Late April ‘25 starters - thread 4

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Hi everyone -time for thread 4 as we close in on 2 months on our journey!

I’ve been struggling some more with the constipation this week…..but just can’t bring myself to take the dulcolac tablets! Just eaten half a can of prunes, lots of veggies today along with my usual fybogel….cross your fingers for some movement!

Crikey all this 💩 talk! I'm the opposite and having diarrhea most days ☹️
Also still getting a reaction at the injection site, which takes almost the full week to clear, by which time I'm having another jab and starting the cycle again 🙈
Standard daily antihistamines aren't helping at all and the itch is driving me mad so think I'll have to see what a pharmacist can give me that's stronger.

Other than that everything is great 😂
Looking like either a maintain or possibly a small loss this week but it's TOTM, so not too worried about it.

Weigh-in 10 today and I'm -2lbs. Taking me to -23lbs overall.

I'll take that!

The last few days have been a struggle. After a week of high suppression my 2nd 7.5mg jab hasn't worked as well. I've been hungry since Tuesday. Proper 'eat anything' hungry.

Anyway I'll jab again today and see how it goes as it's time to order the next pen. I don't really want to go up to 10mg yet.

Sorry to hear about everyone who is struggling with 💩 I've been pretty lucky in that respect and I've not really been affected. Hope everyone finds some relief soon.

Well done on the losses everyone.

I’ve been very lucky on the 💩 front too. I’ve always been pretty regular - generally a once per day person, and MJ seems not to have affected this. If I don’t go, I eat an apple - they go straight through me! I hope those who are suffering find relief.

Weigh in day for me (W11D2 - 3rd dose of 2nd 5mg pen. I think! It’s hard to keep up now 🤣)

So in 10 weeks:
start weight 12st 7.5
current weight 10st 10.6
loss this week 1.5lbs
Total loss 24lbs (rounded up 😉)

Very happy bunny!

Wishing everyone a successful weigh-in and a super weekend x

Really great losses , and well done to everyone cracking on on the slow path (that I have also meandered over to lately).

@Crunchymum weirdly I had a few very hungry days on my second 5ml dose , it did settle. I think it was my body reacting to very very little food in the first 5ml week of mondo suppression . I hope this settles down into a good level for you.

@PumpKim have you tried hydrocortisone cream on your itch?

I had same issue and i found a routine that works. Im being extra extra over the top with hygiene when I jab - like washing hands twice, soap and water on tummy, using 2 wipes for the red seal and anything that will touch me, and then pressing the alcohol wipe into the injection site after I jab for 10 seconds (no idea, witchcraft?) and then putting hydrocortisone cream on injection site straight away and then a few times a day has almost totally resolved it.

i tried loads of things. Its likely that my ritual is absolute nonsense and my body is just acclimatised… but i keep doing it because Im scared the dreaded itch will come back if I don’t 🤪

@SassyLimeHelperare you willing to share your magic cabbage recipe? It sounds yummy , I love anything pickled!!

@Lidlbitofmonica I totally get the reluctance to take dulcolax, it gives me wicked cramps and very unpredictable ‘relief’ !! I find movicol much gentler and less scary.

fibogel works the other way for me, bungs me right up!

I POOED!!!! OH THE RELIEF!!! And it was normal, good 💩, not liquid, and no cramps or feeling washed out afterwards. Now, I can’t say for definite it was the cubes or just that it had to come out at some point, but that was 1 cube on Tuesday evening, 2 Wednesday and yesterday (1 morning and 1 evening), plus 1 this morning. Will keep on with 1 a day (recommended dose) and see if it helps keep me regular.

Well done @Crunchymum and @AbundanceofKatherines!!! 👏🎉

Yay to 💩 @Coventree 😂

Well done @AbundanceofKatherines
Maybe my maths is rubbish but your start weight and current weight looks mighty close to 2st? Woo hoo!!

Congratulations @Coventree!

I might make some pickled cabbage as well. When I do it, you heat apple cider vinegar with mustard seeds, sugar, salt and peppercorns until hot but not boiling and just pour over the cabbage in a jar.

Morning all.

Coming to you from sunny Costa dorada. So like I said last week I forgot to jab before I left for my holiday so I've been winging it all week.

I've tried to be mindful, I've stayed off alcohol, I've been to the gym a couple of times and I've had tastes of desserts rather than full desserts.

It'll be Interesting to see if I've gained, maintained or lost when I weigh Sunday morning. If I've maintained I'll be happy.

On the back of this I've cancelled my MJ subscription. I have 3 weeks of doses left in the fridge at home so im going to use those then im going to try on my own.ive done 3 months at 2.5ml.

I engaged a pt before I came away so the cost is a factor and i'm hoping she and mindful nutrition will be enough.

I'm at bit scared though.

Anyway, we'll see.

Congrats to you amazing losers ❤️ long may it continue. Ill let you know on weigh in on Sunday morning x

yay for 💩 @Coventree ! Hopefully that’s the cubes taking effect. I’ve just had a coffee and some more prunes to see if it helps…

Weigh-in day, frustratingly my interim goal was 13st, I’ve been weighing just under this all week but this morning I was 13 stone and half a pound! Boo. I blame my slow guts for holding onto that extra half pound. But I did lose a pound so a loss is a loss, all going in the right direction. 3rd dose of 7.5mg today.

I’m seriously considering a PT for when I come off Mounjaro, hopefully to keep me on track with fitness and nutrition, plus I’m actually enjoying exercise just now, Can’t afford both at the same time though!

Good luck with your 3rd dose of 7.5mg.

I'm taking my 3rd dose too this evening. How have you found it? Are you going to move up to 10mg?

Week one was very successful but week two not so good (I had a horrible headache for the first few days after the jab and then when that stopped i've just been feeling really hungry!!)

