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.

@MamaBanana12haha! You’ve really given me a giggle.

@Pipsballoonthat sounds like MJ side effects to me not food poisoning. Sorry to inform you but what you described in every way mimics the side effects I experienced for 3 weeks. unless you ate something which was obviously dodgy or is a ‘classic’ for food poisoning I think those were MJ SEs.

A loss is a loss 🤣

I'm hoping for similar, I'm 1lb off my first stone so chomped down a couple extra dried prunes and apricots today 😂

Honestly nothing was working for over a week and short of surgery I just needed it to leave me🤣

Yeah I thought it was funny until its 12houes later and every wee has a surprise guest still 🤣😥😥😥😥😥

I’m W3D5 and I don’t know what’s gone on with me this week I’m starting to question if I injected correctly. I normally feel sick on a Monday after the Saturday night jab but this week felt sick on Sunday and grand Monday but eating all round me Tue til now things which I haven’t touched in week one and two like choc etc. has this happened anyone else? Xx

good luck for your surgery and wish you a speedy recovery

in the directions it states (and on all websites that prescribes the jab) that if you miss one dose you can continue to the next one , but if you miss two doses or more you need to start over on 2.5 mg

if you are on 2.5 mg prior to surgery I would suggest to do another pen on 2.5 after that would also help your body adjust to both recovery and the jab

you can also ask your prescriber though what they suggest but especially as you have not been very long on the jab I think it would be risky increasing with a gap after 2.5 (I’m saying that only because of my own experience the 5 mg is some very strong for me with very strong suppression and I didn’t even have the full dose )

For me suppressions and food noise only lasted 1 day w3 and w4 but I also didn’t have any SE those two weeks , I also lost less then a pound combined both weeks

Thanks bipalos. I already ordered my second 2.5 pen as up til now felt good on it but thinking I should have gone 5mg. What week are you now and did things go back to the same as week 1.&2? Xx

I’m on w5 first w of 5mg but had some leakage so not sure how much of it I got but for sure was more then 2.5 mg . Suppression is just like first week of 2.5 this week but on 2.5 it lasted until Wednesday first couple of weeks and still here now (I jab Sunday’s) . I couldn’t eat properly first two days but since yesterday I can handle small meals
I had no SE this week but on TOM and that’s a heavier one then usual
I’m expecting a bigger loss this week (2lb so far) but expecting more by the end of week when TOM finishes when I normally loose 2-3lb water weight so hoping for a big one to compromised the last couple of weeks fingers crossed

@MamaBanana12 that did make me laugh but poor you.....sounds like you've had a full exorcism and will be fully "cleansed" soon 🤣.

@Fatmumslim01 so far I've had instant suppression with 3.75mg which I've never had before, normally suppression was about 48hrs after the jab or in weeks 3 and 4 I didn't really feel like I had any. But literally a couple of hours after 3.75mg and I had full suppression. I've just had a chicken salad wrap and an apple for dinner and have struggled to finish it but I know I need to eat. No other side effects so far.

I have had a couple of NSV’s tonight. We’re going out to dinner tomorrow night and I was trying on a few things to try to decide what to wear. I pulled out a dress I love but have always had a problem with one sleeve as it’s cut around 1/2 cm narrower than the other and I kept having to adjust it to sit on my arm properly (it’s short sleeved).

Tried it on this evening and my arms have slimmed down enough to have the material on both arms now loose. My kettlebell exercises and losing weight are having an impact! I’m also going to be able to wear a gorgeous bra with the same cup size as normal but is more plunging (so more chance of overspill) that I’ve not worn for years.

@needtolose70lb what an amazing result!! My SW is 17st 2, so inspiring to see soneone similar doing so well. I've had good losses was 1 - 3, but feel it may be slowing down for me now - weigh day Sunday so time will tell. I'm going for the golden dose Sunday, hopefully will manage 3.75 as a stepping stone.

Thank you! I’m working hard at getting my steps in and sticking to a calorie deficit with a focus on protein. I’ve tried those steps before but it’s all been willpower and a battle. So far, this has given me the mental space and quiet to just do it and the weight has come off. I am surprised that I seem to be doing the opposite of most and just losing a little bit more each week than the one before rather than having massive losses in the first couple of weeks and then stalling completely.

good luck! I know what you mean, jts nice to have other people in a similar weight position as me so I will look out for your posts, too!

