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Kialla · 13/12/2024 09:09

Mounjaropen · 13/12/2024 09:02

Just weighed myself and I am 12st 9.2lbs 16lbs off so far 🥳. Proper proud of myself today. Tennis lesson this morning and might have a little tuna/salmon Sashimi lunch after to celebrate.

Dinner today is homemade burgers (5% fat minced beef made with only salt and pepper added, shaped to form burgers then chilled) I’ll have mine with iceberg lettuce leaves instead of a bun. I will have a cheese slice melted on the top. Serving with sweet potato wedges seasoned with chilli oil, harissa and salt.

Out for a mega lunch with good friend tomorrow (the sort that turns into dinner). Just remembered a dress I haven’t worn since DH’s 50th birthday at a fancy restaurant in NYC (he’s now 55 😂) so off to see if it looks good.

Fantastic, well done! Good luck with the dress!

Della82 · 13/12/2024 09:15

W5 D2

I didn’t manage to weigh in until today.

week 4 and one day results down 2.1kg
total weight loss 7.2

SW 90
CW 82.8
GW 70 (ish)

Am super pleased with the results.

I had my bonus dose yesterday and think i will do 3.75 next week slightly worried about Christmas but that will be my 7th day of the injection week so hopefully I will manage to eat something!

dried apricots, prunes and figs are my best friend at the moment! 😁

Kialla · 13/12/2024 09:17

I hit 2 stone off this morning! I vary my short term goals between kilos and stones - whichever sounds more like a milestone! Next is to be under 100kg.

I'm due to jab ON Christmas Day. I plan to see how the suppression is feeling that week. If its good, I'll hold off until Boxing day but if its not great, I'll carry on as planned.

Feeling like I can eat all the treats because it's christmas/a birthday/a weekend/a tough day is one of the behaviours that caused weight gain so I'm trying to avoid it. I'd rather have fewer treats this year in the knowledge that I will probably be a lot healthier at Christmas next year.

We won't see anyone from the 24th until the 30th and we dont have a traditional Christmas dinner anyway so I think it should be fine. I just need to control myself around the mountain of chocolate that has already crept into the house. DH doesn't eat chocolate all year round but we MUST have many tins of chocolate at Christmas...

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Mounjaropen · 13/12/2024 09:21

MsRumpole · 13/12/2024 09:05

Does the dress fit, @Mounjaropen ?

PS fab losses!

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It does! And without shapewear, sweating to get the zip done up or a feint whiff of desperation 😂

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Mounjaropen · 13/12/2024 09:22

Della82 · 13/12/2024 09:15

W5 D2

I didn’t manage to weigh in until today.

week 4 and one day results down 2.1kg
total weight loss 7.2

SW 90
CW 82.8
GW 70 (ish)

Am super pleased with the results.

I had my bonus dose yesterday and think i will do 3.75 next week slightly worried about Christmas but that will be my 7th day of the injection week so hopefully I will manage to eat something!

dried apricots, prunes and figs are my best friend at the moment! 😁

🥳 well done!

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Mounjaropen · 13/12/2024 09:23

Kialla · 13/12/2024 09:17

I hit 2 stone off this morning! I vary my short term goals between kilos and stones - whichever sounds more like a milestone! Next is to be under 100kg.

I'm due to jab ON Christmas Day. I plan to see how the suppression is feeling that week. If its good, I'll hold off until Boxing day but if its not great, I'll carry on as planned.

Feeling like I can eat all the treats because it's christmas/a birthday/a weekend/a tough day is one of the behaviours that caused weight gain so I'm trying to avoid it. I'd rather have fewer treats this year in the knowledge that I will probably be a lot healthier at Christmas next year.

We won't see anyone from the 24th until the 30th and we dont have a traditional Christmas dinner anyway so I think it should be fine. I just need to control myself around the mountain of chocolate that has already crept into the house. DH doesn't eat chocolate all year round but we MUST have many tins of chocolate at Christmas...

That is amazing! You must feel so much better and rightly proud of yourself.

