Do I Wait to Date? Starting GLP-1 and Feeling Invisible

This one’s been sitting on my heart for a while.

When I first started Wegovy, I found myself quietly withdrawing from dating apps, from conversations, from even considering the idea of intimacy or connection.

Not because I wasn’t craving love — I was. But because I’d told myself a very old story:“You’ll be ready once you’ve lost a bit more.”

It’s easy to say that weight doesn’t define us. But when you’ve lived in a body that’s been scrutinized, dismissed, or overlooked — even by yourself — it’s hard to untangle that belief from your sense of worth.

And the truth? Starting a GLP-1 journey comes with a weird mix of emotions: hope, fear, momentum… and shame that you weren’t “enough” before.

So I told myself I’d just wait.

Let the number drop.Let my clothes fit differently.Let the mirror offer me something softer.

But here’s what I’ve learned: If you wait to love yourself until you look different, you might wait forever.

There’s no magic finish line. No moment when your body suddenly earns you love. You deserve it now — in progress, in transformation, in your raw, real now.

I’m not saying it’s easy. I still pause before updating my profile. I still second-guess a mirror selfie. But I’m starting to soften the rules I made for myself.

Maybe clarity isn’t about arriving.Maybe it’s about showing up — as you are.

And if someone out there meets me now — with curiosity, kindness, and humour — and if we find joy together in this messy, beautiful chapter… that’s something I don’t want to miss just because I believed I wasn’t quite ready.

So no. I’m not waiting anymore.

And if you’ve been waiting too? Maybe you don’t need to.

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