May Starters Thread 3 ~ Onwards & Downwards!

[SussexLass87]

Roll up, roll up...thread 3 for the loveliest bunch of losers!

"Onwards & Downwards" has become our little motto for the days when it all feels a bit tough and that wine / chocolate / cake looks a bit too bloody tempting.

Lots of love,
Lass x

I have lost between a human skin and a grass strimmer! 😄 Who knew!
Third thread on my third jab, how apt!
Thank you @SussexLass87

Me too. The human skin makes me a bit 🤢 and I’m sceptical about the weight of a strimmer. Ours is really heavy. But it’s petrol, so perhaps that’s why? Getting very overwhelmed by this!
ps , I’m intrigued as to why you’re planesick!

@Fatrosrhun many years ago, in my youth, I travelled a lot! At one point I was sick of planes and airports and being herded like cattle. So I became planesick. Now I prefer a roadtrip, love driving all over Europe...but I haven't become carsick! I much prefer being master of my own destiny when travelling.
What's the story behind your username?

To be honest I name changed in a rush when I first joined this thread (got a few Mumsnet friends that I haven’t told..) and I can’t remember why I chose this. I don’t really like it, I ought to change again before it sets!
I used to be cabin crew and wondered if you had been, that’s kind of why I asked.🙂

Oh my word - I had a similar conversation today re my pup. She just lies on the sofa, objectively doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING and I'm cooing over her telling her she's the best thing on the planet.

Yet, I don't show myself the same kindness. Bonkers.

I saw a clip of Caitlin Moran the other day saying she hadn't realised how unkind she was to herself until she got a dog and showered it with praise all day long.

I did google it and think it is about 525 the one I had so I’m still feeling righteous 😇

I’d definitely inject the extra! Will be a ramp up to your 5mg next week.

@AccidentalPrawnYouFool Yesss! Sounds great to me.

@SussexLass87 Maybe we can start small and let folks on the thread know that they are fluffy and wonderful today. Just every now and again. And I might also thank people for not biting my nose. It's the right thing to do.

Ah didn’t spot we started a new thread so just posted on the old one! Nevermind

Just ordered my next dose and requested for 2.5mg
im off work for two weeks but had to go in work yesterday… it sucked out all my energy and positivity… No wonder if eat to comfort myself…. Id like to find a job that involves going around my garden, looking at my plants and drinking coffee with my friends while walking around….
still losing very slowly…. But steadily

I took my 3rd 2.5mg jab yesterday . The only SE I've had is headaches which I think is due to not drinking enough.

I've only lost 2lbs to date , but I've lost 2in off my waist!

I think I need a higher dose. I can feel some suppression and yesterday I left some cake as I couldn't stomach it. Unheard of for me! I started this in the middle of a very stressful event (mother nearly died) so my focus hasn't been on dieting. I am going to put more effort into that this week and see what happens.

W3D2 so 2 full weeks on the magic MJ and am 8lbs down 😱😱

Sometimes get a bit gahhhhh when I think about how far there is to go (like 9 stones worth lol) but I know it will be 100 times easier doing it with the magic juice than just sheer willpower which has never worked before!

I think there’s quite a lot of us on here that will be hitting the magic 4 week mark this weekend, me included. I hope everyone is seeing results, no matter how big or small. Here are my losses:

W1 4lb
W2 3lb
W3 1.5lb
W4 2lb
Total loss 10.5lb

The weight loss has been slow and steady but the main thing is I’ve had no side effects. It will be interesting to see if that changes when I move up to the next dose. I’m due my next jab today but am not moving up to 5 yet. I’m going to count the clicks and take 3.75 and see how I get on in the next week. If all is well, I’ll move up to 5 next week.

I’m hoping for a little more suppression on a higher dose as I’ve still been getting hungry and able to eat normal meals. It’s just been easier to make the right choices as a lot of the usual food noise has disappeared. I’m still amazed at how this has happened. I feel so much calmer and not having a battle of wills with myself to stop myself eating rubbish most of the day.

Exactly a kilo off this week so 2lb whatever decimal places it is. Pleased with that as I wasn’t particularly focused over the long weekend! I’ve actually done a meal plan for this week so we’ll see if that makes any difference. Third jab today.