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Mounjaropen · 13/12/2024 09:27

As we are nearly at the end of thread 3, new thread here.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5229555-november-starters-thread-4-the-one-where-we-navigate-and-stick-or-twist-on-5mg-for-the-new-year

November starters thread 4 - the one where we navigate 🎄and stick or twist on 5mg for the New year | Mumsnet

Previous thread here [[https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5220778-november-starters-thread-3-the-one-where-we-get-eggy-burbs?page=40...

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5229555-november-starters-thread-4-the-one-where-we-navigate-and-stick-or-twist-on-5mg-for-the-new-year

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MsRumpole · 13/12/2024 10:25

Mounjaropen · 13/12/2024 09:21

It does! And without shapewear, sweating to get the zip done up or a feint whiff of desperation 😂

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AMAZING

TooExtraImmatureCheddar · 13/12/2024 11:50

Yay, well done @Mounjaropen!

KeepCalmandGiveItaGo · 13/12/2024 14:20

Thanks everyone one the great replies re: scales!

I think I should probably upgrade mine as they are very basic, so thank you very much for the ideas.

Slightly daunted by the reality shock they might reveal though! What if they say 90% fat?! 😱 Is ignorance bliss?…. 😂

KeepCalmandGiveItaGo · 13/12/2024 14:21

Mounjaropen · 13/12/2024 09:27

As we are nearly at the end of thread 3, new thread here.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5229555-november-starters-thread-4-the-one-where-we-navigate-and-stick-or-twist-on-5mg-for-the-new-year

Ah thanks Mounjaropen, you’ve been much better than me keeping on top of the thread! Look forward to seeing you all there soon 💜❤️🧡

KeepCalmandGiveItaGo · 13/12/2024 14:25

N27 · 12/12/2024 11:51

eek changes are happening!

included a pic from March when I was at my heaviest. The last scan I did was in September, lost half a stone on my own now I’m just 1/2 away from another stone on MJ 🥳

it’s sadly looking like excess skin is going to be an issue for me but I’ll cross that bridge later it is still healthier to lose weight and have the pouch than it is to be fluffy all over!!

Thanks for sharing N27 and brilliant results! Well done 👏

KeepCalmandGiveItaGo · 13/12/2024 14:34

Pumpkinforever · 12/12/2024 21:39

Weetabix & wine must be a Christmas special somewhere @DarkForces maybe with Prosecco?

So charity shop were very polite today but basically said that they didn’t want my size 20 fatty clothes even if some still had price tags on - so I had the walk of humiliation back to my car with my proposed donations.😳. Not saleable was the phrase used.

Oh Pumpkinforever I’ve just been catching up and read this - I’m shocked! How very awful of them! I’m so sorry you had that nasty experience.

Also agree with others that it is not only incredibly rude but total total rubbish, size 20 is a very common size that all high st retailers and supermarkets stock as standard for goodness sake, and have done for a long time 🙄 I’ve picked up loads of 20’s and higher sizes in charity shops and donated the same. Yes I would name and shame to the manager a description of the person.

KeepCalmandGiveItaGo · 13/12/2024 14:39

Caplin · 12/12/2024 09:20

So went up to 5mg yesterday and woke up at 2am feeling so sick. Had a wander about, cooled off, went to the loo and managed to get back to sleep. I had a PT session at the gym at 7 and felt reasonable but a bit iffy. Had to bail out about halfway through and threw up on my way home, felt like last night's salmon just didn't sit well.

I'm still feeling slightly green and just hoping that was it. I'm a bit sad as I had really dodged side effects until now. But hoping my body adjusts quickly.

I am however burping like crazy, and it all tastes like last night's salmon.

Sorry Caplin that sounds rough :( I hope you’re feeling better today? 💐

I jabbed last night and was debating the 5mg but went for 3.75 in the end as we’re due to go away at Christmas and want to keep side effects minimal (even if it means not losing for a couple of weeks). Plan to get straight on the full 5 after Christmas.

