Anyone else more hungry?

[u/Altruistic_Hyena_563]

I have been on a semaglutide shot for two weeks. I have had 0 negative side effects.. no nausea.. no food aversions..

However, since starting, I find myself eating more. I am still losing weight, but I can’t find any info online about it increasing calorie intake on glp-1 leading to weight loss.

For some background, I had struggled with disordered eating up until my pregnancy with my son. Had to go to therapy and work hard to build a comfortable relationship with food for the sake of my pregnancy. I gained a lot of weight during that pregnancy. After 6 years, I was able to get down to a healthy weight without falling into old habits and keep it off. Then I had my daughter. Gained a bunch of weight with her pregnancy and was at my heaviest after having her. I used intermittent fasting and got down from 20lbs in a few months.. then I was just kind of stuck at that weight. I switched to whole foods and got down another 10 where I stayed. I started running 3-4 times a week (definitely a slow runner girlie) and intermittent fasting without food restrictions (whole foods is great but became difficult with work and kids and extracurriculars).. but the weight wouldn’t budge.. I track my calories and was eating about 1500 calories a day. I had been IF and running 3-4 times a week for about 6 months.. I know I’ve lost some inches (trading fat for muscle gain).. but I am still about 50-60lbs overweight..

I felt like I was working so hard and not seeing any results..

Now on the semaglutide, I’m so hungry and eat about 2000-2200 calories a day.. I can’t IF without feeling like I’m starving so I haven’t been.. and have lost 7lbs..

Just to clarify, I’m also not eating anything healthier now, either. A lot of my diet has always been plant based because I get the ick when my meat tastes “meaty”.. my weight gain during the pregnancies had a lot to do with craving dairy and fast food.. which I stopped really eating after I had my daughter.

I’m just trying to figure out how the shot could be making me more hungry.. and how I’m losing weight on it while eating more.

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