Wegovy Plateau: What to Do When the Scale Stops Moving
Around month four or five, the weight loss slows or stops. Here is why it happens, and what actually works to get the scale moving again. The number on the scale that has not moved in six weeks. Every Wegovy user eventually meets this number. The number on the scale that has not moved in six weeks. Every Wegovy user eventually meets this number. 1. The Number That Stops Moving The first three months on Wegovy feel like a different kind of life. The scale moves down every week. Clothes loosen. The mirror surprises you in the morning. You start to believe, quietly, that this might actually be permanent. Then somewhere around the fourth or fifth month, it stops. Not dramatically. The scale does not jump up. It just settles. One week the same number. The next week, the same number. A small drop. Then the same number again. The medication still in the fridge, the injections still on schedule, the appetite still quiet — but the loss has slowed to a crawl, or stopped altogether. This is...