Wegovy

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Anyone starting wegovy this week?

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

Morning, weighing in….

SW- 15st 6lb
CW- 13st 2lb

thats 32lb since Fri 12th Jan.
only 1lb off this week but constipation has been an issue.

cant wait to see the scale start with a 12. Really amazed. This is the lowest weight I’ve been in years.
@Radish12 youre right, exercise does increase energy- it’s about making a start.

good luck all

I have been listening to this podcast during past couple of days - it's 2.5 hours long so hard to listen in one go - and it's a really interesting discussion about Ozempic/Wegovy. Johann Hari has been taking the drug for a year now, lost 3 stones and has during this time researched everything he can about the drug, and then written a book about - Magic Pill. In the podcast he summarises some of his findings, which are really interesting, and he talks about benefits and side effects and risks. Ignore the click bait headline, it's definitely worth listening to:

The podcast is so good I bought his book on Amazon this morning.

Finally lost that pesky 1lb meaning I've lost a stone so far 🎉

Moving up to the 1mg next week, bit worried about doubling the dose as I've had some not great side-effects since I've started has anyone gradually gone up using clicks for example? 0.8? How did it go for you? And how many clicks to get to 0.8? X

@bubbletubble Congratulations on hitting that milestone - you are doing really well 😃 😃 😃

To answer your question, using a 1.0mg pen, 59 clicks will dispense 0.8mg.

I struggle with constipation on Wegovy, so I've stuck on a 0.5mg dose, which is 37 clicks on the 1.0mg pen. Apart from one week where I added
muscle mass (increased exercise), I've continued to lose about 2 lb a week, without making the side effects worse.

My 9 week update:
1st week on 1 mg and have finally started to feel the good and the bad of Wegovy - good as in hunger is finally gone and so is the food chatter and I'm getting full very quickly. And thus have lost couple of pounds since Monday (injection day). Bad as in I'm having some side effects, such as intense tiredness, headaches and nausea. Nothing too bad though, luckily no constipation.

SW - 90 kg (198 lbs, 14.2 stone)
CW - 84 kg (185.2 lbs, 13.3 stone)
GW - 75 kg (165 lbs, 11.8 stone)

Loss in 9 weeks - 6 kg (13.2 lbs, almost 1 stone!)

So not a massive, loss, but slow and steady.

@Oldandcobwebby thanks I might give that a go. Funny enough I've had a bit of constipation too, the 0.25 gave me horrendous diarrhoea but now I've gone the other way and whilst I know I've lost weight I do feel bloated!

@bubbletubble Don't forget that if you are under-dosing from your 1.0mg pen, you will have "spare" Wegovy after you have used your four needles. You can easily obtain extra needles. I used Chemist4U - about a fiver for a pack of seven. You need the 4mm Novafine ones.

@Oldandcobwebby great shout, hadn't even thought of that. Thanks so much!

@ByCoolMoose Thanks for that podcast recommendation! I've listened to about 30 mins, going to put it on again now while I clean the kitchen.

Congrats on your first stone @bubbletubble !!

Only half a pound off this week for me but this comes off the back of 5lb in two weeks and I notice I do tend to have two 'good' weeks followed by two disappointing ones so I'll just ride it out, presumably it's hormonal.

I'm trying to pack for a night away this weekend and as usual can't find anything to wear because nothing fits. Not usual though that everything is a bit too big instead of too small! 🥳 The bloody unpredictable weather doesn't help!

Hope everyone has a great long weekend!

0.6lb off this week, taking my total to about 9lb in 6 weeks. Which doesn't sound a lot but I was gaining about 1-2lb a month simply by overeating; portion sizes and biscuits were my downfall. Taken my third 0.5 wegovy dose today, feeling a bit queasy and generally not 100%. Wondering if I can slowly come off this over the next few weeks and stick to the good habits I've built up. Still a way to go with the weight loss so I've probably got to stick with it for another month or two, but I don't like feeling rough and I'll be glad when I'm off it tbh! I'm at 14 stone now and need to be 12 / 12.5 really.

Time for my weekly accountability check-in.

Male, 60, hypothyroidism

11 weeks in and calorie counting - aiming for around 1200 kcal per day
Currently on 0.5mg

SW 197.3 lb
CW 172.1 lb

Total loss 25.2 lb
This week's loss 2.7 lb

Only another 4 lb to go before I have a "normal" BMI for the first time in many years.

@Achieveanything was right - my previous poor week seemed to be down to building muscle, and this week has been a absolutely brilliant one. I still can't get my head around losing near two stone in less than 3 months without feeling hungry. It's absolutely bonkers!

Little wins this week include the need to make a second new hole in my favourite belt!

I'm amazed how much easier everything is; I'm like a whippet going up the long and ridiculously steep hill to my home.

Constipation is still an ongoing issue, however. I keep glugging the water, but to little effect.

@Oldandcobwebby

Well done! You are so close now …… !!
It’s a vicious circle isnt it? When you weight more, exercise is harder. I’m doing more now because it’s not so so hard trying to do the Pilates holds as I’m not trying to hold so much weight! So I want to do more….

