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STARTING MY SEMAGLUTIDE JOURNEY *week 1* // First injection, side effects, new appetite + work outs
Patient story
Our summary
Keisha Pettway-Eaves, a creator who says she has yo-yoed with her weight for years, starts a week-by-week series about taking semaglutide. She says she was nervous but excited before her first shot on Friday, October 4th. She explains that her main struggle is portion control and overeating, even when the food is healthier. She says she was going back and forth on the decision for months, that weight loss is her reason for taking it, and that any hormonal benefit would be a bonus. She asks viewers not to leave negative comments and says she chose to be open about using the medication. She does not share her starting weight.
One person's experience, in their words. Not medical advice.
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What else the video covers
Through the first week she logs side effects and appetite day by day. She says she felt only mild nausea, which she rates about 2 or 3 out of 10 and mostly in the mornings. She also reports broken sleep the first night, which she thinks was anxiety, plus fatigue, a nap, and constipation. She says she used stool softeners she bought in Greece and plans to order fiber supplements. She says her appetite dropped but did not disappear. She describes feeling hungry yet uninterested in food, and she often had to push herself to eat. She aims for about 100 grams of protein, a calorie ceiling of 1,400 and a floor of 1,200. Her meals include Premier Protein shakes, a chicken wonton soup, and overnight oats. She also walks the dogs and uses the treadmill.
In her week-one summary she says appetite suppression peaked from Sunday through Wednesday. On Thursday she felt hungrier and a bit hangry, and she wonders if that was her body asking for the next dose. She reports being down 5 lbs and says she mostly sees a change in her face. She says she will take her second shot on Friday and start week two.
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Takeaways
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- 2:00 She says she is starting semaglutide mainly to help with portion control and overeating after years of losing and regaining weight.
- 7:17 She reports mild morning nausea of about 2 to 3 out of 10 after the first shot, and says it did not stop her from walking and doing a treadmill workout.
- 20:30 She says her hunger was lower but not gone on day one, and she had to remind herself to eat enough and get protein.
- 27:47 She describes constipation as a side effect and says she used stool softeners and plans to try fiber supplements.
- 42:04 In her week-one recap, she says appetite suppression peaked from Sunday through Wednesday and hunger returned on Thursday before her second dose.
- 43:42 She reports being down 5 lbs after one week and says she notices the change mostly in her face.
Key moments
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What the video says
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- Medication
- semaglutide
- Point in the journey
- Week 1
- Weight loss mentioned
- 5 lb
- Side effects mentioned
- nausea, constipation, fatigue and low appetite
- Who is speaking
- Patient
Questions this video answers
What side effects did she have in the first week of semaglutide?
She reports mild nausea, mostly in the mornings, at about 2 to 3 out of 10. She also mentions tiredness, a night of poor sleep that she thinks was mental, and constipation that she treated with stool softeners.
How much weight did she lose in the first week on semaglutide?
She says she was down 5 lbs after the first week. She says she had been bouncing around the same 5 lbs for months, so she was happy to see it go.
When did her appetite drop after the first semaglutide shot?
She says suppression was gradual. On Saturday she still felt some hunger, and she says the peak was Sunday through Wednesday. On Thursday she felt hungrier again, which she wonders may have been because her next dose was due.
What did she eat in week one of semaglutide?
She says she relied on a Premier Protein shake, light snacks, a chicken wonton soup, yogurt and overnight oats. She was tracking calories and aiming for about 100 grams of protein, between 1,200 and 1,400 calories.
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