure I'm getting enough, and it is difficult. I just don't want to eat.
The side effects for me have mostly been moderate - a general feeling of "not being well" that is difficult for me to describe.
That reminds me of how I felt when I had mono in college. That's good you're tracking protein. I would think you'd need to also make sure you're getting enough good fats.
Losing your appetite entirely and not wanting to eat (some even report being repulsed by food) just doesn't sound healthy, even if it IS effective for weight loss. That's traditionally been a sign of illnesss, actually. It's strange to me that so many are jumping on this band wagon without a moment's hesitation.
Losing your appetite entirely and not wanting to eat (some even report being repulsed by food) just doesn't sound healthy, even if it IS effective for weight loss. That's traditionally been a sign of illnesss, actually. It's strange to me that so many are jumping on this band wagon without a moment's hesitation.
It's the trap of some parts of diet culture--the goal isn't entirely to be healthy, it's just to be smaller by any means necessary.
How old are you, and are you female? Older female bodies are genetically designed to try to hold on to weight even with calorie reduction. Scale changes can take more than a few weeks to manifest, and given that the person started exercising more, any small change that would show up in two weeks could easily be offset by water weight, hormonal retention, muscle gain, etc.
OP, you might actually be eating too little. Is this the diet your doctor recommends? If you're noticing changes in clothing and how you feel that is a good indicator that what you are doing is working so just stick with it or fine tune it.
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