The first week is now done and dusted, time for review and some stats.
Each week I'll update the same detail to keep a running track of progress.
Overall thoughts:
I was nervous to mix, and self-inject for the first time, but it went mostly ok.
(More on what didn't go great in another post down the track)
Limited side effects, good progress, felt good most of the week.
Some periods of nausea but passed fairly quickly.
No significant issues would have liked a bit more exercise in the week but start small.
Food choices could have been a bit cleaner to maximise benefits.
Overall week score: 7/10
Initial weight: 90.20kg
Weigh in weight: 88.95kg
Weight change: -1.25kg
Peptide(s): semaglutide
Dosage: 0.5mg
Injection site: right side, abdomen
Injection method: multi-use click pen
Observations:
Initial good appetite suppression and reduction of food noise.
Intermittent nausea (dizzy and feeling a bit 'bleh') mostly after food.
Food intake significantly reduced but no issues with energy levels.
Very delayed gastric emptying - needed to bring additional fibre to get things moving.
Anecdotal observations:
I felt more temperature sensitivity, particularly outside heat.
This caused me to sweat far quicker than normal and feel a bit of nausea.
Unsure if this is related to semaglutide or something else so will monitor.
Food style:
Mostly low carb / high protein with limited sugar.
Changed to more fibrous diet and added some apricots to get things moving.
Exercise:
2 x kettlebell workouts
1 x Circus flow lesson
1 x Sauna (level 10 heat, steam sauna, 15 minutes)
Body stats (Renpho smart scale):
