Weight loss injector people...

[bcv513]

I don't think about food when I'm taking the injections. Normally I'm thinking about food literally all day. Now when I'm busy, I forget to eat. I also don't crave sweets and fried food anymore. I actually crave salads and protein. Just last night I went out for dinner. Normally I would order ginger ale and have a refill too. I couldn't stand the thought of something that sugary. I got seltzer because I wanted something other than water but without the sugar.

[Patsy Baloney]

Sweets are what it knocks out for me. I’ve been on and off a few times for mental health reasons and insurance reasons. When I’m on, I don’t crave sweets and I’m just not as food food food food food in my brain. When I’m off, it’s back to status-quo.

I’ve always had a really volatile weight, and the other thing I notice is that when I’m using the medicine, it’s much easier for me to be at a weight. Without medicine, I’m either gaining or losing.

[penguingrrl]

I’m finding I’m disinterested in greasy foods that I used to love. I have no interest in burgers or fries at all, which is weird because I always loved them.

Otherwise I get full a whole lot faster and stay full.

I haven’t felt the reduction in food noise other people seem to get, but instead of it triggering a feeling of being hungry when I shouldn’t be, I still feel full and can resist the food.

[soccermama]

I started taking injections about a year ago (after I was dx with T2D), and it really took away all of the food noise for me. I've never felt that in my entire life and so that was fascinating. Although I feel like it messes with me mentally a bit? It basically takes away all of my cravings for sweets and other things like chips & salty snacks. The other problem is, that sometimes nothing even sounds good to eat and that sucks.

Another negative for me is that it doesn't seem to be helping me lose weight. I did lose about 8-10 lbs last spring, but basically gained it back over the fall & holidays, ugh. I am working to clean up my diet and exercise more, but I am definitely not getting any quick results. I go back to my doctor in a few weeks so I am hoping she can shed some light.

[followyourarrow]

It reduces the food noise for me, but it doesn't totally go away. I crave protein and not sweets like I used to. I get full really fast. I used to struggle with binge eating, sometimes I still have that desire, because I miss the feeling it gives me, but the meds do prevent them for me.

[dcrunnergirl52]

I feel hungry/tired with eating a meal about halfway or less through what I used to eat. So now, I leave a lot of leftovers or DH (also on ozempic) and I split a meal.

My biggest issue was binge eating while watching TV or reading in the evening. It has almost completely eliminated the urge to do that. I could easily sit and eat a pint of ice cream or a sleeve of thin mints while reading and not even notice. Now, I now have almost no desire to do that. Or, I'm able to just have one cookie and small piece of candy and be completely satisfied. If I tried that in the past, I'd sit there thinking about how I just wanted more and more until I finally gave in.

[mcmel]

It’s life changing.

I’m significantly less hungry that I’ve ever been. I don’t crave sweets, snacks, or sodas AT ALL.

[picksthemusic]

Not hungry, not thinking about food constantly. It's literally a miracle.

Anything that I want now, I can have, and have only one or two bites. Then I'm done and satisfied.

I can focus on foods that are nutritious rather than empty junk.

The only issue is that I have a hard time putting together meals and menus now. Because nothing sounds good, I am not a good source of ideas. It's gotten better as my body has gotten more used to the medication and I can think about food without complete apathy, and have an idea as to what I want.

[BlondeSpiders]

Yep, I'm much like the others here. Once I got up the 2mg dose, I lost my taste for Cherry Coke Zero, which makes me terribly sad. I fill up much quicker, and being so accustomed to larger, "square" meals, it's hard to make my brain agree that sometimes it's ok to have a sandwich for dinner. In the old days, I'd wake up ravenous after such a small dinner, but now I rarely feel any hunger pangs. It's strange.

My brain still craves sweet stuff, but I don't enjoy it as much. I used to be a tiny dessert every night kind of person. Maybe a cookie, brownie, small bowl of ice cream; something sweet. I still have some of these things in the house (6 different types of GS cookies waiting to be finished!) but I just don't crave them anymore.

I am definitely craving more salt now, and regularly salt my food. Which is something I never used to do. I think that may be more peri-related than Ozempic.