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.

I had a cheese savoury baguette thing yesterday, it had mayonnaise on and boy did I pay for it last night - had to run to the toilet and was extremely loose - gurgling tummy today but hoping it calms down soon. That’s the first proper food I’ve had for for a couple of weeks, I’ve been living off smoothies and picking at fruit and yoghurt - I think I will go for the 3.75 tomorrow and try and cut out all fatty processed foods and just do some clean eating next week to see if that helps.

i think i need to join a gym or get some exercise equipment as i need to tone up my muscles, does anyone have any suggestions for things i could do at home, i dont want to spend a fortune on equipment that wont get used.

nsv - popped in to see a friend a couple of days ago who I haven’t seen in person for a few weeks and straight away she asked if i had lost weight, she said it is really noticeable.
husband said my snoring has got better and i don’t do the weird breathing thing when sleeping (he said i would hold my breath but my chest would rise as if i was breathing then i would make big gulping sounds).
he also thinks i have more energy and bits of me are more squishy rather than solid.

i do think looking in the mirror I can see a difference front on, but side on my stomach is still huge and im not really sure how to exercise that to tighten the muscles there, I can’t do sit ups as I get a sore head from the strain, but maybe I’m not doing them properly?

Gosh that sounds like sleep apnoea @chergar , you can't voluntarily hold your breath in your sleep. Have you been tested?

Edited to say, my DP has sleep apnoea and that's what it sounded like pre cPAP.

Hi losers, congrats on all the progress that's happening 👊 and commiserations to those with life stuff getting in the way.

After a very rough bout of a dodgy tummy last week, I decided not to take my jab last Friday as I was off on a girls weekend in the sun and didn't want it affecting the holiday. I also decided to have a break from tracking food, doing weights etc and decided to enjoy wine and cocktails etc in the sun. It was lovely!

Came back to the ultimate humiliation of my smart scales asking me if I was adding someone new onto my account as it couldn't believe the weight was the same person after a week 🤣🤣 so I'm 3lbs heavier than I was when I left but am fine about it as I feel like I've had a break from 'dieting' and am back on 2.5mg.

So my slow and steady pace of weight loss has now reached glacial pace 😅 but I'm keeping on so after 9 weeks:

SW 11'12
CW 11'1
GW 10'4ish

Very much hoping weight loss will kick in again this week, and loving the support on this thread 💜

Commiserations to @Apprenante and @DidILeaveTheGasOn and anyone going through a tough time.

3mg D1 and feeling nauseous but I don’t mind it anywhere near as much as I do some of the other side effects.

Currently at the spa but struggling to relax. There’s a group of female friends who are quite loud. I’d rather be chilling in the bedroom but that seems a waste.

Week 9 weigh in and I got a bit of a shock when I stood on the scales today that I lost 1.7kg / 3.5lbs this week! 😲🎉

This means that I've broken the 2 stone barrier, having now lost a total of 2st 1.5lb. I have also lost more than my dog weighs, and I think she's heavy when I pick her up. She's 12.7kg and I'm 13.2kg down. I've lost a cocker spaniel 🐕‍🦺🤣

The suppression has really ramped up and I've lost all interest in food. I know I have to eat so I make sure to stop for mealtimes, but it's become a chore to eat and I often don't finish even a small portion. It's a weird feeling and I hope it doesn't continue like this. I've just taken my 5th dose of 3.75mg so I'll give it a couple more weeks and then if it's still the same maybe I'll drop down to 3.25mg. I want to be able to enjoy food. I've focused on getting a good amount of protein (80-100g daily) but I'm way below my calorie goal which isn't healthy.

This week there's a birthday in the family and we're going for afternoon tea and a day at the seaside. I'll be sensible but if I sts or have a small gain I'm ok with that.

I hope everyone has a lovely weekend and drinks lots of water 🚰

I listened to this old episode on WLI today. Quite sobering statistics about regain after (any) weightloss. But it also made me feel better about the risks as it reiterates the risks of living with obesity.

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/zoe-science-nutrition/id1611216298?i=1000660424275

The talk of regaining weight always seems to be imparted with a crushing sense of inevitability. It's always regaining 'the' weight, the same weight, the same pounds and ounces that we cleaved from our bodies with great intentions and fantastic willpower, as though the weight itself is sentient and only mildly stunned, waiting quietly to mould itself to our bodies when we relax for a moment.

Bit hyperbolic there, but you get where I'm coming from.

I have a lot of thoughts about this topic but I'm tired after a long day of getting super specific data to sit nicely and behave and my kids are having half the neighbourhood over for a sleepover.

I think the psychology behind eating, shame and the diet industry is fascinating, and I'm potentially at risk of boring everyone to death.

I’m not bored! Share away!

I was tested once a few years ago, I got a machine to wear in bed with tubes that went in my nose and it came back as no I didn’t have it but I’m not sure they can evaluate properly based on one night, well a few hours of data.

Oh my word...how rude of your scales! That really made me laugh though 🤣 Technology is brutal!

So glad you enjoyed your hols though 👏

@DidILeaveTheGasOn I also won't be bored!! 😆

Well we’ll see when we get there, I guess, won’t we (re weight gain). But you can gain weight back after any diet. I’d like to think that I’ll be much more on the ball by then. I’m expecting a LOT of food noise and hunger initially but surely a bit of willpower will fight it. I’m hoping that as I get nearer to goal I’ll take up more exercise (thinking running). And if I put a stone on, well, it will be easier to tackle than tackling numerous stones. I always find losing the first stone or so quite easy, then fall off the wagon with a lot more weight to lose. But if I’m battling the weight “from the bottom” rather than “from the top” of my weight range, surely it will be easier? A lot of my slim friends go on diets every now and again because they’ve put a stone on. They rein themselves in before they get too big and it becomes a big issue. Im hoping that MJ will let me lose the big amount of weight and then I can do the same - pull myself up every now and again. Of course I might be completely wrong! But I don’t want to take a drug forever if I can help it. And I hope the fact that I have very little suppression and can still eat big portions helps me in the long term.
Sorry, that’s my thoughts for Friday!

