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Weight loss injections/treatments

Discuss weight-loss injections and treatments, including personal experiences. Mumsnet hasn't checked the qualifications of anyone posting here. You may wish to speak to a medical professional before starting any treatments.

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What are you all eating in a day to ensure you lose weight?

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HankAndThePoodle · 29/05/2025 11:02

I don't think I am eating enough. I am currently stuck at 16stone 12 and and on quite a low dose of semaglutide as the suppression effects are working very well for me. Most days I don't have breakfast because I don't really like eating in the morning. Then I have eggs with rice cakes for lunch, a snack in the afternoon and meat and veg for tea in various forms. I don't think I am eating enough because the weight should be falling off me and its not moving at all.

drinking 2 litres of water a day so I could up that.

I am pretty sedentary movement wise because I am recovering from a back injury but I am trying to walk as much as I can.

I have never managed to stick to healthy eating for this long and feel a massive sense of relief that the food noise has been eliminated as I have realised how much of my time pre jab was spent thinking about food.

I am just really desperate to shift this weight and have been stuck at this weight for weeks. I am perfectly happy to lose 1-2 lbs a week but its currently not moving at all!

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Thelankyone · 23/09/2025 17:03

ThePinkCushionPin · 23/09/2025 16:52

Ok @Thelankyone I still kinda disagree though. I believe we have a vague but nonetheless real genetic and social (based on food we were brought up with and currently eat) set point. I think it’s been scientifically researched how the body will fight (too much) calorific reduction if it deems it detrimental to homeostasis or health, eg by reducing metabolism. I don’t think that’s, er, “bunkum” . Always love how MN so pleasant and polite in the way they preeent their differing views 🤷‍♀️

Anyway, OP, I hope this thread has been helpful 🙌.

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But that’s not correct. Even in the starvation trials. When metabolic rate decreased weight loss continued as normal

and uou see it in other areas, anorexics, hostages, no one;s body holds onto weight for a length of time, no one. So if someone isn’t losing weight they are eating too much,

ThePinkCushionPin · 23/09/2025 17:10

Thelankyone · 23/09/2025 17:03

But that’s not correct. Even in the starvation trials. When metabolic rate decreased weight loss continued as normal

and uou see it in other areas, anorexics, hostages, no one;s body holds onto weight for a length of time, no one. So if someone isn’t losing weight they are eating too much,

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Hostages, anorexics as examples? That’s more or less starvation. There will be consequences. Excessive muscle loss. Hair falling out. Teeth falling out. General Malnutrition. In extreme cases, death. Of course you will lose weight every week. Even if the body will try to fight is in various ways eg thermal energy reduction. You may end up lifeless on a stone floor but of course you will still lose weight most likely every week if you (literally) starve yourself. I find that an horrible and totally objectionable aim myself.

Puddingpiper · 23/09/2025 17:19

Woompund · 23/09/2025 16:56

How do you think she's gaining muscle when she's barely able to walk due to a back injury? How do you think muscle is made?

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I did mean more in general but I take your point maybe not appropriate to her unless she is building muscle on arm workouts if that doesn’t affect her back.

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