The Second Injection Was a Non-Event
Last Friday I took my second dose — 2.5 mg again, this time in the left thigh to alternate sides. Unlike week one, I felt nothing afterward. No restless sleep, no sweating, no vivid dreams. Just a normal Friday evening into a normal Saturday.
The mild dizziness from week one has carried over a little — it shows up randomly, not severely, and it doesn't interfere with anything. I've made a mental note of it but it's not concerning.
The Scale Surprise
Sunday morning weigh-in: down 4 kg (9 lbs) from where I started. I genuinely didn't expect that, and I want to be honest about what's actually happening here.
I've been running to the bathroom constantly. The amount of water I'm processing is unreal. Most of those 4 kg (9 lbs) is almost certainly fluid — the early weeks on GLP-1 medication are notorious for water shifts as the body recalibrates. Real fat loss takes longer to show up.
I now understand why every GLP-1 guide screams about water intake. With this much fluid moving through, dehydration would be one bad day away. I'm hitting 2-3 liters a day plus electrolytes and I'm still thirsty. Don't skip this part — it's not optional.
Hunger Is Gone, But the Plan Stays
The appetite suppression is real and consistent now. No hunger, no cravings, no wandering to the kitchen. The sweet tooth that used to ambush me at 9 PM has just… left.
The catch is that this makes it dangerously easy to under-eat. So I'm sticking to the schedule and forcing food in — not stuffing myself, but making sure every protein meal happens whether I feel like it or not. Falling into a massive calorie deficit early on is exactly how you lose muscle instead of fat. The whole point of this protocol is to avoid that.
Training: The Best Part of the Week
This is where the weight loss starts to feel concrete. I do most of my training at home with bodyweight movements, so even a small drop in weight shows up immediately in how the work feels.
Here's my current weekly plan, three full-body sessions:
- Bulgarian split squats — with a dumbbell, 2 sets of 15-25 reps
- Sommersault squats — bodyweight, 2 sets to max
- Pull-ups supersetted with dips — 4 rounds to max
- BOB Calf Trainer — 1 set to max
- Treadmill — 30 minutes, speed 2.5, incline 12
Pull-ups in particular are the unmistakable proof — every kilogram less is one kilogram you don't have to pull up. The reps are coming easier already.
Walking Is Back to Being a Pleasure
I work from home most days, so my lunch break has become a walk on the local 3-4 km forest trail near where I live. With spring arriving, this is genuinely one of the highlights of the day — sunlight, fresh air, and a head-clearing reset before the afternoon. The walks feel lighter now too, which is its own small reward.
The early scale drop is a head game. It's tempting to credit the medication and feel done with the hard part — but the real work is now: keep the protein up even without hunger, keep training even when the scale rewards you for free, and don't let an early win undermine long-term discipline.
Next entry: Week 3 — third injection. Staying at 2.5 mg as long as the protocol keeps feeling this good.