Just Pouring My Mind Out

  Mon. 8/25/25 at 8:00 am First injection: 2.5 mg  Weight: 355 lbs I hardly felt anything with the infusion.  It’s after 8:00 pm, and my experience so far has been positive. It’s way too soon to have any impressions, but I’ve felt some. My mission is not to try, as in not to try to stop my cravings or eat if I’m hungry. Throughout the day, I had some salad for breakfast, some for lunch, and some beans for dinner. All day, I felt like I could eat, but not to the point of being starving or even hungry. So, it was an easy day since I wasn't extremely hungry or constantly craving food. Now, I admit there IS some motivation involved. I am trying to eat less, or at least not to the point of “pushing”. I ate half the salad in the morning, which I ordinarily would’ve finished. Same with the beans. I didn’t even finish what was in my bowl. I didn’t feel full, so I could’ve finished both meals, but I stopped myself. As I expected, there is some motivation involved that is ...

Before I begin my Zepbound journey, I would like to share some information about myself. I'm a 61-year-old male and live in Southern California. I've been overweight most of my life, except for my teen to mid-twenties and a few times since, as a result of dieting. From the time I was 14 until I started a job as a software engineer in '91, I was in good shape. However, the pounds started piling up due to spending too much time sitting in front of a computer. I was born into a family where both parents cherish and take great pleasure in food. Both my parents were overweight. My father used to say, "I've never felt full in my life". And to my mom, spoiling appetite was a big thing. So we were never into snacking or even allowed to. My mom used to always say, "Don't spoil your appetite." So, obviously, at mealtime, I was always pretty hungry and ate like a pig. They say your personality is a combination of nature and nurture. Well, my pleasure in foo...