January 2025 Starters Thread 5 - Tortoises, Slow Runners, let’s lose a bit more!

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Previous thread https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5270287-january-2025-starters-thread-4-lets-lose-some-more

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Sorry to hijack thread with this topic, but remembered DS’s official diagnosis is Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder. Just in case anyone wanted to look that up.

I am on week 5, 4 weeks at 2.5, 1 week 3.6 bonus dose and will move to 5mg this Sunday.
Side effects are nil as long as i drink lots of water. A little bit of constipation but i think that was me not eating enough of the right foods due to loss of appetite.
I am down by 1 st 3lb and have lost approx 4cm waist, hips and bust.
I now need to step up the exercise as i am worried about sagging and wrinkles! I have just downloaded a high protein cook book also to try and improve nutrition.Thank you for a really supportive thread.

just taken jab 10 at 2.5. I’ve completely stalled and very much ready to move up to 5mg but also couldn’t bring myself to not finish the pen. I’m still definitely suppressed but not enough to lose any more weight - I’m just maintaining.

I will endeavour to make good changes this week and use the suppression for good!!

im trying to not compare to mega losers and be happy that I’m over a stone lighter than I was 2 months ago.

I really like the loser links that were posted earlier. Yes it may be just a little this week, but it will add up.

I’ve just taken my first 7.5mg jab. I’m doing well on 5mg (3lbs off this week 🙌) but could feel my appetite getting stronger and the urge to binge hasn’t completely returned but was hovering in the background. Hoping the new dose will help with that 🤞.

@HeavyHeidi I looked back at my screenshot from losertown earlier, my prediction for today is actually 98.4 and I’m 98. I was looking at the version with increased exercise levels. So that’s heartening.

I’ve done 11 hours at my desk twice this week, exercise is not on my radar right now. I’ve been off today and have been so unproductive, knackered.

Ugh, feel absolutely knackered, queasy and the burps have returned.

I feel the same. I'm torn because I think my suppression has reduced and I need to go up but I feel like this every week since going past 2.5 and I've had several explosive bm which were not pleasant. I don't want the side effects to increase but it feels like it's stopped working, what to do?

Well that jab was a disaster. Don't know what happened but the pen got stuck half way through. I had to take it out of my tummy, twist it back and forth and stick it back in again. A lot of fluid around and about.

So who knows what dose I got but I suspect not enough.....

@UnderandOverwhelmed are you finding it easy to eat to a deficit, feel full amd stop etc then it's doing its job. Suppression is a side effect - I think we all think that's what we need to show it's working but it's not.

I k ow you are having a tough time though.

Can you move up half a dose? Try and manage the side effects that way?

I feel your pain. Just had an awful episode of D&V and feel very weak and unwell. Did my second jab of 5mg on Wed.

Mine stuck halfway through before. I changed the needle and was able to get the rest out so might be worth trying if it happens again (fingers crossed it won’t ).

I didn't know this! Also hyper mobile!! And also get awful DOMS!

I'm not a fan of the insulin needles for the bonus dose. Bot times I've done it now, it's been quite painful and left me with a massive bruise on my leg. No idea why, as I got the fine ones and don't think I'm doing anything weird with it.

After a whole week of no loss, 1lb down this morning! Only a couple of pounds heavier than my lightest weight in at least a decade.
Feeling more positive today.
Does anyone else struggling getting the needle to come off the pen using the lid? I really don't have the knack!

Are you unscrewing it @BreezyPeer ? I put both lids back on and unscrew it in the same way you screw it on.

Back to my weekend weight here this morning.

I’ve never used protein powder before because I don’t like the sound of it/try not to eat anything processed/with additives. Someone was talking about this on another support group I’m on - Powder. I’m going to read about it on my train journey today. If it is made from wholly natural products I might buy some as a meal in a rush food.

@MananaMananaPenelope I have lots of these Purition sachets, happy to post you a few if you want to message me? They are natural ingredients but I'm not keen on them, they are very 'bitty'.

SW 101kg
CW 94kg
GW 70kg

1.1kg lost this week! Delighted with that.
I've ordered some size 16 trousers off Vinted although I don't think I've gone down a size yet but would like to be prepared.

3 off this week ladies, total 32lb and just done jab 10 - still on 5mg. Very pleased. Have a lovely day all.

Morning all.

No hyper mobility here, aging makes it feel the opposite.

I took my 2nd 5mg dose, last week on Friday. Saturday night was a rough night and then the appetite suppression was so high, I could barely eat, then it just disappeared yesterday. Luckily I've built good habits so I stayed strong. I've been so lethargic as well. So I think today I'll do about 4mg and see how I go.

My BMI is just over 30 now, so I'm looking towards maintenance in the next couple of months, I'd stay on if I could afford it. Has anyone started on Oushks flex?

Like someone else up-thread, I lose quickly at the beginning of the week then plateau.

Started 1st Jan
SW 15 3.8 (97 kg)
CW 13.1. (83 kg)

Lost over 2 stone 2 lbs!

GW Around 11 (BMI 25)

@BreezyPeer and @MananaMananaPenelope - 10 weeks in and I’ve been struggling to get the needle off the pen too. Didn’t realise it screws on and off, I’ve just been pushing and pulling! D’oh!!! can’t wait for Tuesday to try the twist!

@RosaBaby2 that's fabulous loss, wow!

Morning,

3 days into 5mg and ooooh, so THIS is what suppression is like! I always had a bit on 2.5 but this is a whole other level. Had a protein ready meal last night as I was in a rush to go out and could barely eat half of it. I do find I’m better at eating during the day so I’m making sure I get good stuff in when I can.

Water intake is through the roof as well.

Well done on all the losses this morning, it’s great to hear.

@Therealmetherealme youre looking at maintenance, I’ll be reading with interest how you get on. Even tho I’ve only just started I’m already wondering what that will look like and DH was asking me last night.

@myladyjane I'm definitely still eating to a deficit, but maybe not as much of a deficit. I've become a bit lazy on my day time food, I probably need to go back to what I was doing at the start. I'm eating a protein bagel most days and I'm not sure that's so good for me. I think I'll do 5mg next week and see how that is, I think I did 4.6 this week so it won't be a huge leap up

Great losses! Also considering Oushk for my next pen before I lose much more.

Jeans I bought 3 weeks ago are too big - only bought them because my luggage got lost at the airport 🙄

I've used Black Huel a few times - it is bitty, but it is one of the better ones out there apparently. Has everything your want from a meal. Have gone off them since having few at the start because the flavour seemed to stay with the burps for about 48 hours...I do need to up my protein though.

Have decided to try not to track calories for a few weeks to see what happens. I'm not having to work out my meals now, I'm consistently staying within 1200 average per day, and I'd like to see if there is a world where I can not do it.

0.8lb off this week so 14.6lb in total in 10 weeks so averaging 1.46lb a week, roughly what I was aiming for. I’m more tortoise than hare.