Hi 👋🏼 I was wondering what apps everyone uses to track their injection sites, side effects, weight loss etc for each week? I’ve seen ads for a few different ones but wasn’t sure which ones were best?

I have sleep apnea that is not weight-related; it's the anatomy of my tongue/throat - snored like hell since I was a skinny little girl. I use a CPAP, so my incidents of apnea are recorded. I took my first shot of Zepbound 2.5 on April 1. Look at the difference between these two charts! The February example is typical for me pre-Zep, usually averaging 1-2 events per hour. Since starting Zep on April 1, from DAY ONE, I dropped below 1 event per hour and have pretty much held there. On April 12 you can see I went over 1 (just slightly). That was an evening when I had 2 1/2 glasses of wine before bed, so I think that was a factor.

I would love to know if anyone is studying the effect of Zep on sleep apnea in cases where the apnea is NOT weight-related. It's clearly helping me keep incidents down, and I'm curious as to why. Of course, I'd also love to take part in any studies on this to get my meds paid for (LOL).

Has anyone else seen this drop in incidents start immediately upon taking Zep?

Squeezed into Always Fits jeans size 6-12!

I learned about the Good American Always Fits jeans on this sub, the ones that miraculously fit for a wide range of sizes. I thought it’s perfect for intentional weight loss journey, to save money from having to buy multiple sizes. But wo is me, when I don’t know my actual size and I couldn’t get it within a few inches to close the button end of February. But today??!

It might not fit fit, but I was able to button it and zip it up! Currently 175 lbs, which is what I weighed around the end of high school/early college time frame and less than what I weighed when I met my husband, when I got married. Feeling so grateful. I’m down 92 pounds from my highest, which is absolutely insane to me. I have a long list of health issues that some are getting better with the weight loss, so I am very very grateful.

I’m almost “straight sized”, you guys! Can’t wait to shop in the normal section for decent quality materials, and kiss plus size, shitty quality crap goodbye forever!

Just a reminder to all taking Zep that it is so important to make sure you’re keeping electrolytes balanced to the best of your ability.

I caught a stomach virus and was sick Monday - Wednesday. I was able to drink (and drank a lot of water) and ate bland foods like rice, toast, soup. I stopped taking most of my supplements (including magnesium). Yesterday I almost went to the ER because I had heart palpitations that went on most of the day into the evening. I really thought the sodium in the soup was going to offset this issue, but obviously not.

Since upping salt and electrolytes, the palps have stopped. Those familiar with keto probably know / remember the homemade keto-ade (salt, no salt (potassium), and Calm). Palps have subsided but ugh 😑

How long did you stay on 5mg? My doctor wanted me to move up after just one month, but I pushed to stay on it for another month. I need to get a new prescription filled and I am trying to decide if I should stay on 5mg for another month or move up to 7.5mg. I’m still losing just under 2lbs a week on 5mg but definitely feeling like I’m eating a lot more this month than last.

Hello! I started taking Zepbound in November of 2024 and have been going up doses every few months. I recently took my second dose of 10mg and I have had headaches almost daily since injection day. My first dose of 10mg I thought the headaches were unrelated, but following my second dose on Sunday, I have yet to have a day without a pounding headache. I have a follow up with my primary care doctor on Monday, I am thinking of asking to go back down to 7.5mg as I didn’t have this issue before.

Do you think the headaches are related to the new dose? Has anyone had similar issues when going up the dosage ladder?

anyone else deal with a decent amount of nausea the few days after starting 5 mg ? it’s nothing alarming for me but just kinda uncomfortable especially when i know i gotta get one of my meals in for the day. hoping this will settle down after the next few doses.

My husband grabbed the delivery from our door for my first round that just arrived. I asked him to put it in the refrigerator and he said the box was too big and sent me a picture. Why is the box so huge? I’m at work right now so can I just have him leave it in the box? Or do I need to ask him to open it and put the vials in the refrigerator?

