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I made up my own Ozempic regimen, because it seemed to be working for me and I wanted to get off off it ASAP due to financial constraints. I never went past the 0.25mg/week that was prescribed to get started, and tapered off soon after reaching my target weight range.

The food noise did return 2-3 months after stopping Ozempic, but at a much manageable level, and I eat berries/fruits to handle it now.

It primarily helped me stop eating desserts after almost every meal and I've stuck with that change long after I stopped it. My alcohol and food consumption have gone down dramatically too.

Unchanged from before - half-assed strength training at the gym once a week, and some other form of physical activity like swimming or sports once/twice a week. I live in a functional city, so I walk a lot, bike at times, and rarely drive.

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[โ€“] Dezorian@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Thanks for sharing and congratz on the weight loss! Any side effects you noticed?

[โ€“] scripty@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)
  • HbA1C was at a pre-diabetic level and has gone back to a safe level.
  • Probably a side effect of not drinking so much anymore- some liver test numbers look good now.
  • knees don't ache as much
  • TMI alert: I can now sleep through the night without waking up to pee multiple times. (Early thirties fwiw)

My mental health had improved a ton, but it went to shit after the layoff, and am still working on that. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

I can fit into old clothes from uni again, does that count lol?

Congrats on the weight loss and keeping it off!

[โ€“] Elting@piefed.social 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Out of curiosity, how tall are you?

[โ€“] scripty@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

5' 8"/173 cm

[โ€“] Jollyllama@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Nice work! Berries and fruit are the only things I allow myself to have for snacking in the house. I also started a garden and will eat whatever I can grow, it's a lot of tomatoes and cucumbers.

[โ€“] ILikeTraaaains@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Did you eat from non hungry related factors before using Ozempic? You know, snacking because boredom/anxiety/nervousness/depression/etc.

If yes, how did you managed it during the process?

[โ€“] scripty@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, I did and still do stress eat.

While I was on ozempic, I literally couldn't eat and would feel nauseous if I ate anything after my meals. So I found other non-food based coping mechanisms - some healthy, some not so much, but that's a battle for another day.

It still happens, but at far lower volumes. Like, I would destroy a large bag of chips in under 5 minutes back in the day while stressed about something. But now I sort of stop after like 10% of it because I feel physically sick at that point.