Anybody just starting Wegovy?

[blondebombsite13]

Hi all, been reading some threads with interest but wondering if there’s anybody on Wegovy that would like to share progress? Or any stories / tips etc from people further along.

About me, I am 44 and just not losing the excess weight like I used to and so have finally taken the plunge and started on Wegovy.

I guess I chose Wegovy due to the proposed price increases of Mounjaro, also, I thought Wegovy might be a bit more slow and steady as I only want to lose a few stone. Although I could be wrong about that, but we’ll see.

I have ordered through Juniper and they sent me a set of scales which pair to the app so I don’t need to manually record my weight, it does it for me.

I’m not sure how accurate the scales are though so I will also probably keep an eye on my own scales.

I had thought my starting weight was 12 stone 7 but I weighed on Juniper scales just now and it says 12 stone 10. I think for the purposes of tracking and discussion here I’ll just use 12 stone 10.

This is almost the biggest I have ever been. Following the birth of my third child I was 13 stone and I managed to get down to 11 and a half, but despite my efforts, I’m now back up at 12 stone 10.

I took first jab this evening, seemed straightforward. Don’t feel any different yet. I could eat, but not starving, going to try not to have anything this evening although I think that will probably require sheer will power as probably too soon for the jab to have any effect.

So,
Starting weight: 12 stone 10
Current weight: 12 stone 10
Waist: 30.5 inches
Target weight: 10 stone 9

Thanks so much for this. Very helpful. Can I ask what height you are? 10st 7 is much lower than the ideal weight it's giving me. I am 5ft 5 inches.

Does it take a few days to kick in with the suppression? I am hungry all the time and I constantly lose 3lbs and then re-gain it. For years.

Good luck @Nevertriedcaviar
@BG2015 what are your plans for the time after Wegovy?

@Mumstheword1983 For me the suppression started literally on the next day ! I couldn’t believe it ..As @blondebombsite13 said you don’t sound as if you’ve much to lose but good luck with it. I started in Oct 2025 ,have lost 24 lbs , my target is another stone to take me to 10 stone .( although that might be a tad unrealistic ) I’m 62 yrs old & suspect it’s slower to come off when you’re post menopause. I’m 5 ft 3 & all the BMI charts say my ideal weight range should be between 7st 7 -10st 1lb . The lower end of the range is ridiculous- I would look skeletal I think !
My .’journey’ has been a few weeks behind @blondebombsite13 , and we started at same weight I think , 12 st 10lbs - My weight loss has been much slower recently ( around 3 lbs per MONTH ) - but this is the first time in years I haven’t just caved in & given up …. because I’m not gaining at all , just slowly losing …
( just to be transparent & give an update) My all inclusive holiday 2 weeks ago , I took my jab as usual ,was mindful of still eating healthy, but drank a fair bit of wine & cocktails .Was away for 5 days .. I did put on half a pound … but in the last week since my return I’ve lost 1.5 lbs ! .
Current weight 11 st . Not been that low for 10 years , I’m very happy .

Thank you pelagra

Just a 1lb loss this week for me, I noticed my appetite returned this week and was much hungrier, was in my last week of 0.25, my body is now used to it, so will see how 0.5 goes.

@pelagra I'll just carry on calorie counting and walking, swimming etc.

Ive never really had an issue with food and I've been able to lose weight successfully in the past. My issue is that cancer medication and reaching 57 have meant the weight just wouldn't shift. It took me 5 months last year to lose 10lb, it was so disheartening.

Because of WG I've lost 17lb in 3 months. Just another 6lb and I'll be 11stone. I'm 5' 8" so that's ideal for me.

Thanks for all the updates. I am hopeful to start tomorrow if it arrives. Today I will start a calorie deficit in preparation.

I don't have much to lose (9lbs would be ideal) but I have been carrying this for 4/5 years and slowly creeping up. I have been a stone and more over weighed quite often. I'm just always so hungry if I try and reduce calories.

Sounds like you are doing great @Mummatash

Yes, we started around the same weight (around 12 stone 10). I am now down at 10 stone 7 and just hovering. Not seen any movement in quite a while.

But the numbers on the scale are just numbers, really they don’t mean anything. The most important things for me is my health, how I look
snd feel and fitting into clothes.

I too would love to get down to 10 stone but I just don’t think it’s realistic for me, also, as I say, it’s just a number.

Also, as you’re 62 @Mummatashand presumably post menopausal you will want to be careful of losing too much, and losing too much protein and muscle etc.

im perimenopausal and also conscious of this.

I hope I haven’t lost a lot of fat from my face as this can be very ageing, but I do feel when running my face that the hollows / bones at the sides of my eyes are more prominent. But I had a very chubby face before so I suppose I can’t have it all ways!

