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Zepbound/Week 1/What I ate, how I did.
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Our summary
In this check-in, the creator recaps her first full week on Zepbound at 2.5 milligrams. She says she took her first shot at 7:30 on the evening of Tuesday, February 27, after a pharmacy text told her the prescription was ready. She notes that Zepbound is prescribed for weight loss, while Mounjaro is prescribed for diabetes.
One person's experience, in their words. Not medical advice.
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What else the video covers
She describes changes she made during the week. She says she is not usually a breakfast eater and found herself forcing food down early on. She disliked the sugar-free creamer she tried, so she experimented with a vanilla protein shake (30 grams of protein, 180 calories) in her coffee, and asks viewers to suggest shakes without an artificial sweetener taste. She names constipation as a side effect she is dealing with, says she started chewable fiber tablets but took too few at first, and plans to take them as directed. She also recommends keeping chewable antacids on hand after feeling unwell following a restaurant dinner with a cocktail and baked haddock.
She then walks through her daily food, including lettuce cups, cantaloupe, protein chips, a zucchini and egg scramble, and a Sunday family dinner where she ate small portions of chicken cordon bleu and mac and cheese without getting sick. She says she stayed between 1,000 and 1,200 calories a day in her tracking app. Her weigh-in on Tuesday morning showed 7.2 lbs lost in the week, and she says she expects some of that to be water weight. She also says her "food noise" dropped substantially. She plans to move her shot to Tuesday mornings.
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Takeaways
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- 0:06 She explains she is on week one of Zepbound at 2.5 milligrams, with her first shot taken the evening of Tuesday, February 27.
- 3:30 She replaces some creamer with a vanilla protein shake in her coffee and asks viewers for recommendations.
- 6:16 She reports constipation, says she started chewable fiber tablets, and recommends keeping antacids on hand after a rich restaurant meal.
- 10:00 She goes through what she ate each day, including lettuce cups, cantaloupe, and small portions at a family dinner without getting sick.
- 18:05 She says she stayed between 1,000 and 1,200 calories a day and lost 7.2 lbs at her first weigh-in.
- 21:39 She says her food noise has decreased substantially and that she will move her shot day to Tuesday mornings.
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What the video says
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- Medication
- Zepbound
- Doses mentioned
- 2.5 mg
- Point in the journey
- Week 1
- Side effects mentioned
- low appetite
- Who is speaking
- Patient
Questions this video answers
How much weight did she lose in the first week on Zepbound 2.5 mg?
She says she lost 7.2 lbs by her Tuesday morning weigh-in, one week after her first shot. She adds that she has heard some of that may be about 5 lbs of water weight and does not know if the pace will continue.
What side effects did she have in week one of Zepbound?
She says constipation and a lingering feeling of fullness were the main issues. She started chewable fiber tablets, and after a restaurant dinner she felt unwell and used chewable antacids, which she says helped within an hour.
How many calories did she eat in the first week on Zepbound?
According to her tracking app, she says she stayed between 1,000 and 1,200 calories a day. She says her surgeon told her that as long as she was not hungry, he was not concerned.
What is food noise on Zepbound?
She describes food noise as constant thoughts about snacks and food while doing other things, like watching TV. She says hers decreased substantially in the first week and that she would stay on the shot for that benefit alone.
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