January 2025 Starters Thread 9!

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Time to check in losers!

Just as a thought @bluelimes, @Therealmetherealme and @myladyjane , I don't know if any of you are using Voy, but with them you can message a coach (you pick one at the start) or arrange a video call with them which might give you another outlet for the frustration? They are one of the pricier providers but their support is excellent. I have had a few video calls with my coach but not for a while because I don't feel I need it at the moment. I've tried moving away from Voy and got my last pen elsewhere but I'm actually going to switch back I think because I find their app and food analysis really helpful.

NSV for me today, I went and bought a couple of summer dresses so I have something to wear in work tomorrow and they are a size 14! Thats the lowest size I ever get to because I'm big and broad so that feels really good. 😊

Nsv for me 3 people have commented on me losing weight in the last 2 days! Xx

Man I am struggling with this heat. It’s making me feel wretched. I feel sickly, weak and I just want to sleep and sleep. My brain has completely shut down. I need to move to the arctic circle.

Feeling your pain @Polkadotdash ; really annoyed that the always cold feeling from the mj disappeared a couple of weeks ago. Thinking of upping my dose just to get that back! 😂

Interesting how the heat affects us differently too!

Even without MJ I am permanently cold and in winter I practically hibernate. I can barely move.

It has been about 25 degrees here and I am still wearing a light jacket when out, and cosying up under a blanket on the sofa. I am feeling far more energetic though. I feel invigorated by the warmth.

Off to Heidi Land on Sunday where I believe it’s 32 degrees? I will take my jacket off for that!

I was a bit worried about the dizzy spells whilst abroad, so I injected the same dose again this week rather than going up. I think I am on about 9mg. I will be injecting a day late when I return so I will probably go to the full 10 dose then.

@BlueLimesI am definitely in the grumpy middle aged lady squad. Why can’t I lose weight from my front?!

Enjoy the sunshine while it lasts!

Weigh in and jab day

SW 101 kg (15st 12)
CW 83.3 kg (13st 1)
GW 70 kg (11st)
loss this week 1 kg
BMI has gone from 30.9 to 26.7

Very very close to getting to several milestones - 3 stone loss then 20 kg loss. Hopefully in the next 2 weeks I'll get there.
Moving up to 10mg last week has really prompted some movement so hoping this dose carries on being so effective for a while.

Not looking forward to the heat today and tomorrow, thankfully we live in a very old house which is always cold- nightmare in winter but a blessing on the rare days of 30+ temperatures.

@MJallthewaysupprt via the prescriber is a good idea, I didn’t think I needed it and I’m hoping to go it alone soon, but maybe that’s a vote in Ousks favour (do Voy do maintenance? ) for the maintenance plan

I believe Voy do do maintenance now. I haven't asked them about it yet as I'm still many months away from needing it.

@BlueLimes 2 days in, no calorie tracking...(Apart from in my head) I don't have breakfast at the moment. It makes it much easier to have less cals at the start of the week, and then soak them up later in the week with a few glasses of fizz, or something else if I want it. This keeps my weekly average within range. I didn't lose last week and my average was 1300 - highest in months. So, looks like I've found my level. Although, I also didn't drink a lot of water, eat very healthily etc.

Hi everyone, checking in after a while! I had a couple of weeks of not losing (which feels like a good thing as I was really panicking about the speed of loss and my awful skin), and at today’s weigh in I’ve lost 2lbs, which I’m surprised at tbh as I was at a festival eating burritos and pizza for 4 days 🤣 but I’m glad to have had a little pause and then another loss, and it’s tipped me into the 11s which feels amazing.

SW: 16st 1.8lbs, BMI 37.6
CW: 11st 13.2lbs, BMI 27.8
GW: 10st 10lbs?? BMI 25ish

I’m quite excited to be so close to 10 points off my BMI - that feels momentous.

