Weygovy April 26 starters

[lechatnoir]

I’ve finally taken the plunge and just ordered Wegovy from Asda pharmacy. All been well it should be ready for collection on Tuesday so it would be great to hear from anyone else who has just started or is about start their WLI/Weygovy journey.
I’m very nervous and haven’t told anyone, but I’ve just failed at my 3rd diet attempt this year and feeling horribly self-conscious about my weight and dreading the summer so just thought fuck it, I’m going to give it a go.

SW 12st 2
TW: 9st 2

@Pairymoppins maybe it's only my experience but the effect i have from ozempic is that is only helps me to make better food choices. I could easily slip that's where the cc helps.
yesterday and most likely today it clearly showed i'm lacking in potassium, time for a banana at some point. also low on water.

good question @Ibwah with zero side effects and little loss i would be game to try .5. did you have any side effects with m?

@BreakingBroken i had pretty awful side effects with Mounjaro. Explosive D! Really strong eggy burps. Not had either with this…

@Ibwah I'd personally do the 0.25 with a closer gap if all is well.

@Voltefarce welcome!

I was away for a few days which was boozy. Although food choices were good. Was surprised I lost weight, but had been static for ages despite being good. I think skipping breakfast is the noticeable difference. Same when I'm dieting without WLI. So I am going to try without it. On days I'm hungry I will still have a small later breakfast. I soon get used to not having it.
Worth a try maybe for anyone stalled.

Stats:

Start of diet in new year. Over 11 stone, bmi 30.

Start of wegovy April 20th 10 stone 5.
Now 9 stone 10 bmi 25.8.

Weight loss from wegovy around 9lbs. I look a lot different although people mainly saying polite things like looking well. I'm recovering from cancer treatment so people are probably cautious what to say.

I'm not going to carry on with Wegovy, I can't justify the cost, but it was fantastic for the time I was on it!
Setting myself a 1lb a week loss calorie counting diet and I'll see how that goes. Hope everyone keeps on doing well!!

Hi @Ibwah I had similar concerns so first time moving on to higher dose I click counted to 0.4mg and whilst I didn’t notice any change this is when I started to lose (2lb that week) so then went up to 0.5mg and continued to lose but have had some nausea. This has been low- level & manageable & mainly when overeating or anything greasy/fatty so need to be conscious about having smaller portions and making me eat healthier. I’m sticking at 0.5 for my next dose on Tuesday but will drop back if I still feel sick.

Well done @DreamingOfGeneHunt hope you can keep it up

@DreamingOfGeneHunt switch over to the Lose It threads in the Weight Loss Chat board.
RealHouseWife has been starting this thread for many many years and just started the June thread "Joyful June".
You will get loads of support, there's lots of activity on the treads and is motivating and supportive.
You can do this 🖐(hopefully this is interpreted as a high five)

WLI wise; down 11.1 for the month
17.1 since i started mid april.
happy to be out of the 170's this am.
SW 186.6
CW 169.5
GW 140

in my lifetime i have frequently been in the 160's and the high 160's would have triggered some dieting of some sort, i'm good at the dieting part just not the maintaining part.
the wli certainly has made the first part easy. especially with zero gastric effects and only the appetite control.

on the last day of the month, how was the month of may for others?

Thank you!

@lechatnoir thanks! Having only lost 3lb
in April on 0.25mg , I put 2lb on last week
during my holiday when I don’t inject. So a total of 1lb loss. Anyway- back to it now. As I had a (accidental) break I decided to be cautious today and I click counted to administer 0.375mg.
I also was running (slow) about 20km a week until I injured my foot during a half marathon 6 weeks a ago and now my foot is better so will be starting to run again this week as I have a 10km event in 5 weeks. Also - I have meal prepped and sorted my meals for the week.
current weight - 13 stone 5lb

good cautious plan @Ibwah i will think positive thoughts that you don't experience any gastric effects.

Hi all another 1lb off for me despite 3 nights away and week of pretty much eating what I fancied with little treats whilst away. I’m thinking like a skinny person! I didn’t plan my whole holiday around treats or fancy everything I saw. I was satisfied with 1 little donut instead of full pack. Going to try a week of really being on it this week to see if can get a better loss. I’ve lost 1lb a week in last 2 weeks and would like a bit more this week. Can then decide whether to increase to 0.5 for month 3. I’ve spread my doses to 9 days in last few weeks so have another week to decide. 16lb off in total over 8 weeks

Just had another like at the price comparison table and there are another 4 providers I can try for less than £60 on 0.25. If I can lose more than 2 lb this week I’ll probably keep going on 0.25

@itsallabouttobegin question for you, really for anyone who knows the science. I too am spreading out the injections not for cost but the eventuality of being off them. However the day after my wli, I had a solid loss on the scale and wondered if it was the medication effect on the organs vs my recent exercise and loosing the retained water in the muscles?

is that the igovy website? I need to find a cheap 0.5mg supplier as run out of codes with current one - I thought I'd found one but they wanted a subscription and I don't want to do that.

@jabsahoyits this one https://igovy.co.uk/wegovy-price-comparison-uk/ you can filter by dose to get rye best deals at moment for each dose.

@BreakingBrokenoohhh no idea but I’ve jabbed today so will let you know tomorrow if any loss. Although I am planning a few snacks tonight as off to a spa with my mum and sister.

I’ve had an unexpected three pound loss this week which has been great. Have been either eating breakfast at lunchtime or eating breakfast and a very small lunch , and it seems to be working.

hey all, hope everyone is doing good. Some amazing losses happening :)
I haven’t been on in 2/3 weeks, I lost 15 pounds in the first 4 weeks (obvs delighted) but afraid it was a bit too fast so did 2 weeks of no injections where I just maintained so back doing the injections now for 4 weeks and looking forward to seeing some losses 🤞🏽
SW 185
CW 170
TW 150 ish

so happy to read your post @JumpingJacks11 !
i just spread my doses out to 10 days, and stayed on the .25. totally pleased with the mild appetite suppression with zero untoward side effects, so saw no need to change that.
SW 186.6
CW 169.4
GW 140
i'm focusing on exercise as much as food choices fancy scale tells me i'm okay on bone mass (increasing) muscle mass (increasing) and fat mass going down.
and i'm not overdoing it on the exercise: 15 minutes online plus one daily longer walk. the rest is just around the house/yard.

Amazing losses well done 👏

Managed to push back my last 0.5mg dose by a day with no obvious impact to appetite suppression or new side effects. Still losing and almost at the 1 stone mark which is amazing considering how easy it feels. I'm looking to move provider as happy staying on 0.5mg and eeking out where I can - anyone tried Swift Doctor or have one of those provider comparison charts?

SW 170
CW 158
TW 130ish

Yeah, so glad to hear its working for everyone.

I just tried on a jumpsuit whilst shopping. Size 12 was a bit big. 10 out of stock, so tried an 8 and it fit!!! I'm not making big losses on scales now as working out, but I'm definitely shrinking.

Didn't lose much over half term as I was having treats, but maintained. Also sticking on 0.25 as with a bit (lot) of will power, I think i will continue to lose at this dose. Not forking out 100s if I don't have to.

Another non scale victory, bmi now 25.7, so 'healthy' is within reach. I was bmi touching 29- 30 at new year

@lechatnoir
https://igovy.co.uk/wegovy-price-comparison-uk/

I have med express code..

I’m happy to read your update @lechatnoir , you had such a slow start, I’m sure many would have given up.