r/WegovyWeightLoss

I started Wegovy at 185 lbs 10 months ago. After being in the 170s and 180s for most of the past 10 years, I truly didnt believe it was possible to get back to the same weight I was in my 20s. I am late 40s F (5'4) and perimenopause and a desk job really hit me hard this decade. I have lost 45 lbs (over 50 from my heaviest) and I feel like I am 15 years younger. I was able to get back into running, strength training and snowboarding this year, and truly feel amazing. I have been microdosing at 1 mg every 10 to 14 days since December.

Weight loss by month:

April 2025- 186 lbs

May 2025- 181 lbs (- 7)

June 2025- 177 lbs (-4)

July 2025- 172 lbs (-5)

Aug 2025- 163 lbs (-9)

Sept 2025- 155 lbs (-8)

Oct 2025- 154 lbs (-1)

Nov 2025- 151 lbs (-3)

Dec 2025- 147 lbs (-4)

Jan 2026- 145 lbs (-2)

Feb 2026- 144 lbs (-1)

March 2026- 143 lbs (-1)

April 2026- 139 lbs (-3)

Goal is around 135 lbs

Three months in and the food noise is genuinely gone. Which is great for weight loss. But I didn't realise how much of my social life, stress relief, and just... daily pleasure... was built around food. Now I don't know what to do with myself at parties. I eat a few bites and I'm done but everyone else is still going.

Not complaining — the results are real. Just surprised nobody warned me this was part of it. How did you navigate the identity shift?

I must of messed up my eating. Two days after my fourth injection I had a bagel with chicken salad and salad and felt like I had a sour stomach the whole afternoon.

Last night I had abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting undigested food.

I’m eating gently today but the diarrhea remains. I’m

Not sure what I can do to fix the problem

And not entirely sure what I ate to trigger this. I haven’t had a problem over the last month.

Every thread I read says the same thing: protein + strength training

which makes sense… but in reality I’m finding it harder to actually do consistently. Some days I barely eat, some weeks I skip strength workouts because I find it hard to get the energy and motivation.

I am curious what it actually looks like for other people in practice vs theory?

So I’ve lost about 20 lbs, and I’m starting to notice my bras having extra space in the cups.

Bras are expensive, so I don’t want to have to keep buying new ones every ~20 lbs or so.

I have some bralettes that are less structured which can conform a bit better to a changing body size. But I don’t know if I feel like they give enough structure to wear in a professional environment. Ditto for sports bras.

Ladies, what have you been doing along your journey?

Is there a website that doesn’t charge a monthly fee? I’ve been on Wegovy and insurance quit coverage. All I can find online are programs with professionals on top of medication cost.

I have been on Wegovy .25 injection for one week and just took my second shot yesterday. I worked out more than usual and ate better (and definitely way less!) and did not lose a pound last week. I'm not asking for a miracle, just 1-2 lbs per week. Is it normal for the first week to be a bust? Thank you!

I just started on wegovy today, I would appreciate any advice at all.

I had the gastric sleeve surgery in 2021 (although I never really had too much of a restriction) and lost 60kgs and kept it off until falling pregnant and having a baby a year ago and since then has been gaining rapidly.

I really want to start this but I’m so scared of side effects!

I have PCOS which makes weight lost almost impossible, anyone out there with PCOS,

#pcos

What are the benefits of going 10 days between shot vs going to a lower dose? I am at 1.7mg Wegovy and close to goal weight. Wondering if I should spread out my shot to 10 days or deceased to 1.0. 1.7mg is a bit rough for me. I don’t have much energy nor a joie de vivre which I didn’t feel at 1.0.

I am having a hard time getting my protein each day. I have tried a daily shake but they make me constipated. Would love to hear what others are doing to try and boost their protein.

Hi there!

I've heard that sometimes people struggling to get the dose of Wegovy or similar GLP-1 medications that they want, will occasionally say they have a higher weight or BMI than they do, often through online or telehealth prescription services.

I wanted to speak to anyone who’s had experience doing this, or knows someone who has.

I am a student journalist, and I don’t mean to intrude, but I’m hoping that by learning about this, it could be really useful for people out there considering doing it, or struggling to navigate how to get the dosage they need – talking to real people is going to really help me to tell this story, and help people learn from it.

At the moment, I’m just looking to chat and hear about people’s experiences. Eventually, I’d love to interview someone, potentially anonymously. But for now, I’d just like to hear from as many real people as possible.

Please shoot me a DM or reply in thread!

Cheers!

Currently on 1mg Wegovy (intermittently - not weekly) & started having issues (GI, food noise etc), so considering Reta. Has anyone had less side effects for making the switch?

I’ve been on Wegovy now for almost a year and a half (1mg doses) initially for weight loss, then wanted to keep it in my life due to the impulse control it was tempering, so would only inject every 3-5 weeks (as my weight came down to a desirable level also).

I’m finding now in the last 2 months that I have symptoms I never used to have: nausea the day or 2 after injecting (also had vomiting), the WORST GI issues for almost a week (until I took one course of Imodium and stop-gas).. but the appetite is well and truly back, as is over indulging in things I had a lid on (I drank way less when in the first year on it). The kgs are creeping back on as a result.

I’m considering switching over to Reta and was hoping to have some feedback from anyone who may have experienced similar symptoms from a semaglutide after a while (wegovy/ozempic etc) and then made a successful switch to Reta.

Please let me know your thoughts and anything else I should consider 🙏

Hi! What are your experiences with Wegovy? I took my first 0.25 dose 3 days ago and I don’t feel any effects. Today I was hit with extreme hunger. Has anyone else also felt no effects at 0.25, and did it change later?

I have been on Wegovy since July with very few issues but all of the sudden I can’t keep food down and am so severely nauseous. The really severe nausea has only been going on since yesterday but the food intolerance has been going on about a week. Anyone experience this before?