March 2025 Starters Thread 3

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New thread as I am sure we will fill thread 2 up by the end of today!

Welcome back everyone and well done for all the losses. Some have 5-6 stone to lose, some have 2 stone and me I have put 4 stone but looking at the BMI chart I could lose 6 stone and still be in the healthy range.

Wk3D4 here and I'm noticing some odd but very welcome side effects. Like @taylorswift1989 said, my brain is calmer I'm not reaching for my phone as much, they say MJ affects dopamine receptors in the brain don't they. There's just so much less chatter in my brain, it feels less cluttered and brain fog has gone. I just feel so much calmer and DH has noticed it too. I'm also less anxious in general and things seem to wash over me a bit more.

Also when Ive had treats I find I am really enjoying the taste of them rather than just shoving them in my mouth 😱 I had sweets the other day for the first time on MJ it used to be a daily occurrence and I really enjoyed them and was satisfied with just a few and then left them on the side, literally unheard of. I had crisps last night and they were delicious they tasted better then before MJ. So weird!

easter holidays now so I'm expecting a gain as in the holidays we naturally have more takeaway, days out and meals out etc but I'm 6 pound down in 2 weeks which is amazing

@GameOfJones I'm also going to up to 5. I'm seeing good losses on 2.5 but I'd like more suppression. I may do 3.75 as a stepping stone

Just done my second jab, fingers crossed for suppression!

Morning all.

@Flamethrowers I'm the same as you, I haven't snored in about weeks, which I think is amazing.

I was away this weekend and I was panicking about food etc but I just made good choices, but didn't really want deserts, cakes etc which I would not have been able to leave before being on MJ. I had a sneaky weigh in this morning and I'm down 3lb's this week so I'm thrilled (official weigh day is Wednesday).

So I'm starting the 5mg pen tomorrow and all I'm hearing is nightmares about it! Such as loads of Side Effects and not much losses on it. I've been very lucky with the side effects on 2.5mg as the only thing I've had is constipation but 25 ml of lactolose each morning has sorted that out and I'm going very regularly now.

Does anyone have any good stories in relation to 5mg?

I did my first 3.75 on Saturday. Very low level nausea yesterday morning then it disappeared. Great suppression so far.

I have been having the odd "treat" but nothing like the multiple treats I would have previously had every day. I got a box of my favourite chocolates on mother's day and haven't even opened them! Normally they would have been gone within a couple of days max.

Took my first 5MG yesterday afternoon and was very nervous about SE. Probably because of my nerves I was shaking when taking it so had some leakage so probably ended up having around 80-90% of it. Gonna try doing it sitting next week as it’s second weak with leak but was much more this time.

I had immediate suppression just like I got with jab one of 2.5 mg and still have good suppression this morning and don’t feel like eating.

No SE other than a bit of thirst and minor bloating

Me too and I'm (diagnosed) adhd. But I'm not sure how much of it is down to stopping coffee cold turkey (I'd have about 12 -16 espressos a day to 'self medicate adhd). No longer jittery the whole time.

5th jab today, I got the extra dose out with a syringe and so 4th weigh in. I'm exactly the same weight as last Monday which is good but disappointing if you know what I mean. That's still 10.4lbs in four weeks though which is good.

However now the marathon is done, I don't need to worry about fuelling so much. So I'm tracking today and aiming to make better food choices this week.

I've switched to Oushk and they are delivering Friday. Also gone up to 5mg from 2.5mg. I go away four weeks this Thursday and would like another 10lbs off in that time. Going to switch back to Saturday jab too so that I can gradually get to a Wed for pre holiday.

SW 190.6lbs
CW 180.2lbs
TW 155lbs

Have a great week ❤️

4 weeks into my journey. Yesterday was a more challenging day because I had a family lunch with my sister and two cousins, pub Sunday roast, which isn't exactly a light calorie option. I stuck to eating a chicken leg, the green veg and mahoosive Yorkshire pudding - left the roast potatoes and root vegetables, but that took real willpower, as did saying no to pudding!

It was a huge wakeup call for me to see them - all three of them are diabetic, and reminded me that all of our three fathers were as well, T2 diabetes. And all three of them have real health issues as a result. That's what I need to prevent - it was a bit scary listening to them talking about how diabetes and their weight is really impacting their life.

SW 10st 4.6lb/144.6lb BMI 25.7 (prescribed MJ because of diabetes risk and hideous waist measurement)
CW 9st 7.8lb/133.8lb BMI 23.7 - 10.8lb down, 40.6% of target achieved. (Still overweight because of ethnicity)
GW 8st 6lb/118lb (26.6lb total target loss, 15.8lb to go) BMI 20.9 (low BMI advised as target by doctor)

Loss by week:
W1 5.5lb
W2 1.3lb
W3 0.7lb
W4 3.3lb

Super, super pleased with that, it's a week when I had several meals out and busy at work so grabbing food on the go a bit, which can be a bit of a downfall. Moving my jab day to a Thursday definitely worked better though, I know a lot of people want least suppression at the weekend so they can enjoy a social life, but for me it's the opposite, I need max suppression on Fri/Sat/Sun so I don't undo all the good of the week.

First proper NSV. I have a beautiful pair of satin backed crepe white trousers - absolutely love them and look really elegant in them (so vain!). Last summer I couldn't even get them on, let alone do them up. I'm wearing them today for a formal work event this evening. Teeny tiny bit tight on the waist, but OMG it felt so good putting them on and zipping them up!!!!

