January 2025 Starters - Thread 10 - Onward & Downward Losers!

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thread 10 already!

@MissPobjoysPonies so sorry to hear about your mum, glad she’s being well looked after and don’t stress too much about the nuggets,
sometimes you just have to grab what you can.

@Jins hope your stomach settles soon, and that your pens arrive before your hols.

After my dizziness and lightheadedness last week I’m trying to make sure I eat at least 1200 calories. I swam a km at 7 yesterday morning, and went for a 6 mile hilly walk with a friend in the afternoon. Gym induction today. I think I’m going to try to up my calories over the next few weeks as I increase exercise, I’m
also definitely feeling hungrier but a bit clueless about maintenance, I need to get my head in the right place! I would like to lose another 5 pounds I think but happier ( kind of 🤣) if that’s a bit slower.

@Polkadotdash 🤣🤣🤣🤣omg that story. Foof plumping added to list of possibles 🤣🤣🤣🤣.

@HeidiNotSoHeavy i know how you feel but there’s a reason you’ve been signed off so try to enjoy it!

I'm keeping busy today to forget about impending results for DS who is starting to get nervous bless him. 🤞🏻🤞🏻

have a good day losers and @myladyjane thats still a brilliant loss!

Unsatisfactorily plumped foof? I’m not checking - it’s carnage down there.

@myladyjane I haven’t lost 3lbs in a week at any point on MJ so I think it’s a great result.

@MJalltheway When you have to grade between several sizes tracing makes it easier. It really annoys me as I am very very lazy indeed.

Pain is now reducing but I’ve tried so many OTC remedies in the last 24 hours that I’m not sure which one has helped. I’ve found some out of date metronidazole in the pet treatment box. It’s beef flavoured and palatable apparently. I’m not ruling out taking it and have given my gut a final warning. DH will only be told if necessary (ie if I start barking) as he’ll only worry that I’ll get stuck into the ketamine next

Have a great day losers! Mine has improved with an email saying my pens have been shipped.

@myladyjane @HeidiNotSoHeavy @Polkadotdash @Thelittlestranger ! 🤣🤣🤣 at floof plumping! I mean, I've only just started with the eye cream! I can't keep up 🤣🤣🤣

🤯 does anyone else miss loads on their phone, honestly I am going to buy a tiny phone next time so that I don’t use it much and gravitate to a bigger screen.

Sorry you’re in pain @Jins. I hope it eases soon and you can enjoy your weekend.

Wonderful loss @myladyjane 🏆.

I’m not checking either @Jins 🙈.

My Farmeci pen is coming today, Oushk still not approved and still not available to order. Apparently Hira told everyone to order three pens on a live thing the day the price news broke. They didn’t receive the stock they were expecting and now they’re limiting orders to two. Sounds like a bit of a 💩 show.

I’ll be miffed if I don’t get the one pen I’ve ordered from them.

@PenelopePerseveres I put in two orders with Oushk on the same day and was a bit worried that one of them had been missed but all was ok in the end. I think the reduced shipment meant that they couldn’t open up ordering again but they were expecting a second delivery later yesterday. I don’t think they expected so many orders to go in for three pens so quickly as tbh finding £500 isn’t easy for a lot of people. I’m less happy with Oushk than I was when I first switched but that’s down to speed of reply. They’ve not let me down on delivery deadlines yet.

I think that an awful lot of people who still have weight to lose will find a way to continue with MJ or switch to Wegovy but those nearing or at goal will go it alone. People who are considering WLI may well think twice and I do feel for them.

@Jins mmm, beef flavoured.. 😂Hope it settles and you don't need the veterinary medication.

Response times havent kept up with growth have they @Jins . I’ve never ordered from anyway else until last week. Obviously they’re making hay while the sun shines and who can blame them, but their approach last week was knee jerk and not considered at all. Doing an emergency live because you like being on camera and want to convey that you’re everyone’s friend/we’re all in it together is unwise at best.

I think I’ll place an order at Boots if I can do that successfully this morning.

I’m off today for a painting day with my group 😍 at a stately home.

I’m all spent up right now but I wasn’t accepted by a couple I tried to buy from last week presumably because my BMI is now too low for a new patient. When the dust settles I’m going to look at maintenance providers more closely as Oushk have said their maintenance plan will change and tbh I would just like answers to my queries a bit quicker. I don’t bother them often at all but it’s a big change from the speedy responses I got when I first switched.

Half hearted packing of the van today. It’s been a while since it’s been out and as we’re going off grid for 3 days it’s a bigger task than the usual chucking a bag for life of clothes into the wardrobe. We’re aiming to pack light though - just 1350 kg instead of the full 1500 🤣🤣🤣

Oh no! I so wish I hadn’t lost four stone now I know my foof will need plumping! Seriously? What will they come up with next?

I have had to email Oushk as I can’t order a new pen. The system is showing red where it lists other medication, even though there’s nothing there…and I can’t progress. I’m guessing I won’t get a response given the broader issues.

Hopefully I can resolve this when I have my verification call next month 🤞. I am currently dosing 10mg from a 12mg pen.

