At the end of Week 1, I was feeling pretty encouraged.
I had dropped from my official starting weight of 247 lbs down to 240.4 lbs, which was a strong start by any measure. More importantly though, the biggest change wasn’t just the number on the scales. It was the reduction in what I’ve been calling food noise.
That constant internal debate around food had become noticeably quieter.
Before starting Wegovy, food could take up a ridiculous amount of headspace. Thinking about takeaways. Thinking about crisps. Thinking about chocolate. Negotiating with myself about whether I “deserved” something. Planning the next thing before I’d even finished the last thing.
By the end of Week 1, that seemed to have calmed down massively.
So Week 2 was always going to be interesting. Was that just the novelty of starting? Would the hunger come back? Would the side effects get worse? Would the first week’s weight loss turn out to be a one-off?
The answer, as usual, was a bit more complicated than a simple good or bad week.
The Midweek High Point
My midweek check-in was better than I expected.
I weighed in at:
236.8 lbs
That put me at:
16 stone 12.8 lbs
From my official starting weight of 247 lbs, that meant I was down:
10.2 lbs
That also meant I had reached my first proper milestone:
Under 17 stone.
That felt like a big moment.
I know there’s nothing magical about a stone barrier, but mentally it does matter. Going from 17 stone something into 16 stone something feels like crossing a line. Even if it’s just a number, it gives you that feeling of moving into a new stage.
The next milestone I’ve settled on is 16 stone 7 lbs, which is 231 lbs. That feels like a sensible next target. Not so far away that it feels impossible, but far enough away that it would feel meaningful.
At 236.8 lbs, I was only 5.8 lbs away from it.
The Scale Then Did What Scales Do
By the official Week 2 weigh-in, I was not quite where I had hoped to be.
The numbers were:
- Weight: 238.4 lbs
- Body fat: 37.3%
- Water: 43.1%
- BMI: 37.4
I’ll be honest, I was hoping to see something a bit lower.
After seeing 236.8 lbs midweek, part of me had probably started hoping for 235 lbs or maybe even lower. So seeing 238.4 lbs felt a bit disappointing at first.
But when I actually looked at the bigger picture, it wasn’t a failure.
My official starting weight was 247 lbs, so even at 238.4 lbs I’m still:
8.6 lbs down overall
That’s still a good result after two weeks.
It’s just not quite as exciting as the midweek check-in made me hope it might be.
And this is probably where I need to be realistic. The body doesn’t move in a straight line. Especially not when you factor in exercise, alcohol, carbohydrates, salt, digestion, hydration and recovery.
This week had all of those.
Exercise Picked Up Properly This Week
One of the positives from Week 2 was that exercise started to feel like it was coming back.
I completed a solid one-hour walk with the following stats:
- Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes
- Distance: 5.2 km
- Calories: 491
- Steps: 6,884
- Average speed: 5 km/h
- Max speed: 6.6 km/h
- Average heart rate: 143 bpm
- Max heart rate: 172 bpm
That wasn’t just a gentle stroll. My heart rate showed that it was a proper cardio session.
I also got another weights session done:
- Duration: 41 minutes
- Calories: 319
- Average heart rate: 104 bpm
- Max heart rate: 134 bpm
The weights are important to me because I don’t just want to lose weight. I want to lose fat while keeping as much muscle as possible.
I’ve trained with weights for a long time, even if I’ve had inconsistent spells. I know I carry more muscle than the average person at my size, so the aim isn’t just to become lighter. The aim is to improve body composition.
That means protein, resistance training and not crashing my calories too hard.
I had a visit to an outdoor inflatable aqua park at the weekend, which turned out to be far harder than expected. It was an hour session, but it was extremely labour intensive. Climbing, pulling myself out of the water, balancing, slipping, swimming back to obstacles — it was basically a full-body workout disguised as a fun family activity.
So when I look back at the weekly weigh-in, I have to remember that my body had a lot to recover from.
The Low Energy Lesson
One of the biggest lessons from Week 2 was that I need to be careful not to under-fuel.
There was one day where I’d been doing physical work in the garden and by dinner time I felt completely drained. I didn’t want to do my planned treadmill session. I couldn’t even be bothered going to the shop for the food I had intended to buy.
It wasn’t just hunger. It was more like food didn’t even feel worth thinking about.
That might sound useful if you’re trying to lose weight, but it isn’t really where I want to be.
Reduced food noise is one thing.
Having no interest in eating properly because you’re low on energy is something else.
After I eventually ate, I felt noticeably better. That told me a lot. It was probably a mix of lower food intake, garden work, recovery from training and maybe a bit of sleep deficit.
It didn’t feel like “metabolic slowdown” or anything dramatic. It felt like my body simply needed fuel.
That’s an important distinction.
Wegovy has helped quieten the constant mental chatter around food, but I still need to eat enough to function, train and recover.
Food This Week: More Normal Than Diet-Like
One thing I’m trying hard to avoid is turning this into a miserable, ultra-restrictive diet.
I don’t want to live on shakes, yoghurt and dry chicken forever. That’s not realistic for me.
This week included a mix of very normal meals.
There was a dinner of breaded garlic and herb prawns with around 125g of golden vegetable rice.
There was a 3 egg omelette with about three quarters of a tin of baked beans.
There was homemade bolognese pasta bake with a slice of garlic bread.
There was sweet potato fries with 200g of lean steak, tempura carrot batons, shredded lettuce and small peppers stuffed with feta.
There was also a small pot of Aero chocolate mousse.
None of that sounds like crash diet food.
But that’s exactly the point.
The meals are becoming more controlled without feeling like punishment.
