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TheSpoonyNavyReader · 2025-04-02T11:47:45+00:00

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.

Yetanotherusername2000 · 15/04/2025 11:48

SmallSoupcon · 15/04/2025 11:30

Weigh day today. My mood has been at rock bottom for days now, not sure what to do, I feel awful. I have ADHD so I guess taking my dopamine fixes away is having a major effect.
I hope it improves soon, I'm making such progress with my weight loss. Reached my first stone today. That would normally give me a lift but not right now ☹️

Week 6 weigh-in
SW 14st 3lbs
CW 13st 2lbs
GW 11st

My mood is low too, and I have read that MJ can affect it. I’m just going to keep powering through for long term gain if I can, but I get what you’re saying. I hope it lifts soon for you.

28Spring · 15/04/2025 12:05

@SmallSoupcon @ @Yetanotherusername2000 does your provider give any support to help you workaround this? Just thinking if it is well known side effect there may be some supplement you could take that might help…I’m with Chequp and they provide 1-2-1 calls with them to help with side effects etc…maybe your provider might do something similar? Just had a quick Google and apparently vitamin B12 is linked to mood regulation so some people recommend taking that if MJ affecting your mood but obviously a professional healthcare provider will be able to advise better..Hope the low mood lifts soon for you both xxxxx

Flamethrowers · 15/04/2025 12:08

Yetanotherusername2000 · 15/04/2025 11:21

I think I’ll be in a similar maintenance position and was thinking oushk. Where are you moving to?

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That's the one im
moving to

Crikeyalmighty · 15/04/2025 12:08

@MJMarch25 they look like this

Fatmumslim01 · 15/04/2025 12:21

Crikeyalmighty · 15/04/2025 12:08

@MJMarch25 they look like this

@Crikeyalmighty I love that bang bang chicken. We have ready meals once a week when it's a busy night and we all eat separately and I often go for that. The m and s count on us chilli is also decent aswell

Flamethrowers · 15/04/2025 12:22

I habe a stupid question. These clicks - is that dialonf in the dose (ie you don't go all the way to 1) or is it when you push in the plunger.

GameOfJones · 15/04/2025 12:26

@Flamethrowers the first one. It's when you're twisting the pen, so you don't go all the way round to 1 which is the full dose.

Illbefinejustbloodyfine · 15/04/2025 12:29

RuthEvershedforPM · 15/04/2025 07:41

6.9 kg down today …it’s so mad to have lost so much and still have 22kg to go!

would quite like a fast forward button. Am impatient 😂

I'm impatient too, despite being 1.5 st down in 4.5 weeks, flipping amazing!

yikesanotherbooboo · 15/04/2025 12:40

hello all,weigh in day
SW 84 kg
CW 77.2 kg
aiming for mid 60s which would probably make my BMI 23 or so
on 5mg currently and no negative side effects. No feeling of fullness or reduction in my penchant for wine but no snacking at all and eating a normal dinner portion rather than a greedy woman’s portion!
I am losing really steadily which is good.I keep half an eye on my calorie intake by having a small lunch and normal family meal in the evening. No avoidance of food groups but we do eat a varied and reasonably healthy diet.
Lots of positive stories on here .

Bipaloss · 15/04/2025 13:46

Hi all , took my second 5mg jab Sunday and no SE until lunchtime today. Had no appetite at all since lunch time yesterday so basically on a 24 hour fast except a couple of spoons of protein yoghurt . Anyway lunchtime came and decided I’m gonna force myself some food (I had very cold hands and feet’s and knew I had to eat something) and made a beef patty and some salad (starting to get tired of chicken too 😅)

sat down to eat but stood up again to move place due to sun and was just about to sit down and boom almost fainted got so light headed eyes turned black and was about to fall down. Luckily I was holding the chair and could sit down safely and ate 4 prunes drank some water . Continued to be light headed freezing cold and despite not wanting the food I decided to force it all down ! Had to sit for another 20 minutes until I felt well enough to stand up so deffo low blood sugar. As now not cold anymore and feel fine

lesson well learned that when suppression is this strong is to make sure I eat something 3 times a day even if little and not skip meals when already on so low calories (even when forgetting or not wanting)

seasidehunter · 15/04/2025 14:35

Bipaloss · 15/04/2025 13:46

Hi all , took my second 5mg jab Sunday and no SE until lunchtime today. Had no appetite at all since lunch time yesterday so basically on a 24 hour fast except a couple of spoons of protein yoghurt . Anyway lunchtime came and decided I’m gonna force myself some food (I had very cold hands and feet’s and knew I had to eat something) and made a beef patty and some salad (starting to get tired of chicken too 😅)

sat down to eat but stood up again to move place due to sun and was just about to sit down and boom almost fainted got so light headed eyes turned black and was about to fall down. Luckily I was holding the chair and could sit down safely and ate 4 prunes drank some water . Continued to be light headed freezing cold and despite not wanting the food I decided to force it all down ! Had to sit for another 20 minutes until I felt well enough to stand up so deffo low blood sugar. As now not cold anymore and feel fine

lesson well learned that when suppression is this strong is to make sure I eat something 3 times a day even if little and not skip meals when already on so low calories (even when forgetting or not wanting)

I had a similar experience in my very first week. I had been conscious of eating small amounts despite the suppression, but obviously it was not enough. I was due to give a presentation at work and I could just feel that if I stood up then I was going to faint (I have form as a 'fainter' if I get too hot or my blood sugar dips so I know the signs). I delivered the presentation sat down whilst sipping a bottle of orange juice and managed to get myself feeling okay eventually.

