Gearing up for a JANUARY start!

[FatGirlDosing]

Just approved and am assuming that the pen won’t arrive until after Christmas so will start the new year with a, er, prick.

Anyway, thought I’d start a thread for anyone else planning on a slimmer 2025!

It’s hard, I constantly get FB memories pop up of me doing a 25k run - I couldn’t run to the end of my street at moment!!

Sounds like we are both on a similar journey, have you started yet? I’m still waiting for mine to be dispatched 😭

I was exactly the same re weighing myself, I’ve had to buy scales as I’ve refused to have them for so long.
But, just think if it this way, how will you be able to track all the fabulous progress you make if you don’t know your starting point 😊 … take a deep breath and step on those scales 😊

2nd Jab of first 2.5mg pen this morning
Starting Weight 194
Today 188
No real side effects bar the suppression.

I think as long as you are eating fairly sensible you should be ok.

Wow congrats on your loss! 6lb in first week is brilliant!

I’m not sure to start today but may feel crappy this week or wait till Thursday - advice?

I’m afraid having had a great start (23rd Dec), flying through Christmas and New Year’s Eve with excellent suppression and no issues, I have spent the last 36 making friends with my hotel room toilet. High temperature and fever too. Feeling brighter today, but yesterday was a nightmare. I’ve eaten nothing and am still have bouts of diarrhoea 😭

I'm struggling a bit, in that I haven't thought about food once, so forgetting to eat, and when I do remember I can't eat at all or I vomit. In the 3 days since I did the injection I've eaten two proper meals (one I threw back up) and 3 Huel shakes and that's it. Very conscious that's not nearly enough but it's so unappealing to me it makes me gag the second I try :( Didn't think it would be THIS suppressing! Hoping it settles down a bit - bought myself a whole box of Huel so going to set an alarm to have those 4 x a day and hope it chills out a bit tomorrow, cos I feel exhausted (obviously, cos I'm not fuelling myself).

Thank you for the support @NikkiC1975 ❤️

Just weighed myself:
SW 90.4 kg
TW: ideally about 65kg but would be very happy at anything under 70kg.

Think I will do first Jab this evening. Back at work tomorrow but working from home.

Good luck to everyone starting this week!

Sorry to hear that! Are you having some electrolytes, you must be getting really dehydrated?

I was like that, I couldn't really eat properly until Day 5.

I stuck to toast, protein bars, oats and blueberries mainly and tried to reach at least 800-1000 calories one way or another. Plus electrolytes every day and water, and Rennies.

I have my second jab today so am really hoping I won't have to go through all that again

@thecoffeeowl I have a pair of jeans that I fitted into at the start of the year, and I can no longer do up. That's my first non weight goal. I think my shape has also changed because I have done less heavy lifting - so, potentially my weight gain has been more than I realised as when I was more muscly, I was leaner. Lost some muscle, and kept the weight on but with fat 😳 Could be clutching at straws here, but it makes sense to my addled brain.

I also bought some needles someone linked to earlier in the thread to take my 5th dose with. Makes total sense to do it to me...

@FatGirlDosing sounds awful. Do you think it's side effects or a bout of something?

Gosh sorry to hear you are poorly @FatGirlDosing and sounds like you've had it rough too @therocinante! There is a really virulent strain of.Norovirus doing the rounds across the country so I think if you have high temp too then it is highly likely to be that. Really hope you're feeling better soon cos that doesn't sound fun

Had my second jab on Thursday - side effects are near enough zero (defo not like the first week). Just had runny stools once last night but as it was night 2 I think MJ was kicking in. I do feel tired but I'm trying to have more protein and can feel my muscles feel weak. Haven't been able to get to the gym. I normally got 4x a week so need to get back on it.

Lost 8lbs over 10 days of being on MJ. Over the moon and my mindset has changed, it was the boost I needed. Even on day 5 hunger suppression decreases but I'm still fine with it

Delivery has arrived 🙌
Jag day was Friday so been tryin to keep below 1200cal today av found really food suppressant and not ate today just fluids managed a protein shake earlier and going to go for hoisin wraps tonight from the gusto box and see what a can eat i wil substitute some off the stuff in each meal throughout the week dependant on how my appetite has been maybe swap mash for protien bagels etc and av bought etc greens to maybe swap the rice etc see how it goes if anyone else on gusto can u recommend what meals u fond appropriate.

FOR ANY1 WANTING TO JOIN
https://gousto.co.uk/raf?promo_code=CHARL44894842&utm_source=androidapp

Yeah I think I need to do the same - I’m drinking plenty of water at least, but even that makes me feel really full and horrid! I hope the second one is easier on you - I do think it’s probably my body getting used to it so hopefully it’ll settle down for us both.

I did wonder about this! Everyone I know is ill at the moment so it’s possible. No temp but quite achy, so maybe I’ve got a bug of some kind even if it’s not norovirus. Fingers crossed it goes away either way!

Hope every1 feels better soon think bit of a nightmare time for us to all be startin as there's that many bugs n virus doin it's rounds and what could be mj symptoms could b one of these bugs it's so hard to tell 😭

@Chazzadc

My box is due tomorrow, this is my week. Highest calorie box is the enchiladas at 534 +oil. It's high in carbs (I find Gousto often is) but I'll have a smaller portion.

Ty am not a fish lover but tempted at trying some from the menu av used gusto on n off for years so lots of the recipe cards so might look over n pick from there and c what's lowest a only managed 2 of the small hoison wraps av stil 540 cal remaining for today but am struggling today to eat so blueberries n a protein yogurt before bed I think just to try make sure av ate enough ur menu looks fab so let me know what u think and how u manage them xx

☆☆ SAINSBURYS ☆☆
BIT OF DEALS ON THERE PROTEIN ISLE
PROTEIN BAGELS £1
THE WHEY CLEAR PROTEIN TUBS DOWN TO £10 LOTS OF OTHER GREAT BARGAINS

I have been approved! Hooray!

I have downloaded the Juniper app. It’s pretty impressive in terms of the amount of support provided. I have to link the scales they are sending me to the app.

Can I ask how you all feel about telling friends? I will tell my adult DC. No DP. It’s my close friends I am concerned about telling. Actually, no. It’s one in particular who acts like she’s a consultant nutritionist and bloody expert. I will have to listen to her making w feel like a failure. I just cba to deal with her.

@Zempy I haven't told a soul and plan to keep it that way. I think I must be feeling a bit embarrassed.

Told other half and my aunt and uncle know as she's also started along too but no1 else am actually wanna see if anyone actually sees me lose weight with there own eyes 🤣🤣

Welldone on ur loss xx

Yeah I just don’t like the idea of lying. Friends are very close and will notice and ask how I did it.

It will be easy to say I have been eating less and increasing my exercise, as that will be true. But it’s still lying by omission.

I might tell two friends who will be more sensitive and ask them not to tell the others. I’m sure they will understand why.