I am surprised that my two stone weight loss only seems to equate to one dress size, but I suppose it doesn’t matter. And realistically my previous size was often tight on me so I was probably a size bigger than I was wearing so I’ve maybe gone down two sizes.

I don’t feel ready to give up the jabs yet as I worry about piling it all back on.

I need to try and get back to the gym and will review in a month or two.

I wonder about moving the jabs to six weekly instead of monthly, but I can’t pretend to fully understand the science behind it all, so possibly this wouldn’t work as a way to wean off them.

I’ve just noticed that the juniper app has very helpfully updated the functionality of the chart, so you can know change the date range.

so these charts show my 6 and 3 month progress.

as you can see, the 3 month is quite disheartening!!!! But I guess it’s to be expected as I’ve already lost 15% of my weight since I started.

As an aside, I mentioned it a while back, but just wanted to repeat in case it’s useful - does everybody know that you do not need to put your full pen in your sharps box? I was originally doing this until I found out that you only need to put the needle tips in. And you can recycle the pens. Which I feel much happier about.

My box was nearly full, as the pens are so bulky, and I didn’t know where to dispose of my sharps box. I was then able to (carefully) fish the pens out, and my box has loads of room in it now, so it’s not a concern. It’ll take ages to fill as the needles are so small.

I requested a pen recycling box and two were sent out to me. I haven’t filled the first yet but when it’s full, I just pop in the post box.

The link should be in one of my previous posts but if anyone would like it and can’t see it I will look it up again.

Surprisingly mine just arrived on a Sunday! I have administered the first dose. I didn't feel a thing. Is that normal? I expected it to sting. I feel rather anxious as to what will come next.

I do hope I can lose some weight and start to feel myself again. I barely even brush my hair these days! I've just been for a long walk so feel positive to get started.

Yes, that can be normal.

And yes the jab is very easy and painless!

Some people start to see some results on 0.25, others need to move up to 0.5 before seeing results and the 0.25 just gets your body used to it.

It’s hard to remember but I think I felt some suppression straight away, but some may have just been excitement / placebo effect.

Thanks for replying. I feel mostly queasy today. Still feel hunger. Haven't eaten as much as usual but as you say it's likely the placebo effect!

Are we not allowed to share discount codes anymore? The ones you get to ‘refer a friend’. I tried to start a thread with mine but it got deleted. I’m sure I’ve seen other people doing it.

@PamelaDoovno, not allowed.

if somebody PM’s you, you can give them it, but you can’t advertise it, as it were, on here.

A couple of people on this thread have messaged me and I’ve happily shared my code.

Hi all, glad to see the thread is alive and well! I’ve been away a few days and trying to eat those lovely big carb holiday meals and tbh I’ve come home with all the food I ate still inside me 😬 and I’ve gone up to the 1mg pen today. I’m hoping this will kick start my loss again as I’ve been at about 11.7 for a couple of months give or take. I would like to get to 11. I started at 12.9 in mid November so it’s been slow but good. I think lately I’ve not tried and feel I need a boost! Fully expecting to feel a little crap and headachy for a few days but hoping the upped dose will turn me off wine a bit more!

Ah ok, thanks!

Well, my dms are open if anybody would like a code…

Hi @MincedMalbec

hope you had a lovely holiday.

im feeling exactly the same as you:

constipated
stuck at same weight for couple of months now
feel like im not really trying

Going food shopping tomorrow and hoping to make some good choices.

Still haven’t found anything that works for the constipation. Think I’m going to try fybogel.

I was very backed up when I started on wegovy first. I took a fybrogel everyday. I dont need it at the moment thankfully, but it definitely helped when I did.

Thanks @bec81

its just awful. I don’t feel any particular discomfort of bloating or anything usually associated with constipation. It’s also not that awful “it’s right there but not coming out feeling”

It’s just nothing really. I’m eating, but I never feel the need to go to the loo. And when I do, it’s very small amounts.

I’ll have a good day, drinking lots of water, lots of fibre etc, go to bed and expect to wake up with the urge….and nothing

I had a fybogel last night and another one this morning and going to make that the new routine, and I’m hoping to go to the gym today so the exercise might help a bit as well.

Also just wanted to add to my previous post where I was moaning that my weight hasn’t shifted in a long time….I think I’m ok with that. I’m so, so happy with the progress I’ve made and I feel like my old self again. I’ve happily let people take my photo for the first time in 12 years and I’ve enjoyed buying some new clothes. I think I’m ok at this weight. Another couple of lbs would be nice, just because I do very much like I’m on a precipice and that the weight could just pile back on very easily.

But overall, I am very happy, and if I could maintain this weight without Wegovy I’d be delighted.

I actually have some kind of check in with the Juniper consultant coming up soon. I saw an email about it, haven’t read it properly. Never had anything like that before, they obviously just do them at certain points.