In terms of regaining the old weight or putting on new weight, the discussion reiterated the health benefits of being a healthy weight if even for a short period of time.

I remember a year ago, before I considered WLI, thinking how much I would give for a magic wand to take away the extra stones and how grateful I would be and how hard I would work just to maintain it. Yet here I am having eaten a full pack of biscuits this afternoon.

@GeraniumRoseblush your judgey smart scales reminded me of this horror story from years back!!! Think about it everytime I see those scales in gyms etc!!

@FlorenceNightshade WAHAHAHA! That is hilare! Thank god my scales didn't do that. I am going to nickname them Judgey from now on though.

Just realised I have a NSV to share: I no longer have greasy marks down the front of all my t-shirts, because I'm not spilling my dinner onto my massive gut. 😆

@DidILeaveTheGasOn @Mounjour @Gingercar have any of you looked at thinkingslimmer.com? It is a way of using phsycology to teach you that you shouldn’t be dieting but teaching your body to eat smaller amounts of normal foods. It does use hypnotherapy so not for everyone, you have to believe. I use it with Mounjaro in the hope that once I can get to my ideal weight it will help me. Just a suggestion.

I am struggling as a very slow weight loss, but have got an appointment next week with my Health Provider next Tuesday as he doesn’t think I am eating enough! Let’s see what he suggests!!!!!!!

Well I’m no longer a secret stabber! Got “caught” yesterday by my DH. He came home while I was doing a Body Coach video (15 mins the same as the short cycle on my washing machine, I do my thing while it does its thing!) and commented on my weight loss.

A wee while later he asked me outright if I’d gone ahead with WLI and I said yes and as predicted he burst out laughing at me managing to keep a secret from him!

He was worried about side effects, he’s seen me pretty unwell with cholecystitis before (no gallbladder now) but given I’ve been doing it for weeks and haven’t been unwell, going to work etc all as normal he’s now considering it for himself! Obviously I’ve explained that his experience might be different but we’ll see!

We have a wedding reception tonight so not expecting great losses over this weekend as had some bubbly last night too but will keep up the exercise and try to just think of it as balance!!!

Hope everyone has a great weekend with lots of NSVs and good vibes ✌️

Ooh, just found this thread! Started towards the end of May, so on Week 6 now. I had really bad side-effects from 2.5 so went for another 2.5 pen with my second order. Supression is definitely wearing off now though so I think I’ll need to move up to 5 on my next pen. Terrified of getting the side effects back though. I know I could probably do the maths myself, but could someone who is doing halfway between 2.5 and 5 explain exactly what they’re doing? How many clicks is that?

Thanks @Kbr22 I haven't looked at that site before but I have tried hypnotherapy and a psychological/therapy approach.

Hello and welcome @VashtaNerada . Sorry to hear you had bad side effects early on. I took my 7th jab on Thurs. I did 5 weeks on 2.5mg (got a 'golden dose' out of my first pen), suppression had been good but was starting to wear off but side effects had been minimal and weight loss average 2.5lb/wk.

Ordered a 5mg pen next but chickened out of making the leap so took 3.75 (45 clicks) from that pen, no real side effects - felt a bit washed out the weekend after I took it but that could have been the heat. Bit the bullet this week and took a 5mg dose. Food suppression yesterday was huge and I felt a bit nauseous but wasn't sick. Also had weird 'cold chills' Thurs evening (feeling waves of cold seems to be a MJ side effect for me) and have woken up this morning with a strange taste in my mouth, but it's all been ok so far. Maybe it would be a good idea for you to take 3.75mg, too, before moving up to 5mg?

Good morning you losers!

My scales have finally moved another Lb this morning, just as I was starting to think they were permanently stuck.

I also bottled the move to 5mg. I took a golden dose of 3mg last week and took 4mg yesterday. I’ve also downloaded the Shotsy App and will pay for it for a month to see what happens. I’m thinking that 4mg every 5 days would give me a more consistent level and I would get 7 doses in 30 days totalling 28mg.

height 5’2
SW 11 stone
CW 10 stone 5
GW 9 stone 4

Onwards & downwards.

Morning losers!!!! As expected crazy day yesterday & so many posts to catch up on!!!

lovely to hear about how everyone doing!!

sending hugs to those struggling with SE or life stresses!!!

well done to those losing!!

fortnightly weigh in today and have smashed over the 2stone wall of doom so I’m happy!! 2st 4lb off all together an average of 4lb a week.

that means I’m 4lb over 1/4 of the way there and feeling great!!!

NSV off out for the day with wider family and actually looking forward to walking round all day instead of dreading the knee & foot pain tonight!!!

hope everyone has a great day!!!

@VashtaNerada cool username!

Weekly weigh-in today. Scales are gradually moving in the right direction - no massive losses but I'm ok with that. I'm taking 20 clicks of the 2.5mg pen twice a week. I'm still not getting great sleep, but it's manageable. The suppression is wearing off a bit, but I need to practice my will-power, so that's probably a good thing.

@VashtaNerada Welcome to the lovely May losers.

I'm doing 45 clicks - 3.75 - and getting huge suppression . I'm considering reducing to 40 . No real side effects so for me increasing the dose slowly seems to work.