January 2026 starters. Thread 3, the one with us wearing our summer clothes

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New thread 😀 in the nick of time

Ordered a new pen at 1mg as losses have been slow this month so think I need to go up. Switched provider again - such a faff but it’s like £50 difference so worth the hassle!

I can’t stop shopping!! Send help 😂 It’s so exciting to a) see the sun out now and b) to actually like how I look!!

I was a size 6 (8st 9lbs, BMI 19) when I got married and looked like a lollipop. So a size 8 at 9st 7lbs (BMI 21) is my goal. May look too scrawny if my boobs disappear too so I’ll stop at 9st 13lbs if so 🙈

Wavering. My next order is due at the end of next week. I'm currently on 5mg MJ, losing slowly but steadily, no plateaus, no side effects. Reasonable suppression, level mood, IBS still under control.

I'm on a subscription deal with Bolt, could probably find it cheaper by shopping around but I'm OK with their price as it is. They keep recommending I go up to 7.5, which is more expensive obvs but still an ok price with the subscription discount.

No reason to move up yet, right? Only it might work out cheaper in the long-run if I move up and count clicks to stay on 5 with the option of 7.5 if I need it 🤔 I would also then start to have a bit of a stockpile for future use and/or maintenance or coming back down (I've already got a couple of doses of 5 "spare" as I've been able to get 2 golden doses out so far)

Can't decide if I should order 7.5 now or stick with 5 for another pen.

@HollywoodTease I’ve got a 5mg pen I used to do 7.5mg dose two weeks ago. I had to skip last week cos of my operation.

Tomorrow I’ll do 7.5mg dose from the 5mg pen again.

My new pen I’ve got waiting is the 7.5mg, which was £239 from Cloud. I’m too lazy to shop around. How much would you pay for that from your supplier?

MJ has massively helped my IBS too.

Just worked out that I’ve had 16 doses so far and have max 15 doses left till I’m off on hols and coming off it!

I'm paying £169 for my 5mg. Can't check 7.5 yet as I'm a few days out of my re-order window but I think it was £219. Basically it's a £20/pen saving on the single-pen price. It's a cancel any time agreement though, I'm not tied to it so I may shop around when/if I do eventually decide to move up.

Hi to my fellow Jan 26 starters. I haven’t posted in a while as have had a busy few weeks. Have spent the evening catching up on your posts and great to read everyone’s progress.

@bookwormcrazy great news about your husband being home finally.

My loss is still very gradual and I’m happy with that. About 1.5 stone since beginning of Jan and feeling so much better, have bought some new clothes that are not my usual uniform of leggings and baggy top. Happy to stay on 5mg as getting good suppression still.

This is what I posted this evening on another thread: I’ve had a couple of heavy weekends recently for DP’s big birthday and then visiting family. I relaxed what I was eating and drinking and enjoyed it to an extent but also very happy to get back to eating healthily with less stodge and wine. I love what I’m eating on MJ, really enjoy my lunch and dinner and planning what I’m going to eat. That has been the surprising thing for me as I didn’t expect to enjoy food much. I love it.