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Wegovy diet plan PDF

Free PDF • 2 pages, print-ready • Clinician-reviewed

Maja Popovska Last updated November 6, 2026 Reviewed by Dr. Vanja Kitanova

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A Wegovy diet plan PDF gives patients taking Wegovy (semaglutide) a structured way to plan meals. It supports the prescriber's guidance rather than replacing it. Wegovy is available as a once-weekly injection and, in the US, a once-daily pill. This guide covers the injection. The medicine slows gastric emptying and reduces appetite, so smaller, higher-protein meals are usually easier to manage.

This page covers what to eat, which foods to limit, and how to manage common stomach upsets. The downloadable PDF is a blank, general weekly planner you fill in with your prescriber or dietitian. Check any dietary change with them first.

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Key takeaways

The free Wegovy diet plan PDF is a blank weekly planner you fill in with your prescriber or dietitian. It is not a prescribed treatment plan.

Protein-first meals and smaller portions suit the reduced appetite and slower digestion linked to Wegovy.

Stomach side effects are most common while the dose steps up every four weeks, so keep meals smallest and plainest in that phase.

Fatty, fried, sugary and alcoholic foods are the most common triggers for nausea and diarrhea.

Pabau, the practice software we build, sends diet plans as digital forms and stores each one on the patient record.

What is Wegovy and how does it affect eating?

Wegovy is a brand of semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved it for chronic weight management in adults with obesity, or overweight plus a weight-related condition. It is also approved for children aged 12 and over with obesity, and to reduce cardiovascular risk in adults with established heart disease.

Wegovy is available as a once-weekly injection and, in the US, a once-daily pill. This guide covers the injection, and your prescriber sets the dose. The GLP-1 medication list sets Wegovy beside the other drugs in its class, with brand names and dosing. Patients on tirzepatide can follow the Mounjaro diet plan instead, which uses the same seven-day planner layout.

Semaglutide slows gastric emptying, so people often feel full sooner and for longer. That effect explains why portion control and meal timing matter more on this medication than on a standard eating plan.

Wegovy food list: What to eat and what to limit

A practical Wegovy food list leans on lean protein, high-fiber vegetables and fruit, and whole grains eaten in small amounts. Protein helps protect lean muscle during weight loss, and dietitian guidance commonly recommends prioritizing it at every meal.

Foods to avoid to prevent nausea and diarrhea

Fatty, fried and very rich foods tend to worsen nausea on Wegovy. They stay in the stomach longer when gastric emptying is already slowed. Dietitian guidance names these as the most common triggers.

• Fried foods and fatty takeout
• Alcohol, which can lower blood sugar and worsen GI side effects
• Carbonated drinks
• Very large meals eaten quickly

What to eat when side effects flare

Most stomach side effects ease as your body adjusts, and small food changes can help in the meantime. The table matches each common symptom with what to try first.

Severe stomach pain that won’t go away needs urgent medical review, with or without vomiting. The Wegovy label warns that it can be a sign of pancreatitis.

A sample 7-day Wegovy meal plan

The seven-day table below uses breakfast, lunch, dinner and one snack per day. Each day centers on protein, with vegetables and a modest portion of complex carbohydrate.

The PDF template works differently. It has blank meal boxes you fill in, plus mid-morning and afternoon snack slots. It is a general weekly planner and holds no Wegovy-specific guidance. Its printed heading reads “Your weekly keto diet plan”, but the form suits any eating plan your prescriber or dietitian sets.

Portion sizes and calorie targets

Start with small portions and increase only if you feel comfortable and your prescriber agrees. Stop eating when you feel satisfied rather than full, and allow time between meals.

1. Build each meal around a palm-sized portion of protein.
2. Fill half the plate with non-starchy vegetables.
3. Keep carbohydrates to a small, measured portion.
4. Sip water across the day, rather than drinking large volumes with meals.
5. Review your calorie target with a registered dietitian if you need one.

Adjusting meals as the dose increases

Wegovy injections start at a low dose and step up every four weeks until the maintenance dose. The FDA prescribing information sets that schedule, and stomach side effects are most common while the dose is still rising.

That makes the first four months the time to keep meals smallest and plainest. A meal that sat well at 0.5 mg may not sit well at 1.7 mg, so recheck how you tolerate it after each step. A printable food diary makes that recheck quicker, because it shows which meals caused trouble.

The chart shows how the eating focus shifts at each of the five dose steps.

This schedule applies to the weekly injection. If side effects are hard to manage, your prescriber can delay the next dose step by four weeks.

Simple recipes to try this week

These recipes fit the food list above and need little preparation. Each one is built around protein and keeps portions modest.

• Greek yogurt bowl with berries and oats for breakfast
• Chicken and vegetable broth for an easy lunch
• Baked salmon with steamed broccoli for dinner

How to download and use the planner

1. Select the Download template button at the top of this page.
2. Save the PDF to your device or print it, then fill in your details and goals.
3. Share it with your dietitian or prescriber before making changes.

How Pabau helps practices deliver GLP-1 diet plans

Practices running GLP-1 weight management programs can turn this planner into a patient handout. Add your own portions and meal guidance, then send it the same way every time instead of as an email attachment. Many practices screen patients first with an Ozempic questionnaire, since Ozempic and Wegovy share the same active ingredient.

With Pabau’s weight loss practice software, the plan goes out as a digital form linked to the patient record. A copy sits with the clinical notes, and every practitioner on the team can reuse the same template.

Automated follow-up messages can go out after each consultation, so patients hear from you as their dose steps up. When a patient completes a check-in form, their answers save to their record instead of sitting in someone’s inbox.

Support your GLP-1 program with Pabau

See how Pabau helps practices send diet plans, manage consultations and follow up with patients as their dose increases, all from the patient record.

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Conclusion

A Wegovy diet plan works best when meals stay small, protein-first and easy to stick to on the days your stomach feels unsettled. The weeks when your dose steps up are when that matters most.

Treat the 7-day plan as a starting point you adjust. Swap meals that don’t sit well, write what helps into the blank planner, and take it to your prescriber or dietitian. Smaller meals can feel restrictive at first, but they’re what keeps side effects manageable.

For practices, a diet plan only helps if patients get it at the right moment and their feedback reaches the care team. Book a demo to see how Pabau sends diet plans and dose-step check-ins straight from the patient record.

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