KeepCalmandGiveItaGo · 13/12/2024 14:45

Ralala · 12/12/2024 22:54

So I’m almost at the end of WK6. Due to jab this weekend for wk7. I went back down to 2.5 after a horrible wk5 but I’m feeling hungry coming to the end of wk6. Plan is to do 45 clicks for 3.75mg this weekend and see how it goes!

I did the 45 clicks Ralala and I didn’t feel much suppression this morning however only managed less than half of my lunch plate (which I had felt hungry for but not desperately so) So must be doing it’s magic! 🙂

lovealongbath · 13/12/2024 14:49

OliviaFlaversham · 13/12/2024 07:19

I am away for a weekend coming up. Normally inject on a Saturday morning.

Wondering if I should take today or delay until Monday… As there will be meals out, I am thinking I should delay until Monday but would appreciate other people’s thoughts!

Delay and enjoy your nights out!

Gettingbysomehow · 13/12/2024 14:50

Weigh in today, I thought I would be heavier because I was so badly constipated as I'm on iron but I have lost, Official start of 5mgs today and found the last two 2.5 mg doses didn't really work after putting them into my fat thigh so I've injected this one into my left arm.
SW 14.13
CW 14.1
GW 9.7
So almost a stone this month but i have had problems so I think that's good going. I am so completely over being fat, I don't care if I have loose skin afterwards, I just want to take the pressure off my poor knees.

lovealongbath · 13/12/2024 14:52

Goldleafcat · 13/12/2024 07:47

What are your MJ plans for Christmas?

After wailing about not getting much suppression on lower doses, this third week of 5mg has felt different. I jab on a Monday. Last night and this morning I think I can feel it is less strong now (and I’d kind of planned it that way with the Monday jab approach, in order to have some treats at the weekend to balance the week and feel I can partake in ‘normal’ life occasionally without getting grumpy and resentful in the long run). With Christmas Day falling on a Wednesday, I’m considering moving my next dose to a Tuesday, and then on Christmas week taking it on Boxing Day instead (the Thursday). Counter intuitive for weight loss I know, but I do want to enjoy the turkey and trimmings! I’ve ordered a 7.5 pen too and am supposed to start that Christmas week 🫣

Think I will try to use the bonus dose from the 5mg pen and wait until the following week!

I’m delaying Christmas week until the evening of Boxing Day. It’s a once a year celebration 🤶

Pumpkinforever · 13/12/2024 14:55

Well done @Gettingbysomehow 👏🏻

and I know that feeling about being fat, imho lose skin is a trade off I am willing to pay if I can reach the healthy range. At the moment I would happily settle for reaching the overweight BMI zone but I have another 3.5 stone to lose to reach that

Gettingbysomehow · 13/12/2024 14:55

I tried shapewear once when I was a size 20 a few years ago. It sucked my whole middle in and I looked great in the dress but then during the evening my ankles started to swell up, it was horrific, by the time I went home they were really really swollen, so I don't do that anymore.
The fat\fluid has to go somewhere.

KeepCalmandGiveItaGo · 13/12/2024 14:58

OliviaFlaversham · 13/12/2024 07:19

I am away for a weekend coming up. Normally inject on a Saturday morning.

Wondering if I should take today or delay until Monday… As there will be meals out, I am thinking I should delay until Monday but would appreciate other people’s thoughts!

Hey there, I delayed my jab this week due to a family commitment and was totally fine. Are you due to go up a dose?

Have a think what you would like best for the weekend, i.e. have more wiggle room to eat what you want at the meals out or go for the jab which will mean more strategic menu choices if you’re getting good suppression. Hope you have a lovely time away :)

