Well, week one on Ozempic is officially over—and I’ve lost almost six pounds, acquired a bruise roughly the size of a small country, and discovered that remembering to eat is apparently a full-time job now.

In episode two of GLP-1s After Surgery, I’m sharing everything that happened after my first injection: the almost nonexistent nausea, the weird abdominal pressure, the day-five anxiety and the complete disappearance of my hunger cues.

Turns out, not thinking about food sounds fantastic until it’s 7 p.m., you’ve survived on protein coffee and audacity, and you’re wondering why you feel exhausted.

I’m also walking 6K again, challenging the fear that I can’t trust my body—and, for one tiny moment, wondering if I might actually run again someday.

This week wasn’t perfect. There were freezer meals, emergency protein snacks a ...