Late April starters - thread 2

[wlinewbie0425]

I didn’t expect to need a new thread in under 2 weeks but here we go!

Thanks for all the support everyone. I skimmed the old thread last night and we have over 80 posters (not a typo) starting in the last 2 weeks! I will work out if I can tag regular posters later but the old thread is close to full so wanted to get this up and running for Friday updates.

I think I'm going to have to go down to 1.25 on my next jab. The suppression is so strong on 2.5ml I'm struggling to get 500 calories in me at the moment.

@Sallycinnamum what week / day are you in? I ask because I struggled to eat anything for first 2 weeks, and was not even hitting 500 calories in first few days of jab..

but am in week 3 now and am finding it much easier to eat.

I know we are all different , but maybe the suppression might taper off a bit for you too?

@MsRicoletti w2d5. Maybe you're right as I've read quite a bit on week 3 hitting a sweet spot if that makes sense?

Week three has been really different for me. I was super worried about how I could sustain such strong suppression as I’m scared of hair loss and other symptoms of nutrient deficiency, and was starting to consider dropping my dose a bit before this week.

I’m quite relieved it’s eased a bit. Hope it does for you too. But you know your body best and what’s right for you x

I hesitated posting this, because it’s way TMI … but I know there are a few of us suffering with constipation , and it’s awful, so here we go.

Today I tried Glycerol suppository’s, as a last ditch attempt to poop. Very effective!!

No cramping or discomfort at all (I hate the cramps I get from senna, dulcolax etc) and very quick to take effect with no long lasting effect (so no running to the loo all of tomorrow while at work).

If anyone is suffering with constipation and can face the rather personal delivery method 🫣 I highly recommend for instant relief.

@MsRicoletti I don’t think anything is off the table on this thread! We’re all in this together, it’s lovely that everyone is being so open. There’s always someone going through similar to you. I congratulate you on a successful evacuation!

@MsRicoletti no that’s very useful , !!

@TheFoxylady well done, a great start!

@Sallycinnamum that sounds really tough, I hope you get an appetite back soon. Have you tried any nutritional shakes in the meantime? Trust your instincts though and halve your dose if there’s no improvement

Another day of eating normal meals, woke up hungry this morning ready for my breakfast so definitely not getting the can’t face food feeling others can, however my period arrived and I usually would sit and eat my cramps away this month I just don’t crave chocolate or pasta like I usually would so yes I may not be getting mad suppression but it’s much easier for me to resist eating crap ! As my blood test came back with super high cholesterol that’s given me the fear for eating saturated fats now as really want to reduce this number within a few months! I don’t usually have health anxiety but the high cholesterol is a worry , I also feel a bit ashamed like my weight gain has caused this, which of course it has but another reason to be ashamed about being fat!

I've been a bit thick 🙈
I've been on the mini pill forever. I read the warning that it could be affected by MJ but only really thought about getting pregnant, and that was very unlikely 🙄
I've started my first period in 14 years today! What an idiot, so 7 days on MJ and it's as if I've stopped the pill altogether. Never even thought about my period coming back. Ugh.
Going to make an appointment at the GP to discuss options.

I only realised I hadn’t had my usual chocolate / carb binge over this period when it was all still sat in the cupboard, my lovely wife having bought me a stash of goodies it in advance. It’s so good to feel a bit more in control isn’t it ?!

im sorry to hear you are having anxiety about your health. I think its brilliant that you are so motivated to address it and get those cholesterol numbers down , well done 🥳
my cholesterol is also tipping worrying numbers and I too find it scary.

I really hear you on the feelings of shame about being overweight. It’s so engrained in our society that fat=bad and SO hard not to internalise the shame. I feel it all the time and it leaks into so many areas of life. I find it really inspiring to hear others speaking of this, because I think when we talk about it we shrink that shame . Thank you for sharing your journey with us ❤️

keep going @StartingApril2025, you got this 🙌🏻

Oh no. Sorry about your sneak attack period. Bet that was a shock!! 😳

Just a bit 🤣
I've I only stayed on it so long because I got so used to no periods. They're such a faff 🤣

well done on those great losses @wlinewbie0425 @LordJohnGrey @verity888 @Banana34 @Florencelatsy @Catherhino @Vixs13 @Beabeautiful @SkibidiSigma @Sunshineandpool @TheFoxylady and anyone else I missed it's hard to keep up, I need a reaction button for "whoooop well done that's fantastic" so I can just click everyone's weigh in announcements and not have to try to remember then all while catching up on three pages of posts

good luck with the new job @SkibidiSigma

@Brunocatmon glad you're feeling better today

@Chunkysewist we will all be stressing about deliveries so much when we get to heatwave weather! I want a mannequin now to watch it shrink

