@MananaMananaPenelope v strange, is it just this week that you’re gaining? I’ve definitely had these moments where I’ve increasingly gained over a few days before losing again. Perhaps you’ve hit a set point or perhaps there’s another reason for inflammation and your body clinging onto water to heal a bit - did you do a lot of walking over your golfing days? You could try eating intuitively over the next few days, as others have said sometimes upping calories for a bit and then reducing helps to kick start your metabolism. Or, if you do go up a dose there’s a good chance it could flush the water out. We’re literally our own guinea pigs, just feeling our way through this!
@Whisperingdevil I’ve not topped up between jabs. On days where I feel suppression is low I usually hold out till the next jab and sometimes find suppression increases towards the end of the week. Eating higher fat foods tends to re-ignite suppression for me. Avocado, nuts, smoked salmon, mackerel.
@HeavyHeidi I’ve had that same smug feeling since giving up drinking last summer 😂 if I go to a big after-work drinks session for a leaving do or a birthday, I have a non-alcoholic beer or two. Leave in good time, and wake up fresh as a daisy while everyone else is nursing their hangovers. I’ve had my fair share of those over the years and I do not miss them at all.
@myladyjane interesting musings, and like others I do believe there’s a set dose that works for each individual, but also that it’s best used as a tool within a lifestyle change not a total solution. But this is based on what I’ve read so far, which is research only conducted on diabetics.
The way I’m currently using MJ is for a sense of mild suppression - enough for me to want to eat three meals a day. I rarely have nausea or a physical feeling of fullness putting me off food. However I do now have a light sense of satiety to stop eating, and the ability to think ahead about side effects I want to avoid to prevent me from choosing certain foods. I’m under no illusion that this self-discipline is purely my own, I know that MJ is enabling me to make these decisions. And that actually I’m in a relatively lightly stressful period of my life which is also helping to make ‘willpower’ and sensible decision making easier.
Really hoping period comes today. Had that exhausted feeling yesterday where I was looking forward to retirement. I’m 46! And hoping for at least one more promotion before I retire in 20 years time. I recognise that this is hormonal and my brain going into hibernation mode for a few days.
Had a strange side effect last night (alongside retirement craving) where my stomach felt very full as though I was wearing a corset, and I could feel it slowly contracting in waves and it was causing my mouth to water. When I explained to DH, he thought I might vomit, but I didn’t feel any nausea. I expect either the roast chicken I had was quite fatty or maybe the roasted cauliflower was too crunchy.