January 2025 Starters - Thread 3 Come lose with me!

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Losers unite!

Following on from here

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

Hi, no what I mean is one measured dose from a 2.5 pen plus 1ml from an insulin pen, so I think that would be 1.6ml? So equivalent to what dose?

@Alivein25 if you injected yourself with 1.6 ml from a 2.5mg pen, then you've dosed yourself with about 6.6 mg of MJ

@Alivein25 exactly what @cloudjumper says.
This is why it's not a good idea to start extracting and injecting doses unless you are 100% sure what you are doing.

Yes I thought so. Thanks for clarifying.

I’ve just done my first 5mg jab. Had another good loss this week and still feeling good suppression so hoping this will continue. Just hope I don’t start getting side effects as I’ve been lucky so far and didn’t have any on 2.5mg.

Ugh, my constitution is normally rock solid but I’m feeling ROUGH. Gripey lower intestinal pain and diarrhoea. Whatever I’ve eaten since jabbing yesterday has brought awfulness upon me.

Hello new user here. I’m not sure I’ll continue as I really didn’t like how it made me feel.

I injected the first 2.5mg Sunday evening, I woke up at 4 am with stomach pain, I felt like someone had dropped a rock into my stomach. I couldn’t lie down without acid coming up my throat.

I was burping and gurgling constantly until Tuesday when at last it started to calm down. I had to force myself to eat small amounts on Monday and Tuesday, all I could face was two thins with ham all day Monday and only a little more on Tuesday.
Ive had almost constant burping, dry mouth and odd and random sharp stomach pains.

I’m still suppressed today but I’m starting to think about sweet foods again, I’ve been able to eat a small plate of food for tea (chicken and veg).

Im not sure I’d like to lose 2-3 days each week of near not being able to eat at all, sleep was also badly disrupted with acid reflux.

Anyone else like this?

Just a little update.

Did 3.75 on Monday and I'm pleased to report i have had no adverse effects apart from some really strong fatigue on Tuesday. Felt fine after that.

Supression is super high! Got to 4pm today and I realised I'd not eaten! If that carries on though I'll have to make a concerted effort to make sure I plan better as I don't want to normalise that.

If anyone is considering this dose before jumping to 5, then based on my experience over the last few days, I'd say its definitely worth trying.

Hi losers 😉
Hope everyone is having a good week.
I've just done jab 6 and have decided to stay at 2.5mg as I weighed this evening (couldn't wait till tomorrow morning) and I'm down 2lbs. I think i wasn't eating enough calories at the end of week 5 and that's why I gained 1lb and struggled to shift it. I've gone back to eating min 1200 and as close to 1500 as I can a day. I figured I should stay on the lowest dose I can for as long as possible because I do have so much to lose.

Total loss in 5 weeks is 24lbs
SW 20st5
CW 18st9
GW 12st5
Really excited to push on to the 28lb mark so I can say I'm 25% of the way to my 8stone goal!

I've starred taking a daily fybrogel sachet since Saturday because I had horrendous constipation at end of last week. It seems to be helping a bit and at least I am able to go for a poo better than before although still rabbit droppings. Sorry that's TMI 😅

Evening all, just done dose 5, made up of bonus dose extracted - tried to twist the pen but couldn't, so used the needles I'd ordered, bit scary but did it! 😀 Ended up with 0.5ml (2mg) instead of 0.6 as i was paranoid about air bubbles so squeezed some extra out 😂 before injecting! Then decided to use 30 clicks (1.25mg) of my next 2.5mg pen to give me a total of 3.25mg. Does that sound right? 😆 fingers crossed i continue with no side effects! 10lb down, 25 lb to go!

Just took 3rd jab yesterday, down 10lbs in 3 weeks, very happy with that 😀

week 5 day 1, first shot of 5mg done. This weeks been challenging due to being away with limited healthy options and not as much exercise as i’d of liked so i’ve had more calories than previous weeks too. Only 1lb loss this week bringing my loss to 17lbs in 4 weeks which is still great to me. Hopefully going back to my stricter diet this week will give me better losses. This week i’ve had awful sickness, stomach pain and Diarrhoea maybe due to not having as much healthy food so that’s not been great. Well done to everyone on your amazing losses!

lost only 0.5 kilos last week, which is odd, as I really have eaten very little. Hopefully just a random fluctuation. But 3 kilos in 2 weeks is overall not bad, I guess.

