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.

Afternoon all and sympathy for those feeling poorly.

Grrr, I seem to be losing and gaining the same 1lb over and over again. I really had hoped to be in the 9s now but my body is clearly not cooperating.

Going to stick with it though as have approximately 6 doses left.

I think my body happily sticks at the 10 stone mark and doesn't want to go any lower, which I can accept but it is a bit frustrating.

Off on hols next Friday and ordered a bikini months ago I looked bloody awful in. Tried it on last night and while I'm no supermodel I actually look OK despite the cellulite! Small wins and all that.

@Gingercar hope your mums ok and not in shock at the fall. It’s a shame we don’t all bounce back the way kids do in these instances.

@BerfyTigot, @FlorenceNightshade @SutekhsEars - sorry you’re all feeling a bit grim this week too. I think it builds in our systems week on week, but hopefully we all ride it out. I feel a bit better today (tmi but not on the loo as much as past few days). I’ve a couple of days to jab day and I will now not be increasing to 5mg like I’d originally planned, but staying at the 3.75 for another week to be on safe side.

Not a good day. Been to my MiL funeral today and got home and now three wines in. I haven’t drunk very much whilst on MJ. Now feeling like a big fat failure 😞. Also slightly drunk having not eaten properly.

@lissie123 you must be kind to yourself! Tough times test the toughest people and there is no shame or failure in that!

Take whatever time you need, you can reset when you feel able and remember that it won’t be linear, good days and bad days but new days always. Sending love to you and yours ❤️

@FlorenceNightshade thank you. Feel like I could have a really messy cry now but we have a house full of people too. Reset and refocus next week I think. Life as you say isn’t a straight line. X

I think a few wines on this occasion are completely understandable. Don’t be too hard on yourself. I hate the term “weight loss journey” but it really is a road we have to travel, and there’ll be occasional bumps and detours.

@lissie123 absolutely be kind to yourself hopefully you’ll get some space to cry later it’s always really hard being sociable post funerals I find .

Definitely needs a bit of help from some wine!!

sorry for your loss.

My mil died a few years ago and it was really tough - grieving yourself but needing to be there to support oh too sending hugs

Sorry there’s a spate of nasty side effects again!! Hope you all feel better soon!!!

my NSV today was suddenly realising I have a collar bone!!! 😅

last night I could not sleep and realised in the end that it was my pillows , they are suddenly too high (I had them for way longer than is healthy I’m sure!!) but who knew that was a thing!!

So then I had to hunt out a thinner one as just one wasn’t enough!! Slept then thankfully!!

I’m definitely finding the SE can sneak up on me when I least expect them! Which is frustrating because I never quite feel I can relax. I’ve got a summer holiday coming up and I’m just praying I don’t have vomiting or diarrhoea on the plane!! Starting to notice a difference in my clothes now though, definitely feeling loose and baggy. And DH said today that he could see I’d lost weight but he wasn’t sure if it was okay to mention it!

@lissie123 Big hugs, grief is a twat. Some wine and a big sleep is called for. Be kind to yourself.

Sorry to hear about your mum @gingercar. There's more that I want to convey than that but don't want to sound pithy.

Another day in the life and times of famous salmon rehabilitation centre here out in the wilds.

Think my Dp has unintentionally let me down by taking 2 days of annual leave in this whole process - and he spent most of those napping. I single-handedly packed our house and have been doggedly trying to unpack it this week. I really feel like he's left me to the wolves and if I stop to think about it I get really upset.

He has form. But there's never any malice. He just doesn't think. But the extent to which he will not think can be fucking blinding. I'm really panicking about buying a house with him. A week too late, I'd say.

@DidILeaveTheGasOn I think I’d have given his arse a bloody kick and made him help!

@lissie123 im really sorry. Tough day. 😢. Be kind to yourself- and have a little bit of something to eat to soak the wine up.

My mum was ok this afternoon, albeit tired. My husband has been a star working on her room to be tonight. I’m hoping we’ll get her moved in very shortly, then things will be easier and less stressful all round.

WK11 Weigh-in:

SW: 17 Stone 2 / 240lbs
CW: 14 Stone 13 baby! / 209lbs
GW: 10 Stone

Another 3lbs off.

Knackered today. Worked very hard physically this week. I haven't worn my fitbit for two weeks, I'm sure it thinks I'm 'at risk of undertraining' wherever it is. Little shit.

I can’t quite believe it but today I have a BMI of 24.7!!! I’m “healthy” or “ideal” depending on the chart. It’s silly and a total scale only victory because we all know BMI on its own it’s a pretty worthless tool but it feels like a bit of a milestone.

Im on nights now until Monday morning and still not feeling 100% so I’ll take the win albeit with a pinch of salt! Hoping I can eat better on these shifts and still exercise because the exhaustion is real! Definitely not taking 5mg again next week.

I hope everyone has a good weekend filled with peace and kindness to ourselves, we deserve it!

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5379864-may-2024-starters-thread-5

I started a new thread since we are nearly full - will ask Mumsnet to edit year 🙈

Thanks for the new thread @FlorenceNightshade and well done on the healthy BMI. It’s such a milestone to reach, getting out of the obese category for me felt amazing.

Sorry to hear some of you are still experiencing SEs, they seem to strike so randomly. I had awful heartburn this morning after a couple of wines last night whereas other times I’ve been fine.

Week 10 weigh-in this morning.
SW 14 stone 1 BMI 31.7
CW 11 stone 12 BMI 26.7
GW 10 stone 10

I’m back on 5mg after a few weeks on 3.75 as I had horrible SEs when I moved up from 2.5.

I hope you all have lovely weekends, onwards and downwards!

Yay to @DidILeaveTheGasOn @FlorenceNightshade Well done on your losses 🥳🥳
And huge well done to everyone else who is sticking with it. That's a success in itself!

Well done everyone!👏👏👏

Congratulations to all the losers , fantastic achievements!
See you all on the new thread- thanks @FlorenceNightshade .

Thanks @Gingercar you're probably right about the inflammation.

@Mounjour sorry to hear that you're still having side effects too.