KeepCalmandGiveItaGo · 13/12/2024 15:08

Babymamamama · 13/12/2024 07:46

Hey all I’ve been reading along with you all you are all amazing by the way but not posting too much as work has been so hectic but that’s another story. I’ve broken into the 11 stone range too. I’m thrilled.
I wanted to share - I think I might have found a mini solution to feeling so awful rough the first night after an injection. I think for me the slowing of digestion is very strong straight away and anything even marginally substantial I’ve eaten prior will sit in upper stomach and repeat on me giving nausea and an unpleasant and disturbed night of sleep. So this time on injection day I decided just to have a cup of Sainsbury’s chicken and veg soup which is very light - and avoid proper dinner altogether. Result? I’ve had a lovely sleep following my 5mg injection. This feels like a break through. Just thought I’d share in case anyone else struggling with this aspect of the miracle medicine.
Oh and by the way we had work Xmas lunch the other day. I went for the vegan option (not like me at all) which was actually super delicious but I had to just stare at the amazing roast potatoes on my plate- as only managed to eat one. What has happened to me??

Hi Babymamamama and thanks so much for sharing this! I will def use this tactic when I go up to the 5mg after Christmas 👍👍

I, um, whoops kinda did the opposite last night and had a big dinner beforehand 😬 but thankfully I had it early enough that I think most of it was digested by the time I was in bed. But will be sensible like you next week! ☺️

KeepCalmandGiveItaGo · 13/12/2024 15:21

Goldleafcat · 13/12/2024 07:47

What are your MJ plans for Christmas?

After wailing about not getting much suppression on lower doses, this third week of 5mg has felt different. I jab on a Monday. Last night and this morning I think I can feel it is less strong now (and I’d kind of planned it that way with the Monday jab approach, in order to have some treats at the weekend to balance the week and feel I can partake in ‘normal’ life occasionally without getting grumpy and resentful in the long run). With Christmas Day falling on a Wednesday, I’m considering moving my next dose to a Tuesday, and then on Christmas week taking it on Boxing Day instead (the Thursday). Counter intuitive for weight loss I know, but I do want to enjoy the turkey and trimmings! I’ve ordered a 7.5 pen too and am supposed to start that Christmas week 🫣

Think I will try to use the bonus dose from the 5mg pen and wait until the following week!

Hey Goldleaf, so yeah same here, I am planning to delay my dose and jab on the Thursday (Boxing Day) as I would also like to enjoy Christmas and have a couple of glasses of wine in the evening. It is a special day, only once a year! 🙂

Have accepted this will mean most likely mean a maintain or slight gain that week, but one of the great things I have found with MJ is that having a couple of treats is doable and ‘contained’, rather than triggering an awful binge cycle that’s hard to break and the guilt of feeling I’ve ‘blown it’ again.

KeepCalmandGiveItaGo · 13/12/2024 15:26

Invisablepanic · 13/12/2024 08:06

@Babymamamama I was wondering about this. Obviously on jab day you would think suppression would be at it's lowest, therefore you might be tempted to eat more. I think I did last Friday (my jab day) and I got awful heartburn and fullness that night, I hadn't eaten anything particularly bad but I did probably have a larger portions. Today I'm going to be mindful and see if that helps.

No weight lost this week, I'm about half a pound up from last Friday.

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Yeah I think this is true, and probably the reason I had a big dinner last night, as felt hungry wth suppression at its lowest. Is a really good point Babymamamama made and I hope I can remember it by next week when it’s tempting to eat a hearty portion on jab day!

KeepCalmandGiveItaGo · 13/12/2024 15:39

Mounjaropen · 13/12/2024 09:02

Just weighed myself and I am 12st 9.2lbs 16lbs off so far 🥳. Proper proud of myself today. Tennis lesson this morning and might have a little tuna/salmon Sashimi lunch after to celebrate.

Dinner today is homemade burgers (5% fat minced beef made with only salt and pepper added, shaped to form burgers then chilled) I’ll have mine with iceberg lettuce leaves instead of a bun. I will have a cheese slice melted on the top. Serving with sweet potato wedges seasoned with chilli oil, harissa and salt.

Out for a mega lunch with good friend tomorrow (the sort that turns into dinner). Just remembered a dress I haven’t worn since DH’s 50th birthday at a fancy restaurant in NYC (he’s now 55 😂) so off to see if it looks good.

Well done Mounjaropen! 👏 how did it go with the dress? x