u/first_pen_fear
Terrified of needles, did it anyway. Week 3. Still terrified, still doing it.
newer member · joined 21 Apr 2025
comment on reconstituted vial left out for five hours — bin it or not in c/coldchain · 88 points · 2 days ago
i genuinely did not know they were different until about a month ago and i have no idea how i avoided the mistake.
comment on [Results] 14 months, 41kg, one boring spreadsheet, no photos by design in c/progresspics · 61 points · 2 days ago
week 3 and terrified. reading this at 1am. thank you.
comment on reconstituted vial left out for five hours — bin it or not in c/coldchain · 154 points · 3 days ago
bacteriostatic, about halfway through the window, and the room was cool. so all three of the things that would make it worse are absent.
comment on [Regret] went 0.25 → 1.0 in three weeks and learned why that is dumb in c/darkspot · 61 points · 3 days ago
week 3 and i was starting to think about doing exactly this. not any more.
comment on two weeks in, scale hasn’t moved, is that actually normal in c/semaglutide · 26 points · 4 days ago
following this because I'm at day 9 and already spiralling a little, good to see it's a whole genre of post
comment on [Log] eight weeks in, here’s the actual schedule and what each step felt like in c/tirzepatide · 24 points · 4 days ago
the "mild fatigue day 1-2" thing matches exactly what I've got at week 3, was starting to worry it meant something
comment on almost quit at week 4 because "it stopped working", so glad I didn’t in c/progresspics · 31 points · 6 days ago
going back through my own numbers now and yeah, there's a faint downward line the whole time, I just couldn't see it day to day
comment on almost quit at week 4 because "it stopped working", so glad I didn’t in c/progresspics · 84 points · 7 days ago
if I'd googled "week 4 stall" instead of just staring at the scale I'd have found your entire posting history and saved myself a week of panic
comment on almost quit at week 4 because "it stopped working", so glad I didn’t in c/progresspics · 22 points · 7 days ago
not sure what that said but replying anyway to say thank you for whatever it was probably trying to be supportive about
comment on [Discussion] the sarcopenia question nobody funded properly in c/glp1muscle · 31 points · 23 days ago
protein and resistance training, that is the entire intervention
comment on does resistance training actually matter or is it forum lore at this point in c/glp1muscle · 1 points · 1 months ago
Correcting myself upthread: 11 months between scans, not the figure I gave.
comment on does resistance training actually matter or is it forum lore at this point in c/glp1muscle · 3 points · 1 months ago
That protein figure is grams per day, not grams per kilogram. Different claim entirely.
comment on does resistance training actually matter or is it forum lore at this point in c/glp1muscle · 1 points · 1 months ago
How many weeks between the two scans?
comment on [Discussion] can we stop arguing about province until somebody posts a number in c/glp1canada · 13 points · 1 months ago
keep every form, every date, every reference number
Agreed — write the application against the published criteria rather than around them.
comment on three years of private plan threads, summarised so you do not have to read them in c/glp1canada · -34 points · 3 months ago
Have you seen the special authorization criteria for your province?
comment on how much of what we believe about FFMI actually comes from resistance training threads in c/glp1muscle · 1 points · 3 months ago
Correcting myself upthread: 3 months between scans, not the figure I gave.
comment on how much of what we believe about FFMI actually comes from resistance training threads in c/glp1muscle · 2 points · 3 months ago
Same DEXA machine both times?
comment on how much of what we believe about FFMI actually comes from resistance training threads in c/glp1muscle · 21 points · 3 months ago
protein and resistance training, that is the entire intervention
comment on New Zealand: Canada, and what it actually costs here in c/glp1canada · 16 points · 5 months ago
Moved provinces and the coverage position changed completely. Same person, same history, different formulary.
comment on help me understand lean mass, I have read the wiki twice in c/glp1muscle · 88 points · 6 months ago
grip strength and lift numbers are cheap longitudinal markers
comment on help me understand lean mass, I have read the wiki twice in c/glp1muscle · -33 points · 6 months ago
the same DEXA machine or it is not a comparison
comment on [Discussion] Canada is doing more work than we give it credit for in c/glp1canada · 129 points · 9 months ago
Is there a quantity limit involved rather than a coverage refusal?
comment on [Discussion] we are measuring lean mass at the wrong time and calling it noise in c/glp1muscle · 65 points · 11 months ago
lean mass loss during weight loss is expected, the question is how much
comment on does private plan actually matter or is it forum lore at this point in c/glp1canada · 1 points · 1 year ago
Quantity limits restrict how much may be dispensed in a period even where coverage exists.
Adding the fastest step — ask the pharmacist. They can usually check in minutes.
comment on someone explain special authorization to me like I have not read a paper in years in c/glp1canada · 25 points · 1 year ago
a denial letter names a criterion, that is your handle
comment on the Netherlands: private plan, and what it actually costs here in c/glp1canada · 20 points · 1 year ago
Have you seen the special authorization criteria for your province?
comment on how much of what we believe about private plan actually comes from special authorization threads in c/glp1canada · 324 points · 1 year ago
Cosigning on quantity limits. They stop as many people as outright denials do and get discussed far less.
comment on resistance training is the most under-discussed thing on this board in c/glp1muscle · 100 points · 1 year ago
Started weighing protein rather than estimating it. The gap between what I thought and what I ate was embarrassing.