I’ve decided that instead of worrying too much about the speed of loss, as it does seem to be slowing down a bit naturally now, I’m just going to focus on really building muscle. I’m loving the gym (for the first time in my life) so am going to throw myself into that and try to ignore the fact that my bum’s peachiness is somewhat ruined by gravity’s effect on the loose skin at the bottom of it 😭🤣

Am sticking at 3.75mg for the foreseeable.

The festival has really cheered me up about my body and bodies in general. It was one for queer women, and I’d never been before. Being surrounded by so many hundreds of other lesbians who all look so different, strong, beautiful in their own ways has done something good for my brain in reminding me that there’s no one acceptable way to look. It also reminded me that when I’m attracted to a woman, it’s only about 10% looks, and 90% character, charisma, conversation, wit, intelligence etc! I felt freer than I have in ages, so cheers to the beautiful queers 🎉

Week 23 weigh in. I can’t report a loss this week as i was on hols but I’ve dropped 1.4lbs since my week 21 weigh in. It’s not jab day but I’m going to work back to a Friday jab.

SW - 11st 5lbs. BMI 28.2
CW - 9st 3. BMI 22.9
GW- 9st BMI 22.3

NSV one of DS2s colleagues told him I was looking skinny and asked him how I’d done it. Good lad told her I was living on soup and sandwiches 🤣

On the negative side the sulphur burps and diarrhoea is back again!!!! I’m getting a bit fed up now. 5 months with no side effects at all then this last month has been really random. I’m at the tail end of a 6.25mg dose and today’s level is estimated to be 4.34mg so I’ve no clue what’s going on.

Good luck everyone

Morning all - trying to post a bit less on purpose to loosen my MJ obsession and focus on life. Every other day is a bit less right?

Congrats on all the NSVs! And let me know where to add my signature on the strongly worded letter of complaint for those unfairly plodding.

Weight today is back in the 60 zone at 60.9kg according to juniper. It had been a steady climb upwards since the weekend but a small dip down this morning which is reassuring.
I’m feeling a lot more energised on lowering the dose to 4mg, no dizziness this week, and my eyes are brighter too. Such a small change in dose feels like a big effect. Not more hungry, but appetite suppression has eased a fraction so it’s slightly easier to eat more.
Yesterday was a good mood day and had lots of laughter. Went out for a team lunch, had an ice cream and a cookie (double treat!) and then team drinks. Came home to a lovely steak cooked by DH. I think I’ll stay on 4mg for the next jab.

Jab last night, weight in today. I mean it was a loss. Just over a lb I think (period last week so didn’t weigh) and I was 2lb down from my last weigh in about 10 days ago.

i know this is fine. I know this is good. I know I am middle aged and short so this is what I should expect. I know the mj is making it loads easier. But you know. 5lb in a month feels bloody slow.

that said, I’ve stopped counting weeks. I have some goals but they are only fairly vague - I’d have liked to have got to 3 stone on this pen but that’s still 4lb away and I have 2 shots left so unlikely to happen I think, especially as I have my little op next week and will be on the sofa for a few days.

i don’t have a goal weight - I am about 3 stone from a healthy bmi which feels so unlikely but only 2 stone from a bmi I spent years at where I was healthy and happy and sustainable. I think I may aim for that (it’s about bmi 27) then start to slowly look moving back down doses and going with the flow - if I get lower great and if I don’t but have good fitness/health markers that’s ok too. If I think like that then I can be fairly zen about the whole thing.

still not quite at the full 7.5. I think I will be next week but suppression still fairly good, easy to keep on track and side effects still a bit nasty for the first few days. Possibly a high dose may kick start something but I can’t risk it side effect wise yet.

@whyamisuddenlygettingolder what a lovely lovely post. So pleased you had a great time.

Am at another sticky point, it seems - been hovering juuuust under 60 kilos for a few weeks now. Had holidays as well, and several work dinners and lunches, so not too upset.

@myladyjane glad to hear you're more zen. Yes, it's about health and how you feel, not the numbers.