I love these threads. Feeling a bit uffish - hit the wine too hard last night and I’m now cross with myself. I’m nearly at the end of week 3 and had big losses for the first two weeks, but I am now worried I’ve gained weight this week (Half term. Lots of eating out, although I’ve been very sensible with choices). I had a similar experience to @SussexLass87 - went to a cafe with wonderful cakes yesterday - I didn’t want any but oddly felt really down about it, instead of being pleased. I just feel very flat and need to snap out of it. I suppose I’m missing the celebratory side of eating - that feeling of ‘come on, let’s go out for lunch and stuff lots of chips down our necks and have a pudding because it’s the holidays - whooo-hoooo!’ And like @SussexLass87 I realise that this is why I need the jab in the first place!

@DidILeaveTheGasOn - really sorry to read of your plight on the old thread. Can you treat yourself to some really nice smelling soap and new flannels, take a chair into the bathroom and wash with warm water in the sink for a bit?

Definitely agree with not getting much of a dopamine hit from food and drunk anymore... which feels wierd but obviously why I needed this in thr first place!

Just need to find something else to give me that "whole plate of chips and kebab" type buzz now 🙈😅😤

Week 4 weigh in and jab day this evening. Will be doing the golden dose.

Lost 1lb this week so 12.6lbs in total. Staying on 2.5mg, low and slow for me. No side effects, good suppression and great satiety which is important for me.

Checking in, thanks @SussexLass87 for the new thread.

Sending the biggest hugs to @OhPolly and @DidILeaveTheGasOn, sounds like both of you are having a tough time of it right now.

Thankfully my D&V has now stopped. Lost a massive 1.5kg the day after the worst of it, which almost made it worth it - but a big chunk of that went back on again this morning after a day of almost normal eating yesterday! 😆

I've tried knitting. It's not the same!

Regretting going with another 2.5mg pen as weight-loss has really slowed. This week it was less than a pound off. I've really been focusing on the weight-lifting (worried about loose skin, flat bum and metabolism). I know this always stalled the scales in the past, but it's still hard to hold your nerve. I need to get the tape measure out.

My clothes seem to be fitting better, even if I'm still in a 16, but yesterday a visiting colleague said she thought I'd lost weight.

HI all, I love reading all the updates from everyone else on here. Can't believe we are already on the 3rd thread :)

I just finished my 4th week, and I just injected my golden dose from 2.5mg pen. Managed to get out 0.74ml after priming, which I think is just over 3mg, this will be a small step up before I start 5mg next week.

week 1 - average kcal 1046 - Lost 7.7lbs
week 2 - average kcal 1251 - Lost 2.4lbs
week 3 - average kcal 1586 - Lost 2.2lbs
week 4 - average kcal 1208 - Lost 3.3lbs
total loss 15.6 lbs which I'm over the moon about, however I am trying to increase my calories to 1,400 per day. I do stop eating when full (i have 3 meals per day only, no snacks), so will continue to track calories until I know i'm getting enough (and it's very handy to see the protein level as well) so that's work in progress for me.

I have 3 cats, and recognise many of the things you say to your @DidILeaveTheGasOn !

It might be good to be at least half as kind to myself as I am to them - or at least half as nice as I am to DH 😆

Hope you're doing better today and that dodgy joints aren't giving you too much hell.

oh, and currently between a chihuaha and a human skin, aiming for a baby calf!

Thank you for starting a new thread!

checking in

W3 D3
SW 18st 11lb
CW 17st 10.8lb
GW 12st 7lb

hows everyone doing today?

Morning everyone!

We are currently in the car on our way to the specialist animal hospital. I'm trying to keep upbeat but DDog breathing seems a bit more affected today, unless I'm just more hyper aware.

I found the blanket she came home in when we first got her so I've bought that with us. She's currently led snoozing next to me in the car and seems relatively comfortable.

I'm due my next jab tonight/tomorrow morning. Last week I did it on Saturday morning but I may bring it back to tonight. When I was previously on MJ, I always jabbed on a Friday night.

I did a cheeky weigh in this morning and I am 3.4kg/7.5lb lighter.. but my official weigh day is tomorrow.

Not too bad for my first week and I've had a couple of treats a long the way!