March 2025 starters thread 2

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Welcome to thread 2 never thought we would be posting so much that we have to start a new thread.

I am still hovering around 12 and a half stone. I have been absolutely freezing to the point I have a duvet on the sofa.

I have had one NSV so far I can zip up my boots and they do not feel tight anymore.

I've lost 5lb so far, so not a huge amount compared to some but its going down so its all good! I lost 4 lb in the first week and only 1lb this week so I'm currently 10 stone 5lb. I'm quite short (5 foot) so i don't carry this weight well and look very chubby so yeah id love to be at the lower end of 9 stone or even less depending on how my journey goes!
I've not had any issues so far, luckily very few side effects (fingers crossed this continues as i move up)
SE so far....awful taste in mouth/bad breath the day after injection. Feeling tired and achy/cold for a couple of days after injection and a few headaches. Had no constipation/diarrhea but I have two weetabix each morning so that may be helping with the constipation. Injection itself is painless :)

Hi guys,

I’ve ordered my first pen today so I’m completely new to this!
Super anxious about side effects.
My starting weight is 18st 11lb.
I had lost over 3st just calorie counting in order to have fertility treatment but I’ve put all of that back on now. My baby has just turned 1 and I have lost 17lb counting again over the last couple of months but feel like I need more of a push and help to block out all of the “noise”.

Any tips for starting would be really appreciated please!x

I've only lost 6lbs so far but have pretty much stopped snoring which DH is very happy about. Think I must have lost some inches as jeans falling down.

I started last Friday. I have had some side effects, headache the first day of job. Some constipation then diahhorea, probably as I took a laxative. I was anxious too but it has honestly been amazing so far and worth the minor side effects. I don't regret it, I've lost 4 pounds already. Food noise gone and I'm not desperate to stuff my face. I can make sensible, relaxed choices of healthy food. I absolutely don't feel deprived. Good luck! drink plenty of water..

I would simply say go for it. Take the step. I pissed around for a week between getting mine and starting, and shouldn't have.

The scales are showing I've lost 6.5lb in the first week, though I'm not quite sure I believe that since it was only half a pound on Sunday. But I have noticed less food noise, and not had too many symptoms either. I've eaten three meals a day throughout, they just need to be smaller and lighter. Also, drink your water.

Lastly, if you go out to eat, remember you may need to order something smaller! I was out with a friend at weekend, ordered bibimbap which I love, and was overfaced.

Week 2 complete and 1kg down.

week 1 -2kg
week 2 -1kg

at least 12kg to go!

3rd jab this morning, no urge to snack before dinner

Snap! Snored since I was born and haven’t snored since day one on jab 😅

Week 2 Day 6 finally stopped feeling sick!!

it’s been awful this week. Do I do 2.5mg tomorrow or drop to 1.25mg?

I weigh every day which is an old habit from noom. Helps you appreciate day to day weight fluctuations.

How funny that it's had an impact so quickly. I'm not missing my morning briefing on how bad my previous night's snoring was 🤣

Funny story...I might be going out for both lunch and dinner on Sunday! And I'm worried how to manage it. The pre MJ me (only 5 days ago) would have loved that but now I'm thinking oh no!

Is that because of appetite or worrying you'll be tempted and overeat?

If the latter, you could have a look at the menus beforehand, arm yourself with information, and make sure you're well up on the lighter options. They probably both have salad, soup or similar choices? Or if you've any control over the restaurants, you could make sure you pick something like Japanese rather than eg a carvery.

Appetite as my jab day is Fri!

Lunch will either be a 3 course set menu of roast basically, or a tapas restaurant. My mum will choose

Dinner is just DH and DC and I so I might just cook at home tbh

In that case I think I'd be trying to nudge her towards tapas! Lots of light choices there, and easier to eat just the amount you want.