Lovely post @whyamisuddenlygettingolder !

@Zempy where are you going to? 30 degrees here today which is nice, but 36 predicted for Sunday gets a bit hot for me. So much more pleasant though when there's less natural insulation on the body!

@myladyjane happy, healthy and sustainable looks like a great goal.

I know that seems slow compared to some people’s losses, but believe me, I’d kill for a steady 1lb a week loss - my average month’s loss is 1.5lbs. So it could be worse! We’re all different and we can only go along as fast as we do.

PS I know I sound philosophical and accepting about all this, but believe me, I’ve had rages and tears about this at various times!

@HeidiNotSoHeavy I am going to Strasbourg for work. I am hoping to do the sights as my hotel is central. On my last day I booked the latest flight possible so I can try to get the train to Colmar and back and have a wander around there.

Really looking forward to spending time in such a beautiful place 😍

@0ncemorewithfee1ing I hear you.

I'm quite fed up with it all tbh, cba to post here much either as my journey is completely boring me! I expect that the heat will be the reason for gaining that last kilo.

Not sure whether to increase to 7.5mg this weekend as I haven't had any worse side effects moving up to 6.25mg.

I had a 'big' food day yesterday which included a small glass of wine - still only 1250 calories, I mean how ridiculous is that combined with the fact that I am averaging 950 calories a day and not losing at all.

Look at this 😡...

ah yes you mentioned it some time ago, didn't you @Zempy
Both Strasbourg and Colmar are lovely. I really like the smaller villages as well, like Riquewihr or Ribeauville, but might be challening to do all that in one day.

Well done to everyone who is still plodding on. Well done to all losing and well done to all those maintaining.

I haven’t posted for ages. Lots of stuff to deal with in my private life. This has impacted on my food intake and unsurprisingly has meant I’ve lost weight without even trying.

My mood is all over the place but that’s because of circumstances not MJ.
I’m on my second pen of 7.5mg and I don’t think I’ll need to go any higher now.
If I’m honest I can’t wait to get off it.

I think I’m having some kind of body dysmorphia at the moment.
I know I’ve lost weight and can see I’ve lost weight but I still feel fat.
Maybe I’ve been fooling myself for years that I looked “ok” when in reality I looked huge.
Either way it’s depressing and another unwelcome side effect of losing weight.

Good luck to all going forwards.

SW 196lbs
CW 144lbs
GW 133lbs

It’s very odd, but I find I weigh less after the weekend - when I’ve had a little more food - than I do after a couple of very low calorie days. I am not saying that’s a trend - for me or anyone else - and it’s certainly baffling, but worth keeping an eye on @TomorrowPenny ?

I think it just takes a few days for any calorie restriction or excess to show. What I mean is that if I eat more on Saturday, body needs some time to convert the calories into fat, so I won't see the weight gain on Sunday, but maybe Tuesday - and vice versa.

@myladyjane that sounds like a very sensible & philosophical approach to take. I know that I also need to think long term and so need to not get depressed when the losses slow down or even stop. Hopefully it's just a plateau and the body adjusting itself. Whatever happens hereon in I'm several stone lighter than I was and feel so much better for that and not wanting to throw the towel in, which is definitely the mj doing its thing. Got to keep plodding on!

@TomorrowPenny whatever happens now you're still more than 2 stone lighter than you were when we all started which must feel better? So long as the side effects aren't too bad and you can afford to keep going, I'd stick with it.

@whyamisuddenlygettingolder your festival experience sounds wonderful and I bet you joyously danced all those burrito calories away! 💃

Hope you have a wonderful trip @Zempy !

about mid way through this journey, I got myself the body composition scales with the handheld measuring thingy, supposed to be more accurate.
My fat percentage is not in the 'normal' range for my age, it's 'low'.
and my musle mass is as of today, not high but 'very high'.
So to all the 'OMG you'll lose all muscle' doom-mongers, I would just like to say: ha.