May Starters Thread 4 ~ Onwards & Downwards!

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Hoping the lovely bunch of May starters thread 3 finds this new thread. Can't believe we are on 4 in the space of couple of weeks.

Thread 3 is now full so can't post the link for the new one there.

Checking in with slight name change. Currently at gym, lifting.

Marking my spot, im still lethargic following that gym workout this morning…

I had a minor panic when I couldn't find thread #4 earlier! And relax ....

Also here to mark the new thread - day three lying down after going up to 5mg. Really hope it’s worth it! I read somewhere that it helps stimulate metabolism too. Hope that’s true!

Checking in too. With a name change (was fastsro-something or other).

@HKG did you have side effects on 2.5? I took 4 this week but haven’t had any issues at all.

@HKG what's actually keeping you laid up?

Found you!

I'm absolutely zonked today. Maybe it's just the weather but I have a tendency to blame everything on MJ.

I injected 3.75 for the fourth time yesterday so I don't think it's the higher dose that's doing it. But OTOH Shotsy does show that the level goes up on the second day ... Whatever, I'm giving in to the lethargy.

@HKG hope you feel better soon.

Hello all! Just placemarking. Going up to 5mg this evening, hoping it all goes smoothly. Have had a dream on 2.5mg.

Hello comrades....checking in. Thanks for the new thread!

How I am coping in this weather...

A reminder from @SussexLass87’s previous thread:

” A little reminder...we're all aiming for that elephant penis...
1 lb = a Gunea pig
1.5 lbs = a dozen Krispy Kreme donuts
2 lbs = a rack of baby back ribs
3 lbs = an average human brain
4 lbs = an ostrich egg
5 lbs – a Chihuahua
6 lbs = a human skin
7.5 = a grass strimmer
8 lbs = a human head
10 lbs = amount of chemical additives an American consumes every year
11 lbs = an average housecat
12 lbs = a Bald Eagle
15 lbs = 10 dozen large eggs
16 lbs = a sperm whales brain
20 lbs = a car tire
23 lbs = amount of pizza an Average American eats in a year
24 lbs – a 3 gallon tub of super premium ice cream
25 lbs = an average 2 year old
30 lbs = amount of cheese an average American eats in (1) year
33lbs – a cinder block
36 lbs a mid-size microwave
40 lbs = a 5 gallon bottle of water or an average human leg
44 lbs = an elephant’s heart
50 lbs – a small bale of hay
55lbs a 5000 BTU air conditioner
60 lbs = an elephant’s penis 🐘
66 lbs – amount of fats and oils an average American eats in (1) year
70 lbs – an Irish Setter
77 lbs – a gold brick
80 lbs – the World’s Largest Ball of Tape
90 lbs – a new born calf
100 lbs = a 2 month old horse
111 lbs = amount of red meat an average American eats in (1) year
117 = an average fashion model and she’s 5’11”
118 lbs= the complete Encyclopedia Brittanica
120 lbs = amount of trash you throw away in a month
130 lbs = a newborn giraffe
138 lbs = amount of potatoes an average American eats in a year
140 lbs = amount of refined sugar an average American eats in a year
144 lbs = and average adult woman (and she’s 5’4”)
150 lbs – the complete Oxford English Dictionary
187 lbs – an average adult man
200 lbs – 2 Blood hounds
235 lbs = Arnold Schwarzenegger
300 lbs = an average football lineman
400 lbs – A Welsh pony”

It annoys me that list though, most of the things I am familiar with on it weigh loads different. Ie a welsh pony, even a small one, would weigh nearly double that. I think we should make up our own list.

Checking in, thanks for the new thread.

Well I feel for everyone who SE now.
i went up to 3.75 on Wednesday morning.
had awful sulphur burps Thursday and Friday.
nausea yesterday.
never been so exhausted.
then topped of with diarrhoea today
🫣
feel bit better tonight. Hoping I wake up ok tomorrow and these things don’t come back as strong on Wednesday when I jab again

@Gingercar I reacted badly to the very first shot too - SE were severe D&V for two days so I was kind of expecting it with this step up!

@Mounjour thanks for asking! It’s pure exhaustion, bad sleep since the jab and I’m just wiped out. Nauseous but luckily no ‘expelling’ of anything yet! 🤐

@Apprenante thank you!

@MyScaredCat If you're getting good suppression have you considered jabbing a day - or even two days - late? That would give your body a chance to settle down.
NB I have no medical knowledge at all

I’ll see how I go as I don’t jab until Wednesday morning.
i moved up to 3.75 as I had done 7 weeks on 2.5 and wasn’t feeling it at all the last 2.
i ordered a 5mg pen on Thursday which came today.
i have enough in my current pen to do 1 more 3.75. I’ll definitely be sticking to 3.75 with the new pen. Scared to move up!

I can understand that. Perhaps stick at 3.75 for a few weeks?

And check in with your prescriber. What do they recommend?

@HKG that really sounds rubbish. I hope you feel better very soon.

A welsh section A falls within the weight limit of 400 lbs, but most are heavier than that.

Our section A was a lot heavier. She was a bit portly though.

Mine was just under 500lbs but would have liked to have been heavier!

@gingercarI’ll take any shade of Welsh pony! 😅 But I take your point.

Super busy day with the kids and a big event in the village. Before we set out we had mango, coconut and chilli chicken with salad, it was glorious. I've been finding salads a bit samey lately but this was to die for. Low calorie and 32g of protein!

https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/sainsburys-mango-coconut-chilli-british-chicken-breast-fillets-315g

We eat so well now, it's nuts that this is a calorie deficit diet. I feel a big shift in my mentality from the 90s diet culture of carbohydrates (special k cereal, rice cakes) to a much better approach of great protein, fruit and veggies, with carbs twice a day (but not in the evening).
But, that's with MJ on board. I wonder if I'd be content with these meals without it.

Checking into the new thread. Am running around like a headless chicken atm with work and weight continues to drop at a snail's pace. But at least its going down again after zilch last week!
SW 11'12
CW 11'0
12lbs after 7 weeks, baby steps I go! I so wanted to get into the 10 stone bracket for weigh-in day but hey ho, hopefully next week 🤞
Well done to everyone having good losses, and keep on keeping on to those stalled or who are also members of the plodders club! We all got this! 👊

Found you all!! Just came on last thread to reply to @DidILeaveTheGasOn & @ someone else on the last thread that both tickled me about body shapes only to realise it was full!!

im with you today @Mounjour I saw a photo of myself today and felt like oh no I’m still so fat!! 🙈 I feel so different I keep expecting to look it!!

then my lovely dsis got me out photo in same outfit 6 weeks ago & you could see the difference so that helped!!! We’ll get there this time!!!!

onwards & downwards into thread 4!!!