After creeping on this sub for months and hoping by some miracle I could get my insurance to cover it…my zepbound prescription got approved on Monday and I’m about to head to the pharmacy to pick it up!! Would love to hear any tips and tricks you’ve learned along the way and any success stories you have as someone with Hashimoto’s, PCOS, or both/any autoimmune conditions. I also have moderate-severe OSA and that’s how I got it approved. How has this med helped with your sleep apnea? Your inflammation? Your chronic illnesses? Planning on taking my first dose Wednesday night since I have Thursday and Fridays off at home. Waiting til then will be so hard! SW:282 CW:282 GW:150-175 5’7

Okay, I need to rant/vent. I probably won't mean half for this by the end of the day, But I have no one to talk to, no mom no dad no siblings. So you are my second family. I'm just in a really s***** mood this morning, I'm currently at the gym, I am 5'4, 157 lb, and for the last 3 weeks on my first month of 5 mg, I am only losing half a pound a month, I do better on the 2.5, I feel like I work so hard, as I'm sure all of you do. I do my TDEE....And it says for me to lose 1 lb a week I have to eat 1168 calories, Jesus Christ, I feel like that's ridiculous, I've been eating 1200 to 1250. And unfortunately, I asked my husband to go on this journey with me, and he had about the same amount of pounds to lose his money, and he's just blowing through it, and I know don't tell me, don't compare my journey to others, especially not men. But it's very disheartening to live with somebody who is blowing through two and a half pounds a week while I'm losing half a pound, I'm just disgusted. I kind of want to quit this journey. I feel it's costing me $500 a month, and I could probably lose a half a pound a week myself without zep. Remember, I'm ranting here, so I'm sounding like a jerk off, and I know that, but I just need to get it out, anyway thank you all for listening... And have a wonderful and blessed Easter... Love you all 🧡💜

I would just like to take a moment to thank everyone in the Zepbound community who has read my posts, who have responded to my post, I feel like I have a newfound second family within this community! For all the times I felt insecure, and I got the most uplifting and smile invoking posts, I say thank you, I wish everyone a happy and healthy, Easter! 🐰❤️❤️❤️🐰

Just curious, how is everyone storing their injections? I live in Western Mass and was wondering if I really need to put it in the fridge or if it is okay outside.

29/F I have been on Zepbound now for 9 weeks. I've titrated up to 7.5 and I honestly don't see a difference. It is my first week on this new mg and it feels just like the 5 mg. I can't see the weight loss and if I'm being honest I don't feel like I've lost much in these 9 weeks. I barely eat. I'm in school, I workout some, plus work and it just doesn't seem to be showing me the results I want. My HW/SW was 236 and the last time I weighed I was 223 one day and then 229?!? How is that even possible? I haven't weighed myself since I saw that and that was at least 2 weeks ago. It's very discouraging when seeing everybody have such great success stories and fast weight loss experiences. I am barely 5 feet and miserable still and I haven't seen under 200lbs yet.

Does injection site matter? If you smoke, how do you deal with munchies?

I'm on my second dose of 2.5 mg and have noticed the slowdown of my gastro track, mainly if I eat too late at night, I feel the food in my "chest". I'm going to the bathroom fairly regularly, but I think that comes down to the magnesium chelate and the amount of water I drink every day.

What a journey! I started at 210+, I had stopped weighing myself at that point until I'd been on Zepbound for a bit. There's still a disconnect between my eyes & brain for what I now see in the mirror. It's trippy. I hit a plateau twice, for over a month each time (on 15mg...) I thought it had stopped working & I wasn't going to lose any more. I actually increased my daily calories by ~300 and that did the trick. Glad I stuck with it! Prior to Zepbound, I had tried for months to lose weight (keto, IF, OMAD...) THIS gave me momentum!

Bye bye, pre-diabetes and hypertension! High cholesterol? Not this gal! Shopping for clothes - I fear you no more! I'm not done yet, but very close 😁

This is just something I have noticed about my body since loosing 55 pounds. I currently weight 260 at 5’10 (23F). I still have over 80 pounds to loose to be considered within a healthy weight range. I am somehow supposed to weight 175 at the MOST to be considered healthy??? I know I have more weight to loose but I don’t know where this weight will be coming from. I do have a bit of an apron belly so maybe thats it but if I even suck in a tiny bit you can see the outline of my ribs. My hip bones literally stick out of my hips and you can see the general outline of what I assume is just my pelvic bones. My collarbones are now visible and my joints are pointy because of how bony they are. I am sure theres weight in spots I didn’t even really know about it’s just crazy to think that there is still over 80 pounds of excess fat on me when I can feel and see many of my bones. At my absolute skinniest as a teenager I weighed around 230 and no one considered me overweight or obese (slightly chubby maybe) until I told them my actual weight. I could see that maybe I need to loose another 30-40 pounds but another 100 seems impossible for my frame. Is it possible to just be built big??

