August 25 Starters - Thread 2

[MrJollyLivesNextDoor]

Hi everyone, I couldn’t see a new thread so I’ve started this one.

Here’s the link to the old thread:

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5378761-august-25-starters?utm_campaign=thread&utm_medium=app_share

Hope you feel better tomorrow, that sounds unpleasant.

I made it to 12 days between doses this time but definitely felt increased hunger on day 11. Very much playing it by ear here.

26lb in 13 weeks

I discovered that I am a total lightweight when it comes to alcohol. We had friends over for dinner and I discovered that I managed to drink nearly a full bottle of wine.
3am wasn't a great time to feel rough.

I was quite proud of me in general, small portion, none of the snacks, mini dessert but the wine....

Haven't checked in for a while.

I have now lost 2stone 2lb and my bmi has gone from 31.3 to 25.8. Not too much further to go for me.

Is anyone else getting close to goal and if so are you dropping down your dose to maintain or going cold turkey? Im unsure what to do. I am only on a dose of 5 anyway as I never felt the need to go higher but the cost is really starting to pinch and although my husband has offered to pay I feel guilty about it.

I was considering splitting the last 2 doses of my 5 pen and making it last another couple of weeks at a lower dose but not sure if i feel its safe enough.

Hi folks, haven't posted for a bit either so trying to catch up!

Hope you feel better soon @sfraxx , what a rollercoaster :(

Not lost much over the last fortnight but going to say I'm a stone down now as I was hovering either side of the 14 stone 7 mark before MJ and am now 13 stone 8. So 14 lbs!

Was just carrying a heavy basket of wet washing up the stairs and out of curiosity stuck it on the scales, surprisingly it was only 11lbs. Weird to think my body was carrying more than that weight around in July!! Even weirder to think I'm STILL 5 stone heavier than my teen daughter (who is a slim healthy weight). I mean yes I still look fat, but over 5 baskets of washing fatter?? Body weight is a hard thing to get your head round sometimes. Onwards and downwards though.

Just ordered a 7.5mg pen, although it was a considerable price hike more than 5mg, if I stick with 5mg doses it still works out cheaper. Might try going up half a dose in a couple of weeks if needed, but at the moment suppression isn't too bad.

Ordered from WePrescribe, they were ok with a re-order even though I'd used another pharmacy for 2 pens (due to the stock/price rise issues in Sept), I just sent them a pic of all the labels.

I’m a couple of stone off target but I’m already spreading out the doses and therefore going past the 30 day cut off.

I’m also planning on getting 10 doses out of a 5mg pen in future.

Not suggesting anyone else should do this btw, but reading on other support groups this seems to happen a lot.

Started mid August so 12 weeks in and I’ve lost 30lbs so far. I’ve hit what I set out to lose (not one person has noticed! )

I feel so much better in my clothes but haven’t dropped a dress size, everything just fits better. I’m happy and unsure what to do next, whether to continue on 5mg or just be super sensible. I’ve found 5mg is still suppressing my appetite and I’m just not bothered about food anymore. 2.5mg didn’t seem to work anymore so I don’t want to just waste money.

I did 2.5mg for six weeks, then 3.75mg for two weeks, now I’m halfway through my second month doing 5mg, injected Monday as usual. No suppression at all yesterday (Tues) which is odd, and today I’m constipated and achy and inflamed,

I ate the pretty much the same as usual - about 1250 calories and loads of water plus usual vitamins & magnesium supplements

breakfast - oatmeal with blueberries, prunes, plain Greek yogurt and seeds

lunch - stir fry veg, beef strips and noodles

dinner - skinless chicken thigh meat, peas and brown rice with lemon juice and olive oil

snack - two satsumas

4 k walk and over 12k steps doing errands and rushing around

The lack of suppression and return of achy joints makes me feel like it’s being less effective (this is how I feel pre MJ with Hashimotos flare ups) but the constipation is something I associate with being on the drugs so idk 🤷🏻‍♀️ what’s going on.

any thoughts?

Hi! Long time no check in here.
I started on August bank holiday, and at weigh in day last week hit 21lb in 11 weeks I think?
Ive been doing 4mg out of a 5 mg pen, and I'm probably going to stay on this for the next few weeks, but the loss has definitely slowed- 1lb most weeks- so the temptation is there to move up to 5mg.

I do struggle with drinking alcohol on it, and I've got a boozy dancing night out coming up in about 10 days, so I need to think how to handle that. I would like to drink tbh, it's a once a year type of night out. Maybe I do a smaller dose next week on the Monday rather than the Tuesday? Or is it stupid to play with it all for the sake of drinking?

Weigh and jab day today.
Only lost 0.5lb this week which I’m a bit urgh about! It maybe because it’s TOTM or that I’m still suffering with slow bowels 🙄
Anyway just took my 6th injection of 7.5, I’ll see how this week goes on it as need to decide whether to order a third pen of 7.5 or go up to the 10s I’ve got stashed in the fridge.

It’s a tricky decision because if I go up it may be too much suppression over Christmas but I’ve I stay down it may not be quite enough. I was not a super responder so the lower doses were not amazing for me but anyway as long as still losing that’s what counts!!