Anyway, I wonder what they will say, but one of my concerns is coming off it, weight starts to go back on, but they won’t prescribe me it again because I’m not heavy enough now.

Anyway, I’m sure they will talk me through all that.

It's so encouraging to see someone nearing the end of their journey. @blondebombsite13 It must be satisfying to be able to buy clothes you feel good in.
I've finally moved down a bit. The last two weeks have been cycling around the same pound, but today is a new low! I suppose that is the disadvantage of weighing daily. If I only look at my Friday weights, I see a slow and steady drop.
I've lost nine pounds in 7 weeks, which is 4.5% of my start weight.

I've read that typically Weegovy users drop 4% by week 8, so I'm happy to be just ahead of that.

@blondebombsite13 my bowel issues are exactly as you describe. It's not brilliant but I've got no discomfort from it.

I took my last injection on Sunday (posted my recyclable pens too ). I've since lost a bit more weight and by Saturdays official weigh in should see a bit more hopefully. I'm now 5.8lb from goal of 11 stone. Clothes are loose and I could probably get away with a size 12 (previously a size 16-18).

I cancelled via the Juniper app and hopefully I should still have access to the charts and June AI too for a bit longer.

I feel so pleased that I've managed to do this. I've lost 10.7% of my body weight. We go on holiday in 4 weeks and I'm going to feel so much better being 18lb slimmer.

Now to keep it up and maintain.

Hiya, can I rejoin? I originally started in September but had to give up after a few weeks as the side effects combined with a virus nearly finished me off!
I started back again at the end of February but decided to click count and just take half the starting dose and gradually work up to 0.25 and see if I tolerated that better.
Today is week 5, but my 5 weeks have looked like this!
Week 1 - 0.125mg
Week 2 - 0.125mg
Week 3 - 0.15mg
Week 4 - 0.15mg
Week 5 - 0.18mg

So far, I've had no side effects which is great considering last time! but definitely not much suppression, maybe just enough to take the edge off or make me feel full up a little quicker.
Ive been trying to eat fairly healthily, focussing on protein and try to aim for 1200 calories as day, but usually end up about 1300ish.

Started at 12st ish, as I managed to lose a few pounds before I started and currently 11.5, im 5ft2.

Sorry that was long!
But hello 👋

You've done so well, im just catching up on all the posts.
Well done, and lovely to hear you feel happy in yourself again.
I really hope I can get to this point, saw a photo of me taken at the weekend (unknowingly) and I just look so big. I can't even imagine feeling happy with my size again but I hope I get there

Hi again @VintagePear

lovely to hear from you, and glad to hear you are doing well.

I think the body does adjust quite well to the meds. I can remember feeling very tired at the start and also having run to the loo a few times quite urgently

but after those initial weeks the only side effects I’ve had are this strange constipation, where I don’t feel any discomfort….theres just not a lot happening.

sounds like you’ve dropped a fair bit of weight already, well done, and good luck back on the jabs.

@BG2015you are also doing great. And don’t let a photo discourage you or get you down or anything like that.

I find it all very complex, how we see ourselves. For example, did you ever look at a photo of yourself age 18 or so and cringe thinking “omg im so fat / omg my hair / my double chin” etc etc? And what do you see when you look at it now? Young and beautiful, I bet.

we are too critical of ourselves, but also I think it is just hard to see ourselves clearly.

i was at an event I think last October. So been on the jabs a month or so. I was feeling good, lost a few lbs. Well, when I see those photos I just look awful.

and I don’t mean that to contradict my previous point. Maybe one day I will look back at that photo and think it’s not so bad. But just now, what I see in that photo, is somebody who is deluded. I was on the jabs, I’d lost a few lbs, so in my head I was suddenly young and thin again. And obviously I wasn’t, it doesn’t work like that.

also around that time I can remember feeling quite self concious in work thinking “everyone is going to notice my weightloss and assume I’m on the jabs”

nobody noticed anything of the sort. I looked no different in other people’s eyes. In reality it was a long time before anybody noticed.

anyway, I am really happy with where I am now. On the one hand, I’d like to lose more to have a safety margin, and also I’d like it to have been MY choice what weight to get down to, whereas in reality I’ve got to 10 stone7 and my body has just said “enough”.

on the other hand, I don’t want to lose much more from my face as it can be ageing, so maybe I will just stop here.

sadly I didn’t make it to the gym today…..

I really do need to step things up.

right, off to take my bedtime fybogel

xxx

Weighed myself today which is a week in. I have lost 4lbs. I've had minimal side effects. Felt a bit dizzy and light headed. Probably from the lack of sugar more than anything else. I've been eating an average of 1200 calories a day. I'm not sure if that is too little. I will likely carry on next week and see if the results are less. I expect my first week of loss to be the highest.