Training four times a week throughout and the scale has barely acknowledged it, which is demoralising in a way I did not expect.
What I am after is what training is actually for during a large deficit, because framing it as calorie burn sets people up to quit when the arithmetic disappoints them.
If the honest answer is that nobody knows, that is a useful answer and I would rather have it.
PurityPaulOR said:Training four times a week throughout and the scale has barely acknowledged it, which is demoralising in a way I did not expect.
Exercise transformation with training: went from barely able to walk a block to completing a 5K last month.
My fitness journey alongside GLP-1 therapy:
- Month 1-2: Walking 15 min/day
- Month 3-4: Walking 30-45 min, started bodyweight exercises
- Month 5-6: Joined a gym, started resistance training
- Month 7+: Running, lifting heavy, yoga for fun
The weight loss made movement possible. The movement made more weight loss possible. Virtuous cycle in action.
PeptideChemSF said:Exercise transformation with training: went from barely able to walk a block to completing a 5K last month.
Gym confidence after training weight loss: walked into a gym for the first time in 5 years yesterday. Was terrified. But you know what? Nobody stared. Nobody judged. Everyone was focused on their own workout.
Started with 20 minutes on the treadmill and some machine-based resistance exercises. Nothing fancy. But I DID IT. And I'll go back tomorrow.
To anyone too intimidated to start: the hardest rep is walking through the door. Everything after that is just movement. 💪
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Shop Reference StandardsPurityPaulOR said:Training four times a week throughout and the scale has barely acknowledged it, which is demoralising in a way I did not expect.
This is my experience too, for whatever a second data point is worth.
Adding the clinical framing, because it changes how the question reads.
Exercise-induced nausea amplification with training: I learned the hard way that intense exercise within 36 hours of injection can make nausea much worse. The combination of delayed gastric emptying + exercise-induced blood flow redistribution is rough on the GI system.
My workaround: inject Friday evening, do low-intensity activity Saturday, and save my intense workouts for Tuesday-Thursday when the GI effects have subsided. Timing your training around your injection schedule is a real optimization strategy.