Crikeyalmighty · 15/04/2025 14:37

@Fatmumslim01 yrs I like both of these- low calorie, high protein-I stick a bit of extra veg with it and still well inder400 cals and quite filling - I use them twice a week if dieting / counting calories because I find it easier refrigerator portion control -

Chocolatecakewithsprinkles · 15/04/2025 14:45

I've been having the arla protein yogurts, don't like the taste of plain greek yogurt no matter how many things i put in it so wouldn't be something i would sustain eating long term. I find them filling and better tasting than most personally.

TryForSpring · 15/04/2025 15:16

soupforbrains · 13/04/2025 07:32

I may have had a bit of a revelation about my side effects.

as I’ve documented in these threads a gazillion times I had violent vomiting the day after injecting every week for my whole first pen. So made the somewhat obvious decision to stay at 2.5mg but moved to splitting the dose into 2 half doses per week.

this improved things a lot and I ‘only’ had a little nausea and the stomach churning/ache but zero vomiting. Which felt like a miracle for me. I also found that on my Tuesday second jabs I had even fewer side effects.

I decided to take my next half dose a day early on Friday. Since the 3 day gap between sat and Tuesday worked well, why not another 3 days gap.

well. I think I have discovered that the side effects weren’t necessarily cause by the dose alone but by the ‘jump’ between the BIG drop off at the end of the week and then the full dose right after. These extremes were reduced by splitting the dose but then I reduced them more by keeping a consistent 3 days interval. I had absolutely zero SEs yesterday after jabbing on Friday.

im excited about this as it means that I probably can move up a dose on my next pen. For the rest of this pen I am going to inject every 3 days. Using the golden dose liquid I’ll be able to make up the ‘extra’ days. Then I’ll order a 5mg pen next time and I will very gradually increase my doses. And see how it goes.

That's interesting. I think 1 mg every 3 or 4 days might be my sweet spot.

I took a bite out of a biscuit yesterday and didn't bother to finish it. From someone who could previously binge two packets that's slightly surreal.

Flamethrowers · 15/04/2025 16:00

GameOfJones · 15/04/2025 12:26

@Flamethrowers the first one. It's when you're twisting the pen, so you don't go all the way round to 1 which is the full dose.

Thank you. I thought chat gpt was confused!

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TheSpoonyNavyReader · 15/04/2025 16:53

Hi lovely ladies,

I have done something that I never thought I would do, I have had filler in my face as the person I see for Botox now does face mapping for weight loss.

I have had some in my checks and under the my eyes so that they do not droop with weight loss, the tweaks are very small and my teen daughters did not notice they just said I looked fresher.

In other news I have finally moved IYKYK its seems that its every Tuesday now, I cant remember who it was that had prunes and laxatives and could have sold some of the house as she did not need it scared me, so I let my bowels do their thing.

I have been debating going up to 7.5ml as the suppression was wild but now its decreasing rapidly. The weight loss is also stalling.

Week 6 day 4
SW 13st 4lbs
CW 11st 6lbs

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Bipaloss · 15/04/2025 17:06

TheSpoonyNavyReader · 15/04/2025 16:53

Hi lovely ladies,

I have done something that I never thought I would do, I have had filler in my face as the person I see for Botox now does face mapping for weight loss.

I have had some in my checks and under the my eyes so that they do not droop with weight loss, the tweaks are very small and my teen daughters did not notice they just said I looked fresher.

In other news I have finally moved IYKYK its seems that its every Tuesday now, I cant remember who it was that had prunes and laxatives and could have sold some of the house as she did not need it scared me, so I let my bowels do their thing.

I have been debating going up to 7.5ml as the suppression was wild but now its decreasing rapidly. The weight loss is also stalling.

Week 6 day 4
SW 13st 4lbs
CW 11st 6lbs

Thanks for sharing I might look into it as the under eye bags a dropping by day now 🫣

your weight loss is huge well done! your are about a week in front of me but lost almost a stone more ! If your weight loss is stalling a bit I wouldn’t nessererly see that as a bad thing with such rapid loss?

tryingtobesogood · 15/04/2025 17:07

Wow well done to you @TheSpoonyNavyReader good for you.

My weight loss has been slow, 12lb in 6 weeks. I know that 2lb a week is healthy and I am feeling healthier and have gone down a size in clothes but what are those of you who have lost more doing to get a consistently higher faster loss?

