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

This week has seen 2 Christmas parties, a lovely home cooked meal with friends (that included sticky toffee pudding), a 5 day continuous buffet at work….

and I’m a pound down???

I really don’t understand my body sometimes-I’ve probably had 3000 more calories this week than last so why have I lost the same about of weight?????

not that I’m complaining but I feel like this is giving me permission for Christmas indulgence which feels like a very slippery slope to be on

Week 20 Day 1

Stayed the same as lay week which is ok, except I’m kicking myself as I was 1lb down on Thursday 😬

New rowing machine is set up in the spare room so will spend as much time playing with my new toy over Christmas as possible!

I’m exactly 2.5 stone down going into Christmas week, today is jab day so by Thurs/Fri the suppression will be wearing off a little in order to enjoy some nice food.

SW 14:12
CW 12:05
GW 10:06

Onwards! 🚣 💪🎄🎅🥮🍗

I’m so glad we are all still enjoying the festivities. I have tried to stay on track throughout the week but still attending lunches, parties etc.

Lost 1lb which I am quite happy about.

Not really any cravings but as some of the food available is only eaten at Christmas I am really want to eat them in small portions.

Last weigh in before Christmas and a I have passed the 3st off mark with 43lbs off on week 21.

Start 110.6KG
Current 81.2KG
Goal under 70KG

Merry Christmas my lovely dieting friends 🥂

Good evening,

just finished up today until Boxing Day.
I weighed on Friday and lost 1.5lbs taking me to 10st10.5lbs. But official weigh day today and I’m 10st11.4lbs. I’m a bit miffed at that as I’ve done extremely well as I was being so good trying to get to 10st7 for Christmas. So I feel a little down about that. I’m not going to jinx myself and say “before new year” because I’ll just get annoyed again if I don’t lol. I’m still having great suppression on 2.5mg and still having lots of nausea and genuinely feeling that crappy way so I absolutely do not want to go up to 5mg right now but I feel a bit miffed why my weight loss is slow, but then again I shouldn’t compare myself and slow is steady.

a lady I work with started mj a few weeks ago and is losing 5lbs at a time every week. I can’t help but feel a little jealousy but then again, this may be down to the time of month for me and also Christmas I’m highly emotional lol!

sw before mj - 13st11lbs
sw with mj - 12st3lbs
cw - 10st11lbs
gw - 10st7lbs

i hope everyone has a lovely Christmas xx

Just done my jab. 1lb gain this week - not sure where from as Ive been careful but given that it was Christmas day yesterday, I'm happy with this. Im wondering of it was because I was drinking yesterday.

SW 18st 8lb
CW 15st 12lb.
Ive only got DDs birthday to get through now on 29th then back to normal as no plans for new year.

Hope everyone's having a good festive season!

I've apparently put on 2lbs since Tuesday 🙄But hopeful that this is partly down to being out of routine, dehydration etc. I don't think I've actually eaten or drunk that much more than usual.

Did jab yesterday, a day late and slightly lower dose to try and avoid side-effects, will top up today to full dose.

Happy Christmas everyone! Hope you all had a lovely day yesterday and are enjoying the festivities.

I struggled to eat much at all yesterday which was a real shame as I spent hours cooking the food! I had my third dose of 7.5mg on Sunday evening and have had awful nausea and stomach cramps since. I was fine after the first dose of 7.5mg, after the second dose I had a few days feeling unwell but have struggled each day since the third dose. If I'm like this again next week I might then move back down to 5mg or try 6.25mg. Weight loss has picked up again the last few weeks though which is good and I weighed myself today and am delighted to now have a weight under 12stone. I would like to lose another 1.5 stone I think but I'm starting to worry about what happens with maintenance once I get there.

SW: 15st
CW: 11st 13lb
GW: 10st 7lb

Happy Christmas everyone!
hope you all had a fab festive time! I changed my jab day from Mondays to Wednesdays before Christmas so I could delay two days this week and eat the Christmas Day food with more of an appetite. I had bacon and eggs for breakfast, Christmas lunch and two glasses of wine, grapes and walnuts and a bit of cheese for dinner and I enjoyed it all and no ill effects - but I’m done now and eager to get back to normal food. Cooked family Boxing Day bacon and pancakes and was not interested, was craving my chia pudding and Greek yogurt.

Just jabbed today (Friday) and feel relief that I’m back on track. Totted up my Christmas Day intake - 2000 calories, instead of usual 1200 - and I went for a Christmas Day 4k walk, weighed in today and the difference is less than a pound up so that’s great.

apparently the average Brit eats 6000 calories on Christmas Day alone!!

typical day is apparently

bacon and eggs or smoked salmon
mince pie mid morning
full Christmas lunch
cheese nuts crisps and quality st
random snacks
booze starting from mid morning

I don’t think I could do that any more, I would explode.

