How has ozempic (et al) changed your appetite and so diet?

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I’m curious to know how the drug has changed your eating habits that is… are you just eating less overall or are you craving less sugary food, do you still feel hunger etc? Or both?

I went into m&s for a train journey today and bought pasta, crisps, banana and a chocolate rice cake. I wondered on Ozempic what people would have chosen… just the pasta maybe and not the rest? Do you get up and just not fancy breakfast? Etc etc

I’m interested to know what the actual change is in your eating habits.

I just want to say your weight loss is impressive. I know someone with a gastric band and their weight loss is much slower. Well done all. 👏

No cravings, not eating between meals, no irresistible urges to eat when not hungry. Absolutely no interest in catbs or sugar.

In the evening I get full very quickly, after maybe a quarter of my evening meal.

For the lunch if I was hungry I would get whatever I fancy but would probably only be able to eat half. Last time I got a prawn sandwich but only ate half. I might not be hungry though and would have no problem having nothing while everyone else ate which would have never happened before ozempic.

I still get hungry but am full very quickly.

Weight comes off wherever it usually does first for you. For me it's the legs but I'd really love it if it was my stomach.

I'm T2 and am on oz primarily to manage blood glucose. Yes, I know about the risks. I currently have a kidney issue but so far the specialist think it is unrelated to ozempic. Ozempic is generally protective of the kidneys so I am still on it.

Where are you all getting your Ozempic? PM if you prefer.

Did anyone see the new article about stroke and heart attack and weight loss injections?

Do you have a link?

I am going for a meal tonight. Before I would’ve ordered the fish and chips because I’m going out and wouldn’t Want to waste that opportunity.

now I feel much less “manic” about food and will be happy to pick a slightly less calorific option

Given these jabs have been used by T2 diabetics, is this a new thing applicable just to those losing weight or across the board? Am always dubious about all there claims coming out of the woodwork which miraculously don't seem to apply to other types of patients

With a quick Google I can see research is showing a 26% decrease in risk of heart attack and stroke using Ozempic but haven't looked at the detail.

Is this what you meant @Ntaper ?

And there's me jumping to the conclusion that it was a negative study <hangs head in shame>

To be fair with the lack of content in the original mention it was easy to think it was a negative rather than a positive. Seems all good though.

Yes. That’s really good no? Is this benefit only if we stay on it forever?

Losing weight will reduce your risks of heart attack, stroke and T2. I'd guess that keeping the weight off will be key to this though.

Just a day or so after my first jab.

I ate a lot of something for tea and felt quite queasy.

Also, had an ice cream for lunch and it tasted very milky!

@Simplepink How did you get on at the meal?

Ok well the honest answer. If you aren’t feeling sick then you might be full of shit 🤣
so I will look at what won’t make me feel sick and what won’t be a waste of money to not get eaten, and what will help me go to the toilet 😑

Yeah before anyone starts - I was pre diabetic I’m not now thanks to ozempic.

I tend to eat:
fruit/yoghurt for breakfast
or skip and have a late lunch of eggs/veg
lunch - salad and a protein or sushi
dinner - protein and veg
I eat loads of apples as snacks as I like them

I do eat carbs but they fill you up so fast I end up feeling nauseous. If I eat bread it will only be once a day. I don’t bother with pasta or potatoes but I do eat rice/grains

I still get hungry but less hungry than I did before.

I would have chosen a salad with a protein in it, fruit and a drink. No crisps and no pasta.

Today I had a sainsbury chicken and grains salad bowl. Banana, apples. Roasted chickpeas (love these). Yoghurt. Salmon, huge pile of veg. Mini milk lolly. Went gym. Drank 2l of water. Finally went to the toilet. Didn’t throw up!

-Volume of food far, far reduced is the biggest change
-Find it easier to resist temptation generally
-Carb intake particularly down (not sure I've had two slices of bread in the same meal since I've been on it - 3mths)
-Craving protein especially yoghurt
-Choosing/enjoying previously unpopular food eg bean salad
-Craving juice
-Unfussed by fizzy drinks and booze
-Drinking more water definitely
-Still able to have sweet treats without side effects - I just find myself wishing they did them smaller eg half a chocolate bar

Genuinely a complete game changer.

It’s very difficult to describe accurately without you experiencing it for yourself, but for your lunch at train station example, 9 times out of 10 I would now be wandering around knowing I need to get something for lunch but absolutely not fussed or interested in any of it and then opting for some kind of salad or fruit. Some of my indecision now is I am just not hungry, not distracted by the food I would have picked out previously and being tight I don’t want to waste my money buying a wrap or similar knowing I won’t eat it all

As time has gone on the appetite effect has waned and I can eat more, first few months I couldn’t eat more even if I tried, would just get defeated by the meal and stop. The effect isn’t as strong now but generally a no interest in food feeling which means I have the brain space to pick much healthier foods etc

I was wondering if there's anywhere to actually get a private prescription for Ozempic for weight loss? I feel utterly desperate.

No many of us have had to give up as we cannot get it. If you shop around and don’t mind paying hundreds you can get a low dose, but you can’t get it consistently and you can’t move up to the higher doses