Let us know how it goes. That is my next step if being back on Keto doesn't do the trick. Doctor really feels Keto should work for me in both weight loss and general health. My joints really don't appreciate the added weight. If I don't see some decent improvement before my visit next month I am going to ask for it.

I echo please let us know how it goes. I've been on Wegovy for almost three months, and am having slow but good results.

I fully advocate for the GLP1 drugs, they’ve been amazing for me. Keep in mind some side effects may be worse at the beginning as your body gets used to it!

They started me off at a low dosage and she said at my height/weight they could ramp it up after just two weeks. But I'm starting off at 0.25, going to 0.5, and eventually probably up to 2.0.

So far so good! I mostly have the strategies and recipes down for low-carb eating, but my weakness has been drinking.

It's not like I'm getting hammered every night, but when you're having 3 or 4 cocktails every night you're ingesting a lot of empty calories. It's not even for the buzz, it's sort of habitual, I enjoy the flavor, I'm getting regular social time at bars, and home alone and my mindset is sort of like "Well, you're not driving anywhere so..."

Last night I just had one drink and didn't desire another. And I probably could have skipped that drink without regret.

I've eaten a half mug of oat bran this morning (two tablespoons, plus blueberries and nuts), and just finished a muffin sized frittata from the cafe. That and two small cappuccinos and I feel completely sated and I've been up since 7:30. I'm kind of leaning towards a small salad for dinner.

One of the things the doctor emphasized was doing small portions. Just be conscious of it. Like, I love Bi-Rite's Caesar Salad kit but it's a whole mixing bowl of salad. I could eat half of that. Have one egg instead of two, one bratwurst, etc.

My doctor was glad to hear I'm taking a motility supplement to have daily "Goldilocks poops" (she liked that phrase. But, in essence, not too big, not too small, not too hard, not too soft).

I'm really motivated and eager to couple this with pilates and maintain running a couple times a week.

Insurance doesn’t cover my zepbound but you can have the doctor prescribe vials and send it to the Lily pharmacy and pay out of pocket, if you can.

There are so many good alternatives nowadays that are interesting drinks rather than being relegated to a Diet Coke or a Shirley Temple.

I haven’t gone the medication route myself but I’ve been doing the Optavia plan (used to be known as Medifast) although it is essentially the opposite of fasting. It’s mixes and bars five times a day and one “lean and green” meal. I thought I would hate it but I actually really like it. Meal planning once a day is about all I generally have the energy for and It’s actually quite nice to not have to think about what I’m eating the rest of the day. I’m almost never hungry, even though both the calories and carbs are quite restricted. I have a coach I talk with once a week who is a professional singer in Dallas and is a fucking delight. (she is also blue in a sea of red so I think it’s good for both of us.)

It is a leeetle bit cult like but I’ve been clear from the get-go I wasn’t becoming a coach or anything. (The phone calls alone, my God.)

But it’s really worked. I’ve backslid a little in the last few months, but overall I’m doing really well and it definitely has changed the kinds of things I think about or reach for when it comes to food. Like, I think about salads. As a preference.

Alcohol is also my most common “cheat” But it’s also one I’m generally good with as long as I’m getting the other stuff right. I rarely drink at home so that helps.

Except today! Cracked open a bottle of Moet at 2 PM because after getting laid off a few months ago, in a really shitty fashion, my sister got a job offer today for an organization that seems much healthier and at a salary that is definitely much healthier. Whoo-hoo!

Now we’re both getting our hair done and I have dinner at a hot new Cambodian restaurant tonight.

Except today! Cracked open a bottle of Moet at 2 PM because after getting laid off a few months ago, in a really shitty fashion, my sister got a job offer today for an organization that seems much healthier and at a salary that is definitely much healthier. Whoo-hoo!

Huzzah!

Now we’re both getting our hair done

I declare this a National Holiday!

and I have dinner at a hot new Cambodian restaurant tonight.

Also yum.

Yay for new and better jobs!

It’s mixes and bars five times a day

I had to read that phrase 3 times before I could get it through my head that "bars" did not mean "establishments where one goes to obtain and enjoy alcoholic beverages in the company of others."

Can you believe people pay my dumb ass to edit?

my sister got a job offer today for an organization that seems much healthier and at a salary that is definitely much healthier.

Hooray!!!

Hahaha. Probably not the most eloquent way to say that, but. It’s like little mixes for things like shakes and brownies and stuff in easy bake oven quantities. Also, some oatmeal and cereals and things. Took a little getting used to, but it works. And I make judicious exceptions now, although I did not at first. I really felt like I needed a hard reset on my habits and instincts.

Yay sister of brenda!

I had to read that phrase 3 times before I could get it through my head that "bars" did not mean "establishments where one goes to obtain and enjoy alcoholic beverages in the company of others."

And I initially read "mixers and bars" which was even more confusing

And I initially read "mixers and bars" which was even more confusing

We are not the target market for that diet. We'd just end up drunk every day.