December 25 starters thread?

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Is there one yet? If not, should this be it? I’m starting tonight, so officially November, but hey! Am so nervous, woke up early this morning with anxiety. Would love tips from anyone who has started before on what / how to eat on first few days..I’m really concerned about debilitating side effects- should you just listen to your body or force yourself to eat chicken?! I keep seeing all these insta posts about eating protein!!

Such a strange Christmas day not feeling drawn to all the food. I still cannot believe that some people naturally feel like this and food isn't just calling them all the time. I took less food than usual for my christmas dinner but couldn't eat half of it, but I made sure to have a bit of everything so I don't feel like I missed out. I hope everyone had a good day

@Florrieboo me too - glad it went well for you, and I really enjoyed my food today (day 5 of wk 4, so not feeling much suppression). I had a couple of chocolates, and otherwise just meals, but I really enjoyed Christmas dinner and felt no desire for seconds or a heaped plate. This literally must be what my mother feels all the time - she can quite happily stop part way through a plate. Amazing!

Moving up to 0.5 tomorrow so I’m calling this a very good last day on my starter dose!

@StrongGirlsLift my mother is the same, I never understood it. If something was delicious I HAD to finish it.
I am going to try staying on 2.5 for a few months, but will see how I go. I felt a little hungry just now, so had some blueberries and feel good after them. It is morning here (I am in Aus) normally mornings are toast and butter etc so these changes just feel weird still but I am only in week 2 day 3 so I guess it is all new

Wk 5 injection here, 0.5mg for the first time. Wish me luck!

Four weeks on meds and I’m nearly 3kg down. I’d hoped to be seeing more weight loss, but am happy to end December almost half a stone lighter than I started it! My app says most people lose most weight between 8-16 weeks, so let’s see. I lost 0.2lbs this morning to take me into a new pound after being stuck for 12 days, so I’ll take it!

Hope you all had good days yesterday and the support you needed, and that no one had any side effects.

Hi all, long time lurker here. I started Wegovy a few weeks back (did my 4th jab today on Boxing Day) I’ve done MJ around a year ago but could only do it for a month as it drained every bit of energy out of me and I couldn’t move off the sofa for the migraines. Getting on well with Wegovy, however over the 3 weeks I’ve only lost 1 pound…wondering if anyone else has had such slow weight loss? I go up to 0.5 from 0.25 next week so wondering if that will move things along! I’ve also had on an off flu like symptoms, has anyone else experienced this? Wondering if it’s the jab or just seasonal….
also does anyone else get a dull ache around the injection site sometimes? Sorry lots of questions! Thanks so much x

Just did my fourth jab and final 2.5mg. Moving up to 3.75 next week.
Nothing lost this week but nothing gained so that’s good!
I’ve lost inches though so from the 7th Dec I’ve lost
SW185lb
CW 178lb
GW 140lb.
Also lost 3 inches around my stomach.
1.5 inches around my bra line.
2 inches around my bum.
1.5 inches around my upper arm.
And 1.5 inches from my thigh.
Abit annoyed but not surprised that I haven’t lost this week and optimistic that I’ll be able to lose 38lb by Spring.
Im going to start exercising from tomorrow.
A concerning amount of Christmas food left in my house though. It’s so hard to resist when’s in front of you!

How are you finding 0.5 @StrongGirlsLift ? I was intending to golden dose but couldn’t get more than 0.5 out of my pen so have jumped up a week earlier than I intended but am thinking that if I’m honest I needed to move up as things were feeling much more ‘normal’ and less suppression entirely.

@Gardener82 that’s heaps of inches can you tell the difference in clothes yet?

@Sarah269199 i can’t help much with wegovy I’m afraid but I’m sure it’s like MJ in that the first dose is designed to get you ready for the therapeutic dose so good luck as you move up.

@Margaritawithlime thanks! So far I’m not feeling any different on 0.5, but definitely couldn’t finish dinner last night so will see today. No obvious side effects, happily.

@Gardener82 those inches lost are incredible, well done! And good progress to goal weight.

@Sarah269199 - welcome. I am on WeGovy and have lost at a steadier rate, about 7lbs, but have been fairly strict. No tenderness around the injection site (are you pushing down too hard maybe?) and no flu feelings here. How did you find December, is it more social for you? Easy to consume calories in that context, maybe? hopefully, January will be your month.