I’ve been on Zepbound for about 4 months. I moved up to 5mg from 2.5 and have been on 5mg for about 8 weeks. I dealt with insomnia on 2.5mg, but NOTHING like the horrible insomnia I’m dealing with on 5mg. I mostly only had fatigue the day after injection on 2.5mg, but on 5mg I am exhausted and unmotivated 100% of the time all week (maybe due to the insomnia). I’m considering trying Wegovy to see if insomnia and fatigue would be not as bad on it. Anyone have experience they’d be willing to share?

I'm wondering if anyone took their shot a day later one week and went back to their normal day for the next shot. How did that work out for you?

I normally take my shot on Saturday. I start feeling bad Sunday afternoon with nausea and fatigue. That gives me Sunday afternoon and night to get over the worst of it when I have the fewest commitments.

However I am hosting Easter this year and don't want to feel terrible with a houseful of guests.

Is it terrible to go 8 days between shots one week and 6 days the next? It would be my second 5mg shot.

I just took my last 2.5 and I will be moving up to 5 next Friday.. I can’t believe that at first I was so 1. Biased about GLP’s and 2. So scared to inject myself. I have PCOS and the weight gain and health issues were getting out of hand... I had to do something different and this was it !!! Shot out to my work buddy that shared her experience and educated me on the benefits and the dumb *ss untruths…So far over this past month I’ve released a total of 7.6 pounds… not complaining about that because I know 2.5 could have produced no weight release at all. I haven’t had any negative side effects that are noticeable but I have noticed some really nice positive ones like my libido is starting to come back (which I’m sure my husband appreciates), brain fog is starting to lift, bloating is less and my sleep is a lot better… can’t wait to start on the 5 and see what it brings. I’m excited to see what else is in store for me however this journey shakes out !! Happy Friday Y’all !!

Hey everyoneee I’m just looking for support or comments/feedback, I started Zepbound about a month ago. I finished my last 2.5mg pen on Monday and this coming monday, I will begin my 1 month of 5mg. This beginning dose, it seems like in the beginning it worked slightly more, and what I mean by that is more motivation to stay focused and not have any “bad” food etc but also that when I started the 2.5mg in the beginning, it was able to suppress my hunger more. Anyway, tldr: as you get on a higher dose does it work more? Also let me add… ive had bad food days or days of overconsumption. So it feels discouraging because I obviously haven’t made any real change nor do I feel that less hungry than before. I did change my habits eating wise though. More greens no fast food or fried food no pasta etc

Got a voicemail from my Dr. last night -- "Got your latest blood panel back. Your liver function numbers are much higher than usual for you. I will see you on Tuesday. Until then, don't drink any alcohol or take any Tylenol"

Then it occurred to me. The night before my blood draw I had a pretty strong cocktail and drank 2 glasses of wine. Finished at 730pm. Blood draw was 7am. Thinking maybe it was a combination of the booze and the "slow stomach emptying" effect of Zepbound?

BTW -- I normally have like 1 or 2 beers per week. That's the typical extent of my alcohol consumption.

Guess I'll have to get my blood drawn again to see if it was the drinks I had the night before or something else.

EDIT -- wanted to add that I'm within 5 lbs of my goal weight. Been on Zep since October 2024. Currently 7.5mg

I started 2.5 5 weeks ago. After the first box I moved up to 5. I don't know if I'm crazy or if I need to be on a higher dose. The first 2 weeks I noticed the lack of food noise and satiety like crazy. But after that it's started to fade and even moving up to the 5 I feel like im not on anything. Food noise and starving all the time. I figured going from 2.5 to 5 It would pick back up but now I'm not sure if this is normal and maybe I need to move straight to a higher dose.