It’s been a while since I did any updates. I wanted to share with you all I am now on the Weygovy oral tablet. I am about to start month 3 and am on the 4 mg tablet currently. I want to be open and honest with all of you. I do not have weight loss all figured out. I am learning as I go. I previously took Zepbound injections until the insurance stopped covering it completely. Needless to say I had to stop it cold turkey because, honestly, not many people can afford the out of pocket cost every month. As of January, the Waygovy tablets became available by prescription. My insurance still does not cover any type of weight loss drug, but I am able to get it through GoodRx at my local Walgreen’s. The cost currently is $149 a month. It is a daily tablet which I take every morning before anything else and with less than 4 oz of water. Then I have to wait at least 30 minutes before eating or drinking anything. Tomorrow will be the start of my 8th week and I have lost 3.8 pounds. This is basically about half a pound a week. I am OK with that because I have learnt from past experience if I lose weight fast, most of the time it comes back on just as fast once I go back to old habits.
This time I am working on my thoughts and habits at the same time. I am in a program I pay for to help with those things. I will share tips and tricks for those interested. Your mind and thoughts are a huge part of losing weight and keeping it off. One example would be when you keep eating past enough due to you thinking “This tastes so good” or “I won’t have this again so I better eat all of it”. There are things to tell yourself when you hear these things in your head. Also the thought of “I paid for this, I don’t want to waste any of it” when you go out to eat is another thought that you might have. I am learning to change these thoughts and follow through with actions to stop my overeating.
I look forward to sharing more often and I welcome any thoughts, comments and questions you may have. I am pretty much an open book and want to help others in any way I can.
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