0.5 mg/0.5 mL.
Last Weight: 246.8 pounds
Down 22.2 pounds (8.3%)

I decided to take my last dose of .5 today, which is a couple days early. For one, I am already home with a sick kid. So why not deal with the side effects while not working? Secondly, putting an extra day or two between dose 8 and 9 sounds nice. The next dose will be another doubling so if I can assist that transition even a tad to make it more successful, I will.

I will admit, it is hard to see that I only lost a pound after a week. I got so used to 3-4 pounds a week. I know this is a much healthier pace, but that doesn’t stop me from wanting to make big progress. The reality is if I keep the shots and eating habits up, I will get all the way to my goal of 30% of my body weight. How fast or how slow is a battle of calories and what my body needs.

I weigh myself twice a day. Before bed and when I wake up. Those numbers give me good baselines for where my body is. Sure I may have hit my calorie goal for the day, but if you don’t poop, the weight will not go down that day. I like the numbers. They tell me a story. As long as I keep myself realistic about it, I think I will be fine.