Wegovy

[BlueMumma2018]

Anyone starting wegovy this week?

would love to hear from others starting out.. I’m nervous!

You'll be fine - it's used for started on wegovy, not continuing on it. And, most suppliers don't ask for proof of your weight each time

Thought I would check in.
SW:241lb
CR: 222lb
GW:254lb

I started 6 weeks ago- 19lb loss.

For those considering it- I do not regret my decision to go on Wegovy. There are side effects but for me manageable provided I drink lots of water and listen to my “full” signals. As a long term emotional eater the lack of food chatter in my head has been miraculous.

Well done on the losses!

Just did my first 0.25 injection.

SW 82.7 kg
GW 64 kg which will be a BMI of around 23.5

Hoping to do this over the next 6 - 8 months with reduced snacking and increasing exercise so hopefully any side effects won't be too bad! And this might be planning too far ahead but will then potentially have to rely on willpower / new habits over the Christmas period so might see if I can stay on it a few months longer (finances allowing but there's no way I'll be staying on it indefinitely)

Sorry GW 154lb lol!

Excellent losses @Herewegovy1 ! You're right; the lack of food chatter is magical.

Welcome on board @2bluecookies !

I agree. So little food chatter. I think of food, but it’s such a fleeting thought, without that urge to get up and go to the kitchen and eat, and stuff the consequences. I’m not hungry and it’s also just so much easier to simply forget about food.

Checking in:

No weight change this week 😟
CW: 92.6kg
SW: 94.8kg

Doing my final 0.25 jab this evening.

Had a week visiting family and friends (haven’t told anyone about Wegovy yet!) and really struggling/noticing the amount of food on offer. Has involved a hotel stay and feeling like I have little control over what’s on offer. As a result I feel really rubbish and not well fed - am taking food wouldn’t normally to avoid awkward discussion and so dreading a weigh in on my return home.
it’s actually made me realise what I’ve been doing this past 6ish weeks has been the right decision.
Looking forward to getting back to normality when I get home this week, I’m over carbed!! And even then been unable to finish a hotel meal. Feel like I’ve poisoned myself 🤣

Morning everyone, I hope it's OK to join - I had been posting a bit on one of the other threads but this one seems much more active. I've lost a stone so far this year on Wegovy following a loss of a little over a stone last year on Saxenda before it became unavailable. I've just started my second month on 1.0, and this will be my third week of splitting the dose as I was finding it wore off towards the end of the week and splitting it definitely helps.

After my last couple of jabs though I've noticed my anxiety is through the roof for about a day. I took my jab last night and have tossed and turned all night. I'm trying to tell myself that it's not 'real' anxiety, it's just the meds and there's nothing to worry about, but really I just want to curl into a ball and hyperventilate the day away. Has anyone else experienced this and how do you manage it? I mean, "luckily" it coincides with when I feel most nauseous, otherwise I'd be cramming food into my gob, which is how I ended up here in the first place!

@Toooldforthis36 Your comment upthread about the internal "can't be bothered" with food really resonated with me, it's exactly how I feel! This means I'm surviving on yoghurts and toast and things though, rather than lovely fruit and veg and protein. I need to get a handle on this and start building some good habits and a healthy relationship with food before I come off Wegovy otherwise I'll be back to square one. Going to look up the Life After Wegovy thread someone mentioned...

Omg I am so close to taking the plunge and buying this!

I am 18 stone and have tried every plan to lose weight but I am a binge eater and love food. I almost feel sad about losing food as a comfort and I know that sounds ridiculous.

Has the drug been shown to have an effect on thyroid? I saw the questions in the assessment online.

@Radish12 its a real thing to get your head around isn't it!! I'm using the WW GLP1 program (came free sub with Boots where I buy from) and its really helpful - basically tracking 0.8g of protein per 1 kg of (starting) body weight, 4 portions of fruit and veg a day and 8 glasses of water!

I like the feeling of aiming FOR a target rather than having a limit - if that makes sense, can seem counterintuitive to all the years of yoyo dieting!

Good luck - I'm about to order my 1.0mg pen, done a couple of 0.5mg doses and next one tomorrow xx

Interesting about splitting the dose @Radish12. I didn’t know that was a thing at all, but actually makes sense and by the end of the week it becomes much more difficult. I still feel relatively new to it all (6 weeks) but as mentioned upthread long term maintenance is definitely on my mind.