Ooops stats
SW 195 pounds
CW 162 pounds
GW 130 pounds

I ignore the logging of food until tomorrow. I ate small portions and had hardly any alcohol and no interest in the chocolates. The only indulgence was a portion of my favourite dessert I only do once in a blue moon.

Like @Pumpernickelbrakes - I loved my yoghurt today.

Back to normal tomorrow.

Hi everyone 👋

Hope everyone has had a lovely Christmas?

I haven’t denied myself the usual Christmas fayre - roast potatoes, puddings etc - although I have been mindful about portions and have tried to avoid mindlessly overeating chocolates.

I have also tried to exercise as much as possible - DH was surprised I spent time on the rowing machine and treadmill on Boxing Day morning 😆

So today is weigh in day and I have lost 2lb 🤣

I’m currently jabbing on day 8 but might increase that to 9 or 10 after Christmas. I’m still taking 2.5 out of a 5 pen (so getting 10 doses), so far so good…

SW 14:12
CW 12:03
GW 10:06

🎅🎄🎅🎄🎅🎄🎅🎄🎅

I skipped my jab last week before Christmas and had it as usual on Saturday. Weighed myself on Saturday too and stayed the same weight so I consider that a victory. I had residual effects from the jab so that combined with my stomach being shrunk stopped me from over indulging too badly.

SW: 14st 10lbs
CW: 11st 13lbs
GW: 10st

Has anyone moved over to Wegovy tell me how much you pay per pen now? I came off mounjaro a few weeks ago, and have maintained but I would really like to loose the last few pounds.

Ending the year 35 pounds down woo hoo! That’s 18% of my body weight released! 🥳
Some great results in this thread ladies - congrats to us all on doing this and onwards into 2026!

Week 22 and stayed the same so ending 2026 43lbs lighter.

Hi everyone,

well 4th jab of 2nd one done yesterday and so far I’ve lost 2lbs in 3 weeks. I do not think it’s working for me on 2.5mg anymore. I’m due my next pen on Wednesday and I think I need to get a 5mg.

did anyone go from 2.5 straight to 5 or did you do 3.25 first?

im worrying about side effects as I still have nausea etc atm.

sw 12st3
cw 10st10
gw 10st7
ngw 9st4

thanks

@sfraxx after 9 weeks at 2.5mg I did one week of 3.75mg as I was worried about side effects and then went up to 5mg the next week. I had a bit of nausea for the first couple of weeks at 5mg but it wasn't too bad.

@sfraxx - I went from 2.5 to 5mg immediately and maybe had a couple of days where I felt a bit nausea but nothing major. I swapped to peppermint tea and found I struggled with carbs but that was it.

I am on 5mg now since end of August and have hardly anything apart from constipation.

I went on the scales this morning as I have to order a new pen, 1lb down since before Christmas, as the goal was to not gain I am very happy.

@Reluctantbrit@needsleepnowI think I’ll definitely change to 5mg on Monday when I get my new pen. I stood on the scales this morning and I have lost 2lbs.
but definitely feeling absolutely ravenous today so 2.5mg isn’t cutting it anymore.

will update you all with how the 5mg goes on Monday x

Happy new year weight loss friends, here’s to a healthier 2026.

Happy new year one and all. @sfraxx I went straight from 2.5 to 5 and it was fine. YMMV of course. I’m just about to order a 10 as 7.5 is not quite enough anymore (on 2nd 7.5 pen now)
My last weigh in (30/12) was 73.8kg - which was a loss of 0.5 up to 23/12 and a gain of 0.4 between then and 30th. Still 0.1 down over the two weeks so that’s fine by me!

Happy new year everyone.

3lb off this week but averaging at 2lb a week overall.
SW 18st 8lb
CW 15st 9lb - almost 3st off!!

No particular goal weight in mind as yet so focusing on being in the 14 stones by Feb 1/2 term.

I'm on 7.5mg and just about to order a new pen. Think I will stay on 7.5mg for the next one.

Constipation is still bad, so going to try taking magnesium supplements to see if that helps. Hair has gone thin as well and lose skin is more obvious so having to find long sleeved tops to hide my upper arms. However, legs have a little shape to them, not enough for me to wear a skirt (haven't worn a skirt or dress in 26yrs) but hopefully will get there though in time.

Hello everyone
Happy New Year hope you all had a good break and well done everyone on fitness goals and continued losses.
SW:102kg
CW: 85kg
TW: 76.5kg
Total loss to date: 17kg or 2.7 stone
Probably first time ever I have not put on weight over Christmas and managed to lose another kg. I bought a new top for Christmas Day and it was a size 10, that felt good as I've been wearing size 14 tops last several years. I started my annual Dry January on the 30th Dec and am hoping that skipping my weekend wine might help me along the way to my target weight and boost my fitness motivation. Not sure what to do once I get to my target, it's my 50th in May and I would like to be at my target by then. But I'm worried about stopping MJ as dread putting the weight back on now I've lost it. Would be interested to hear how @Booksandcheese gets on - well done on reaching your goal!