JANUARY 2025 Starters - Thread 2!!!

[FatGirlDosing]

The first thread is almost full so here’s a new one ready for the exciting journeys ahead!

Should we drink lots of water? Is that good thing?
bugger I really should have used a different name for this thread! 😃 but it won't let me change now

My first week is almost over. It was rough to say the least, yesterday I finally ate quite well (good food just more than I've been able to) Have however had a bit of diarrhoea this morning. Feeling hungry today, tomorrow should be my second jab but still debating whether I risk it or not. If I could just guarantee I wouldn't be sick, any other side effects I can cope with.

@RosaBaby2 that's great to have all those high protein suggestions

@Cremeeggtime absolutely, lots and lots of water. I aim for 2 lt daily and feel so much better when I manage that. In fact when I visited my GP to ask about MJ (she was supportive of my decision) she recommended water as the number one thing on WLI

That sounds rubbish, nausea is the worst. Most people say it passes though...

Question: does everyone keep their pen in their fridge once opened?

Same as me.
SW 156lbs
TW 135lbs

Yes, 2-3 litres… I drink at least 3 a day as have done for years.

i love the name please keep it! 😂

Weighed in today (completion of 2nd week) and I've lost a total of 10lbs. I'm going to have to miss a week or two though as I've got jury service and can't have the diarrhoea that I've had most of this week! Let's hope I can stick to the new habits I've just started...🤞🏻🤞🏻

Its the side effects, although have now realised med express didnt include needles so i cant give it anyway. And now i am annoyed as had psyched myself up.

Can anyone help me order my next pen? Went onto the Oushk pharmacy website and logged into my account but I can’t see how to order my next pen without starting the consultation process all over again as if I was a new customer? Is that what you have to do? Or do they contact you when it’s time to order a new pen? I’m due my third injection of first pen on Tuesday so two weeks to go till it runs out but thought I’d order now to avoid any delays?

They're normally in a separate clear plastic bag with some wipes too. Very easy to miss in all the packaging so double check you've not thrown them out by mistake.

You don't need to as long as it's kept below 30 degrees, but mine are in the fridge.

I may have missed them in the packaging then but too late now. I have emailed med express and they are going to send some. My daughter has also nipped to the oncall pharmacy to see if she can buy any. How long did it take for side effects to kick in? I am worried about work tomorrow.

has anyone moved from 2.5 to the 5 yet? i have no side effects but not full suppression yet as week 1 was ending i got my appetite back so was thinking to move to the 5 after this pen but worried it might come with side effects

Yes! Second injection on Friday night and then and last night had really vivid dreams. Also keep getting pangs of anxiety but really hoping this was due to a v stressful week at work and not an extra side effect. Definitely hungrier this week too.

I’m just starting week 3 on MJ 2.5 and have been exactly the same as you. I’ve lost 13 lbs in my first two weeks but do feel hungry as the week progresses.
Ive decided to go for 5mg in my next pen but may do a week or two at 3.75 mg by counting the pen clicks

Day one for me was Friday. I’ve been feeling fine side-effect wise. I’m definitely a lot less hungry but have been a bit peckish as the day gets on. I’ve been able to make good food choices though as the food noise is gone - no crisps, fizzy drinks or other rubbish as they just don’t appeal now. Quite miraculous!

SW - 13st 0lbs
Interim GW - 11st 9

@NikkiC1975 I've lost 8lb in 8 days but by day 5 I definitely wanted food, I think 3.75 is a good shout but worried I'll count the clicks wrong. We've been so lucky with no side effects though so fingers crossed it will stay that way. That's a great loss, well done.

Remind me never to weigh myself at the gym again - fully clothes, trainers and have eaten - as opposed to at home on my own scales! 😄

I have just placed my first order with Oushk after reading this whole thread! Have been loosely aware of MJ over the past few months but properly started researching since the new year.

I am a classic yoyoer. Have been obsessed with food and my weight since I was a pre-teen and 'on a diet' since my DM took me to Weight Watches aged 12. All the women in my family are bigger, and I think there's an element of Lipadema (not sure if I've spelt that right!) there although none of us have ever been formally diagnosed. I also have all the symptoms of PCOS but have been fobbed off by my GP in the past.

The lowest I've even been as an adult is 11st 7 and highest was 16 stone. I've not been slim since I was a child and growing up as a chubby teen in the 00's was brutal.

I don't have a huge amount to lose. Currently 12st 2.4. I had lost 2st on my own loosely following low carb/fast 800 but have gained about half a stone back since last summer. I feel great eating that way, but I go through periods of binge eating when I am stressed and get badly addicted to sugar. Currently feeling awful as my diet has been so bad for the past few months.

Anyway my pen should hopefully arrive on Friday if everything is okayed by the pharmacy. I am excited and terrified in equal measure. I have always had issues with trapped wind (and have a condition which means I can't burp) so I am mostly worried about getting really bad stomach-related side effects.

I will take each day as it comes though and see what happens. I am not telling a soul apart from DH because I think I'll just be judged by people who have pre-conceived ideas about it all!

The first week I jabbed I felt like I slept the whole weekend - second week haven’t felt like that

Just had a fairly big dinner (although not as big as normal) and feel so full up and sick. Large Sunday roast may be a thing of the past! Interested to see how many January starters are go to stay on 2.5 or move up to 5? I have full on appetite suppression and lost weight so I’m not sure what to do?

Hi ladies. Any fellow early Jan starters who are going up a dose?

I wanted to stay on a low dose as long as possible, but last week I didn't feel like I had much food suppression at all.

I'm trying 3.75mg this week. Just wondering if anyone else has moved from 2.5mg up to 3.75mg or 5mg and how they're feeling...

My suppression was rubbish last week, week before my period, but this week I kept to 2.5 for my 4th jab and it's been amazing again. Also jabbed stomach this time again instead of thigh (last week was thigh)