Jan 25 Starters Thread 7 😱 Losing, whooshing, turtle pace - we're getting it done.

[Thelittlestranger]

New thread for those who started in January 25. 3 months in and we're still going strong 💪

I’m on week 15 day 6 today.
Took my 5th 5mg dose last Sunday - and definitely have hit this sooner than I was expecting. I’d like to titrate back down to 2.5mg in the same way that I titrated up to 5…which was over 4 weeks. Will wait and see if today is an anomaly first and then figure out whether to buy another 5mg pen or a 2.5mg pen.

Can anyone link or suggest the best syringes to buy for the golden dose? I’m going to give it a try this time. I’m a little worried I’ll feel the needle more? Is this the case? Thanks in advance

@DGonMJ you have done really well, quickly and on 5mg.

My BMI is 25.2 now so I’m really close to a healthy BMI! I don’t think I’ve been a healthy BMI since I left the womb. I started at 30.2 😃

SW 14st 7.5lb
CW 13st 0.25lb -2 (- 1st 7.25 lb total)
GW 9st 4lb

Lost the anomaly increase from last week, I think I need to check measurements again, as I feel like I’m stuck on a plateau again really, but I know there should be changes.

Ordered the 10mg for my next pen, I’m hoping that one will be good to stick on for a while 🤞.

Im a “spring color” person too, but shops are often pastels in actual spring 🤷‍♀️

I’m wondering if there is something wrong with me. I went out last and had 6 glasses of wine and a whole pizza. No suppression. Just like it was before. No side effects today. Just tired. I sometimes wonder if MJ doesn’t really ‘work’ for me. I was expecting to just eat a bit of pizza and then be too full. But nope. Ate the lot and it was huge. 😞

I think the alcohol wipes out suppression for some of us. I certainly can’t drink on MJ, I become very hungry.

@Polkadotdash i don’t have much suppression, on 10mg now and have always been able to eat but it’s much easier to eat and snacks less. Keep going, you have made progress.

It is annoying though and bloody typical that I still want to eat, maybe they’ll be a miracle with 12.5!

I'm not as hungry as I used to be when drinking now. But, I'm mindful the day after a few drinks when I'm dehydrated - I'm definitely hungrier. Then I drink a load of water and I'm not...

Went shopping for some new bras. Have gone down in the back and up in the cup 😂 So am now 34 FF 😱 Feel much better fully supported though. Also got a new pair of jeans - Levis. 27 waist. Could. Not. Believe. It. Picked up a 30 waist first.

Had a bit of a f**k it night tonight.Two more drinks than I should have had. Crisps I wouldn't usually have eaten. And scampi and chips for tea. I needed to let loose and I did. Tomorrow is a new day and I'm looking forward to some exercise and a facial.

@HeavyHeidi and @BlueLimes, it’s def weird (but fab!) being under 60kg again. I was between 55 and 60kg 6yrs ago (my pre menopause weight) and I'm glad to be back to that weight. Really unsure what my GW should be. I need to recheck BAME BMI situ. I don’t know what will happen about maintenance doses. I’m with ZAVA. I think this dose will be my last one before maintenance starts. I’ll talk to the ZAVA people this month. Really hope I can maintain this weight!! I do feel a lot better and less sluggish than I did.

I’m finding it difficult to eat larger amounts of food, so I’ll literally eat until I feel full and then stop. if I'm not hungry, I just won’t eat. I always carry an Apple and some seeds with me to nibble on though. Or I’ll have a slice of cheese on a cracker :) I’m really feeling the cold too - but that’s not really a new thing - aside from when menopause hit, I’ve felt the cold since I arrived in the UK at the age of 10!

Well done everyone on their progress!!! Can’t believe we are 4m in. I’m wearing my old size 14/16 thermal leggings and they’re baggy on me (quite funny really). I’m going to need to get re measured for bras. My beautiful Bravissimo ones are too big now (I was a 34FF).

So I delayed the jab til just now (I usually take it first thing on Friday morning), but had a lovely home cooked roast this afternoon that I wanted to be able to eat without feeling like shit afterwards. XH came over for an early Easter dinner with us, as me and the DC are going to spend Sunday at my brother’s place. I ate way less than the others did (including my 11yr old) but really enjoyed it :) we had the Easter dinner offer thing from Ocado (the one for £20) and it was yum. Plenty left for leftovers tomorrow too!

I’ll keep people posted about any effects I might have for taking my MJ dose in the evening!! Normally I can’t eat a damned thing in the afternoon/evening on the day I take a jab as it seem to just sit in my stomach for AGES and then makes me sick/nauseous. I threw caution to wind and took a 10mg (I did the bonus dose of the 7.5mg pen last week). So will keep you guys posted on that too. Really hope I can eat on Sunday - my brother does an epic roast!! I’m back to work on Tuesday (unless I win Jackpot tonight), so on Monday will make a veggie soup ready for my packed lunches. Can’t go wrong with soup :)

oh yes oyu definitely need new bras with this much weight lost. But from personal experience, don't go all crazy buying your new size, as it might still change - I now have several different sizes of too big bras 😁

For colour analysis purposes, I'm light summer. Planning a quick shopping trip this morning to see if this year caters for me - am still traumatized by the year when the only colours on shops were were black, red, brown and orange..

