Newcomer, lots of questions!
Few Questions: Hey! New around here! My Name is Dave from NYC, 47 year old male! I been on tirzepatide for 3.2 weeks roughly now. I started super slow at 1.7mg, then 3mg, 4.25mg my last shot. I have a few questions bc a little confused. So basically I have been literally losing weight at an average of 3 pounds roughly a week which is fantastic but I’m more confused now on the hunger side and how to handle. I didn’t really feel any hunger suppression the first two weeks much, but at 3mg it was literally really good for three days and then basically came creeping back and I noticed myself grabbing for the cookies and extra snacks. I decided to take my shot every 6days (which I been basically doing now since I started bc I been white knuckling it for a few days at the end ). Now on 4.2mg, with more medicine in my system, the hunger suppression has actually been less! So confusing bc I am monitoring my levels with the shotsy app and the levels are def higher but less suppression than the 3 days I originally had. I am still losing weight which is amazing but I feel if I can’t control the hunger, that will eventually stop. I weight train 4 days a week and do cardio the other three, basically seven days a week I’m working out. Been doing this basically for the past 12 years so my body is able to handle this, it’s the hunger that always hindered me and kept me lean. I don’t want to live a life of tracking calories the rest of my life bc not sustainable for me. So I have been reading so much to figure out the correct protocol. I would like to at least have suppression for 6 days (still be able to eat, just less hunger overall and more full for longer so I can eat less). My healthcare provider prohibits anything less then every 7 days and they basically said you have to get to a level that it’s enough to last you the whole week(not just to the half life of 5 days) but from what I am reading on Reddit, it seems it never lasts that long, only the 5 days. I’m wondering, do I do a shot every 5 days instead? Split the doses into every 3/4 days? What has worked for you guys to at least last 5-6 days of suppression without going crazy high on mg doses where it crushes your receptors? My diet is high in protein (before this I was eating like 200g on any a day, ofc less now but still good). I am 5/7 about 181 now, started at 188.4. Pretty muscular build. Just wanted to get very lean where abs are popping, could never get that. Or a flat stomach, always had a little gut. Looking for some motivation and insight here on the correct amount like what should I expect to feel? 5-6 days of controlled hunger? I don’t want to not eat ofc. So should I take shots more frequently (and monitor levels with glp1plotter and shotsy) like 5 days or split doses into 2 or just hit myself with higher doses and grind it out for 7 days? I know technically I’m not even on a starter dose for weight loss that has been studied but since I have felt some effects I know it’s working. Any help is greatly appreciated and sorry for the long post. The healthcare providers are so cookie cutter and just wondering everyone else’s perspective.