I also had some more convenience-based lunches, including Nature Valley protein bars and Brochan oat bars. These are useful, but I’m learning that not all protein-focused products are enjoyable.
I tried a protein breakfast shake before Foxlake and only managed some of it because it didn’t taste good. That seems to be a bit of a running theme. High protein products can be useful, but a lot of them taste overly processed or just unpleasant.
Greek yoghurt and overnight oats were the same for me. Good on paper, not enjoyable in practice.
One of the biggest things I’m learning is this:
Healthy food still needs to be food I actually like.
If I hate something, I’m not going to stick with it.
Fibre Seems to Matter More Than I Realised
Another thing that improved this week was digestion.
Earlier on, bowel movements had slowed right down. I was sometimes going three or four days between trips to the toilet, which probably wasn’t helping how I felt.
After adding more beans, oats, vegetables and wholemeal options, things improved to roughly every other day.
That might not sound like the most exciting update, but it does matter.
I think some of the sluggish feeling I had earlier in the week may have been partly linked to digestion slowing down. Between Wegovy reducing appetite and me focusing heavily on protein, fibre could easily have been overlooked.
The beans and omelette meal was a good example of something simple that actually worked well:
- Protein from the eggs
- Fibre from the beans
- Proper food
- Warm and filling
- Easy to make
It’s not fancy, but it did the job.
That’s probably something I need to keep in mind going forward. Protein is important, but fibre is clearly important too.
The Weekend Wasn’t Perfect, But It Was Controlled
The weekend included alcohol, gelato, crisps and pasta bake.
In other words, it was a normal weekend.
On Friday I had the omelette and beans, around 350ml of vodka with zero-calorie soda, and half a bag of hummus chips.
On Saturday I had chicken salad in wholemeal thins, a packet of McCoy’s, gelato with my daughter, homemade pasta bake, garlic bread, two pints of Peroni and two vodka and Coke Zeros.
Old me could easily have turned that into a full-blown “start again Monday” weekend.
But that didn’t happen.
There was no takeaway binge. No late-night raid of the cupboards. No endless grazing. No feeling of being out of control.
That’s probably the biggest difference.
The weekend wasn’t perfect from a calorie point of view, but it was controlled. And more importantly, it was enjoyable.
That’s the kind of weekend I can actually live with.
I’m starting to think the pattern may be that most of the fat loss comes from Monday to Thursday, when routine is easier, and weekends become more about maintenance or smaller deficits.
If that works, I’m fine with it.
I don’t need every day to be perfect. I just need the overall direction to keep moving down.
Clothes Are Starting to Tell Their Own Story
The belt hole hasn’t moved yet.
That was slightly frustrating at first because I had hoped I might see a change there after losing around 10 lbs.
But I’ve started noticing other things.
Shirts and T-shirts feel less tight around my stomach. The upper area of my abs feels less solid and less stretched. Jeans feel better when sitting, bending and moving around.
That doesn’t go unnoticed.
The belt might still be on the same hole, but day-to-day comfort is definitely improving.
That’s motivating because it’s real-life progress. The scale can fluctuate. Body fat scales can be unreliable. But I know how my jeans felt before, and I know they feel better now.
That tells me something is changing.
Side Effects Have Settled Down
The first week included some mild nausea, reduced appetite, a stomach cramp episode and slower digestion.
This week, the nausea and low feeling have been basically non-existent.
At first I wondered whether that meant Wegovy was having less impact. If I’m not feeling sick, does that mean it’s not working as well?
But the food noise is still much better.
I’m not back to constantly thinking about takeaways. I’m not grazing the way I was. I’m not negotiating with myself all night about crisps, chocolate and convenience food.
So I’m taking this as a positive sign.
The unpleasant side effects seem to be settling, but the helpful effect on food noise is still there.
That feels like a better place to be.
I don’t want to feel nauseous. I don’t want food to feel like a chore. I want to be able to eat normal meals, enjoy them, and not spend the rest of the day thinking about more food.
This week has felt closer to that.
What Week 2 Has Really Taught Me
If Week 1 was about discovering what Wegovy felt like, Week 2 was about learning how to actually live with it.
The biggest lessons were:
- The scale will fluctuate.
- Food noise being reduced doesn’t mean I should under-eat.
- Exercise recovery still needs fuel.
- Protein matters, but fibre matters too.
- Normal food can still fit.
- Weekends don’t need to be perfect to be successful.
- Clothing changes may show before belt holes move.
- Side effects settling doesn’t automatically mean the medication has stopped helping.
That last one is important.
At the moment, I feel like I’m in a decent place. I’m not feeling sick, my appetite is more manageable, the food noise is still quieter, and I’m starting to feel physical changes in clothes and movement.
The weight loss from the official start is now 8.6 lbs after two weeks, even with the scale bouncing up from the midweek low.
Would I have liked the Week 2 weigh-in to be lower?
Yes, absolutely.
But I’m also trying not to judge the whole journey by one number on one morning.
The bigger picture still looks positive.
Current Position at the End of Week 2
- Starting weight: 247 lbs
- Week 1 weigh-in: 240.4 lbs
- Week 2 midweek check: 236.8 lbs
- Week 2 weigh-in: 238.4 lbs
- Total loss from start: 8.6 lbs
- First milestone: Under 17 stone achieved
- Next milestone: 16 stone 7 lbs
The most important progress this week probably wasn’t the scale.
It was noticing that I can have a normal weekend, enjoy food, have a few drinks, do something active with family, and not spiral into old habits.
That feels like progress.
Not perfect progress.
But real progress.
And that’s probably the kind that matters most.