May 2025 Starters Thread 5

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I noticed we were almost full (again!) so took the liberty of starting thread 5 now so I don’t get confused on nightshift and can’t find you all!

Oh no dc82 poor you hope you feel better soon. Plenty of water xx

This is amazing! Bloody well done. I’m not sure what my goal weight is, I want to be in a size 12 that’s all I know. I think I’m going to carry on until Christmas and see where I am with it all.

Morning all. Sorry I’ve been a bit absent since losing our wee cat.
weigh day this morning and it was another 1.5lb off. That’s 33.5lbs in 14 weeks, with a holiday in there too. Shotsy informs me that’s an average of 2.4lb per week.
my BMI is 25.7 which is incredible. It’s rarely even been ‘overweight’ before and now it’s nearly ‘normal’
I reckon another stone and I’ll be at my goal. Despite feeling great I’m far from ‘skinny’. Although did buy proper jeans (as opposed to my usual stretchy jeggings) yesterday in a 14 which felt like a win.
feel like I’ve been hit by a truck today though and think it’s possibly after jab day yesterday. No change of dose, still 5, but feel exhausted and nauseous. Haven’t managed to get my vitamins down yet

@dc82 That is so annoying. It’s so unpredictable! I just went up to 5 and had a few hours of feeling sick but that was it. You just can’t tell. Hope it calms down soon for you.

Thanks everyone. I will not be taking 5mg again! I’m trying with the water as best I can.

Heya @MyScaredCat glad to see you back on here. Think we were all concerned after your loss. Big hugs. Well done on the loss and being nearly to goal. Fitting in smaller jeans is definitely a NSV win!

@dc82 You've made me rethink my next jab ... I've been using 3.75 for 10 weeks and I planned to go up to 5 this time. Maybe I'll do the maths and try 4.5 first.

Mounjaro - helps weight loss and mental arithmetic!

That’s where I am. Size 12. I have had to swap a couple of pairs of jeans for 10s though so need to stay here really. I think I could lose more but I’m not sure I can realistically maintain that without mounjaro. And I need to start taking my contraceptive pill again!!!!

Sorry to hear this, it sounds miserable. One thing I have learned from the Shotsy App is that the drug gradually builds up like stairs and so you don’t go back to zero. The first time I took a 5 mg shot it floored me and so I dropped back to 3.5mg. As my levels have slowly built up above 5mg again, I am able to tolerate it (and I lose suppression below 2mg). It’s a bit of trial & error to find what suits you best but it might be worth considering increasing gradually. FWIW I have found 3.5mg every 5 days suits me, but it’s such an individual thing.

ETA that the image is under review.

Hi all, quick question- i am going away soon for two weeks and i dont really want to have to worry about refrigerating my pen all the time. My pen has been in the fridge the whole time and i only have the 5th dose remaining. Would it be ok to take it on holiday with some ice pack but then let it go to room temperature for 4 days before it is time for my next jab? Then i wont jab for the rest of my holidays. It is meant to be ok at room temperature isnt it? And for only 4 days it should be fine? I know if it is cloudy or change colour i need to throw it away. Thanks

I'm not going to encourage anyone to be as reckless as me, @tostaky , but I've just finished a pen I got about 8 weeks ago. It didn't go near a fridge in all that time and spent most of the early July heat wave on top of my wardrobe in my south-facing bedroom. Still here to tell the tale. 😆

The licence info says that It can be stored at room temperature for 30 days as long as it doesn’t go above 30 degrees. If you do use ice packs, make sure that your pen is wrapped first so that it isn’t in contact with the ice. It also shouldn’t fall below 2 degrees.

@SutekhsEars im not planning anything that extreme! 🤣 but it’s good to know. I am assuming you have not seen a decrease in efficiency? Im pretty sure the guidelines are very conservative anyway.
@HereIGoOnceMore good point about a below zero temperature. Im only going to use ice pack gor the very long car journey. Then we are sleeping at someones olhouse for 4 days and i dont want to have to ask for the fridge etc…

Greetings losers from Majorca!

