Better, not perfect
Random thoughts on my weight loss and GLP-1 journey
hello to healthier habits
I’ve lost over 30 pounds in a little over 5 weeks. I really needed to reverse my bad health habits. And, while I still have a long way to go, I already feel so much better than I did a month a half ago.
People get opinionated about GLP-1’s. I dabbled with Semaglutide a couple years ago, but I didn’t change my diet up much. I got sick. Very sick. Wasn’t fun. But it wasn’t the medicine’s fault, it was mine.
better, not perfect
This time around has been different. Notably, it hasn’t been perfect, but I have been different. I’ve been taking Zepbound. It has been just the shot in the arm…er, belly fat…that I needed. But as magical of a medicine it might be, it’s not perfect. There are no magic pills. GLP-1’s help, but there’s still work to do.
walking it out
Megan, the boys, and I have made more walking a cornerstone of our days. I’ve been trying to get up earlier in the morning to walk up our road. And then the whole family and half the neighborhood takes to the street late in the evening. It’s been nice. I most enjoy my morning walks with a book on the weekdays or often with Meg on the weekends.
you are what you eat
I’ve eaten much better this time around. Still not perfect, but better. And I guess that’s the best you can hope for. I’m not sure I can adequately explain the quieting of the “food noise” to someone who hasn’t experience the deafening of that noise or what it’s like when the medicine quiets it down. I’m still on the lower dose, so some of that noise has crept up again. I’ve have been a little iffy on the salads lately, though!
you don’t know how bad you’ve felt until you start to feel normal again
My biggest takeaway through becoming just a bit healthier this past month or so is that I didn’t fully realize how awful I had been feeling. Tired all the time. Headaches. Struggling every day. Dragging myself around. I don’t feel 20 again or anything. And I’m still very much tired quite a bit (Old Village Roaster’s Vanilla Cold Brew for the win! ☕️🥱). But it’s been almost weird to not feel bad. This sounds like a really low bar, but, if you’ve been where I have been, you’ll know what I mean.
shoutout to luxe
I’m grateful to my friends at luxe for helping walk me through the process. They’ve answered my questions, given me guidance, and didn’t laugh too hard when I didn’t take the cap off of my first dose. 🤦♂️ They had even thoroughly showed me how to do everything beforehand! But if you’re interested in the journey and are local, I’d definitely recommend them.
why.
I still have lots of questions. Will I be on this forever? How hard will it be to get to my goals? If I lose enough weight, can I stop using the cpap machine? When will I be able to get a shirt that’s not from JC Penney’s big and tall section? Am I going to be able to stick with it this time? Can I eat this slice of pizza without having to run to the bathroom. Can I keep it to A slice of pizza and not falling into the trap of more?
But the biggest question I have is this: why?
Why now? Why is this different? Why do I want to be healthier?
I’ve been thinking about that quite a bit. Wondering what’s different than past weight loss journeys I’ve been on. I’ve lost lots of weight over the years. I’m fairly good at losing weight. Problem is that I’m even better at finding it. I don’t know if it’s the medicine or something deeper, but this time feels a little different. I’m being more kind and patient with myself. I’m trying to focus on healthy habits and showing up for others instead of being so in my head all the time. And the medicine really does help a lot.
I don’t know what the future holds for me health wise, but I really want to squeeze every bit of life out of however many days I have left. That’s a little easier to do when you’re actually able to bend over and tie your shoes without passing out.