@pumpkin oh no, periods returning is an unexpected and not at all welcome side effect!

tomorrow morning should be my next dose but I am planning to postpone for a day just because I'm a bit anxious about having side effects at work and Friday is an easier day, I'm currently still having good suppression and noise so should be fine waiting an extra day but if I find tomorrow that it has all suddenly left my system and I'm starving hungry then I'll do it tomorrow evening after work.
I'll still weigh tomorrow morning

4lb loss in week 2, Jab 3 due this evening. Not sure on total loss so far as my scales were broken when I did jab one - out of battery rather than in final protest! Based on when I weighed for the first order it's 8lb so far, but I didn't jab or a few weeks after ordering and went slightly berserk food and drink wise because I knew I would be starting it! So at least 8 in 2 weeks, probably a bit more. Far more effective than anything I have done before!

Fantastic loss. The scales aren’t moving much yet for me this week but i can see a visible difference in the mirror on my stomach pouch. If i breathe in really hard now and look down i can see my nu nu, couldn’t before 😂

Hi everyone,
Just checking in on W2D4 - everything seems to have slowed down already! After a 6.6lb loss last week, I'm only on 2.2lb so far this week. I did go out on Saturday night and delayed my jab by one day but seemed to maintain over the weekend. Bit gutted at a slower week, as I've still been having the same number of calories and meals as last week. I definitely feel hungrier this week too, which I'm a bit gutted about too. I'm eating smaller meals than I was before but I'm not sure if the lack of food noise is because I've preplanned every meal and snacks.
Constipation is still the bane of my life, despite eating 6 prunes a day (no matter how much they make me gag), so I'm going to try the glycerol suppository - thanks @MsRicoletti!

Congrats to everyone on the fantastic new losses posted, big, small and non-scale! Really wish we had a celebrate button as well as thanks, as it’s so hard to scroll while replying on the app to tag names. We are doing amazing at this and it’s only the first few weeks!

also thank you to@ymemanresuand @MsRicolettifor making me snort with laughter before the day even begins with your tales of new visions and alternative inputs 🤣 love this thread.

this is my one day overdue jab 3 day but don’t feel much different to yesterday or in danger of hitting the fridge/biscuit tin yet. Just need to get this work thing out the way and get my next dose in me!

Morning.
Great to hear about everyone’s losses, whether big or small.
W1d6 for me. 1.1kg down so far. Not a huge amount, but good considering how easy this week has been. I have had some side effects, but nothing awful. Just a low level headache and slight nausea. Amazingly, I haven’t had a single snack all week and my booze intake is down a lot.

Im going to take my 2nd jab tomorrow-a day and half early- as I want maximum suppression over the weekends.

Well done to all the losers - whether it’s coming off slowly or quickly, we’re in better positions than when we first injected 🎉. Injection number 3 later today - 2lb off this week, 3lb in total since dose 1, although I feel that’s willpower alone. Have ordered 5mg pen as still zero side effects, good or bad, from 2.5mg.

And thanks to @MsRicoletti for the suppository reminder - I had some buried upstairs…2023 date on them but they did the trick 😂

W3D3 here. Not been great suppression so far this week but I don't think my appetite has been fully unleashed yet. Sheer will power kept me out of the kids kit kats last night though. I hope there is a chance the suppression comes back for week 4.
Well done on the losses so far everyone! I weigh in tomorrow 🙏

My next jab is arriving today but will need hiding in the fridge. I figured amongst the veggies is my best option, teens will never look there but what can I put it in? It needs a disguise. Any thoughts?

remove pen from packaging, wrap in tinfoil and pop into an empty box from a tube of tomatoe puree or similar. I read all this on another thread!

Ive done the tinfoil and slid it under the unused egg rack then a wedge of Parmesan in the top door thing of my fridge. As not eating pasta any more that Parmesan will be there a while and no one else bothers with it!

I did have it in salad drawer for a few hours then moved in a panic after reading they can freeze and popping a thermometer back there - it’s borderline below 2C at the back of my old fridge’s salad drawer.

Great idea about the tomato puree box! I'll go hunt now to see if we have one! Thank you!

Bloody medexpress… they told me to order as massive delays , but it’s been dispatched already. I only ordered it yesterday afternoon !

so annoying as I need to be in to recieve it and I’m out with work all day. Will also have to hide it in the fridge 😕