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!

Hi team!

Hooe everyone has had a good Thursday!

Unbelievably this thread is almost full so please find a new one, here:

www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5248813-january-2025-starters-thread-2

Would like to join this group as I’m Expecting to receive my first pen tomorrow. Been tempted to start this journey for months but had a bit of trepidation over side effects! But also have a lot of weight to lose so decided to just go for it!

@Friendlyowl pop over to the new thread linked above your post id you haven't already, this one will fill up soon!
And of course you can join 😊

Just took my first 2.5mg this morning I'm feeling very nervous and scared about the side effects. Just have to wait and see what happens now.

@TheCatsBlanket hi, I started the same day as you. Don't be too despondent on your weight loss, I lost 6lb my first week but this week I've been up and down, you may have just weighed at an 'up' time. I weigh daily and I've suddenly lost 2lb since yesterday, I expect I'll be back up tomorrow!

Odd thing is, I don't feel any impact of Wednesdays jab, no lack of appetite at all this week.

Second jab given today I am am 4kg down in the first week which I am thrilled with (I guess some is water weight!). I have been eating 12-1300 calories a day and trying to eat healthy and high protein.

Stupidly I got a 3 month 'deal' and got 1 2.5mg, 1 5mg and 1 7.5mg pen but wish I hadn't in case I want to stick with the 5mg dose. You live and learn but annoying!

You can just buy extra needles and click count for a 5 dose using the 7 pen

Did my second jab yesterday - hard to know how much my weight has changed because I weighed myself the day before the first jab (16st13) and the day I took it (16st9) - so quite a big fluctuation. But even going from the lower of the two I'm now on 16st5 and that was the same yesterday and today, so lost some either way :)

Developed really intense anxiety/panic attack feeling in the evenings for a couple of days last week but it's gone now, so will be interesting to see if that comes back or not (hopefully not)!

Hi everyone. So great to hear your experiences. For those losing - hooray - for those waiting to - I'm certain it will come and you'll lap us all soon! 🙌

I've just ordered my 5mg pen. My third 2.5mg jab is on Sunday. I sneakily stood on the scales today and aslong as I don't ruin it over the weekend, I've lost 8lbs in two weeks which I'm over the moon with.

For those about to take a higher dose. Are you thinking of going straight onto 5mg or are you dabbling with 3.75mg?

Totally undecided what to do! 🤔

Well week 1 done ✔️
So far so good no bad side effects other than maybe some slight headaches functioning alot better than normal just home from work and tonights jag night 😭🤞 fingers crossed another good week ahead any other Friday starters x

Very strange this week, not lost anything so far Wk 2, day 5....

Have u changed anythin from last week? X

Did you have a big loss last week? Could be your body recalibrating. Or could be constipation? I lost a whole 1lb after having a poo this morning 😳

2nd week (3rd jab yesterday) weight loss 5lb, I'm really pleased and feel proud of myself for eating such healthy food 🤣🤣

Also I did my own jab after bottling it the first two times.

Hope you are all well

Ordered my second pen (5mg) this morning with MedExpress, around 09:30 and it's already been dispatched!

Day two of 1st jab and feel like I did 25 years ago when I was pregnant! Don’t fancy food, under the weather and slightly sick/tired all the time. Hoping this passes soon …

I jabbed yesterday (so is today day 1 or day 2?)

Thats exactly how I feel. I slept this afternoon and feel really under par. A bit nauseous but not like I'll vomit.

I really don't want to be like this for months.

Nope - I’ll lose weight but not in the right way

Ooh please share where you got this tracker from??

Just on Google then download it then edit every week input weight x

Week 1 done - first week.

SW: 92.04
Just weighed now: 88
Weight loss: 4.4kg

Unbelievable! Most likely water but still, I’ve never had first week loss like that! Normally it’s a soul destroying half a kilo or something.

Second jab today.

@GorgeousLadyofWrestling that's a great boost!

About to take jab 3 this morning

SW: 168.5lbs
Week 1: 163.5lbs
Week 2: 162lbs
1st GW: 147lbs

Very happy with this! I wasn't sure it would move this week after the great loss in the initial week (that's what usually happens) but kept at an average of 1100/1200 cals over the week.

This week I'm away on holiday for 3 nights, so let's see how that affects it. Maintenance of the loss will be my goal.

Like everyone I lost 8lbs in the first 10 days. Then I lost a lb. I stepped up my strength training at the gym so I don't think I'm going to lose lbs on the scales and my muscles are probably inflamed etc. but I feel slimmer and fit in my old clothes already.

Day 3 after 3rd jab of 2.5mg and the side effects are gone this week- after a horrendous first 2 weeks. Hunger suppression is not strong but I'm still able to just not eat loads. Woke up this morning and my tummy was hungry. Haven't felt that in weeks!

I'm down 11lb since the 29th December. I've got 5lb to lose before the next weight bracket which I hope to hit by the end of the month.

It feels like a cruel joke to be restricting so much to only lose 2-3lb a week when it all went on so easily (and mostly joyfully) but I think this is going to be my new reality for a year or so. I'm just trying to be consistent right now.

I've just taken my first dose...my pen has been sitting in my fridge for a week as Ive been too scared to take it! Hoping this is going to go smoothly with minimal side effects.

Hope you're all doing well