Took 3mg on Thursday night and no SE at all. I've limited myself to one glass of wine a night as I had 2 the first night we were here and felt pretty awful the next day.

I haven't over eaten but I am definitely eating more than usual so slightly dreading weigh in on Sunday but all the fatigue and nausea has sort of been worth it as being able to wear a bikini and not feel terrible in it has been bloody amazing!

I think this has been the first time in at least a decade when I've not stressed about my size on holiday.

So lovely to read all your news - and the amazing losses.

I've just been to the cinema with my DC and for the first time ever, I think, didn't eat anything during the film! Took in a cup of tea from home and one of the kid's fidget toys in case I got twitchy and I was fine.

Made me realise how mindlessly I'd be eating cinema popcorn previously!

Feel like I deserve a medal 🏅 😅

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Haha...brilliant! Thank you 😄

Jolly well done , @AccidentalPrawnYouFool 🥳🥳, and thanks for explaining your user name .
9st 12lbs is my target, so lovely to read it is achievable- now just need to do it for myself.

I was debating ordering the 5mg pen next time, but after reading your post @dc82 I’m having second thoughts - hope you’re feeling much better very soon 💐 .
Might wait until I’ve weighed in on Friday morning and see how I’m doing on the 2.5 dose . Doesn’t seem to be as much appetite suppression this time around, so good opportunity to hone my willpower I guess.

Been feeling a bit nauseous all day today, have put it down to the ready-cooked chicken breast I had for tea yesterday . It was well in date, tasted fine but had a really weird sort of texture, can’t explain it but it was quite off-putting . Serves me right for being lazy 🙄.

@SussexLass87 - I find frozen grapes very useful for a snack , not that they’d last all the way through a cinema outing though .
Well done on resisting the tempting waft of the popcorn 🍿 !

Congrats to all the NSV and SV of which there are LoADS! You guys are an inspiring bunch!

my own little NSV today, took my boys to Chessington today and I fit comfortably in the seats! Literally no worry about being asked to leave/get out for being too big.

makes up for the gain last week!

@HKG- great feeling isn’t it? NSV are so important and not to forgotten don’t you think?My NSV was being able to cross my legs comfortably. It’s small daily stuff like that. Life is So much more enjoyable when we are comfortable.

Weight in day for me.
week 14 I think
total loss 14.2kg slightky less SE last week on the 7.5mg pen

jeans are definitely looser, but reluctant to buy anything new just yet.

@lissie123 YES! Congrats! Totally agree. I easily get fixated on the numbers but it’s also just reminding ourselves that life is a tiny bit easier and more comfortable. Hers to more NSV for us all!

Talking of NSVs (well done those having them today!) I moisturised post bath today and needed so much less moisturiser!

I'm getting in a right mental knot with myself about my weight, that I'm putting the weight back on again and it's inevitable. I could do with weighing myself but then I have to face The New Scales and if my weight on those is markedly different, I'll panic. I was even thinking last night that I should come off the jabs altogether because they aren't working (?!). I think I'm a bit overwhelmed with the new house and new job and the anxiety is finding a way out via horrible thoughts about my weight.

I'm still having salads and we made roast tomato and cottage cheese soup this week, I'm doing the right things. I need to get out for some exercise but I've been busy sorting the house out which is knackering in itself, I was cleaning for 90 minutes last night after work and the same tonight.

I think I need to acknowledge that it is anxiety finding an outlet rather than feed the beast and worry that it might be true, that I'm gaining it all back, with my soup and everything.

Not sure if I need a shake or a hug. Maybe both?

Well I'm sending a hug. (((())))) I'm sure you don't need shaking.

Ignore the negative feelings as much as you can. A new house AND a new job simultaneously is really hard.

Give yourself a chance and just do what you can!