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

I did leggings and a bra and that was accepted.

My pictures for Oushk and Zava have been with a light coloured t shirt yoga pants @MananaMananaPenelope

@MananaMananaPenelope I'm not with oushk, but for medexpress I took a full length pic in my too small workout clothes, so there were rolls of flab everywhere 😂

Thank you both, I'll brave it when I am half dressed then.

Incidentally, I searched my photo album and there is not one full length photo of me in the last 3 years - sad but true.

@Torturedpoetsdepartment13 I haven't got any symptoms like yours, I am always knackered by the end of the working week and need a day to recover at the weekend these days. Well done on your weight loss, that's really inspiring for me, I am at the same life stage.

@Howinthehelldidthishappen , I could choose a tailored size 18 dress that makes me look like a sausage roll 😎, that would be better for everyone than me half dressed.

Week 3 day 5.

SW 100kg
CW 94kg

Only side effects so far is nausea and constipation but crazy how effective this has been so far.

Hope all is going well Jan starters

Jab 3 yesterday and weigh day this morning. I'm a bit disappointed with 0.8lbs this week if I'm honest. I am a slow loser but I've completely overhauled my snacking and eating so a tiny loss feels a bit galling.

Total loss is 3lbs in 2 weeks. I really need to get out of the negative mindset and trust the process but it's so hard to change decades of yo-yo dieting mentality.

@Randomusernameforcode thank you, that is so reassuring. I think I’ll jab a day early. It’s really good to know we’ve got a bit of flexibility. 🙏🏽

@JoJothegerbil that is frustrating, esp after cutting back on so many snacks. I tend to loose weight in whooshes - so I’ll have a week or so being constant and then loose 2-3lb at once. I get impatient though. Difference this time is that I really trust that it will work.

I’m now on W4 D3 and thought I’d share how the first month has been for me. It has been so helpful reading about how it is affecting different people in different ways, and reassuring that others also experience similar side effects.
Week 1- appetite suppression/ no food noise kicked in from day 2, felt fantastic and energised.
Week 2- felt tired on jab day but all good, no unwelcome side effects after that.
Week 3, brought jab forward to the evening before so side effects of being tired could occur whilst sleeping, very cold that night and felt cold the next 2 days but put it down to thinking that the central heating was just too low. Massive appetite suppression struggling to get to 800 Cals for first 4 days.
Week 4. Severely freezing, slightly raised temperature and painful limbs for 2 days, paracetamol essential to manage this. Just waiting now to see whether this is still there when the current dose of paracetamol wears off. I am wondering if it’s a side effect, or if I have a virus. If the fluey/fevery symptoms continue to increase each month then I’ll stop as my body is telling me something isn’t right.
I am going to really ensure this week that I’m well hydrated (I do find drinking 2+ litres hard to do daily) and eating enough, add some multivitamins, and see if things improve.
Although I’ve got a 5mg pen waiting I’m definitely only going to use half a dose as there is no need to increase- appetite control and side effects are maxed out already.

W2D1
SW 170lbs
CW 167.4lbs

so I’m on day 7 and going to jab this morning. Still feeling a bit nauseous every morning even on day 7 which I’m surprised by. My plan is to stay on this dose for as long as possible. I did get down to 165lb last Thursday but had two lunches this weekend and whilst I felt sick in the morning if had gone by lunch and I did eat ok albeit less then I normally would. I’ve nothing on for the next two weeks so really going to knuckle down and stick to the calorie deficit and exercise. Here’s to a new week…..

@MananaMananaPenelope a sausage roll! 😆
But seriously, I had to upload a phot of my ID, and I think the full length shot was more to make sure my face was attached to my fat body 🤔
I think as long as they can see your body shape and can tell you are overweight (sorry!) then it doesn't matter what you have on, as long as it's nothing loose or baggy.