It was injection day 7 for me today, I started 27th Feb, but snuck in on this thread.

I’ve lost 16.5lbs so far.
I lost 3st last year on a VLCD, but couldn’t get the momentum to continue.

SW: 13.6st
CW: 12.42st
GW: ? I’m not sure. I’ll be 53 next month, I’m worried that if I lose too much, like I have previously, I might end up looking scrawny. So, I’m going with the flow.

one thing I have really enjoyed this week is my lack of chins (plural), I think I only have one now! I’m also fitting into clothes I didn’t think I would until the summer, so it’s definitely coming off, I think all over.

Hi how much will you try to withdraw on the golden dose for 3.75? Or do you just mean when you start your 5 pen?

morning all

congrats on the losses - even (especially?!) the prune related ones 😂

been a month now (week 5 day 3) and a total loss of 6.3kg

sw - 82.6
cw - 76.3
healthy weight for height 66.4
gw - 54

Still waiting to be able to really see the difference but I think I can perhaps see a bit in my face.

NSV though … did a ridiculous caving / zip line challenge with my teenage son last week. And even though was obviously still very chubby it did feel better for knowing I am now in charge and won’t be overweight forever

a slight side note though - I have been on a diet / assumed I was overweight for my whole life. I am 45 now (and obvs actually v overweight)

When I look at the target weights and healthy range there have been some times in my life I have been ABSOLUTELY FINE. What a bloody waste of energy. I hope with these drugs etc available and this generation of young people things will perhaps be a little kinder on young women growing up

Hi everyone,

End of March starter here, due to take my third dose this weekend.

have started reading through some of the posts, but just wanted to ask when is the best time to weigh?
I’ve been weighing every day so far but think I’m getting a bit obsessive about it so want to go back to weekly weighing but do you weigh before or after your dose?

Morning all,

Week 6 weigh in:

Start weight: 13 stone 6.5lbs

Current Weight: 11 stone 13.0lbs

Loss this week: 2.7lbs

Total loss: 1 stone 7.5lbs (or 21.5lbs)

Absolutely thrilled with the loss and feeling good. Brilliant to be into a new stone bracket! I’m a teacher and today is the last day of term for us (I know a few have already been off this week), so two tough weeks coming to as it’s much harder to stick to calories when out of routine, days out with the family, Easter treats etc! But I’m feeling motivated and hoping my suppression will help me through.

Jab 7 tonight, I’ve got tonight and then next week on 2.5mg and then I have a new 5mg pen in the fridge ready for after that.

Happy Friday everyone!

I asked the question on this board, and was advised that 0.6ml is a full 2.5 dose, 0.9 is 3.75.

I weigh Sunday mornings, but jab Sunday night. No particular reason other than it's better to weigh first thing every time to minimise fluctuations from food, water etc and I jabbed in the evening the first time thinking I'd just go to bed if I felt ill.

End of week 2 weigh in:

SW 110kg
CW 105.7kg
TW 80kg (then see how we go)

I jab in the evening so worst of any side effects are overnight. We have had a pretty full on week with it being Easter holidays and my sleep habits have been dire so that needs to improve next week along with drinking more water.

I’ve found as well as suppressing my appetite I’m not bothered about drinking either. Has anyone else found this?

@Puddingpiper do you mean drinking in general, or alcohol? I am drinking SO much more water , but my verging on problematic wine habit has disappeared. Which I'm very grateful for.

Drinking in general I’m not thirsty at all

Hi all! So I've just ordered the 5mg pen with pillsorted (it was the cheapest!) Had to submit videos and it was all a bit of a hassle but done now. Hopefully will be approved.

I'm wondering if anyone buys more than one pen at a time? I'm considering also buying a 5mg pen from medexpress (who i started with) as a back up. Also because I have the money for it now. Does anyone else do this or is it a bad idea?

Thank you I may try that as I have just ordered my 5mg pen but still have 1 x 4th dose and the golden dose on my 1st 2.5 pen left 😀