Just popping to leave a message and will catch on reading everyone else’s posts in a minute. I had a flash of realisation today- I never buy “treat” foods to keep in the house because I will eat them. Well pre-mj I probably would have. But maybe normal people have ”naughty” food in their homes and - just don’t eat it all in one go. I have some nice salad dressing but as it’s all counted within my calorie limit for today I don’t need to worry about it. Because I’m not stuffing my face the rest of the time, I can have a bit of something nice and it’s fine. I would have never ever bought this before because it was “bad”.

Absolute revelation.

I took my first jab yesterday morning and I can't believe that I just don't feel hungry at all, it's like magic. I don't have an aversion to food, I feel i could eat anything i fancy, I just don't want to.

That's been exactly my experience! Took my first jab on Fri, it's starting to wear off yesterday and today though as expected

Eeek just took my first jab, I’ve been debating it since I picked it up over a week ago! But I’m wfh tomorrow so just went for it. Has anybody had any nice bonus unexpected POSITIVE side effects? Eg I saw something about how there may potentially be a link with improving depression and anxiety?

I took my first jab yesterday but due to other health issues I started with half a jab and to be honest I don’t feel any different yet apart from a shitty headache but I have chronic migraines anyway.

Yesterday I had a couple 20mg protein yogurt pots instead of a meal and today I had a Huel meal replacement shake also 20mg protein. Most the time I’m hungry but no energy to make food and I wish I’d thought of doing the protein pots/drinks before.

i didn’t binge yesterday and that might just be a better mentality but I didn’t feel the uncontrollable urge I usually would after a day of trying to function with awful fatigue and pain. So win win overall for me as I don’t remember the last time I managed to not binge.

It sounds like those of you who started on the full 2.5mg dose this week have reacted well 🙏🏼 apparently the drug has a 5 day half life so 2 days are always going to be harder but we got this 💪🏼

I don't have depression or anxiety, but I feel happy on it. Enjoying not having much of the food noise, it's improving my qualify of life.

Ps the protein pots/shake I tried so far aren’t great but they did the job of filling the hole 🤣

Really REALLY hoping this happens for me too!

Just do it!! I was so so scared of side effects. My first jab was last Sunday. I drank a pint of water overnight and didn't sleep at all well, just wide awake

I've had excessive burps and trumps, but just windy rather than gross !

I've has some mild headaches, and def going to bed earlier.

I've also lost 5 75lbs in my first week!

Tips - drink plenty if water.
Smaller portions for meals.
I've also avoided things that could potentially cause stomach issues.

DP is still away so I’m cooking for myself. I’d bought a bag of stir fry vegetables so it’s been chicken stir fry for two nights. Last night I realised that I just wasn’t going to be able to eat it all so left half the rice. Tonight, I’d cooked half the amount of rice and only realised halfway through eating that I’d forgotten to put it on my plate 😳 So, whilst I really enjoyed my dinner, I suppose that I’m just eating food for fuel at the moment.

Regarding the daily weigh ins, I do them, and log each day. I’ve always thought that weighing first thing was your lowest weight, but, by accident, I discovered that having a pint of squash and then my shower, drying hair etc, definitely a pee, possibly a poo, I get a lower weight than jumping out of bed and onto the scales. It’s almost as if my body just needs the liquid to start processing things for me, and even on the days I only pee, it can be a difference of 1/2 lb.

I saved this picture from a previous thread, I don’t know if it is the reason why, but it does act as a reminder to keep drinking fluids.

@Ally638 good question! My most positive side effect is that I'm sleeping brilliantly. I'm sleeping very deeply and often not waking up at all overnight which is amazing! No idea if it's the MJ or the change in diet but I'll take it.

Good luck for your first week. I don't have anxiety or depression, but I have struggled wiith bad mood swings since peri began. Regularly feeling low or angry for no reason.
I started MJ a week ago so its very early days for me, but I have felt really happy and calm all week. My DC have noticed and they don't know I'm taking the jab. DH does know, and he's thrilled to see me feeling so great. I hope it lasts!