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

@BreakingBroken similarly I’ve only gained weight due to I assume perimenopause in the yr or so before I started these injections. I’d never been above 150 pounds before that so just find it strange ppl are commenting on me going back to my more normal weight/size but the weight gain must have been quite obvious. I do think I’d a lot of hormonal inflammation though.

@lechatnoir delighted the slightly higher dose is working for u❤️ makes losing so much easier when ur not having to think on it as much.

and @JumpingJacks11 "so much easier when ur not having to think on it as much" this 100 times.
i'm way post meno and my weight gain was situational stress back to back two years running some typical stuff still difficult to deal with; my mom's health was failing and she passed away in feb, my daughter's relationship with her partner broke down in the most bazar and dramatic fashion (this is ongoing but a certain unstable stability is present and an end point is visable) and the worse pain i've ever felt is my youngest son being diagnosed with a life limiting disease. which is the most raw and horrible emotional pain i've ever experienced (but i have hope of treatment very soon).

Hi all
SW 16st 8
CW 13st 5
GW 12 st

I did my first 5k run today. Got a medal and everything. It’s amazing as 5 months ago I didn’t exercise and could hardly walk up the stairs. I am exhausted now though! I’ve moved up to 1.0 and losing 1 - 2 pounds a week which I’m happy with.

@RaelImperialAerosolKid what an amazing loss and such a great achievement on the 5k, congrats, it’s a great feeling being able to do those things we couldn’t or were restricted to do with a bit of extra weight on.
well I’ve kinda had a disastrous week, I forgot to prep the new pen and then doubted if my dose even went in. I have eaten all round me all week😵‍💫 Im going to inject a day early and up to 25 clicks. Please god that makes a difference for next week as I feel horrible eating too much and not the right foods.

@JumpingJacks11- thanks. Don’t be too hard on yourself and don’t feel bad about the foods! Fresh start for September!

Woo, finely broke the 12st barrier with a 11st 13lb weigh in this morning . To celebrate, wore a size 12 pair of work trousers I genuinely can't remember wearing for many years!

Very exciting @jabsahoy !

@jabsahoycongratulations that’s a fantastic milestone

@jabsahoy lovely big milestone 💐🎉 congrats, enjoy that amazing feeling.

how’s everyone else getting on with the start of a new month? I’m deff taking it as a little restart to focus again :)

Finally started losing again and saw the 12 stone somethings for the first time today… which is great. I am finding HRT to be a complication though and wondered what others are doing? I was advised by GP to switch to combi patch due to absorption issues with oral progesterone and WLI. However I don’t find it as effective for sleep or aches and pains as the gel + utrogestan and also the progesterone is synthetic which worries me longer term.

Hello everyone
I was feeling quite stuck, having been stuck for a month. Weight then dropped down 2kg - got on and off the scales eleventy billion times to check- then back up to my stuck weight again the next day 😡😡. Gone up to 1mg and am now 400g down and losing around 100g a day. And I usually have a day of feeling grim every week, but I haven’t this week at all.
I had my regular medication review and my cholesterol is reducing too.
is a marathon not a sprint I keep telling myself …..

I've gained over summer but had fabulous holidays and I'm ok with it. Felt comfortable in my body 1.5 stone lighter for the first time in years. Back onto it next week.

Well done everyone on reaching those milestones. It really is something else to see that new stone appear and definitely a motivator to keep going.
I stalled so increased to 0.75mg 2 weeks ago then 1mg last week - omg I’ve felt so sick since Friday and can barely eat a thing and feel constantly sick. I’m assuming it’s the job and not something else, but I definitely won’t be sticking with the 1 mg!

Hi all I've stalled weight loss wise. Haven't lost since July. I didn't have a holiday (some camping weekends etc) so i dont think its life style related (although I've definitely not been as careful over the summer.) I've lost 8.6kg in total and I'm in a bit of a dilemma about what to do. Ive been at 1 for a while and have been approved to move to 1.7. I can't decide if I should increase, stay at 1 or switch to mounjaro. Since moving to 1 I've felt quite tired, had had a few bugs that haven't shifted and generally haven't felt great.

I'm worried about the money I'll spend on mounjaro... but equally I'm starting to think it could be better to switch and then be able to come off quicker if more effective.