@Oldandcobwebby@UnicornAndSparkles @bubbletubble really well done!
checking in with my update:

SW 15st 6lb
CW 13st 1lb

total loss- 33lb in 17weeks

only 1lb off this week but I’m not disheartened- a loss is a loss.

like some of you some weeks of loss much better than others but an average of roughly 2lb a week is good.

im on my 5th week of 1.7mg, I have 3 injections to go on it and then hoping to return to 1.0mg dose. I’m finding the stronger dose hard going- it’s better than when I started but the fatigue and feeling constantly cold is a pain plus the constipation and nausea particularly post injection.

i have ordered some soluble fibre and really looked at my relationship with alcohol and eating.

i am so happy I invested the money into this as I don’t think I would’ve been able to achieve this initial loss alone.

i need to lose another 28lb to achieve a healthy BMI and so I will keep on until I get there, then it’s down to me not to mess things up again.

looking forward to being off wegovy and say goodbye to the side effects.

good luck to all ☘️

Why stick to three more weeks of 1.7 if it makes you feel rubbish? You can use your 1.7 pen to inject 1mg (or something in between). Just and FYI in case you didn't know!

@Flatleak thanks for this, counting clicks is something I was recommended before, I think I’ll give it a go next week- does anyone have an idea of how many would half the dose in the 1.7mg? I’m assuming if I cover the same needle and sterilise it it would be ok to reuse?

Sure, see the chart.

You can't reuse needles though. But you can buy them easily. You want insulin 4mm needles from Amazon or where you get your pens from

Can I please pick your brains?

I’m on my sixth week, so second at 0.5 dose Had no side effects at all bar a sluggish bowel on occasion and one set of eggy burps at the start

this week though, I’ve had two occasions of sudden vomiting with pain in the pit of my stomach. As if it is stretched to breaking point but the valve at the bottom won’t let anything through. Vomiting relieved the problem.

both times, dh and I had shared a bottle of wine (something we’d been doing at weekends without an issue till now ) and I’d had a bit of cheese

has anyone had anything like this? Obv, if I can’t drink on Wegovy I’ll be thrilled in a way - I’ll lose faster and be healthier. So that would be fine.

However, I know one of the rare side effects of semaglutide is pancreatitis, and though I don’t think my symptoms quite fit the bill, I need to bear it in mind.

So, has anyone had this sort of pain and vomiting as a side effect?

@Flatleak Thanks so much for this, incredibly useful and I’ll be able to stretch out pen- hopefully it’s still as effective.
I’ve ordered the 4mm needles from Amazon.
@Sandwichgen sorry to hear about your symptoms.
i haven’t experienced pancreatitis but I was able to have a small drink at the beginning myself- as the dose goes up, I just can’t- the side effects weren’t as you described but stopping the drink won’t do any harm and you can rule it out as a factor. I often feel like a drink but it passes.

Morning everyone! Sorry I've been away for a few weeks, life got busy and I took DS on holiday too. I was dreading the weight gain due to eating out but actually managed to eat reasonably sized portions instead of everything I was served. I only now realised the food waste in restaurants and also how easy it is to get fat when you go out regularly and they serve you a plate of food which is simply too large. I'm not talking about fast food restaurants, I went out to country pubs and nice Italian restaurants. It's actually pretty surprising that I used to consider these portion sizes generous but normal and I'd ear nearly everything. Well, this didn't happen now, I ate 2/3rds and I was full and that's that. What a waste of food as well. Quite an eye-opener.

Like many of you, I've gone off alcohol completely. I rarely drink anyway with a young child at home, but now I am seriously considering going tee-total. I just don't care about alcohol anymore and if anything I've realised that even a small amount makes me sleep bad at night, I feel rattled and anxious for no reason. Another bonus!

I now also braved it and have a PT, hired alongside my good friend. We had two sessions so far and wow, I feel achy but much better physically and mentally. I feel like my clarity of thinking is coming back. The fact I shifted some weight now has really motivated me to keep prioritising my health and wellbeing. I'd say that's worth the burps and nausea moments I get on Wegovy!

Still on 1.0mg. I've reordered the same dose because I feel it's enough for me for now, it certainly reduced my appetite and I don't want to go up just yet in case my side effects get worse.

Start date: Mid-Feb'24
SW: 212/213lbs
CW: 194lbs

I am now at my pregnancy weight, if I lose another 1-1.5st I will be at my lockdown weight. Still more to go after, but I'm thinking about it in stages. Few months ago this felt really unachievable and unrealistic.

Hope you all have a good week ❤️

About to start my 8th week on Wegovy and 16lb down now, can really start to see a difference and my jeans are a bit loose! 🙌🏼

@Sandwichgen I had bad bowel movements to for the first few weeks but now it's constipation!
I also had awful eggy burps too, I found strong onion / garlic was a massive trigger for these. Hope your symptoms subside soon x

I’m giving up I think, or at least skipping a week then going g back to 0.25 (on which I lost very little - but my blood sugar was the best it’s ever been since I was diagnosed with ore-diabetes and diabetes 2)

@Berlioze it's good to hear you managed to get through the holiday without weight gain - I have 2 weeks holiday this summer coming up and I'm not sure how I'm going to cope. I sort of want to stay on Wegovy for holiday so I won't eat and drink too much, but I also want to enjoy the holiday, big part of which is nice and tasty food.

@bubbletubble , that's a good weight loss. Will you be moving to 1 mg next week?

@Sandwichgen , sorry to hear you're giving up. Is it the side effects?

Thanks Moose. Yes, because I can’t work out if rhey’re serious or not. There’s a lot of central pain when it happens, only relieved by vomiting. But I wasn’t aware of having done anything to trigger it - wasn’t forcing food i didn’t really want down or anything.