I had the aching muscles and raised glands on day 2 of my first jab. Slightly nervous to see if it happens again as I’m not sure I’ll continue if it does……

I did it 🏆, fully clothed.

Great minds @Howinthehelldidthishappen , I decided that anyone with the intelligence required to prescribe/dispense could that see I am in fact a size 18 😅. Mind you I did take and swiftly delete a photo of me in bra and tights.

@MananaMananaPenelope it is horrible, isn't it! I try to avoid looking in mirrors, so was a bit of a shock being forced to actually view myself.
And I had to get the child to take the pic for me as I couldn't manage it alone!

has anyone dropped a dress size yet? i’m a size 16, i’ve lost 1.1 stone in 16 days and was debating buying a pair of size 14 jeans as mine are very roomy now but don’t want to feel devastated if i can’t get them on. It’s so hard to work out what loss equates to sizes

If it hadn’t been for the photograph requirement I probably would have started lsst year. I avoid being photographed and hide behind others in group shots. Mirrors too - hate them.

For my photo I wore some black jeggings and a vest top and my prescription was approved half an hour later. I look awful in it. My hips and legs are pretty slim so all the excess weight is in my top half. I’m sure they were looking at it thinking that’s got to be a bmi higher than 27.9 😆

Goal and maintenance is a long way off so I won’t worry about it yet but from previous weight loss experience at bmi 25 I’m still carrying a lot of body fat, especially round my middle. I would like this to be my last weight loss attempt so I’ll be looking for a provider with a maintenance plan

I almost had to get dd to take mine! It took me ages to find a spot in the house where I could prop my phone up and have it at the right height to do a full body photo. I don't know how everyone does it!

I hear you! I've got 2½ stone to lose , want to go from 12½ st to 10 st. Week one lost 5 lb, week two lost 1½ lb, week 3 lost half a pound 😭 I'm on 1000-1200 cals a day appetite perfect just enough to eat 3 small meals about 300 cals and a couple of 110 cal snacks. No side effects. Gym twice a week and average 10k steps a day. Don't want to drop cals any more, so am gonna try increasing gym and steps a little.

It took me ages to find a spot in the house where I could prop my phone up and have it at the right height to do a full body photo. I don't know how everyone does it!

I took a mirror photo, was OK for Zava.

Incidentally, I searched my photo album and there is not one full length photo of me in the last 3 years - sad but true.

That was my trigger why I decided to get the jab. We got back from 2 week holidays over christmas and were showing people holiday photos, when DS says that oh, funny, there are no photos of mum..I just hate how I look in any of them so I delete them all. How sad is this?

SW 12st 3lb
CW 11st 9lb
GW 9st 7lb

i’m about to take my second jab so this is the first day of week 2 - I’m feeling quite emotional that I’ve lost 9 lb! Hoping it’s not just water retention or anything.

Hi, hoping I can hop on and join. Planning on ordering first jab this week, I can’t bear feeling this way anymore. Haven’t weighed myself in months as too scared but will bite the bullet. My guess is around 90kg and at 5foot that’s a BMI of 39.

Feel very overwhelmed and a bit scared but motivated seeing all your losses though. I feel like I should take some supplements alongside but not sure where to start, has anyone got any recommendations?

W1D4. Feeling awful today but that's because of a bug, not the jab. Last night I had horrible hot flushes overnight which haven't happened for years since being on HRT. Not sure if that was the jab or current illness.
Other than that, no side effects at all. No interest in snacking other than on some fruit. I am eating meals but can't finish them. Managing to fast very easily (doing 16:8 intermittent fasting so basically nothing to eat until lunchtime).
all going well!

This is brilliant well done! I take my second jab on Wednesday evening and had the same start weight as you, and roughly the same goal (between 9-10st but not entirely sure yet) 😃

Hi 👋 has anyone else had issues with their period starting earlier? Mine started a full week early and I still had a week of my pill left; do I continue the week pill break seeing as I’m currently having a period now? 😫😫