Ooh I bet that felt so satisfying, zipping those trousers up @TheBossOfMe! I can’t wait for things like that 😃 although a couple of months ago I had a huge wardrobe clear out and I don’t think I kept any of my old smaller sized clothes 🤣🤦🏼‍♀️

@AintNobodyHereButUsChickens - my daughter might find I'm stealing back a load of clothes that she took from me because they didn't fit me anymore 😂

Good Morning

W3D1 no SE/suppression etc, I have lost 1lb without trying this week and i’m due to jab in the next hour. I’ve been ok about no weight loss or suppression until yesterday when I was sorting my clothes and suddenly felt very angry with myself for getting to this size. Now I want to see results and get the weight loss moving so I need to try to resist urges to eat sweet treats this week as my meals are always healthy.

i have clothes from size 24 down to size 12 and I’m ready to start getting back into things I ‘grew’ out of 🤣

3 nights last week I struggled to sleep which isn’t me since I was put on medication to sleep, not sure why but hoping it’s not MJ related

Hoping for some results from todays injection!

Well done to everyone persevering and those who have seen losses!💪🏼

You'll have inflammation from the marathon that'll be messing with your weight for a few days. I wouldn't put too much emphasis on having not lost weight last week and just make sure you choose good recovery foods.

Thank you. I hadn't thought of that. Def won't be getting my 10k steps today as I can barely get to the kettle!! My legs 😪

This is interesting, thanks for sharing. I was beginning to worry about my summer holiday in July. Not because I want to eat more but because I won't have a fridge and it could easily be over 30deg. I'd rather not be trying to keep a pen cool so was thinking I just wouldn't take one. I'd take a dose before I go, miss the next one and have one the day I get back. Looks like this isn't uncommon?

Well done on the marathon, that's amazing! I'm a super slow but steady runner - no way could I run that far or for that long, though!

Definitely don't worry about weight this week, as well as inflammation you'll probably retain water as your body rehydrates and repairs, so it'll be a bit of an anomaly week in all likelihood.

I was only thinking the same this morning. I'm going on holidays in July and at the moment I jab on a Tuesday morning. I'm flying out on a Thursday morning for 10 days and back on a Sunday so I was thinking of changeing my jab day for a few weeks before my holidays move my jab to Sat/or Sunday and then take another jab the morning I fly out and then skip one while I'm away and then Jab on the Saturday evening when I'm back. I don't want the hassle of having to bring the pen with me.

@EchoNova @museumum From other threads, that seems to be the common solution, and widely used with the only side effect being reduced suppression on the holiday itself.

I've been thinking ahead to my July holiday too. I'm away for three weeks where it could be over 30º and I'm moving from place to place. I was thinking of shifting my jabs about so I can inject on the morning we go and the leaving the MJ at home. This means I would be skipping two doses and then I could inject as soon as we get home. If I'm at 5mg by the time we go then I might do a half dose when we get back (and maybe a half dose before I fly?). I'm okay with not having much suppression while we're away and stalling my weight loss for a few weeks - I want to enjoy the holiday and the food experiences.

can I change my jab day and jab on day 6 rather than 7, anyone tried it?

Im going away for work so want to do wk3 tomorrow morning, 24hrs early and not have to leave it until 24 hours after as I don’t want food noise at a work conference 2 day beige buffet. I haven’t had any SE so far other than suppression.

Hi all, I've decided to stay on 2.5 for another month, I mentioned in another post earlier in the thread that my first order was with Farmeci and that they mentioned price matching, they didn't accept my price match to we prescribe for £92 but they have offered to let me have the 2.5 for £110 for as long as I stay on that dose. This info may help someone.
Well done for all the losses and for the lady that ran, I absolutely could not do that! (I'm terrible with names)

Hi ! Just checking back in. I started on March 4th, at 16st 4, currently 15st 2 , so quite happy with that. Dropped down to a size 14 too so I’m happy with that.

first jab of the 5mg today - had done well on 2.5mg, did the bonus dose from that. got the 5mg pen and started that today.

my appetite has been none existent. But worst side effect is the constipation!!!!
any tips? I need to improve my diet as I’m eating so crap. And I’ve had loads of events, too much alcohol so need to have a good April!
go on hols on May 2nd so hoping to lose another stone before then 🤞🏻

I did this. I read on another thread that in the instructions you can change days as long as it isn’t within 72 hours of previous jab.

i swapped from a Tuesday to a day earlier on the Monday and was totally fine.

Well, I stayed on 2.5mg for jab 6 and I have experienced boredom eating today (1st day of school holidays!) I haven't eaten tonnes and I'm probably around my calories for the day but i don't want this to continue for the rest of Easter.

So, I'm going to jab a day early (I need to move my day anyway ahead of May holiday) and go for 3.75mg. Roll on Friday and 🤞 I don't boredom eat until then!

Hi all,

looking for some advice and assurance . Took my first 5mg jab yesterday and as I was nervous about SE I think I was shaking when taking it,

I was trying to take the jab slower as I read this could prevent leakage at the end (which happened the previous week) did about half and then continued pressing about 80% in liquid started leaking out and a gust of liquid sprain outwards. I continued pressing about 10 % more. Afterwards i got a small bruise (very tiny) but it looks like a second hole next to it almost like I pierced trough (have no idea how that would happen) .

I have strong suppression today (compared to first jab) 0 side effect except thirst.

im thinking I would have gotten 2.5-3.5mg potentially . But if in fact it is 0 or close to it would it then be a danger to take 5mg again next week? Panicking slightly clearly and instructions say if you miss a dose to continue a week after but if 2 doses then to start over so I should be ok next week as surely some went in …?

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