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May 2025 Starters Thread 6 - We’re all totes protes now ✌️

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FlorenceNightshade · 29/08/2025 01:18

As requested a protein and fibre filled shiny new thread for us!!

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Gingercar · 05/10/2025 19:54

Sit it out? You’ve done so well. If you took a break until April you’ll likely be back to square one. Why waste all that you’ve done? What dose are you on now?

Seahorsesplendour · 05/10/2025 19:58

@DidILeaveTheGasOn ive been feeling much the same! Even though it’s easier with MJ than anything else I’ve ever done it’s still a slog!!! I would love nothing more than to stop now, ride the winter eating what I want , no jabs & no nausea & more money!!! I’ve toyed with the idea a lot & then I remember how far I’ve come & where I will end up if I stop now!!!

it’s got to be an individual choice so do what you need to do but i feel like if I stop now I might as well have flushed the money down the toilet as I know right now I’m only half way there & I’ll regain it!

you’ve got so much going on so be kind to yourself! Up your dose & plan some lovely protein filled meals hopefully that way the hunger will get less at least!! Sending hugs!! 💐

@HereIGoOnceMore hold on in there!!! It’s demoralising but keep going and you will lose again and boy you’ll have earned it!!!!!

notgonnafail · 05/10/2025 20:18

@DidILeaveTheGasOn first of all, stop. Breathe. You don't have to be 100% on all of the time. Think about everything you've been dealing with since you started. You have had so many stressful things to deal with, and have come through them well. You've been poorly, and your body probably wants more energy to fight the infections. Sometimes the diet has to take a backseat while you deal with the other stuff first. Give yourself permission to be human, and to take care of yourself as you would the people you love - and that would not be forcing them to diet if what they need is nourishment, from both food and kindness!

That said, perhaps you do need to up the dose. I did that this week, as was feeling it was all pretty hopeless having stayed about the same weight through August, and even starting to slowly regain a bit through September, but was so afraid to up my dose as last time I'd tried to, the SEs came back and even though they weren't as severe as they had been in my 1st 2 weeks, it scared me and made me drop back again. This week, I've forced myself to do it, and no additional SEs, and my mood and mojo seem to be improving again.

Don't give up on yourself. Accept this for what it is, a small patch where things are a bit tricky and that will pass. If you need another week or two of being 'off diet' while you get your head in the game, give yourself permission to do that, but keep taking your MJ. Future you'll kick yourself so hard if you give up.

We're all going to have crappy patches, where we want to quit, and think we don't deserve to be healthy and happy in our skin. It's why we're all here, so someone can talk us down from doing something stupid!!

Sending you big, supportive hugs, and giving you permission to be as kind and supportive to yourself as you would be (and have been) to all of us. You're worth it xxx

notgonnafail · 05/10/2025 20:22

Also sending hugs to everyone else struggling right now. Remember, it is soup and stew season, so lots of comforting, healtjy ways to get in the protein and nutrients there - and far tastier than boring salads!!

DidILeaveTheGasOn · 05/10/2025 20:27

I'm on 7.5mg now but it's like being on air. I didn't really want to go up to 10 yet because I've still got so far to go.

DidILeaveTheGasOn · 05/10/2025 20:28

Thank you for the support. I bet if I could just get some sleep I'd not be saying any of this. I'm just so tired! Blinkin ear and bladder.

notgonnafail · 05/10/2025 20:29

Perhaps try upping it by 0.5mg to 8, or 1mg to 8.5? Doesn't have to be a leap up the full 2.5mg...

notgonnafail · 05/10/2025 20:31

Lack of sleep is an absolute killer of motivation for anything. Try and take care of you, worry about the diet once you're sleeping and feeling more rested xxx

HereIGoOnceMore · 05/10/2025 20:55

Thank you for the kind comments and gentle kicking of my posterior. Sensible me accepts that of course there will be ups and downs, and I need to stick to the path. It’s just so easy to panic. And I’m perhaps overdue for some pushback. I’ve been able to stay on 5mg until now (although taken as 3.5 every 5 days), and I’ve found it relatively straightforward, so perhaps I’ve been a bit smug. Fingers crossed for a better week.

tostaky · 05/10/2025 21:45

notgonnafail · 05/10/2025 20:31

Lack of sleep is an absolute killer of motivation for anything. Try and take care of you, worry about the diet once you're sleeping and feeling more rested xxx

Lack of sleep also affect your cortisol levels which in turn affect your weight. I hope you get your ear and bladder sorted very soon and in no time you’ll be back on track!

VashtaNerada · 06/10/2025 00:59

Honestly don’t know what’s worse, feeling no effects or feeling ALL the effects like I am! Just been very violently ill again. Can’t try splitting my dose until Friday so for now the 6mg already in my system is wreaking absolute havoc…

tostaky · 06/10/2025 06:49

Oh poor you… i hope you are feeling better this morning. Peppermint tea to settle the stomach?

tostaky · 06/10/2025 07:11

Jab day today, put my stats in shotsy and i am half way to my GW! 16.5kg gone and 16.5kg to go!!! It took me 5 months to lose that, it may take me 7-8 months perhaps so perhaps i will reach my GW next May!! In time for the summer and all the pretty dresses!! 🤩

notgonnafail · 06/10/2025 08:35

@VashtaNerada you poor thing. Really hope you can get some rest, and as @tostaky suggested perhaps some peppermint or ginger tea. Really hope that when you can do so that splitting the dose helps you, you've had such a rotten time of it.

