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Ozempic update.

I’ve been on it for about three months now but only reached the dose I’m going to stay at a couple weeks ago.

I’ve lost about 20 pounds in that time. It seems to be slowing down a bit.

At this higher dose I definitely get nausea from time to time and have to work hard to not get constipated.

I’m hoping I will adjust more in a few weeks as I did with the previous doses.

I ordered three items from Shein which I haven’t ordered from in a long time.

I want to return a pair of pants but the cost to return is $20 and the pants didn’t even cost that much!

It’s bullshit, they make it hard and expensive so you just won’t bother returning things.

I won’t be buying clothes from them again.

From my highest weight I’m down 28 pounds.

About 18 of that has been since January, and 10 of those from when I started Ozempic 6 weeks ago (primarily for diabetes management).

I’m only ten pounds from my goal, but will reassess when I get there.

We also aren’t checking my blood sugar for a few months so will see where I’m at then and may adjust the dose as needed. I want to be on the lowest effective dose.

I’m so pissed off.

I have been using Pax vapes for over ten years.

I bought the new Pax 4.

It is defective. Does not work.

Nobody is getting back to me and after doing some googling apparently it is very rare to get a human and even more rare to get a refund.

I thought buying from the company’s website would be the safest but apparently not and now I’m out $300, which was a splurge to begin with.

My Mom’s surgery went great and I spent the past several days at her place looking after her which mostly involved running her errands and doing chores and food prep. She is managing well moving around and such.

First day back at work after 2.5 weeks so of course I’m swamped with a million things to catch up on.

I’m down about 7 pounds since I started Ozempic 5 weeks ago, but down 26 in total from my highest weight which was a while ago. So I feel I’m losing at a healthy rate. I still struggle to hit my protein goal - it’s so hard! Protein is so filling!

I’m staying at my mom’s house tonight to drive her to the hospital early in the morning for a bowel resection due to diverticulitis and it causing her to go septic a couple of months ago.

Please wish her the best!

A student was a dick to me this morning (university med student) and it’s almost 2pm and I’m still feeling ragey. I keep telling myself to let it go and then thinking about it again. Being off my SSRI is sure interesting. Still glad to be off it though.

Also I can’t stand people who think they are special and the rules don’t apply to them (relevant to above).

Please enjoy my cute dog.

Had a busy but good weekend.

On Saturday I got pedicures with my bestie and then went to her house to say goodbye to her baby because they are travelling for a month.

Then we took Daisy to the vet (she’s all good).

Then we went to a concert.

On Sunday I went to the outlet mall and bought an Adidas jacket in maroon to relive my teen years. Back then I had the whole tracksuit in navy blue, this time just the jacket.

So that was my weekend!

TMI alert.

The Ozempic has made me totally backed up. I hate it. I’m drinking lots of water. I just mixed ground flaxseeds in water and drank that as it’s supposed to help.

I could go to the drugstore and get something but I’ve had a super busy weekend and don’t feel like going out again.

I just took my second dose of Ozempic so have been on it for one week.

I had a bad headache for a few days and have been a little backed up so have ordered some Benefiber to take.

I’m struggling to hit my protein goals because it can be quite filling and my appetite is greatly reduced. But this morning I made a smoothie with protein powder and Greek yogurt and got 50 grams in that.

I didn’t weigh myself today but I did yesterday and was down a couple pounds.

I’m going to take my measurements soon too because I find that very informative.

I’ve had a bit of nausea but it’s a learning curve. Certain foods can do it, going too long without eating can do it.

It’s super weird to have the constant food noise gone. I now understand how my husband “forgets to eat”.

But I did find my appetite picking up a bit later in the week. I’m still on the lowest dose so not too concerned about that.

Overall I am tolerating it quite well and was able to resist ice cream offered in a hot day (I just didn’t want it) which was interesting.

These keep showing up right near me, and I have no idea where they come from. I feel like someone on the other side is sending them to me but I don’t know who. Dad? Nana?

Day 3 on Ozempic.

My stomach feels smaller even though it obviously isn’t.

Far less cravings. Not feeling hungry/peckish all the time.

Some things are less appetizing to me.

I don’t monitor my blood sugar aside from periodic blood tests so won’t be able to comment on that until the two or three month mark.

So, my doctor put me on Ozempic for my diabetes, and I have some weight to lose but not that much.

Even though I’m diabetic my benefits wouldn’t cover it because I’m not big enough. But we have the generics in Canada now so the price has come down.

I started on Friday night, it’s now Sunday afternoon. I definitely can’t eat as large of portions and I already have less food noise and cravings so I’m able to make better choices, focusing on protein.

I’m on the lowest dose for a month and will then increase.

So far no nefarious side effects. I’m tracking my food for now to make sure I’m eating enough because I want to do this healthily and not lose weight too fast, and want to maintain my muscle mass.

For those who don’t know, it’s a weekly injection using a pen type thing. The needle is tiny I honestly barely felt it go in. I’ve done IVF so this was nothing.

We are going to test my blood again in 3 months to see if it has had an impact on my A1C.

I chose this over Metformin because it has been shown to help endometriosis symptoms as well, being anti inflammatory and also providing cardiovascular benefits, whereas Metformin only helps with blood sugar.

Once I reach the weight I’m happy at I will stay on whatever dose is low but enough to control my blood sugar.

Apparently my city and one other one in my province are the worst places in all of Canada for tree allergies. And oh my god I’ve been a wreck with allergies this year. I can’t even wear my contacts right now because my eyes are so irritated.

I take a prescription allergy nasal spray, an over the counter pill and allergy eye drops daily, and still it’s not enough. SIGH.

On Thursday last week, one of my close friends lost their partner in a shocking and sudden way (brain aneurysm). Her partner was in her early 40’s and otherwise healthy.

It’s quite a shock (I knew her too), and I am so so sad for my friend.

It really makes me keenly aware of the fact that any one of us could suddenly be gone and that tomorrow is never guaranteed.

It’s been a relaxing six days on this little island, but we are heading home today. I honestly felt like I spent the whole time just slowly decompressing from work - work has been a LOT lately.

I’ve done a ton of reading while here which I’ve enjoyed. Yesterday I felt so lethargic I didn’t leave the cabin once. It was also pouring rain so that was part of it.

As much as I would love to stay longer, I’m looking forward to getting back to the cats, stable internet, and my own bed.

It will take two ferry rides and about four hours total to get home.

I’m on vacation! I snapped this from the deck of our ferry as the other one sailed away.

We took a ferry from Vancouver, it stopped at Galiano Island and let some people off, then took us to Mayne Island where we got off and transferred to our connecting ferry to Pender Island. This photo was taken at about 6:30pm.

Today we are going to the farmer/artisan market, then getting groceries and then spending the rest of the day being lazy at the cabin.

Bodhi is with us. My brother is looking after the cats. I soooo needed a break from work and the city.

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