Only 6 days in and I want this even if losing weight didn’t happen

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I had my first shot last Sunday. No side effects. I am following all the suggestions I read here - sleep, water, eat small amounts every few hours, magnesium glycinate. There was one morning that I was more dehydrated and I felt fine once I drank more water. I am finally able to enjoy food again. I have been dieting for so long and eating plain marinated chicken and veggies, because I wouldn’t spend calories on sauce. And choosing not to buy foods that I enjoy too much because I hate the feeling I get when I finish the container in 1 sitting. So this week, I cooked chicken and added a teaspoon of sauce and a tablespoon of panko breadcrumbs. And I got potato salad and ate it over several days. And I spent the extra 30 calories on Dave’s Killer bread instead of another low carb bread. I no longer need to maximize the volume of food that I eat, so I am able to eat slightly higher calorie foods in smaller portions. I do track my food and I stay under the recommended fat. It is such a relief to not be worrying about how to get as much food as possible into 1800 calories.

Posted Sep 6, 2025, 4:50 PM UTC

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