@HeavyHeidi at least it’s a loss, it’s better than staying the same or gaining. Well done :)

Nearing the end of my fifth week (I did the bonus dose).

I lost a stone in the first four months which was epic. This last week I've lost 1lb and I'm feeling pretty bloated this morning, despite eating well yesterday.

Going to take my first 5mg tonight. Slightly nervous about side effects but I've been ok on 2.5mg so hoping that continues with 5mg.

W4D1 today. Last 2.5mg taken late last night before bed. In W3 I lost 1lb which I will take and run - period started the other day. In three weeks I’ve lost 12lbs. Very happy with that and fingers crossed I get the 2lbs off next week for a stone.

3rd weigh in this morning and I've lost 3.5lbs, taking my total to 8.5lbs in 3 weeks. I know it's all going in the right direction but still can't help feeling a little gutted as I have loads to lose and thought I would have lost more by now, considering how much my diet has improved and I'm eating well under my calorie allowance.

Need to order today as I've taken my 4th jab now. Didn't really want to go up to 5mg as I'm worried about side effects, everyone I know has really struggled when moving up but feel it might be worth a try. Any advice??

Argh, a bad night of abdominal pain and toilet visits here, I can’t imagine moving up to 5, given the last 36 hours.

3rd jab done this morning, I've lost 4.2 kg so far. Not really noticing any side effects or a huge amount of suppression so actually looking forward to moving up to 5 after the next jab. Sticking with IF, drinking more water, stopping snacking but not tracking calories to try and make these sustainable long term changes.

SW 14st 7.5lb
CW 13st 11lb (-3lb) loss (- 10.5lb total)
GW 10st

3lb off this week, 2nd 5mg dose due today. I’ve never lost 3lb in a week before. Am still tracking cals on mfp but haven’t drunk enough water this week.

1.6lb gain this week which is a bit annoying as I spent many hours digging solid ground had a 6k calorie deficit but such is life.

Total loss in 6 weeks is 8lbs, total calorie deficit is 35k so “should’ have lost 10lbs. Hopefully my body catches up soon.

Oh @IBloodyLoveMyBlanket what week? I had a couple of bad days this week (week3) and found a few others had. I did get Pepto Bismol - they had a big display in boots as I had seen that recommended on Reddit and that did seem to really help.

Today is why I hate the scales. Had to weigh in mid week to reorder and had lost 2lb. Given my tummy trouble, not surprised. Weighed in today and only lost 1lb. Am slapping myself because a lb is still a lb and I know the 2lb was artificial. But my brain is fighting me.

Anyhoo 9lb lost at the start of week 4. I'd love a good loss next week to get me into next stone down but it will come.

Sleep seems better (work stress has eased), tummy settled. Dose 4 taken last night and a bit dizzy when I got up but not too bad. Am off to London tomorrow so lots of steps. Dd wants Mexican so may need to be a bit cautious re spice as I think that was my trigger last week.

Suppression is there mildly but I'm not picking or overeating at meals. Going to do bonus dose next week then move up to 3.75 by click counting.

Main focus for the next pen is going to be movement and food variety I think. Quieter time at work means more time to focus.

Started my new pen so dose 6 and sticking with 2.5. It’s a 5mg pen but just counting clicks for now, as it still seems to be working.

sw 12st 7lb
cw 11st 8lb
gw 9st 7lb

Nearly 1stone down! I feel a bit more queasy with this new pen, but not sure why! Been a long week at work so possibly just a bit run down too

@myladyjane I did jab 3 on Wednesday, so that would be the same. Hopefully if I stick to banana and bread today I’ll start to feel better. On the plus side, I have lost more weight, 7lb in all since starting. So at least there’s some payoff for feeling so awful.

I’m on W6D4 and moved to 5mg for W5. The only side effect that week was a couple of days feeling really cold - blanket on the sofa job and for bed wrapped up in an extra blanket under my usual duvet and blanket. This week I wasn’t cold, but the firstcouple of days I was really tired in the evening (but fine during the day). I just ran out of steam, so Iwent to bed a couple of hours early, and yesterday evening I stayed up till my normal time fine. I’ve had no tummy issues with going up.