Continuing Wegovy - thread 3

[AhBiscuits]

Old thread
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight_loss_chat/4985875-continuing-wegovy-thread-2?page=40&reply=133953193

Let's keep up the good work into a new thread. A few of us are approaching our goal now. 😊🎉

I might add another 0.25 tomorrow if I'm still ravenous. I'm in danger of putting it all back on again.

It's that time of the week again!

1.4lbs off this week. I have one 0.25 shot left. If I lose 1lb this week then I'll have lost 3 stone exactly, which feels like a nice neat place to end my time on Wegovy.

Week 27
SW: 13st 7.8
CW: 10st 8.8
GW: 10st 5
Lost: 41lbs
To go: 3.8lbs

Great job. You must feel amazing.

Well does AhBiscuits.

Ive lost 1.4lbs this week too.

SW 12st6
CW 11st 10.8
GW 10st 6

It has definitely helped. The hunger has gone again. I can't believe didn't twig and just jab myself earlier, given that this is my sixth week on 0.5 and I'd stretched out last week because I was scared of counting clicks 🙄

I'm still tempted to do another 0.25 tomorrow as I really need to get a few lbs off in June.

Well done @DamnItBetsy
You're doing great!

Wow - amazing losses! Gives me such hope!

SW: 12st 13
CW: 12st 8
GW: 9st 10 (maybe)

Flickered to 12st 7 again this morning but I'm happy with 2lbs this week. Finally feel like I'm starting to see some results, got my second 0.5 tonight.

I have lost 2lbs so only need to lose another 1 lb to get back to my pre holiday weight, very pleased!
Just said to hubby I will be really happy if I can get to 7lb under my pre holiday weight before my next one on 24/6. That would be the dream although I tend to be a slow loser.
Take care all . X

Not sure what to do about it all now. Appetite suppression and few side efforts so far. 2 stone weight loss so far, so good.

Bought 1.0, did 0.75 and it wiped me out with tiredness but appetite still suppressed. Reduced to 0.6 and mad hungry and thinking of food. Added a second dose of 0.4 a couple of days early to see if it would help, to make the 1.0 dose. Still tired and still hungry.

What would you do next? I need a higher dose to stop eating, as I'm worried I'll start putting on weight. But higher dose means I'll be asleep all day. I'm not enjoying the starving feeling being back, or wondering what's in the cupboards I can eat.

Might have to go on Mounjaro threads and see if fatigue common on that

Wish I knew as I'm feeling the same. I think I'll just do another half dose tomorrow to make it up to 1.0 for this week and I've got three days to recover before work on Tuesday/

@starlilly88

I'm from the Mounjaro threads, I snoop around here sometimes out of curiosity. 😂
Fatigue is somewhat of a thing there and I have had it some days myself but seems definitely less severe than from Wegovy.

@AhBiscuits absolutely amazing! How are you feeling so close to goal?
also how have you found reducing the dose? Have you managed ok?
I ended up doing another month of 1.0 as was scared of reducing it…
but as of next week I’m weaning myself off…

Well done to everyone on your losses so far! I think the tiredness/nausea defo improves with time… the longer you’re on it the easier it becomes!

@starlilly88 i think I’d take the 1.0 in your position. If the lower dose isn’t working for you, then it almost becomes a bit pointless. Your weight loss so far is brilliant!

Update from me…
started wegovy end of oct..
sw/ 12st 11ibs
gw 10st
cw 9st 5ibs
total lost 3st 6ibs

9st 7ibs was my ultimate dream goal… can’t believe I’ve surpassed it!
im nervous about coming off of wegovy… I definitely have come to rely on it….. but that time is now (after delaying it for a month). Hoping I can maintain this weight fingers crossed!

Weigh in today and I've lost nothing this week, first time that's happened. At least I didn't put any on. So a wasted week towards my holiday goal

@Lovesthebeach your weight stats are similar to mine, I am aiming for 9s7, although the closer I can get to 9s the better. How long did that take? Amazing weight loss, you must be so happy.

