Well, there's a nice round number I'm happy to see! Has my rate of weight loss slowed down? Yup, I'm just a wee bit shy of 1.5lbs per week. Am I unhappy about it? Heck no! Slow loss is healthier for your body and more sustainable to manage- and this still isn't slow! Think about it- 1.5lbs per week is about 75lbs per year, and that's a LOT of weight! Remember, weight loss isn't a sprint; it's a marathon. Not to mention, once you hit the finish line, you find that the journey hasn't ended, it's just changed- like you!
I'm still not back at 100% yet. I had a doctor's appointment this morning and she thinks that the Ozempic has prolonged the illness and exacerbated the symptoms, which makes sense. She wants me to take a second week off the medication until I'm back to my baseline again. I hope it won't be too much of a shock to my system to restart again, but there's no sense in making myself sicker right now, so another week off it is.
It's been interesting seeing the differences in myself when I'm off the medication, but I'm not sure how many of them are psychosomatic. I think I have some of the food noise back, but it's not as oppressive as it used to be- yet. I guess we'll see how it goes this week.
I did notice a tendency to think that I can be a little more loosey-goosey with what I'm eating because I'm not on the meds, but that's not because anything makes me sick or whatnot so I'm not really sure why I'm thinking it? There is nothing that I can't eat in small portions while on the meds. I think maybe this is related to being sick where I am still seeking comfort foods that won't upset my stomach on the illness.
Also, I noticed that while the stop signal preventing me from eating is much lessened, that doesn't mean I'm actually hungrier for more food. Paying attention to my own cues is still keeping me eating reasonable portion sizes.
I was surprised that I actually lost weight this week, since I wasn't tracking my calories on Lose It but simply trying to feel okay again. Would I expect that trend to continue at this level of activity and mindfulness? No. I've still got to put in the work myself to get my body healthier.
I've been able to do some light activity this week, but definitely at a lower intensity and shorter duration than I was previously. It's disappointing, but that's life. I worked my way up before, I can do it again. What matters is not giving up.
Start Date: November 7, 2022 0.25mg
OZ Week 3 gain: 2.0lbs
OZ Week 36 gain: 8.4lbs
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