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

@lechatnoir those wins with reduction on food portions and drinking I think are brilliant, we’ll all have weeks where we’ve things on but being able to have much less than before is the saviour 🙌🏽 and even staying the same on those weeks is a win I feel.
@VividDeer happy holidays, injecting right before u go will completely change that first week or so, I deff found I wasn’t the normal holiday bloat or anything & I do think it’s down to this.

@BreakingBroken that’s mad we are pretty much the exact same. 25 pounds is incredible when u think about it and it’s only when I see ur message that I appreciate how much that is!
I deff need to get back to the gym (not been since before my holiday so prob 5/6 weeks now) I feel like my stomach needs a lot of toning with the weight loss, anyone else noticed this?

Yep. I have a wrinkly tummy. No amount of serum will sort that out I think 🙄
Just back from 4 days away and could hardly eat or drink a thing. Hopefully the scales will be kind tomorrow.

Hi all, amazing to see the losses and that some of you have managed to stay on such low doses! Ive been on 1 for a while. Ive had an increase in side effects - the worst is tiredness but I'm losing (still slowly) more consistently.

SW: 178
CW: 159.5
TW: 140

BMI is 26.6 now from 30 which feels good. I also bought a new size 12 dress and it fitted well (I was a consistent 14 sometimes creeping to 16...).

I think i will have a number of months still on wegovy. I initially bought into 6 months with juniper who have been great, but not the cheapest. Anyone have any recommendations? Anyone starting to plan how they will stop taking it? (Taper down?? Just stop??) Not that I'm nearly there but I like making a plan!!

Another lb off today. Medexpress being slow with the price match so have ordered next dose up from Med Marketplace, hopefully that'll come through no problems after fun videoing myself on the scales!

3lb to go and I'll be in the 11s with more than 10% of my SW gone. Am on hols in 2 weeks so hoping can shift that by then.

@HRTnewbie have a look at the igovy price tables - the one I just switched to have a flat rate price of £92 to 1mg and no faffing with referrals and codes which seems so much easier. If they come through with order, though a PP said they were good.

Messed up and had an impromptu mini break last week and totally forgot to take my pen and really noticed the difference. I usually take it Wednesday but now not sure whether to do it today or just wait until usual day? Not a great week with lots of eating out & celebrating (a big health ‘all clear’ for my husband) And scales are showing a couple of pounds back on which is disappointing

@lechatnoir I'd just take and then next week go back to Weds if that's your routine so 8 days between jabs. Or not get hung up on the routine and just make Tues your jab day? The big issue would be taking 2 jabs within 7 days, not wider apart.

Really piggy weekend/ Monday here so gonna try and behave the rest of the week. My new (much cheaper!) 1mg is on it's way so hopefully that'll kick start a few more lbs over the summer!

Thanks @jabsahoytaking it today so hoping it kicks in before the weekend as that’s where I struggle the most.

@lechatnoir yeah I wouldn’t worry, we have to live too, enjoy the few extra cals and treats and back on track now. Most of that will be a bit of water weight from the added volume so I’d beat u will see it come off at next weigh in ❤️
I am due next injection tomorrow, deff increased hunger yesterday, had a choc bar yest evening when generally have no interest. Will hold out until tomorrow but think I’ll do the 0.34 dose again as it seemed to last the full 7 days, only prob was I could eat v v little in first 3/4 days. It’s hard to get the balance right isn’t it.

anyways down another 3 Lbs so in the 150’s and feeling delighted. Started back weight training too as I deff have some toning up to do. Last time I was this weight I was doing a lot of exercise and deff much smaller as I was toned. So need to work on that

How is everyone else getting on? We are all about 3 months in now, that time has flew

Wow @JumpingJacks11 thats amazing! Im on 1 and have never post 3lbs in a week. Ive 'gained 1.5lbs this week but could be hormonal as if anything I've been more careful.

@HRTnewbie I do seem to be a big responder, I took a few weeks break from it back in May as felt I was losing way too fast, a pound or 2 a week is prob more ideal, maybe I’ll just stick to 0.25 😅 prob no harm to eat a little more day 6/7 after injection

does anyone know for maintenance do u just space the injections out further and further so ur not losing over say a month for example (sorry if I asked this before, I think I might have 🫣 just can’t remember)

Ending the month 2.8lbs lighter
It’s been a low motivational month, in the past would probably have me off plan and gaining.
SW 186.6
CW 160.7
GW 140

besides wanting to be in the 150’s, I’d like to get back into exercising.
not really planning to increase dose.