Resorted to a H&B colon cleanse tablet last night as I was struggling to sleep with the pain from my wind/pancreatitis. Could almost feel the painful bit moving around. More comfortable this morning though so week 15 starts here.

I’ve now taken 6 doses of 6.25mg and spotted an odd thing in the Shotsy calendar where it estimates levels. Whereas earlier on this dose the highest level gradually rose each week it is lower this week and the level falls away quicker. I found that quite odd as MJ stays in your system for 30 days I think so the highest level should rise each week. I’m sure it’ll be explained in the app - just thought it was odd

It was an anomaly! Back to 64.3kg this morning…which is still a 0.8kg loss from last week but much more on track with my graph. TBH a 2.4kg loss in one week could really only be water, I must’ve been dehydrated when I weighed myself.

So now I’m 1.9kg away from target which is roughly 4lbs, and should get to in 2-3 weeks. Which means I can order another 5mg pen with the Oushk Easter discount.

@HeavyHeidi the trauma is real. I generally find the years where there are a lot of my colours they are not my shapes. Dh is 6 4, proportionate and broad shouldered. And a man. Who really suits green and navy. So he just walks into a shop, picks stuff up in a colour that is always there and it fits and looks good. Wanker.

i am feeling smug this morning as i used my peri menopausal inability to sleep for good and got up and went swimming (actually had slept pretty well, just up early). First swim in a few months and first exercise since I hurt my back last week. Mostly had a great time and took to it like I’d never been away. It did remind me why I much prefer my outdoor swimming though. I have spared you my rant on bad pool etiquette but arseholes swim amongst us.

@jinssure I am preaching to the choir but have you tried yoga poses to shift it? I can suffer quite badly and yoga at least moves it around so it can come out iyswim. You have my sympathy though as it hurts and feels quite distressing.

@Zempy thats curious that alcohol overrides suppression. It’s the first time since I started MJ that’s I’ve been ‘out out’ drinking. I don’t drink at home so it’s probably been a month at least since I’ve had a drink.
I’m still pissed off with myself for binging on so many calories. Big family get together is next weekend. I have GOT to have made some bloody progress by then to avoid being moon faced in the photos again. No drinking for a week.

@myladyjane not specifically yoga but I do have exercises that I’m supposed to do and numerous other unpleasant methods to get things shifted. Along with functional issues I have physiological issues affecting transit and while I call it IBS for simplicity there are other factors at play. Things have been so much better on MJ but it’s not solved everything. Anyway at least it’s started to move so hopefully by tonight there’ll be an improvement.

Greetings all.

Sorry you’re suffering @Jins . Don’t worry about the odd slip up @Polkadotdash , that’s just life - it’ll all even out in the end.

I couldn’t eat my dinner last night. DC2 loved it but I couldn’t face it (regular dish here) and threw it away after I’d eaten 1/5 of it. I then had a rare pudding, a small piece of apple pie and cream.

Still got stomach pains and, TMI, dark poo. Also a bit hot flushy. It could be hormonal, not sure. I don’t think I’ve had PB for a few days as it’s back in the cupboard and not on top of it. Clearly my thought process is 🏃‍♀️to catastrophic illness 😫.

Had a genius 💡idea and my XL t shirts are in the tumble dryer! Let’s hope they shrink equally all over rather than in one direction. I could look like I’m wearing a cropped flag.

Well done on the swim @myladyjane .

Early morning swims are perfect.

What are people paying for 7.5mg abs 10mg? I’m with Voy who are expensive although it’s been very convenient. Wondering about swapping, also don’t think they do maintenance plans.

I get my 7.5 pens from MedExpress, it’s about £180 but I usually get £40 off from someone using my code so I pay £140. I don’t think MedExpress do maintenance plans either though, but I’m a long long way from having to worry about that!

Oushk are £165 for 7.5mg but there’s a £30 off first orders and always a £15 discount code for existing customers. They also have random discounts every month or so, so I’ve always had money off. The last one was £22 off for Eid and they have £18 off now for Easter so I don’t know if I should order another pen for future delivery. I have another 7.5 coming the week after next and only another stone to lose if I lower my goal, and a maintenance consultation booked at the start of June.

I’ve stuck with Oushk the whole way through as their customer service really is brilliant, and their approach to maintenance is also great.

I am with ZAVA and there is a good first order discount and then usually a discount for any order. I am probably going to get a 7.5mg this time to give me options and I think it will be about 150 ish. I think I could bring it down if I shopped around but I like zava and they are very efficient if not fancy.

I am miles away from maintenance or having a bmi under 30 though and I don’t use the support so I do t have to think about much more than price and delivery process at the moment.