I've delayed week 2 jab at 0.5 as I have terrible constipation. I've had to start a Movicol clear out (8 sachets a day) as more standard doses of Movicol and Fybogel for several days have done nothing and it's been a week now since I've been. Unsurprisingly, I have not lost this week but the appetite suppression has been good and I've just had small amounts of the usual Christmas fare so don't feel I have missed out at all. I'm hoping my guts sort themselves out within the next 48 hours as I don't want to delay my jab by more than 3 days. Think I will split it and take a half dose when I restart and then the rest half way through the week. I am going to have to be zealous about my water intake and probably maintenance doses of laxatives. What a pain... but worth it.

Ooh ouch @Frillysweetpea! I am suffering a touch of the same and have tried all sorts - orange juice, kiwis, coffee, flaxseeds, chia seed etc, but have hardly been able to go. I’m not feeling the urge though so haven’t stepped up to medication or anything and I’m not feeling much discomfort. Hope this works for you! Lots of water and green leafy veg for you!

Just had the 4th jab, I did find that xmas i didnt eat alot as i wasnt hugely hungry, I did overeat portion wise one day and i felt uncomfortable for an hour or so. The rest of the time i had a few glasses of wine and fizz which i drank much slower than normal, but i think that even though i am in deficit i didnt lose weight I simply stayed the same. I am looking forward to moving on to 5 next week, a good way to start the year. I also need to properly classes at the gym, i have only been walking and going on the treadmill , will be a shock to the system

I wouldn't wait to feel the urge before you act further. I've had no urges either and there is nothing to pass low down which is actually what worried me. I've never had constipation so bad before that my waste has not even been making it's presence felt, IYKWIM! If you are in the same boat, have tried all the other options and are heading into day 5 or beyond I'd get the Movicol in now!

Thanks for the heads up! I will investigate and get stocked up. Forgive TMI, but I have had a few small pellet-like movements on odd days and had a small but normal movement after eating more at Christmas, so I am not too worried, but it does seem like there ought to be more, shall we say! Good luck.

Hello! 👋 I started on Wegovy at the beginning of November- I know is a December thread but is anyone else in the same boat? Seeing lots of people discussing Mounjaro but keen to chat with Wegovy users as it seems to be quite different! X

I’ll start on Monday when mine arrives. I’m still not really sure what to expect! Hopefully 2-3 stone weight loss with minimal side effects.

I also stayed the same this week, and just took my 4th jab at 2.5. Will go up to 5mg next week. I do feel I ate quite a bit over Christmas (and the house is still full of treats), don’t seem to be able to resist it as much when it’s right in front of me.
Like some others I’m also struggling with my bowels. Am going but it’s, well, difficult! I think I need to add in something daily to help keep things softer. I’m happy for any advice on this!

I weighed in for the first time in a week. I am nearly 1lb lighter than last Sunday. This is the first Christmas week ever that I’ve not put on weight. I ate what I would usually eat, but much smaller portions.

First week on 0.5, it’s been 5 days since my jab and no side effects but also feels like absolutely no suppression. I feel hungrier than ever, will see the damage when I weigh in on Tuesday. Bit disheartening as I had such a good first month and was hoping for a bit of extra support from the medication over this week. Whatever the scales say though I should assume that it would be much worse without the Wegovy! 😬😬

I’ve just done my first jab on 0.25. I’ve felt a bit cack all day but decided to just crack on with it.

So took my first Mounjaro injection 2.5 on Saturday, was ok until I had half a glass of red wine yesterday. Big mistake , had sulphur burps and felt sick all night. Does anyone know if this will happen with all alcohol?

The effect of alcohol and jabs seems to wildly differ, whilst i had food suppression I can drink wine etc fine, however i am finding myself savouring the wine more than i used to and a glass takes me much longer to drink.
my partner has the sulphur burps after we had wine which isnt pleasant, lets hope it wears off for you. I got him to take a nexium (for acid reflux)which seemed to help a bit

So I’m on day 3 of 5mg and I’m so much hungrier than I have been on 2.5! How weird. Not sure what’s going on with that but trying to choose good things and not reach for the remnants of the Christmas crap which needs to be thrown away without my kids seeing 😂

Fourth jab done, and oh how much I have come to love that 'Meh' feeling towards food 😁 I can still eat fine but the obsession has gone. Lovely.

I ended up having Dominoes with friends yesterday and unfortunately that hasn't gone down well - unsurprising of course! I feel really dehydrated and bloated, a bit of a stomach ache, and I woke up with bile in my throat this morning - horrible. I took a Rennie and it went but that was definitely a lesson. They don't know I'm on Mounjaro and I just didn't feel like having the conversation.

I've lost two pounds in the past week, which is baffling. I feel like I've eaten a lot, but of course it's far less than usual over Christmas.

@Wishfulshrinker25 Hello! Yes, I’m 5 weeks in on WeGovy, having a good experience though I have plateaued a bit recently. How are you getting on?