JANUARY 2025 Starters - Thread 2!!!

[FatGirlDosing]

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

Is anyone else really missing their old food? I think my suppression is quite good but right now all I can think about is pizza and cake, so maybe it isn't! I feel a bit low knowing I can't have any of that stuff

So think I've just had my first quite horrible side effect on day 2.5 of Week 2.
I drank about 250ml of home made hot chocolate (used ASda light hot chocolate powder and the packet said 45cals per serving) earlier in afternoon at playground with my kids and 2hr later I had the most horrible tummy gripe pains and then was stuck on the loo for 15 minutes. Very odd considering I was constipated still just this morning. So it seems that is not a food I can tolerate now on MJ. I made it with milk not water.
Anyone else had any adverse effects with dairy stuff? I had horrible tummy pain but nothing more after 2 bites of my son's cheese on toast the other night.
And I did have a small homemade pizza last night with mozzarella which didn't give me tummy pain at all but perhaps also hasn't sat well?

Hi all! Been following since I started last week but first time posting!!
Just done my second injection, followed the instructions to the letter (still need them I'm not good with needles and get very anxious)
After I pulled the needle out I noticed some liquid around the injection site, so really hope I have got the whole dose. Has any one else experienced this?
First week done and feeling very motivated
SW 13st 8lb
CW 12st 13lb
GW 10st 7lb

Thanks all, hoping we all have a good week!

You can have these things, just in moderation. It’s better to stay happy as well as healthy.

@Changingnameagain I've had milk without an issue, and my stomach seems very sensitive so think it would have set it off if a problem. I think I've read in a few places that cheese can cause issues, so I have steered clear of that.

Good luck! I also started on Friday

Do you know you got get the 5mg pen anyway and 30 clicks is 2.5. I saw someone say you can use it beyond 30 days and do 2 months out of one pen obviously that's a risk! But it may be worth ordering 5mg anyway incase you get half way in and you need to move up.

Hi, hoping to join this week 🤞 waiting to hear if prescription is approved

Just done my first shot. I really need this to work. Years of dieting, SW groups and the bloody menopause mean I'm officially the fattest I've ever been at 14.2. I'm a short arse so I look like a barrel with enormous boobs.

SW 14.2
GW 10.7 - could revise this down, but I was this weight 15 years ago and pretty happy with how I looked.

I’m not sure you can do 2 months as once the pen is open you only have 30 days to use it.., or so I thought? 🤔

Hi guys! Where is everyone doing there jag tummy thigh leg? Waiting on my first pen been delivered really nervous incase I do it wrong or something!

Forum experience seems to imply that stomach gives stronger effect than thigh - both suppression and side effects.

Another one who is finding I'm not able to lift the weights I could previously. But I'm putting that down to getting used to less calories more than anything else. I just went lower, and will continue on - will see what happens.

Realised I posted on the wrong thread earlier - but jab 3 today and I've lost another 1.5lbs in week 2. Happy with that after the big loss in week 1. I'm away on holiday this week, so let's see what happens there...

Did jab 3 this morning, didn't have a chance to weigh so will do that tomorrow. Glad to have the appetite suppression back, and the food noise is gone again.

Have just signed up to a gym so will be starting there this week!

Hi, would love to join please? I’m starting with my first jab tomorrow and think it’s really good to share experiences and tips

SW 13st 7lbs
Gw 9st 7lbs

excited and nervous 👍

I would like to join. I did my first jab today at 11am. Mild headache but no food suppression yet.
SW - 14st 7lb
CW- 13st 10lb (lost some through slimming world)
GW- 12st

Did my first dose last night, so side effects or suppression yet….

Had pen sitting in fridge for a month and finally found courage to do first jab last Tuesday 7th. I found charging the pen very tricky and ended up with a spurt of liquid flying out rather than just a few drops, maybe I need to do it more gently next time. Anyway, didn’t feel needle at all but there was a little bit of blood when I pulled it out so I knew it had worked.