@HereIGoOnceMore hang in there. From reading past threads it seems that long plateaus are very common, followed by large whooshes, so don't give up. Your whoosh will come, I'm sure!

@DidILeaveTheGasOn I hope you got a better night's sleep and are feeling a bit more human today.

@tostaky excellent milestone to have reached. I'm so pleased for you.

Since upping my dose a little, my weight is heading back down again (thank heavens!) though I'm still not back to where I was before it started climbing, but I'm happy to be headed in the right direction again!

DBatteryBand · 06/10/2025 14:03

@DidILeaveTheGasOn I hope you’re feeling better today. My ear infection is still with me - totally muffled hearing in one ear, except for incredibly loud crackling when eating. I keep lying awake at night wondering if it’s spreading throughout my head, which brings on a panic attack…until I get up and take a paracetamol which gets rid of my headachey symptoms within an hour and then I manage a few minutes’ sleep before I have to get up. No fun at all.

I know you were thinking of going up a dose. I did the other day and it has reminded me how powerful this medication is. I am back to taking half an hour to eat half a boiled egg and drinking small glasses of chocolate milk to take on enough calories. Even the thought of my nemesis (the biscuit tin) makes me feel sick. I do think I might have been better off playing around with clicks, rather than just whacking in 7.5mg after months of 5. It’s felt like a big shock to the system. If you think you’ve run aground, it might be worth going up half a dose, if not a whole one.

SussexLass87 · 06/10/2025 15:22

I can't find it, but whoever suggested going up to 6mg from 5mg - thank you.

After stalling it felt like it was time to move up, and the incremental increase has been really beneficial.

Still getting awful heartburn and sickness for the first few days but suppression is much better and feeling a lot more focussed mentally.

notgonnafail · 06/10/2025 15:46

@SussexLass87 sometimes slow and steady on the increases is better than a massive hike! Glad it's helped.

VashtaNerada · 06/10/2025 20:23

Thanks for the well wishes. Was sick again in the morning, but went to work as normal like an idiot and felt like death all day. Getting an early night now!

SutekhsEars · 07/10/2025 08:00

My appetite is all over the place atm, not hungry until I force myself to have something then can't stop eating. I think I need to plan lunches, and eat even if I don't feel like it. It's jab day tomorrow but I'm considering delaying maybe until the weekend.
I'm done with this stupid virus now. I'm wondering if it's COVID. 🤧

Seahorsesplendour · 07/10/2025 08:24

@SutekhsEars you have my sympathy! I was almost exactly the same when I was I’ll apart from about 4 days when all I could fancy and stomach was chocolate!!! 🫣 somehow I lost 4lb though & normal service resumed once I shook off the virus so there is light at the end of the tunnel!! I think it was about day 10 or 11 when I suddenly felt better!!!

Hope it happens for you soon!!! 💐

BerfyTigot · 07/10/2025 09:49

Yay! FINALLY the scales have moved again and I'm down 1kg 😍

Slight concern that it's mainly due to using new scales, but they've got to be more accurate than the old ones, right?

I don't feel I'm getting much help from MJ, so definitely moving up a dose ASAP

@VashtaNerada I feel for you. It's no consolation but I vomited every week for 13 weeks before it settled down. I was inspired to not give up by someone on here who had a similar experience.
I really hope things settle down for you soon.

Congratulations to @tostaky - looking forward to next summer too!

Gingercar · 07/10/2025 15:30

I have lost my standard lb today! Slow but steady nowadays. I’ve just ordered another 12.5 pen from Bolt because it was quite reasonable and at this pace my stash of pens in my fridge aren’t going to get me there. Can’t really afford it, but bobbed it on the credit card. I’ve my golden dose of 7.5 today, then another 7.5 pen, then I might go up to 10 after that. I was hoping not to have to do high doses but I really would like to experience a little suppression at some point. I’m getting a bit hacked off having to use so much willpower compared to others. (you can remind me of that when I’m grumbling about side effects!)

Seahorsesplendour · 07/10/2025 22:13

@BerfyTigot & @Gingercar woohoo on the losses!!! 😆😆😆 every 1lb counts!!!!

I had 2 lovely NSVs today!!

firstly was sitting at a table with another row of tables behind , fellow student needs to get passed I go to stand & move & she says it’s fine there’s plenty of room to get past!

there wouldn’t have been 4st ago!!!

first time on a train for a while and it was busy so sat next to someone twice & didn’t feel like I was half in the aisle!!

still got 4st to go I can’t imagine how much different again it will feel!!!

tostaky · 08/10/2025 07:53

I am loving to read all the NSVs!! Well done all!
Let’s keep going.

notgonnafail · 08/10/2025 08:05

Finally seem to have broken free of 107kg after roaming around it since early August! Had even started heading back upwards and was at 107.8kg last week. Not sure the past 36hrs were worth it though, as had acid reflux, sulphur burps, diarrhea and vomiting that has kept me up at night.

SW 115kg
CW 106.4kg
GW 75kg

So going to drop dose back down again. I had pushed myself to be 'brave' as had similar issues in the first 2 weeks and so had been increasing my dose at a snail's pace of 0.25mg every 3-4 weeks. But feeling exasperated by lack of losses for so long, I skipped up 1mg after just 1 week on the previous dose. Clearly was too much, too soon. And while an almost 1.5kg loss is amazing for me, it isn't worth feeling so terrible for!

Hopefully it will have jolted me out of the stall though, past that setpoint, and losses may resume again!