Off out to London today and tomorrow so need to avoid calorific lunches. I only just realised the August BH is really early this year so that was a good surprise. I am going to get ready for some autumn Vinting.

@myladyjane congrats on the big loss!
@Jins hope you’re feeling better soon.

Lol at food plumping. After years of obesity, I’m just chuffed I can see mine again without lifting my stomach out of the way…TMI?

Feeling good this morning. Dropped DS2 at work, went straight to the gym and managed an extra 5 mins on the stairmaster. Home, showered and now I’m chilling for a good hour before I have to go to work.

Have a great day, losers!

I’ve had a word with my foof and told it not to offer up any fat to sacrifice during the losing process. It’s useful to know that there is yet another way for women’s bodies to be found wanting. Who knew that it was fashionable to have a fat fanny? 😆😆😆
Plus I’ve realised that Ozempic Testicles sounds like a Ozric Tentacles cover band 😆😆😆

It's like the rant from Aisling Bea: Fat-thin is where you’re thin, but you’re secretly fat. You can also be thin-fat, fat-fat, thin-thin, too fat, too thin, thin in the wrong place, fat in the wrong place, but no matter what you do or what you try, you are definitely WROOOOONG!!

Its all very tiring isn't it?

Today's excitement for me has come from daring to step back on my Renpho scales after 5 weeks as it's jab day. I have found them very offensive in the past as they usually weigh me 2lbs heavier than my usual ones. Today they weighed me 1.5lbs lighter 🤯 and have put me at 8st 11.2lbs. Which means that I'm down this week quite substantially. All because I gave up cake for a few days. Time to get rid of the scales...

My foof became quite streamlined after my TT - it wasn't an effect I was expecting, or sought...now I'm scared to look.

@HeidiNotSoHeavy qq on hernias. I have noticed a small hard nodule next to my belly button. Wondering how you discovered yours at first?

Hello losers!
I am having a lovely time on holiday. Appetite suppression still going strong on the 3mg, which is keeping my seafood portion control in check, but wondering if lower dose has (TMI alert) helped bring my libido back! Could be the sea air. Am definitely mid-cycle. But it’s been a while since we’ve been this active. No foof complaints here 🤭

@Thelittlestranger yeah that's most likely a hernia.
The one I wanted fixed was a epigastric hernia. First maybe a hazelnut sized lump, just felt it one day, Of course panicked, as you do, went to GP, she said hernia and can be left alone if it doesn't bother me. It started bothering me though and getting quite a bit bigger - according to scan, they said it was 5cm before it was fixed.
I had 2 little ones next to bellybutton too as it turns out, but those I didn't even notice before they did the CT scan and said I had 2 umbilical ones. Then when I checked, I could indeed feel 2 little nodules, like you describe. Those didn't cause me any issues though. But are now also fixed.

My Ouskh order was not approved, they questioned the date of my last order ffs. My last order was delivered at the end of July. Like many of us I order when they issued discount codes, not on a monthly timeline. I’ve responded.

I think I’ll move to Boots actually after this. Of course we don’t know how things will pan out price wise but I wonder if someone like Boots will be in a stronger position to negotiate discounts with manufacturers as a national.

That’s not good @PenelopePerseveres. Especially since they ask for the date of your last dose nowadays. It takes me a while to work out when my last dose should be rather than when it actually is.

I’m still holding off on the beef flavoured metronidazole although ‘sod it what harm can it do?’ is getting closer. I’ve had an omeprazole today which has actually made a huge difference to pain levels. I found a great image suggesting potential causes of abdominal pain in various locations. I really don’t want to rattle the doctor’s cage as I haven’t had an episode for so long that it’s covered on my travel insurance again. I believe Malta is good for buying meds OTC so I’ll have to make a shopping list.

Thanks for the info. I have to admit to some panic...

I’m a bit fed up with them @Jins. They’ve encouraged ordering whether you need to or not for the year (ordered first pen in September and took four months to pluck up the courage to use it) I’ve been using them, payday codes etc, delay delivery etc.. Anyway it’s approved now so I’ll pipe down but I do think I’ll switch because their recent approach feels amateurish. I can’t place an order, everything is out of stock, yet they’re taking on new customers.

😱 at beef flavour metronidazole. No @Jins you can’t do that ……. says someone who has just come to terms with the bonus dose.

@Jins and hopefully you won’t start scooting on your backside across the carpet 😂😂

Ok I’m persuaded. The scooting is a step too far.

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@Jins is it inappropriate to say I’d head straight to the ket?

gosh this ordering stuff is tiring isn’t it. I know we have to patient but I checked my home email half a dozen times hoping for some kind of update and still nothing.

i received some trousers from vinted today. Size 16 and too big around the waist. Sadly not great around the apron belly which is a tricky area for me. Dd says no and she is quite a good judge so possibly back on vinted.

@DGonMJ as I am stunningly mature - get in my son…..

Heading for the ket is my preferred option but the controlled drug paperwork is a challenge. If only it was as easy as topping up with water like we did with my dad’s gin as teenagers.

I had to have ketamine for post operative pain once as I can’t have opioids. It was a big bottle and I was told I wouldn’t be taking it home which was true as they actually gave it to 16 yo DS1 when I left. We didn’t own up to it.