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I was diagnosed with type 2 with an A1C over 10. My doctor started me at 0.25 mg weekly for a month, then increased to 0.5 mg. The first few weeks were rough. Full on nausea, early fullness, constipation, and fatigue. I learned very quickly that if I overate, even a little, I’d pay for it with bloating and sometimes vomiting.

Around month 2, my appetite changed dramatically. I stopped obsessing over food. My fasting glucose started dropping from the 180–220 range into the low 100s. By 3–6 months, my A1C had fallen into the 5–6 range and I had lost 30–100+ pounds over time.

The biggest adjustment was learning to eat smaller meals, prioritize protein, hydrate aggressively, and avoid greasy foods. Once I respected the medication instead of trying to eat normally on it, the side effects became manageable. I eventually stabilized on 1 mg weekly as a maintenance dose.

I was sceptical. I'd tried everything. Wegovy felt like another thing that might not work. Four months in and I'm down 22lbs. Not dramatic, but the most consistent progress I've ever made. No crash dieting, no obsessive calorie counting. Just a quieter appetite and better choices.

A year ago I started Ozempic at 247lbs. Today I'm 192. It hasn't been a straight line . I plateaued twice, had to adjust my dose, and dealt with nausea on and off. But the trend has been consistently down. For the first time in my adult life, maintaining a healthy weight feels possible.

Three months in and I'm down 18lbs. The weight loss is real but so is the fatigue in the early weeks. My appetite dropped dramatically from week two. The thing nobody tells you is how much your relationship with food changes . I actually have to remind myself to eat sometimes.

Wegovy changed my relationship with food in a way no diet ever did. I won't pretend it was easy... the side effects in month one were rough and I nearly quit. Glad I didn't. Eight months later I'm down 41lbs and my blood pressure is normal for the first time in a decade.

I'd struggled with my weight for years before my GP suggested Ozempic. The first few weeks were tough , nausea was real , but by month two something clicked. My appetite just… quieted down. I wasn't white-knuckling it anymore. Six months in I'm down 2 stone and feel like myself again.