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Quick Answer: Your first week on GLP-1 medications (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound) requires smaller portions (30-50% of usual), frequent protein-focused meals (20-25g per meal), and gentle, easily digestible foods

These thoughts are intrusive and difficult to suppress, making it feel as though your entire life revolves around food

Morton also emphasizes that weight regain is not a personal failure

Wegovy injections are done with a single-use auto injector, while Zepbound is available as a single-use auto injector, in a single-use vial that is administered via syringe, or in a new device called a KwikPen that can deliver several doses before it is discarded