Well I gained 4 lbs after three weeks off the jabs including a week of eating and drinking whatever I wanted on holiday. Not unexpected as I have always lost slowly and gained rapidly. So a net loss of 1lb for July. Back on the jabs today and hoping to start losing again. Really want to get BMI under 30 before the end of the summer.

Net loss for month here of 2lb which is a bit crap but have done my first 1mg jab today so hoping things will look up from here- well down!

I would have like to reach the 11s before going away next Sunday but I have never lost 3lb in a week, not even with d&v! Will settle for a couple off to get to me to another bmi number, 31 something.

eta 2lb off would get me into the 160s so another mini milestone.

Starting the month 160.0 right on the dot. Of course my digital scale teased me with 159.8 and 159.9 numbers before giving me 160.0…incentive to move more eat less.

omg, had a really good weekend after the 1mg jab on Friday morning and the scales show 2lb down already. Might just see that elusive 11 stone something this month after all!

Everyone’s on the way down :) feels great being a few months in and really noticing such a difference

I’m down another 2 this morning so just over the 2 stone mark, which feels like a nice wee milestone! I def notice it in my clothes now and I’m starting to fit into older size 10/12 clothes which feels nice.

ive decided to start spacing the injections out even 8/9 days and try lose the last few pounds a little slower, I figure that might even help with figuring out maintenance. I’m still on 0.25 so will have to do maintenance with longer time between injections.

random thought but I’m really looking forward to Christmas, being able to wear nice outfits or old dresses that wouldn’t fit last year.

SW 185
CW 156
TW 145-150

it's mostly about the clothing and the way they fit for me as well. i have some nice stuff that is much better suited to 140.
it's slow slow slow going for me just breaking into the 159.6-8 zone fingers crossed i don't see another 160+ anytime soon.
i've stuck to the .25 as well as the suppression is good, i am however more easily tempted than april-may where it was easy to skip meals. i'm not skipping meals now because i'm concerned about muscle loss vs fat loss not because i'm hungry. i'm very much realizing why i eat, mostly boredom and during stressful moments, some is the bonding of meal times. but since my dh has had to go to a very ketogenic type diet our plates no longer look the same anyway (and i do feel the loss of the meal time bonding over a nicely presented "meal").

today i swam and biked. just trying to be better balanced on several fronts.

I'm also still on 0.25. Must be a bit of nonsense about higher doses always being needed. Didn't lose recently due to holiday, but gain was very small considering!

@jabsahoy I think I’m going have to go up to the 1 mg. I am literally the exact same weigh I was a month ago after 2 weeks loss followed by 2 weeks of gains and literally feeling nothing in terms of fullness/appetite suppressant.

It’s certainly a marathon not a sprint for me. I’m on .75 and seem to gain and lose the same 300g for a couple of weeks before dropping down a bit. The weight is coming off though, albeit very slowly.
I can’t face going up a dose because I have a day of physical and mental grimness the day after injecting - I can’t even imagine how I’d feel on a higher dose.

@lechatnoir yeah I’d say feck it and go up a dose until u have the suppression, it makes everything just so much easier. I think what odds what dose gets u there as long as ur getting the results u want. (As long as ur not having awful side affects)
@cafenoirbiscuit that’s so frustrating but maybe the higher dose would have that same feeling the day after but u would have higher suppression, could be worth trying for a week to see?

I did go up to 0.34 back a few weeks ago and found I’d literally no appetite for about 5 days which felt wrong so went back to 0.25. No harm trying things for a week or 2 to see if suits better.

really hope it starts working that bit better for u both ❤️

@BreakingBroken same on missing ‘the meal’ aspect of day to day. But yeah I can deff eat a breakfast, small lunch and v small dinner now in comparison to April-June where i was picking at one meal a day. I met a friend for lunch yesterday actually and ate the full ceasar salad (all I ended up eating) but it’s not at all obvious now that I’m on the injections whereas I wouldn’t have met someone for lunch or dinner those first few months

Definitely more suppression for me during this first week on 1mg and did get 2lb off - didn't get to the 11s though. However, I don't feel quite "right", have to make a real effort to eat to make sure am getting some nutrition but then also think peri is playing with me so could be premenstrual. And have been insanely thirsty all week. Anyway, jabbed last Friday and again this morning as didn't want to bring jab on family holiday so will be interesting to see how the next 10 days go.

I realised I missed a dose a few weeks back which probably didn’t help but did mean I could click count some extra so last week did 0.75 and will do the same again Wednesday ahead of my holiday .
if that still hasn’t had the desire effect, then I will go up to the 1mg when I get back next week but didn’t enjoy the first week on the higher dose as I felt nauseous and just a bit spaced out.

£65 referral on medexpress at the moment

https://www.medexpress.co.uk/referral/A6D1AJ