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’ve dipped out of the thread for a while as had a lot of life stuff taking up brain space. Great to see successful losses. I’ve stalled for the last week again, but have faith that it’s just a plateau. I’ve not been eating healthily or doing much exercise. So now I have the brain space again ill ramp it up.

Im down 1.3 stone and dropped from a 16 to a 12-14. None of my clothes fit at all - first world problems though! 7 weeks in

I had been planning to take 4mg every 5 days to see if I could keep my levels up with a lower dose, and had intended to jab again this evening. But I’ve bottled it. I’m feeling cold & tired and am travelling a lot for work over the next couple of weeks. According to Shotsy, I have 2.6mg on board currently and will still have 2mg if I take my next dose on day 7 as scheduled. It just doesn’t seem worth messing around.

I’ve heard it said that the jump from 2.5mg to 5mg is the worse as it’s double the amount, whereas 5mg to 7.5mg isn’t, nor is 7.5mg to 10mg etc, so often the bigger reactions come at the start of 2.5 or at 5.

@Mounjour i did mean to quote you as a daily weighed! And you keep making me laugh but I might confused over who was going through a tough time. Forgive me

Aww thank you @HKG. You're right I am going through a bit of a difficult time with a new diagnosis (am still in a lot of denial). That's so kind of you to remember. (I just presumed you meant to quote gassy because she writes so entertainingly!).

Well, D5 and I am really feeling the effects of going up to the heady heights of 3mg. My hands and feet have been freezing today (I am currently wearing two pairs of socks and some sniper mittens) and I am stuffed. I really couldn't face eating another thing. Have requested a very small packed lunch from the chef for tomorrow.

Some amazing weigh losses here the last few days ladies! Can’t believe some are nearly at target. I have been going up and down the same lb the past couple of weeks similar to other people here. But this morning had lost 2lb so I’m hoping this is me on a downhill trajectory for a while! Have upped the protein and trying to drink a lot and get a walk in every night

@DidILeaveTheGasOn I love it!

I keep wondering- did you leave the gas on or not?

Gosh this is one fast moving thread!
ive come to the comclusion that my life is very boring because so far it has been really easy for me to be mindful of my eating. That changed yesterday when after a difficult day i went to the pub with some colleagues and then my eating went down the drain…
it is not that i drink too much (one pint in total) but more that i get desinhibited quite quickly and revenge-eat everything in sight…. So either i stay a goody-good, keep quiet, dont go out and eat “clean” and lose weight or i socialise, let my hair down a bit but then i am unable to control the greedy part of myself…. id love to stop thinking like if im going to have fun, im going to eat what i want, because thats part of the fun and im going to be a bit outrageous and eat even more to max the fun….

The scale is not friendly this morning… my self esteem is as low as my weight is high! Huh! But onwards and downwards…..

@tostaky don't beat yourself up (easier said than done, i know!) You now have new knowledge about your own particular response which will be useful.

I overate yesterday too, because I was travelling, because I deserved it, because, because...

If we didn't have a problem with food, we wouldn't be here 😁. We can only keep going 🤞🤞

I've recently started on Ancient & Brave collagen (bought it with my boots points as I couldn't bring myself to part with that much real money!)
I've had nasty indigestion since - really acidic. I've been sprinkling it in my after-dinner herbal tea. Does anyone have any tips to make it easier to digest? Perhaps earlier in the day? Or have it with food?

I have mine in yoghurt or milky coffee but haven’t tried A&B.

I have quite a bit of acid indigestion on 5mg MJ, it sucks that you get that from Ancient & Brave, I was about to order some! Bugger. Could you try having it in porridge, something like that (if you like porridge)?

Weigh day today and delighted to see 3lbs off after my first week on 5.
delaying my jab until tomorrow. Taking it every 8 or 9 days for the next month to cover holidays as I don’t want to take the pen with me. I’ll be back on Wednesday jab schedule by mid August. Still going to keep this as my official weigh day.
so today I’m 10 weeks in and I’ve lost 2 stone 1/2lb

I love porridge! It's my favourite meal of the day. I refuse to countenance any diet that doesn't allow porridge for breakfast. 😋

Really tired today and fed up (work troubles). Have no appetite for anything other than junk.

Well done on the great losses!

Now at 11s 1 lb. It’s weird the way I stuck at 11 4 for weeks and now it’s down nearly a lb a day or so. I’ll be ecstatic when it’s saying 10 something!

Love porridge too! I've had this tab open for a couple of weeks but the kids keep eating the bananas!

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/banana-tahini-porridge

It looks so good. Love tahini!

Last day at my job today. Potentially moving house next week but not confirmed. I wanted to spend the next few days going on long walks, packing and watching A Handmaid's Tale but it's forecast to be 31 here, in that sticky, humid, humourless way that we get in the UK.
Not sure what to do with myself with that kind of heat. Maybe a walk in the morning before it gets too sticky, and then try not to move in the afternoon when the air will closely resemble soup?

You really do have a lot on your plate @DidILeaveTheGasOn! House move and leaving a job?

Is there anywhere you could go for an afternoon swim?

@Mounjaronew how long did your plateau last? It's amazing that the weight is just falling off now!

Nearly a month. But i didn’t mind because I’d lost about a stone in the previous month. I felt like it was consolidating. So 1 stone in 2 months is grand. I’m on 7.5 mg atm. Weight started dropping again once i started on that.

@Mounjour An afternoon swim is a great idea! I didn't even think of that. Thank you!

Missed updating for a few weeks. I think im on week 10 tonight. Gosh time flies.

I started on 1st May

Steady slow losses still.

11kg total.

Still no one has noticed. Not even really me. Still wearing same clothes.

I think my jeans are looser but sometimes I'm a bit bloated so they feel tight at my waist.

Side effects for me are on day 1-2 after my jab.

Severe wind, bloating. Very very sore. And the burping. Omg lasts all night.

Have stocked up on loads of products from boots for this week and hope they help.

I still have a lot to lose. I started out close to 120kg, size 20/22

23% towards my goal according to shotsy - I out goal of 75kg. Just made that up.

I take the bovine variety of A & B - I mix it with a little hot water into a paste , then add some milk , so around a third of a teacup altogether.
Then neck it quickly ! Can’t say it’s very palatable to be honest …..🤣