I think I will have to do 1.0, don't have much choice, and I need to find a bit more will power. My usual jab day is Sunday so at least we have bank holiday this week for me to sleep!

@lurkylurk will have to read up a bit more on mounjaro, and see what happens this week. I don't really want to switch at this point

Thank you!
You've done amazingly well too, Wegovy obviously suits us.

I've found it absolutely fine so far, although I'm slightly apprehensive about the effects wearing off entirely. I'm in a really good routine with what I eat and have just been sticking to that. I've found that when it gets to mealtimes I am fairly hungry and my tummy might be a bit rumbly, which it never was when I was on higher doses. I don't get the same full feeling when eating, my portion sizes could easily creep up if I'm not careful. When my MIL puts a plate of biscuits out I still don't take one, but I want to 😅Wine tastes good again. I have more energy.
I keep waiting for the raging hunger but it hasn't happened yet. Let's seen what happens when this final dose leaves my body.

@starlilly88 I've jabbed another 0.5 today - so that's 1.0 since Thursday. The Thursday dose helped a little but I was still getting hungry and had less willpower. This is also a set weight point for me so my body will be resisting losing anything and trying hard to make me eat more!

Tbf though I've had almost no side effects so far - a bit of gastric disruption either way and really cold/tired for a week or so.

@starlilly88 it took approx 6 months, I’ve maintained for the last month or so.

@AhBiscuits yay for us lol!

good to hear that you’ve been fine coming off of it and haven’t given in to bigger portions. Biscuits and sweet food are my weaknesses… so I guess I’m just scared I will go back to stuffing my face! Fingers crossed I won’t though as I feel sooo much happier and healthier since loosing the weight.

@PrimalLass hope the increased dose works for you and you can push through your set weight this week :-)

Just realised I completely forgot to weigh in today 🤦🏻‍♀️ will have to wait for tomorrow now. I'm hoping to see 12.5 which will mean I'm only 1 stone overweight for the first time in years.

Accountability check in:

Week 9
SW 204.6lb
CW 192lb
No real GW. I need to be around 158 to be in the "healthy" BMI bracket, but that's so far away.

Total loss 12.6lb in 9 weeks. Almost at that stone mark!

Slow and steady, but I haven't been calorie counting and have been eating smaller portions, avoiding the biscuits and snacking less.

Haven't been this weight since June 2023. I was happily putting on about a pound a month thanks to oversized portions and chocolate digestives!

So yes, it works. But wow do I feel rough on injection days and the 2-3 days thereafter. And it's expensive. Not sure it's worth it for me tbh. I've got 3 doses left of a 1ml pen and will click counting to drop down to 0.7ml as the 1 just makes me feel rough.

Unicorn, I totally agree, it's working but I feel so rough on the 3rd day after the injection and feel like it is not worth it, I then start to improve from day 5 and then inject again. I am enjoying the consistent loss though.

Exactly that @boatgirl81
Had my second dose of 1mg last night but counted clicks so actually only took 0.72. Feel better than I did on 1mg so hopefully it won't be too awful this time. Such a slog! And everyone is having amazing food over the BH weekend and I am eating a minute about of it, if any. Argh bloody weight loss! (All necessary for my health, imo and bloody unfortunately as otherwise I'd jump straight off this med if it were for vanity reasons)

Weighed in at 173! So 3.5 pounds off. So chuffed as I tend to lose 1 pound a week then have a little woosh every 5 weeks or so.

SW - 220
CW - 173
GW - 160

Under 1 stone to go!

How's everyone doing? I am still on a plateau. Cannot get/stay past it. Will make an extra effort this week.

For those of you who are winding down use of Wegovy - have you been buying lower dose pens, or counting clicks on the higher dose pens?

I am looking to begin weaning off in August, but tapering down slowly. I'm thinking that it may be more cost effective to continue buying higher dose pens and counting clicks.