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On week 2 of glp1
Definitely eating way less and drinking less alcohol. Barely any desire for food. I have yet to feel hungry a single time. I've dropped a few pounds, but its hard to know if that's real.
@CertainlyWorse you said you were curious how it's gone. I'll maybe update again at 5 weeks when I go back to the doctor.
I suppose we're both in the same boat. My appetite is drastically diminished, though I'm on stimulants which provide additional suppression.
Down 2ish kilos since.
In fact, I'm now concerned I'm not eating enough, between the workload and sheer exhaustion, I've been skipping a lot of meals. I can do with losing a few more kilos, but at that point I'll either cut down the dosing or force myself to eat more regularly. Interesting problem to have.
Keep up your muscle mass, do some resistance training, perchance you've not yet quit the gym? Pushups are something to consider if you have. A regimen every morning.
I've managed to do a lot of things, but a sufficient amount of exercise eludes me. The gym isn't happening, but the pushups have fewer excuses. I'll try, thanks.
Have you talked before about why some sort of sport rather than structured exercise doesn't work for you? I imagine the socialization is also good for us, even if it's not quite as structured in terms of full range of motion and progressive overload. Something dynamic. Maybe a racket sport, volleyball, ice hockey, etc?
I don't think I've talked about it. I've never been a particularly sports-oriented person. It just never appealed to me, beyond occasionally kicking a football around during recess.
That has been the story of my entire life so far, and I don't think it's likely to change anytime soon.
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