TheBossOfMe · 15/04/2025 17:22

Re sagging face issue - which is real! I can highly recommend Danielle Collins Face Yoga - works absolute wonders on my slightly saggy jowls. She has different workouts for different face issues - 5 mins a day for me.

https://www.youtube.com/@FaceYogaExpert/videos

Before you continue to YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/@FaceYogaExpert/videos

CallMeStella · 15/04/2025 17:24

TheSpoonyNavyReader · 15/04/2025 16:53

Hi lovely ladies,

I have done something that I never thought I would do, I have had filler in my face as the person I see for Botox now does face mapping for weight loss.

I have had some in my checks and under the my eyes so that they do not droop with weight loss, the tweaks are very small and my teen daughters did not notice they just said I looked fresher.

In other news I have finally moved IYKYK its seems that its every Tuesday now, I cant remember who it was that had prunes and laxatives and could have sold some of the house as she did not need it scared me, so I let my bowels do their thing.

I have been debating going up to 7.5ml as the suppression was wild but now its decreasing rapidly. The weight loss is also stalling.

Week 6 day 4
SW 13st 4lbs
CW 11st 6lbs

Good for you!! I’d definitely consider under eyes just so I don’t need to wear concealer to hide the bags 🤣 once my weight is stable I’m 100% having a boob job and maybe some lipo for contouring. I’m at that point now where I’ve had enough of hating my body so bring on the tweakments 🤣

2 stone loss in 6 weights is incredibly fast, you should be aiming for 1-2lbs a week from now on, especially as you don’t want loose skin

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TheSpoonyNavyReader · 15/04/2025 17:42

CallMeStella · 15/04/2025 17:24

Good for you!! I’d definitely consider under eyes just so I don’t need to wear concealer to hide the bags 🤣 once my weight is stable I’m 100% having a boob job and maybe some lipo for contouring. I’m at that point now where I’ve had enough of hating my body so bring on the tweakments 🤣

2 stone loss in 6 weights is incredibly fast, you should be aiming for 1-2lbs a week from now on, especially as you don’t want loose skin

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I am eating what I can and the weight is just coming off, I have no control over it, just the MJ doing its thing.

I have in the past had a tummy tuck with lipo and my boobs uplifted and there maybe a little extra in there.
I still have a flat tummy now, I would only recommend having work done once you have lost all the weight been stable for a year and have finished having children.

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Justformounjaro · 15/04/2025 19:44

Bipaloss · 15/04/2025 13:46

Hi all , took my second 5mg jab Sunday and no SE until lunchtime today. Had no appetite at all since lunch time yesterday so basically on a 24 hour fast except a couple of spoons of protein yoghurt . Anyway lunchtime came and decided I’m gonna force myself some food (I had very cold hands and feet’s and knew I had to eat something) and made a beef patty and some salad (starting to get tired of chicken too 😅)

sat down to eat but stood up again to move place due to sun and was just about to sit down and boom almost fainted got so light headed eyes turned black and was about to fall down. Luckily I was holding the chair and could sit down safely and ate 4 prunes drank some water . Continued to be light headed freezing cold and despite not wanting the food I decided to force it all down ! Had to sit for another 20 minutes until I felt well enough to stand up so deffo low blood sugar. As now not cold anymore and feel fine

lesson well learned that when suppression is this strong is to make sure I eat something 3 times a day even if little and not skip meals when already on so low calories (even when forgetting or not wanting)

Have you checked your blood pressure since starting? Mine has dropped and I’m sure that’s quite a common side effect. I’ve also been getting cold so maybe that’s linked.

Lolliz87 · 15/04/2025 19:52

Back to it now, after 5 days off at a family holiday. Weighed tonight and I am 0.9 kg heavier than Friday but hopefully when I weigh tomorrow it will have come off, so no loss this week but hopefully no gain either! I was careful with food but did drink wine however my steps each day were over 10k and I was very active. Will jab last thing tonight before bed as I didn’t bring the pen with me (jab day usually Monday night so not too far behind). Fingers crossed for a loss this week! First goal was 2 stone by a holiday I’m going on in may, currently at 22 pounds off (if I haven’t gained 😂) so only 6 pounds to go in 4 weeks to make the first goal. Yay!

Amjam2025 · 15/04/2025 20:08

TheSpoonyNavyReader · 15/04/2025 17:42

I am eating what I can and the weight is just coming off, I have no control over it, just the MJ doing its thing.

I have in the past had a tummy tuck with lipo and my boobs uplifted and there maybe a little extra in there.
I still have a flat tummy now, I would only recommend having work done once you have lost all the weight been stable for a year and have finished having children.

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I would love a tummy tuck! I've lost a stone now in 5 weeks on mj but my lower stomach still looks the same. After two c sections I'm not sure I'll ever get rid of my 'pouch' without surgery!

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TheSpoonyNavyReader · 15/04/2025 20:14

Amjam2025 · 15/04/2025 20:08

I would love a tummy tuck! I've lost a stone now in 5 weeks on mj but my lower stomach still looks the same. After two c sections I'm not sure I'll ever get rid of my 'pouch' without surgery!

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I have 4 kids and 1 c-sections which were twins and they weighed 7lbs and 7lbs 4oz, my other kids both weighed over 8lbs.

It was the hardest thing I ever did, I had 4 kids under 9 and could ot stand straight for over a month but the results are amazing.

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