May Starters Thread 2 ~ heading into summer!

[SussexLass87]

Hi all...as the first thread is filling up I thought I'd start No.2

Come along to share experiences, vivid dreams, nausea remedies and celebrate eachother's successes...❤️

I am going out for meals three times over this coming weekend. Usually, I would be very pleased by this. Now I am scouring menus online looking for palatable options and trying to work out restaurant policies on children's portions for adults. As a dyed in the wool glutton this is all very strange.

Yes @BerfyTigot i did. It helped build my confidence after bad side effects but didn’t really lead to much weight loss.

@Mounraine thanks for that. Are you still suffering?

@BerfyTigot reay glad to hear you’ve had less SE!! Hoping that bodes well for you!!

Big fist bump of solidarity for all the newbies this week. How’s everyone’s first jab going?
I’m on day 3 after my first jab.
No major side effects so far. I tracked what I ate today and I’ve only managed about 600 calories. I don’t have even close to the same kind of food noise as before and while I get hungry, I stop as soon as I remotely begin to feel full. But I’m guessing I should probably aim for closer to 1000.

I did weigh this morning and I’m just over a kg down, but will stick to once a week proper weigh and measurements.

Ive seen a few posts about its ability to manage addictions and I’ve noticed a huge social media usage drop for me also (except for Mumsnet obvs!) so maybe there’s something in this!

I think I had pretty mild side effects of constipation and being freezing cold. But W1D4 either coincided with or triggered an underlying health condition. This was quite severe and frightening. I couldn't take jab 2 and then tried much smaller doses for a month until going back up to 2.5 at the beginning of May. Since then though, I haven't really suffered any side effects other than the cold.

Please may I join? I’ve been following the thread since it started, and finally took the plunge today.
I’m using a local pharmacy & after dithering all month, decided at 7am that today was the day, booked an appointment for 11am and left at 11:45 with my first pen.
Hoping for a sustainable weight loss, with minimal SE, and will be here for a while as I’ve got around 4 stone to lose,

I’ve taken my second dose now. I’m dreading being ill again, but I have half term next week. I was going to do 1.25 dose but decided to stick with 2.5.

Have you done your first dose? I left mine for a few days as just didn’t have the guts

@2old4thisshit I think you've probably done the right thing injecting the full dose. I did half dose and I've just injected the other half mid week as very little suppression this evening.

Of course, this gives me a problem if I want the full dose next week as I'll still have some left in me. I don't know enough about maths/half life to know if I'll have more in me then compared to if I had taken it as a single dose 😳

No e-mails from Asda , so think it unlikely I’ll be receiving my replacement pen tomorrow after all 😥.
Looking on the bright side,it’s now been 8 days since my last jab and suppression is still strong. Also measured this evening, have lost 1.5ins from my waist and 3ins from my hips since Friday 9 May .

@Samuraipizzacat - yes I have. The pharmacist opened it to show me how to prime, so the 30 day started ticking….
to be honest, without that, I would probably have left it in the fridge.
Plus my DH, typical man but v supportive, encouraged me to jab and stop prevaricating! He did also remind me he loves me anyway and this was totally my choice.

You can retrospectively enter all of your jabs into the shotsy app by going to the calendar, clicking each date you jabbed, and then entering each dosage. It will tell you how much remains in your system!

Edit to add: you don't need to pay for the app, if you don't want to. The free version tells you your med level at the top of the summary page.

@LessWeightKate thanks for that. Though shotsy won't let me enter 1.25 dose as it says it's an invalid amount.
I'm not too worried, just want to avoid side effects.🤞

In other news I'm now 10 days in and 3.3kg down! A lot will be water, I know, but this has shown me how much grazing I do.
Just worked it out and it's half a stone in 10 days!

Weigh in day for me after the first 2 weeks. I have lost 2lb this week and 7lb total which is great. I’m not being very patient though, I need to lose over 10 stone so at 2lb a week it’ll take years, but I know it’s healthier this way. Also I really don’t have any appetite or food noise suppression yet, so trying to tell myself this is very good going. I am just finding I am not craving the junk/sweet things and generally getting full quicker.

i have a plan which is to take the 5th dose in week 5 and see if i can get a 3.75ml dose out to bridge up to 5ml the next week, maybe I’ll get more suppression at the next dose. I’ve been very lucky with side effects, after the nausea in week one, nothing in week 2 and just a mild headache and exhausted after the 3rd jab which I took lunchtime yesterday. Long may that continue!

