8 Weeks on Ozempic - Jon Breaks his Plateau!

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Welcome back to Ozempic Diaries! This week, we’re deep into week 8, and Jon has officially bumped up to a 1 mg dose—breaking through a long plateau with a 1.1 kg drop! 🎉 Charlene, steady on 0.5 mg, checks in from a family holiday in Umhlanga Rocks and reflects on the unique chaos of parenting vacations, the creeping return of hunger, and… digestive real talk.

💬 In this episode:
• Jon’s surprising weight loss after a few indulgences
• Charlene’s steady progress—even while weighing in early and managing hormones + holiday chaos
• Side effects (or lack thereof) on higher doses
• Shifts in appetite and the “getting used to it” phase
• Listener spotlight: Konrad’s powerful health journey—15kg down and counting, post-tumour diagnosis
• The Ozempic Diaries WhatsApp community is buzzing! 🎉

🧠 Themes we explore:
• What it feels like to hit your stride (or not) with Ozempic
• How hormones, hydration, and stress play a bigger role than we give credit for
• The amazing diversity in reasons people are using semaglutide

💌 Listener Story of the Week:
Konrad shares how a surprising cancer diagnosis led to discovering Ozempic, with huge improvements to his health—even though weight loss wasn’t his original goal. A reminder that this journey can be about so much more than the number on the scale.

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📍 Next week:
Charlene stays steady at 0.5 mg while Jon tackles life on 1 mg. Will the side effects hit? Will the hunger stay away? And what does “getting used to it” actually feel like?

As always, thanks for listening.
6 Apr English South Africa Health & Fitness · Personal Journals

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