I don't know if anyone has any words of wisdom?

I'm not yet at a healty weight so have about 1.5 stone left to loose.

it's slow going over here but it's mainly my mental framework. but this past week i have been putting in a bit more effort with increasing my activity level.
i'm still on the lowest dose but pleased overall.
yesterday i hit the 30lb loss mark. when i look at my graph i am loosing .5-1lb per week.
SW 186.6
CW 156.4
GW 140

Why not give the 1.7 a go rather than changing? I moved from 1 to 1.7 at the end of August. I didn't suffer any gastric symptoms (haven't really for any doses but maybe a bit queasy at the start) but I got a terrible nervous/anxious/stressed feeling for the first week after I took the first 1.7 jab. It was really rough.
I have no idea if it was hormonal / PMT or the wegovy but it resolved after a week and I feel ok now. Some googling did suggest it could be the wegovy and it is a pretty big jump in dose.
And after limited progress for several weeks on 1mg (but I did go on holiday and ate and drank much more than usual) I have dropped 2kg in 2weeks on 1.7. I really feel like it kick started a new phase.
Since mid April I have lost 18lbs.
3 more lbs to go until I'm overweight and not obese for the first time in my adult life.

@baguettefan thank you ❤️ that's my plan - give the new dose a try. Thanks, thats go to know that although there were initial side effects that it has kickstarted weight loss. I'm hoping for similar!

Amazing weight loss by the way! X

Hi all, well the last few weeks have flew by, I can’t say I’ve been overly healthy but I’ve eaten much less of meals like pizza or takeaways. I’ve just maintained the last few weeks but with very little effort so I need to get my head back in the game! I’d like to lose another 5-7 pounds and finding it hard to have the motivation as clothes fit really nice and I feel good. (which is great but just makes it harder to push myself to lose those last few pounds) for a ‘healthy bmi’ it says I should lose another 15 pounds but I just don’t think I’d feel comfortable or look nice at that weight, are others just going by what will get u to bmi in 24’s?

@BreakingBroken I think those results are incredible, 30 pounds is such a huge amount when u think on it.

SW 185
CW 154
TW 145-150 (but 139 for ‘healthy’ BMI)

@JumpingJacks11 similar to you here. I fit most of my old clothes now and hit the 2 stone mark this morning yippee (since January).
I want to shift a few more as Christmas etc will need a buffer. My target is 5lbs more, but I don't want to over do it. Will have to think about how maintenance will work. Don't want to go through this again for sure. Just the sorting of clothes has been exhausting.

Gone from size 14+ to size 8-10. People are definitely noticing, but only a few comments probably due to my cancer treatment so they probably think I was ill. At least I'm avoiding too many questions!

Hi everyone- hope you are all well.
I reached my 4 stone loss this week! Still officially overweight according to the nhs - but feeling good.

Im thinking about what to do over Christmas- main idea is to stop the injections for the week so I can eat normally at family meals. Has anyone got any other thoughts? I bloody love Christmas food and am the main cook - I know on the current dose I will not feel like eating much.

Amazing result. Well done.
Could you plan a longer gap between doses over Christmas? Or reduce the dose before

With bolt they allow you to miss a dose without changing and starting back on a lower dose so that’s what I’m intending to do

i did it for my holiday and I was able to eat a bit more than new normal but still didn’t want much tbh

@RaelImperialAerosolKid huge congrats on 4 stone 👏🏽
on Christmas I think skipping the injection the week before is my plan too, like u, I love Christmas food and the family occasions that revolve around food and drink. If I put on a few pounds that week what odds.

I have a very exciting update, I hadn’t weighed in maybe 2-3 weeks and just did there now. I’m at 149 pounds, officially the lightest I’ve been since I was in my early 30’s (well over a decade ago) and where I plan to stay now tbh. I hope to stay around 147-152 ish
the issue is how I do that now… I’m going to push injections out to 9/10 days and see if that keeps me in maintenance. The problem is with ordering and do I just do it every month and stock pile for a while?

how is everyone else getting on?

SW 185
TW 145-150 revised to 147-152
CW 149

@JumpingJacks11- congratulations! I think I am doing another month - I have 7lbs to go - it is a worry though.
I got chat gpt to estimate my levels and will use this to find the right dosage schedule to help maintain for a couple of months.