How strange. It just let me edit a dose down to 1.25, no problem. Apps be weird!

Day 6 today and I've weighed myself and lost 4lbs so far this week, which is amazing. Ive been stuck at this weight for 2 fucking years.

I've had quite a bit of hunger these last couple days and I'm not sure I've had a reduction in food noise, but I've had a lot more willpower than normal and my appetite is definitely way reduced. And no lightheadedness or hanger that i usually get in a calorie deficit. I've also had so much energy for my excercise compared to normal and my head definitely feels clearer.

It's weird because I feel that I'm stuffing my face because I'm often full, yesterday I ate a salad at lunch and felt I'd eaten too much because I felt really full all afternoon but actually it was only 300kcal. I don't feel that I should be losing weight

W1D6
SW 17
CW 16st 8lb

I’ve weighed in today because I need to move my next injection to a Saturday. I was so exhausted the first two days I can’t do that again and work!
My food intake has increased the past few days from nothing to eating 3 times a day which is good!
I’ve started eating soups which is bizarre as I absolutely hated them prior to MJ.

have a good week everyone!

@MsTamborineMan its so strange isn’t it!! I feel like I had a really bad day yesterday yet in reality ate so much less than would have done even on a diet in the past!

im not counting calories as just can’t bear to and am trying to have food when I’m hungry or at least 2 meals a day , to be fair I’m mostly having 3 meals or 2 & a smoothie.

just did my end of week 2 weigh in (out of sync with jabs as moved them forward ) and I’ve lost 16lb in 2 weeks !!! It’s blown my mind!!! I’m also a little freaked out tbh!! I expected a big loss week 1 with water loss but thought it would even out this week!!

I have over 7 st. (6now I guess!!) to loose so it’s a lot and I know it won’t stay at this rate!!! But I’m torn between utter joy that I’ve got below 17st which has been my nemesis for 4 years or terror that I’m making myself ill loosing that fast!!!

I feel well and am eating the healthiest I have in years. Could my body just be ready for this should I try & eat more?!?!?

I’m sorry as I don’t want to upset people who are struggling to loose we’ve all got our own journeys and appreciate my worry might be annoying if you’re stuck but 16lb in 2 weeks !! I really don’t know what to think!!!

Wow that's a great loss Seahorse!

I wonder if you could do with eating a little more? What's your protein like and how do you feel in yourself? Don't panic. Maybe a meal plan of 3 small, high protein meals could help to make sure you are getting enough?

Oh that’s so annoying! I have a coffee shop, imagine if I took someone’s money and didn’t make their coffee for three days! They’d go mad at me. It’s annoying these big companies can take the money knowing they can’t fulfill the promise. But I love your positive attitude! You sound like you’re doing great.

Some great losses and nsv on here today. It makes me slightly excited for my first week weigh in on Tuesday.

Hey lovely fellow losers! 👋

Feeling pretty low today...weigh in day and I've maintained this week.

I've worked so hard as well which makes it the more frustrating.

Wk 1 - 4lbs
Wk 2 - 2lbs
Wk 3 - 2lbs
Wk 4 - 0lbs

😕

Hope you all have a lovely weekend ahead...xx

@SussexLass87 I felt the same this week( W3) popped on the scales on my usual weekly weigh in day and I had gained a pound. I couldn’t believe it given all the effort I had put in to eating so well and getting some exercise. Your body is just adjusting to changes and I have to keep reminding myself everyday we’re in it for the long game.

Just checking in!

week 3 day 4 for me

SW 18st 11lb
CW 17st 12.2lb
GW 12st 7lb

Keep going ladies! I’ve kept my protein levels really high (92g/day) and keep drinking water too. Just a couple of things to try if anyone’s really struggling.

Terrible constipation this week though!

3rd jab today and I've weighed. Was 12stone 2 now 11stone 5 so pretty chuffed with that 😍