On another matter, was anyone else originally with Voy and then cancelled their plan? Just wondering if the app still continues to work for you if you’re no longer a customer?

I am sticking to 4mg for the time being and I have settled on jabbing every 12th day. This entire ‘journey’ is so individual, and for me I find this gives me enough suppression to not really want sugar or treats but not so much that I’m not eating. I stick to my calorie deficit and sometimes have to have a later snack to hit targets. I have to exert more control on days 10/11 but it’s important to me to learn to do this too - it has also helped with the constipation I was experiencing. By my calculations Christmas Day should be day 9 of my injection schedule.
I am losing an average of 7lbs a month and at 32lbs in 15 weeks. I have been extending the use of a 5mg pen getting 6 doses from it with no negative side effects thus far.

I started on Aug 30th and have been 1 month at 2.5mg, then the second month at 5 mg I lost 7 lbs so I was happy with it and stayed for the 3rd, but this third month is not working that much. Total 13 lbs so far, next week I'll be moving to 7.5.
But I am now officially out of obesity with a BMI of 29.7!

Another 2lbs this week. SW 18st 8lb, CW 16st 9lb. Currently on 7.5mg. Its going to be hard this week though.

@sfraxx i was diagnosed with a hiatal hernia earlier in the year! i'm just on Omeprazole and i actually think it helps with some MJ symptoms (i never get the burps people talk about for example)

Another 0.6kg gone and I have now the 85kg on the scale. Somehow that makes a huge difference in my mindset.

Most of my tops had to be replaced as they were too big and I think some of my older trousers may fit again.

But I am freezing constantly, it's embarrassing what I wear indoors with the heating on.

Good morning everyone,

was planning to update yesterday, but for the first time on MJ life I went to a party on Friday evening, I had 3 WKDs and well, I was not fit for purpose yesterday. Vomiting and all round hangover from hell off 3 drinks I didn’t even finish🤦🏽‍♀️
note to self: never drink on MJ again.

i have gone from 11st10 to 11st5 this week.
gw was 10st7, but going to try and aim for 10st4 so that it will be 3.5st lost altogether.

woke up feeling slightly hungry today, but this week I’ve had very high suppression. Long may it continue lol!

Hope everyone is well x

I don’t get these sulphar burps either, I wonder if this is why. I am on 80mg esomeprazole so I’m hoping that keeps all the symptoms away until I finish my MJ journey x

Yes, my alcohol tolerance is down. I may drink a glass of wine a week and feel like I drunk a bottle.

Good for my body and my bank account though.

Pre MJ I used to get terrible indigestion as I was clearly eating crap. No indigestion, burps etc since I began, here’s hoping it continues.

Hello all, hope you're well. Would agree with comments above about alcohol, 1 glass of wine is about all I can manage now as feel terrible next day if drink more! Still on 5mg dose and have continued to lose, I'm convinced the clear protein drink I added was the answer.
SW:102kg
CW: 87.3kg
TW: 76.5kg

It’s a mistake I won’t be making again lol!
I don’t really drink anyway but had a 50th birthday party and thought it wouldn’t be so bad as I only had a couple.

what are you all doing Christmas week? I was thinking of skipping this week on the injection or do you think that’ll cause side effects?

we’re going to a hotel for Christmas dinner with the family and at £105pp I’m determined to blooming well eat and finish it!
I mean, ideally I’d be target weight for Christmas lol but I’ll no push it x

It's only three of us so Christmas is fairly low key when it comes to savoury food, the chocolates are more of an issue. and the stollen, and Lebkuchen.

My goal is not to gain, if the weather is good I plan to go out as much as possible.

As DD is a poor college student, I plan to send her back with lots of chocolate.

Hi everyone and well done us on all our amazing losses to date.

Week 15 Day 1

2lbs off this week - which I lost early in the week then put back on then lost again this morning (after a huge Sunday poo 🤷‍♀️). Brings my total loss to 2st 3lb.

I feel so much happier at this weight, so much more confident in how I look, not hiding behind big cardigans and scarves etc. I have a lovely dress (with colourful owls on) in a size 14 that DH bought me around 5 or 6 years ago and I reckon I am half a stone or maybe less away from wearing it 🙂

Extending the period between jabs by one day each week doesn’t seem to make any difference to suppression so far so I will keep experimenting with that.

I had wine this week (1st alcohol since end of July!) - I had been really fancying a glass, drank the bottle over 3 nights and had no adverse effects whatsoever which was a pleasant surprise and gives me confidence for Christmas 🍷

SW 14:12
CW 12:09
TW 10:06

I am planning to jab as normal throughout the festivities, I have been using 4mg every 12th day as managing between and steadily losing.
Due to jab on December 3rd, 15th and 27th, limit alcohol but have a few occasions where I will have a glass of wine or two in that time.

Hi everyone, onto W16 D2 here. Still on 5mg but going up to 7.5mg when this pen is finished. Weighed myself yesterday, another 2lbs down.

SW: 14st 10lbs
CW: 12st 5lbs
GW: 10st

Morning all

I'm planning on continuing through Christmas, i dont want a break, i want to control myself!

Weigh in 12 today, 1.5lb lost again which takes me in to the next stone bracket (just!) so that's a great boost for sure

Total loss in 12 weeks = 29.5lb