I just took my first dose….
I am 62, morbidly obese most of my adult life, serial weight loser and regainer etc, maximum BMI was 48.5 a good few years ago. At the start of 2024 it was 41.5, and since then I have done a LOT of work on the psychological /emotional stuff, while gradually moving towards a low carb intermittent fasting eating style, virtually no snacking, very little sugar or UPF’s. BMI got to just under 30 in May 2025, and while I’ve been up and down a bit, it has been there or thereabouts ever since. I’ve had type 2 diabetes for 28 years.
So….. while I’m delighted with the improvement in my quality of life and how well I feel, I am also fed up of not making any more progress. My HbA1C is now 45 without meds, having been over 70 on 2 meds. But I believe better is possible, and the key to that, is further weight loss. So, here I am. Aiming to get my BMI to 24 or so, and then hopefully taper off and eventually stop the MJ. Hoping that my new eating style and habits will prevent regain. But of course you never know until you try.
One of the meds I was on for 5 years is Trulicity, which is another GLP-1 specifically for type 2 diabetes. I didn’t have any side effects when I started that, other than a reduced appetite (which didn’t last) so I’m hoping the same is true with MJ. As we head of for a 4-day break in London tomorrow!
Can I ask those of you who have started, what did you feel after you first dose, and how soon? In terms of appetite suppression, lack of food noise, any unpleasant side effects etc.