Lady Cat Lady

 This first week, I kept a little diary and am sharing it with you all. I wrote each evening before bed. I don’t see myself keeping this up past the first week. Mine is only one journey. Based on my reading, some people have different experiences with it. Each of us are individuals after all.

Day One: (Tuesday 4/9/24)

My appetite is close to nil. I’m “forcing” myself to eat and find myself coming up with high protein options. I drank a 10 oz smoothie made with celery, carrots, sugar snap peas, papaya, spinach, mulberry, blueberry, and non fat Greek yogurt for dinner and felt like I’d eaten an entire Thanksgiving dinner. I’m still feeling full, half an hour later. The real challenge, I can see, will be getting the nutrients I need, especially protein.

I have no noticeable side effects as far as I can tell.

I, a true lover of baked goods and ice cream which sit in my house right now, find myself not craving such things at all. They no longer “tempt”. I know it’s difficult to believe, but I just plain don’t want them.

Day 2 (Wednesday 4/10/24)

Need to get better at portion control and listening to my stomach. Went from “Oh these mulberries taste so good” to “Oh my god I’m so full” in no time.

I’ve started taking Centrum Silver which is a multivitamin and multimineral supplement. I’m concerned I’m not going to be able to eat enough even eating several small meals a day. I get so full so fast. Then, I feel nauseous for about forty five minutes while my stomach is digesting.

It doesn’t happen when I don’t overeat, I am just struggling to find that point because I’m scared I’m not eating enough.

Day 3 (Thursday 4/11/24)

It’s becoming easier to remember to eat less in one sitting. Made a lentil salad, it’s pretty good and easy to pull out of the fridge for my “grazing”.

Lentils, tomatoes, peppers, red onion, cucumber, baby spinach, sugar snap peas, garlic, salt, pepper, chives, garlic chives, thyme, lemon, olive oil. Topped with Black and White Sesame Seeds. Two servings about 1/3 c each.

A third of a Gala apple.

4 oz Chicken and sliced cucumber

8 oz Smoothie (Same as Tuesday)

Mulberries (about 1/2 c)

That’s what I’ve eaten today, can you see why I’m worried I’m not going to be able to eat enough?

I’m going to have to buy some protein powder.

Day 4 (Friday 4/12/24)

I have a little more of an appetite today. It’s not a great amount bigger, but recognizably so. I was finally able to get some whole grains in today. Still no interest in high fat/high calorie food.

I bought some vegan protein powder to add to my morning smoothies. I know I’m not getting enough protein or fiber. Hopefully, I can get in some more brown rice tomorrow. I still think about food a lot, but it’s more figuring out ways to get the most amount of fiber and protein.

Food variety used to be super important to me, it’s not nearly as important. I’m eating almost the same things every day.

Day Five (Saturday 4/13/24)

New smoothie: Apple, blueberries, mulberries, papaya, non fat Greek yogurt, baby spinach, carrots, oatmeal, protein powder.

I make one huge smoothie and drink it over the next days until it’s gone. What used to last me two days, now lasts me four.

Protein powder is chalky as shit, I don’t know how people ingest this and enjoy it. 🤢

Lunch: Lentil salad topped with parmesan cheese and sesame seeds, about an eighth of a cup of brown rice, chicken

Day Six (Sunday 4/14/24)

Still have more of an appetite, but it’s nowhere near what it was. I almost wish I had kept a diary of the week before starting this so you could see the difference. The lack of cravings for any kind of processed food is incredible.

Just so people know, this medication isn’t that new. People have been taking it for diabetes since 2005. It works on GLP-1 hormone receptors in the brain and stomach.  It acts in the same way as GLP-1 (a natural hormone in the body) and, among other things, appears to regulate appetite by increasing a person’s feelings of fullness, while reducing their food intake, hunger and cravings. 

Also, as a reminder, not everyone has had as good of an experience.

Day 7 (Monday 4/15/24)

I used to be what one would call an “emotional eater”. I can tell you with certainty that impulse is gone. I have no interest in finding comfort in food anymore.

I’m still unsure if I’m getting enough food to avoid my body going into starvation mode, but I suspect I’m hitting at least eight hundred to a thousand calories a day. I refuse to calorie count.

I get protein from eggs, non fat Greek yogurt, chicken breast, nuts, seeds, and lentils mainly.

Whole grains have been brown rice, popcorn, and Whole grain bread.

My main food group is vegetables and fruits.

I cook with Olive Oil and not a lot of it. Sometimes a bit of butter, but not enough to make a huge difference.

Other than the occasional condiment, that’s what I eat daily. Just different versions of it.

I drink at least 70 oz of water a day.

I have more energy, as well as feeling as though my mind is clearer.

I get the hiccups a lot.

To those who are thinking this all sounds unbelievable, I get it. But it is true.