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Plain answers for the weeks on a GLP-1.

What the days after a shot feel like, what helps, and what to bring to your doctor. Written by hand, with the sources under each one. Not medical advice.

Shot day · New

How to take the Wegovy pill: fasting, timing and doses

On waking, on an empty stomach, up to 4 ounces of water, then 30 minutes before anything else. Why the rule exists, and the four dose steps from 1.5 mg.

12 October 2026 · 6 min read

Side effects

Constipation on Ozempic: the fibre and water that help

Slower digestion is the point of a GLP-1, so constipation is common. The labels' numbers, a fibre target you can hit, water, movement, and when to call.

9 September 2026 · 6 min read

Your doctor

What to bring to your doctor when you are on a GLP-1

The appointment is short. Six numbers from your weeks, three questions to ask, and the signs the labels tell your prescriber to watch for. Make it count.

9 September 2026 · 5 min read

Food and protein

Food noise: what it is, and why it comes back before a shot

Food noise is the constant thinking about food that a GLP-1 turns down. What it is, why it gets loud again late in the week, and what to do that day.

9 September 2026 · 5 min read

Shot day

How long does semaglutide stay in your body?

About a week for half of it to go, about five weeks for all of it. What that means for a late shot, a missed one, and the end-of-week feeling.

9 September 2026 · 6 min read

Food and protein

How much protein should I eat on Wegovy or Ozempic?

A target you can hit on a small appetite, why protein matters more than calories on a GLP-1, and what protein-first looks like on a queasy day.

9 September 2026 · 5 min read

Side effects

Why do I feel queasy on day 2 after my shot, and what helps?

The nausea after a weekly GLP-1 shot has a timetable: it peaks on day 2 and eases by day 3 or 4. What is happening, what helps, and when to call.

9 September 2026 · 6 min read

Shot day

Rybelsus in the morning: the empty stomach rule explained

Semaglutide as a tablet is absorbed poorly, so its label is strict: on waking, empty stomach, a little water, half an hour before anything else. Why.

24 September 2026 · 6 min read

The weight

What a slow week on a GLP-1 means, and what it does not

A week where the scale does not move is weather, not a verdict. What the trial curves really look like, why a week reads flat, and what is worth a call.

9 September 2026 · 5 min read

Shot day

Mounjaro and Zepbound: a week, day by day

A week on tirzepatide from the shot on: when the level peaks, which days are the hard ones, when it fades, and what the label says about the dose steps.

9 September 2026 · 6 min read

Shot day

Can I take my Wegovy, Ozempic or Zepbound shot a day early?

Yes, within limits: two days between semaglutide doses (Ozempic, Wegovy), three for tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound). Missed doses and trips too.

12 October 2026 · 6 min read