Wasn’t expecting any effect after first jab but actually felt less hungry by the next day, and that has continued all week. Have definitely eaten significantly less than I normally would and no craving hunger. No side effects so far, aside from very slight nausea feeling but that was quite brief. Gearing up for second jab tomorrow.

SW: 14st 4lbs
H: 5ft3

I've woken up this morning feeling mildly nauseous and the thought of food is making me feel more sick. I usually wake up hungry and have breakfast soon after getting up. Not today. Hoping this is the drug kicking in. Pretty rapid if it is as I only injected 12 hours ago.

I’m day 5 after my second jab and woke up a bit hungry this morning. Felt a bit snacky yesterday too in the afternoon, so I’m debating whether to move up to 5mg for the next pen. I’ll see how I feel after the next dose to decide, as I don’t want to waste a month if I need to go up.

Same here Grecianrainbow so I have just ordered the 5mg pen.

I ate a bigger dinner than I have in a couple of weeks last night and have woken up feeling like it’s stuck in my throat. We ate dinner at 6:30pm so it’s very odd feeling.

on the plus side it’s made me not want to eat anything!

hello to everyone. Just wanted to report my journey so far as it's feeling quite incredible to me.

I'm going through week 1 jab 1 (MJ 2.5) & started on Friday 10th Jan

SW 86.7 kgs BMI 29 (this was after a couple of months of pre and during Xmas overeating!) ... thats 191 pounds for those who think in lb

CW (quite incredibly, as it's only a couple of days in) 84.3 kgs (that's 186 lb)

GW 68 kgs (approx 149 pounds)

I realise this initial weight loss is just water weight and things will stabilise ... but still!

I have had quite intense suppression since friday & it's incredibly noticeable to me as this is following from a couple of months of overeating & my appetite / urges being depressingly high.

Yesterday sunday was a good example, we had a meal with friends at home, with lots of tapas like snacks & a couple of desserts. Normally this would be a situation where I would have 1) overeaten and being tempted by everything continuously and 2) been exhausted after the meal, hungry afterwards etc.

Instead, I had a few things - half a plate, I would say - ate slowly, found it very very easy to leave food behind, made sure I included lots of veg & protein, and then had a tiny slice of lemon tart which felt quite sweet to me but it was VERY easy to just have that.

In the afternoon had no post-meal slump, lots of energy. In the evening I felt hungry around 7.30 pm, in a very normal way - not that 'urges / carb driven hunger' kind of way. I had some broccoli, bit of hummus, some fruit, some nuts. Was all fine.

So far in terms of side effects I've had only some very mild constipation that is totally manageable & that's it. So far so good but I'm incredibly shocked by how the food noise / urges have come to a complete stop so so quickly.

I also thought you'd find this amusing. At the tapas meal yesterday at our place, one of the (female) friends who was coming is overweight, and has struggled for years with this, affecting her health.

So long story short, this friend comes in for the meal, I immediately notice she's so much thinner and looks amazing! I haven't seen her for months at this point. We're in the kitchen preparing snacks, I look at her she looks at me, we chat about this and that. Eventually, I tell her you look great, and she says oh you mean I've lost weight? yes I have. Anyway we look at each other again, smile, and I tell her you know I'm on MJ and she says 'of course, me too! It's great I've been on it for months'

she had a lot of good tips in terms of maintenance too. I just found the whole thing really amusing, I predict these medications (unless something really bad comes up wtih them god forbid) will soon be something very very widespread.

After weeks of my pen sitting in the fridge and been too scared to take it or finding a reason why it wasn't a good time to start. I've finally taken my first dose this morning, now worrying if I've done the right thing 😂

W3D3 and I am having a hungry morning which I am ignoring . I do have the 5mg coming so not a problem if I do end up needing to go up but if it is still ok most of the time will take 2.5mg from it and discard at 30 days.

Whilst I am happy to take a bonus dose as within the 30 day limit I am not happy to go over it as I feel personally it is asking for trouble.