@Toooldforthis36 ah it’s difficult eating out and trying not to draw attention to yourself. I hope you’ve had a nice time away though. Kids off for half term has had an impact on my eating for sure this past week. Rounded it off with a roast dinner yesterday and the husband peeled about 7000 spuds for roasties 🙈. Unsurprisingly the scales have stayed the same but I have 2 days to try and pull it back. It’s not even that difficult to eat less so it’s purely just my piggy nature that’s the issue. I had my period though so that didn’t help. Excuses excuse 😂

@Cuzco i hope it’s a blip ❤️

I’m failing at water drinking. I think I’m drinking less that I normally would 😫 but I’m not craving coffee like I normally would. Normal= unmedicated 😂

Wow thats incredible.

What kind of things have you been eating.

Thanks @Nicebloomers yes - its defo about the long term picture - its heading in the right direction most of the time - that's a win!! x

You'll find a change in the next step up for sure xx

I nearly completely stopped snacking! I have coffee in the morning, then something light mid-morning, a toast for example. Wasn't very hungry. This week trying cereal & fruit to have more fiber.

Then a salad with falafel, chicken or fish, or a sandwich eg BLT.

Then whatever I want for dinner (we cook from scratch).

Lots of water.

The crux is I was always eating like this, but additionally I was snacking in-between and having sugary tea which I've cut out now. So instead of say 1,500-1,700kcal a day, I'd be closer to 2,500-3,000. It's shocking how things add up!

So I have fluctuated again now, gone up - turns out my period arrived early and my water retention is pretty bad. I felt dreadful all weekend.

Also I didn't feel good because of drinking on Friday night, my hungover on Saturday was off the scale and I didn't even drink that much. People did say WVY doesn't mix well with alcohol and it's so true. Will be one cocktail for me if I'm out next!

Still suffering today, period is awful and counting down the days when it's gone. I normally crave lots of chocolate before and on my period, but this time I managed to just have one chocolate bar and half a pastry last weekend. That's good going for my usual standard.

Checking in too.. starting 1mg on Wednesday and nearly 2 months in. I have lost just over a stone. That’s a lot for me as my body is so stubborn to lose weight due to pcos

in between all of this I have had meals out and not changed my diet massively but I am skipping some meals and probably fasting a lot unintentionally. On days I feel nauseous I eat plain things like pasta. Only thing I’ve struggled with is acid reflux.

half term is over now so going to focus on trying to go to the gym and eat more protein. I want to start weight training again so that I maintain some muscle and hopefully avoid sagging 😂

@Radish12 it definitely causes anxiety in me, I actually considered stopping as it was pretty bad at one point. I've got it back under control now but I'm still keeping an eye as I don't like the anxiety at all.

On the plus side I'm a stone down though.

Thanks @witte it's a relief to know it's not just me. Hoping that I can manage the anxiety if I know the reason it's appeared (the meds), and the fact that I know it's only temporary - I'm already feeling better.

I'm less able to handle the tiredness from being awake all night with it, so I'll try taking it on the morning next time and see how that goes.

@Nicebloomers Me too, I hardly drink anything now! Making a conscious effort from today...

Hi everyone, hope I can join the chat, have read the entire thread! I've just got it approved by Boots so now waiting for collection date, quite excited. Like many of you, I've tried everything - WW, keto, IF, low carb, calorie counting etc, I lose but always come back to around 200 lbs - like it's my set point weight my body always wants to get back to! Perimenopause hasn't helped either, started HRT few years ago which doesn't help with weight loss. Hoping this will be a kick start for me to able to keep the weight off long enough for my body to accept a new set point weight.

Welcome on board @ByCoolMoose !

Welcome @ByCoolMoose

Just popping in to say if anyone is just starting out or still has a way to go, take photos! And particularly photos in your clothes that don't fit. I was scrolling through my phone and came across some pics I took this time last year while trying on holiday clothes. There was a particular pair of shorts that I love but could only just do the button up on, not the zip, and I was bulging out of them in all directions. I wasn't able to take them with me on hols. I'm two stone down now so dug them out and could do them up so easily! They're actually on the verge of being a bit too big. Honestly zipping up that zip was such a good feeling when I knew for a fact that it didn't fasten 12 months ago. I can't always see the difference in underwear pictures, and think my memory must be playing tricks on me when I think about how things didn't used to fit, so having proof of how small an item used to be is fantastic. Ah I feel amazing now and so motivated to keep going 😊

I've taken my third dose of 0.25 and have some appetite suppression but not enough yet to stop me eating. This medication has made me realise that my overeating is mostly in my head. I'm not hungry a lot of the time but I'm still thinking about food. It's lunchtime, what shall I eat? I'm not hungry so don't need to eat yet but I eat anyway because it's lunchtime. Or I always have something sweet after a meal so I still do, even though I don't need any more food. I just can't seem to shut my brain off. Hoping that the higher doses will help the food habits to stop. I haven't had any side effects to stop me eating either