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3 Months on Tirzepatide: My Honest Results, Side Effects & Biggest Surprises!
Our summary
In this video, Appalonia of The Appolonia Project reviews her first three months on tirzepatide, combined with diet and exercise. She says she is not a medical provider and that her experience may differ from others. She reports going from 287 lbs, her highest recorded weight, to 242.2 lbs in 11 and a half weeks, about 4.1 lbs per week lately. She started at 2.5 mg, lost around 20 lbs in the first month, and raises the dose every four weeks. She is now on 7.5 mg and expects to take 10 mg on Friday.
One person's experience, in their words. Not medical advice.
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What else the video covers
She describes her side effects as mild. She mentions a brief medicine taste after the first shot, headaches for several days after injections, and tiredness for about half of each week that faded after roughly a month. She also says that going too long without eating made her feel nauseous, so she makes herself hit her calories. Food noise stopped at 2.5 mg, though she still has some cravings she can say no to, and she says a few have crept back.
She credits her routine with helping: a 128 g daily protein goal, a 12 and 12 eating window, walking about 10,000 steps, and weightlifting. She sets small milestone weights and a goal range of 135 to 155 lbs instead of one number. She also talks about using recovery skills and new hobbies to handle boredom eating, making a maintenance plan early, and tracking non-scale wins. She closes by encouraging viewers to invest in themselves.
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Takeaways
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- 0:33 She says she went from 287 lbs to 242.2 lbs in 11 and a half weeks, after changing her habits two weeks before her first dose.
- 2:08 She lists the side effects she had: a brief medicine taste after the first shot, headaches, and tiredness that eased after about a month.
- 4:00 She says she felt nauseous when she went too long without eating, so she makes herself hit her calories each day.
- 5:14 She started at 2.5 mg, raised the dose every four weeks, and is now on 7.5 mg, which she describes as her own preference.
- 8:45 She aims for 128 g of protein a day and uses a 12 and 12 eating window to limit nighttime snacking.
- 12:12 She sets small goals and a goal range of 135 to 155 lbs rather than a single target weight.
Key moments
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What the video says
As stated in the video, not checked by us. Doses and results are the speaker’s, not advice.
- Medication
- tirzepatide
- Doses mentioned
- 5 mg and 10 mg
- Point in the journey
- Month 3
- Side effects mentioned
- fatigue and headache
- Who is speaking
- Patient
Questions this video answers
How much weight did she lose on tirzepatide in 3 months?
She says she went from 287 lbs to 242.2 lbs in 11 and a half weeks, over 40 pounds. She reports losing around 20 lbs in the first month at 2.5 mg and about 4.1 lbs a week recently.
What side effects did she have on tirzepatide?
She says she had a medicine-like taste after the first shot, headaches for several days after injections, and tiredness for about half of the week that faded after about a month. She also felt nauseous if she went too long without eating.
What tirzepatide doses did she take in the first 3 months?
She says she started at 2.5 mg, moved up every four weeks, and is now on 7.5 mg. She plans to take 10 mg on Friday and says raising the dose monthly was her own choice.
Did tirzepatide stop her food noise?
She says food noise stopped at 2.5 mg and stayed about the same at 7.5 mg. She still has cravings but can say no to them, and she notes a few have returned over time.
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