I'm going to jab today and decide next week if my next pen will be another 7.5mg or whether I will move to 10mg.

Thank you, hope your dose goes well too! Bit of tiredness and I’m really struggling with constipation (most of my posts seem to be about this, I’m realising - sorry people!) Going on holiday in two weeks on a cruise, while I’m fully intending making good food choices on it, I’m not wanting to be struggling with my stomach while I’m away, so seriously considering going back down to 5mg for it.

I can't afford both either so im hoping she'll be enough to keep me on the straight and narrow

Congrats on all the losses, weight and 💩!!

wow @Brunocatmon big decision. Hope you will keep us updated with how it feels stopping - I am beginning to get really used to my new way of eating and lack of food noise I don’t know how I will feel when I get to the stage of considering maintenance.good luck!

Of course! I just thinly slice half a head of either red or white cabbage, then cover in the juice of 1 lemon, about 30ml white wine vinegar, a teaspoon of sugar, a few sprays of olive oil and plenty of salt. Massage it all together and it keeps for 3-4 days. I'm having about 230g per portion with whatever I'm eating for that meal - with chicken breast as a salad, as a side for tacos or just a bowl in the evening for about 70cals and 7g fibre. Delicious and loads cheaper than buying loads of laxatives, as I was before!

Happy Friday all! haven’t been on much this week but have caught up on most of the posts I think.

@Brunocatmonhope you have a lovely holiday and look forward to you reporting back on Sunday.

Weigh in day for me. Only lost 1lb this week (total 23lb) but better than nothing. Definitely felt less suppression and some days felt really hungry and tempted to snack. I was also away at the weekend so ate out and drank wine. However, I’ve gone with 3.75 again today (6th week at 3.75) and if this week is the same or worse then I’ll go up to 5 next week.

I must admit with the normalish appetite back this week I’ve really felt bored of the low calorie dieting and been quite tempted to eat things I haven’t eaten since before MJ. This has scared me a bit as it’s shown me I don’t think I’m ready to maintain on my own yet.

Well done on all the losses this week and hope everyone’s 💩 gets a move on!

well done @Crunchymum @AbundanceofKatherines @Lidlbitofmonica @violetmondays

@Coventree congrats!!! 💩😂

@Brunocatmon Wow the first of us to graduate! please let us know how it goes, will be interesting to see how much appetite and food noise returns. Hope you're having a fab holiday

I've been feeling a bit yucky today, I ate too much dinner yesterday and been feeling quite nauseous. I didn't go over calories for the day, just had a busy day and didn't eat and then tried to eat too much at once. I have learned from my mistake and will not be doing that again, gotta make time for breakfast and lunch!
Tomorrow is my 10th jab, not feeling very hopeful about weigh in, I've not done as much exercise this week due to struggling with the heat

Does anyone know where to get replacement needles for the pens from? I’ve checked online but I can only find them in massive packs of 100 - I don’t think I’ll need more than 10 so seems a bit of a waste. If anyone can link me to smaller packs I would be grateful. Thanks

Hi everyone, weigh day for me today - 2lb down this week, still 2lb to go until 2 stone - it feels agonisingly slow at the moment, but trying to see the bigger picture. My mini goal is to hit 2 stone before my holiday in 3 weeks, but hopefully I'll lose a little more.
My BMI is 25.9 now, having been 30 in April, and most of my clothes, especially trousers are hanging off me. I tried a bikini on last night though, and still felt repulsive - probably the horrendous lighting in the shops, though! I suppose it takes longer for your mindset to catch up and see the changes.
It's so lovely to have this thread to be able to pop in and talk openly to people on the same journey. In the spirit of openness, 😂 my cabbage salad continues to do wonders for constipation! What a relief to be able to actually go without having to take so many medicines! I thought my bowels had just gone to sleep completely.🙃
SW - 13st 4lb and 5ft 6
CW - 11st 6lb
GW - 9st 10lb
Onwards and downwards!

Hey all! Happy Saturday! I'm still chipping away. I've lost 19lbs so far, currently still on 5mg considering moving up to 7.5mg on my next pen. It's actually been ordered but I might just count clicks to 5mg if suppression is still ok. We go away in 2 weeks. I'd like to have lost another pound by then but I'd love a couple more to break into the next stone bracket.
Well done everyone on your losses and NSVs!
@Brunocatmon please keep us updated on how you are doing without the MJ when the time comes. Do you have much more to lose?

SW 17.7
CW 15.6
WK 11 loss - 2lb

So I weighed last Sunday after we got back from sunny (actually unbelievably hot!!) Spain and I’d gain 4lb - I’ve decided ‘plane gain’ is a thing!!!! The suppression had been massive while we were away (hubby doesn’t think I’m eating enough) we’d walked miles and I’d literally sweat my tits off for a week!!!!!!!!
Anyway the 4lb is gone plus another 2lb - so I’m happy with that and I’m declaring ‘plane gain’ is definitely a thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have a great week everyone!!!
Keep those losses coming, the NSV and of course happy 💩!!!!!!!!

W11 D3 and I have my first experience of sulphur burps 😬 Weird as I’m on my 7th dose of 5mg and barely ate yesterday due to work and domestic commitments. Off to hunt for DH’s peppermint capsules (prescribed for IBS).

NSV - my mum said to me, “you’ve lost a lot of weight.”

Happy Saturday!

Day 1, week 11. I stayed the same this week. Still 94.3. I know why, sweet things have crept in from dds birthday . It’s my birthday tomorrow so it may be tricky for a few days yet. Think I will go to 7.5 for the next pen. I’m not downhearted, it’s a nudge to do better but in general I have made good choices , but clearly I can’t have cake and icecream and lose weight.Who knew?😬