January 2025 Starters - Thread 3 Come lose with me!

[mince3point14159265]

Losers unite!

Following on from here

Filled last thread without linking to new one so hope everyone finds this one

my suppression was low at the end of week 4 so I moved up to 5mg. I injected Tuesday night and still feel awful!! I was asleep by 8pm last night and I feel so tired and off my food. I’m sipping water and currently trying to nibble a Fuel bar.

Please tell me it gets better? I might have to go home from work I feel so bad.

Tips please on managing this?

@laura7010 my only tips are lots of water and eat only safe, bland foods if you can stomach it. I'm feeling awful on 3.75 and I did on 2.5 originally, it did pass. I've not eaten anything yet today, it feels like last night's dinner is right at the top of my throat. I think I felt better after 24/48 hours but continued to be very careful with food

So interesting reading about everyone's experience of moving up a dose or sticking with 2.5.

I'm W3D3 and doing well on 2.5 so considering staying on it next month too. I'm 12lbs down and have good food suppression. Very very mild side effects except for two terrible tummy episodes. Both short lived thankfully.

I think I'll maybe buy a 5mg pen but stick to just jabbing with 2.5 and see how things go...

I have my 3rd 2.5 jab tomorrow. Have another 2.5 and a 5 pen in the fridge, so will see which one I'll go for.

That's for the initial dose, it's £139, but still £11!
I've just ordered with MedEx too so I'll be sending it over to match 👌

@UnderandOverwhelmed Thank you. I have been sipping on my water which has helped. Managed a banana, half a protein bar and a slice of toast today so at least I’ve had something.amazed to leave work early so I’ve crawled into bed and hoping sleep will help me also! I only had very mild sickness for half a day with 2.5mg so this was a bit of a shock!

Some great losses being reported, well done everybody! 👏

And sorry to hear some of you are feeling the side effects. As others have said, LOTS of water and do try to eat something sensible even if you don't feel hungry.

After the initial big drops, I think we're now getting into the area of having to work at this to get the results. Despite what all the naysayers claim, we know this isn't a quick fix. It's a tool to help us, especially those with thyroid problems. @HeavyHeidi I think you're a complete inspiration!

Imagine if someone came to you with a magic wand and said I can make you slim instantly. How much would you pay for that? I would pay ££££! Now they say ok, maybe not instantly but it may take 6/12/18 months; would you still pay for that? Maybe you'd pay a little less, but it would still be worth it. Finally they say ok, I'll reduce the price a little but you have to work with me and there may be a little suffering. And that's where I think we are with this drug. I hope that everyone can focus on the end goal of feeling and looking better, and that will get us through the days when it's a bit tougher.

Keep sharing here so we can help each other!

@Constantdieter by initial dose do you mean the 2.5mg?

A little suffering is right, @mince3point14159265. My stomach is uncomfortable today, it feels like I have trapped wind or something, but below my waist rather than as if I need a big burp.

Hello fellow losers - first time poster here. My final weigh day of my first 2.5mg pen and I have lost the same amount of weight as my small Cavapoo (7kg)😂😂. Next target - my bigger Cavapoo (13.5kg). Who says we can’t visualise weight loss in dogs 🐶🐶😂🤣 onwards and downwards!

I think my weight loss is probably better measured in gerbils, but a gerbil is better than no gerbil!

Actually, some exacting research tells me I've lost 4 medium sized parrots.

@IBloodyLoveMyBlanket snigger 🤭

I'm down 8lb in 6 days. Hardly surprising though with what's coming out of me!

I’m absolutely loving the dog photos. More of that please.

I am surprised I am feeling increased suppression on the measly 7ml bonus dose I got out of my 2.5 pen. I have realised I feel the effects two days after my (evening) dose.

Today I have managed one weetabix with milk, and two ginger nut biscuits eaten as separate snacks. I eat them to deal with any slight nausea. A hangover from my pregnancy eating habits when I kept a packet by my bed!

I will have chilli chicken salad for dinner.

I love this concept! More relating posts to dog pics please!

I've just googled and I've lost a chihuahua! Apparently they're around 7lbs.

Weigh in tomorrow so I'm hoping to move up to a sausage dog 😆

But were they Norwegian Blue parrots? And if so, were they just resting? 🦜😜

Well DH failed spectacularly at getting the bonus dose out of either of our pens! Now got to wait until tomorrow evening when our new 5mg pens should hopefully have arrived before I can jab again 😡😤
I'm out for food and a show on Sunday so hopefully I won't be feeling too bad with side effects!!!

Thank you. I have bought some psyllium husk tablets today so I will see how they work. I didn’t have any side effects at all on 2.5mg so that was a rude awakening today. Have never had such bad constipation, was in so much discomfort for a couple of hours but am ok now. Will be sure to eat as much fibre as possible going forward as I can’t cope with that again!

Thankfully I finally got some relief after a very uncomfortable couple of hours. Normally start the day with a fruit smoothie to which I add linseeds, so will make sure I’m doing that every day and also bought some psyllium husks.

I also realised that I may have got a bit dehydrated yesterday as I had to do a long drive for a few hours and definitely didn’t drink as much fluid as I usually would, so that may also have been a factor. Anyway, onwards and upwards!

Jab 6 is done! First one at 5mg.

Isn't it weird how you can inject
something in your thigh, and almost immediately have a taste in your mouth?

But while we're talking weight loss in dogs, I have lost one third of my rottweiler/staffy cross 😆

Just jabbed so hard the needle bent! It’s been a hard day. Hopefully will still work as that was the 3.75 dose 🤢

Hello, I just want to check dose amount with the insulin syringes as I’m getting confused. If I draw out 100 iu with an insulin syringe, that is equivalent to 1ml, if I take the 2.5 measured dose from new pen at same time, I will have had a total of 3.5ml, is that correct?

I think you've got yourself confused.
Each dose from any strength pen will be 0.6ml.
The strengths are in mg
PLEASE don't inject yourself with 3.5ml of anything