Anyone starting Wegovy in June ?

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I did my first jab on 27 May and am 3.5 pounds down … would love to chat if anyone else is starting around now

How much is too much side effects wise ? Yeah I don't feel like eating because I am queasy , have cramps, constipation and bilious burps . Will it get better , will I get past it ? Was really hoping it would give me the kickstart I need to lose weight . But I did want to eat normally. Going away and not enjoying a meal out seems so disappointing.

@WoIsMe well done!

@Lexy2345 only my DH knows. I’m pretty private about things and quite honestly, I don’t want the judgement.

@Sanch1 I travelled with it and did exactly that - put it in an insulated lunch bag with a small ice brick.

@Nofeckingway I guess it’s up to you to decide, but I’ve found most of the side effects tend to pass. Last week was a horror with constipation and reflux. I was honestly thinking I would have to stop taking it. But now everything has settled down. I’m still getting some mild burps, but the terrible reflux has gone.

But yours doesn’t subside, I guess it’s up to you to decide how much you can tolerate and whether the weight loss is worth it.

Thanks for that . Just good to know that other people experience the same and you said it passed for you . Going to try all recommendations including injecting into thigh instead of stomach .

Wow - I’ve been MIA for a couple of weeks & seem to have missed 503 posts! Some good losses here …

still slow progress on my side /stalled. I’m at 0.6 now but will increase the dose next week - I notice I get REALLY hungry in the last 2 days still so may think about going to a 5 day injection cycle at some point

I've just got back from a week AI and I've put on 3lbs. I'm not too upset with that and I'm not sure how much less that is after previous holidays as I just wouldn't weigh myself usually!
I'd stalled a bit before the holiday and I've got 2 more injections of 0.25 to go but may need to go up with the next pen.

Wow that’s great @blibblibs! If can do that I’ll be very pleased.

I’ve been a bit quiet as I was a bit discouraged with my progress. I’ve been at this for 11 weeks and have finally lost 11 lbs. I guess that is a steady rate and started at 25.2 BMI so not a big number to lose but being short I wasn’t looking good. I have one more dose at 1mg then up to 1.7. I haven’t told DH (or anyone) but wonder if I should just in case. Jab day I do always feel a bit under the weather but I took it at bedtime last time and that helped.

I am due to be away for three weeks so do not want to undo my progress. Also I will have to juggle the dose days a little so I take the it out of the fridge, jab before I go and then it won’t need to be refrigerated for the following three weeks. Have I got that right ? I will also Make sure none is delivered while I am away.

Oh and well done everyone on your brilliant progress.

11 lb in 11 weeks is great progress @TheDogsMother especially as you weren’t particularly overweight to start with. My weigh in day is Sunday but I’m hopeful that it will be 13 lb in 13 weeks. I’m really looking forward to getting that first stone off. If it’s less than a week, you can keep the pen out of the fridge before your first dose, you don’t need to change dose days. Just take the first day out of the fridge as day 1 and make sure you’ve taken the last dose by day 28.

@TheDogsMother I think 1lb per week when you have less to lose is to be expected, and realistically sustainable. I mentioned earlier in the thread about expecting a bit more magic in terms of weight loss, but I’m trying to change my mindset that 1lb/0.5kg is a good, steady sustainable rate of loss.

Thank you for the perspective @TerrorAustralis. Considering I have been fannying about for the last four years losing and gaining the same few pounds this is progress indeed.

Now one stone is a milestone so I hope you get there very soon. You are so close !

I just need to make sure my pen delivery lines up with the date I depart. I believe I need to keep the pen under 30c after it has come out of the fridge.

Yes, definitely keep it under 30°C or the GLP1 peptide starts breaking down.

People never seem to realise but a pound a week is three-and-a-half stone in a year which is pretty good going. I don’t think I’ll be able to sustain a pound a week in the long term because my initial weight loss was higher and it’s harder to lose weight as you get near to your ideal weight. So I’m aiming for half a pound a week on average over the first year. That would get me to a weight I last saw in 2022!

I think part of the attraction of Wegovy for me over Mounjaro (aside from the price!) is that I want to try and reset my mind to be more realistic when it comes to loss and maintaining. It sounds like some of us are all trying to do that too.
@WoIsMe thanks for that statistic about the loss over a year, I love that!
I’ve lost another 1lb which brings me to 11lb in 9 weeks, including a holiday in Cyprus. I’m really pleased and well done everyone else too.

It’s 13 weeks / three months today since I decided enough was enough and ordered my first Wegovy pen. I’ve lost 13 lb / 6 kg in that time! I really like this True Weight app because it shows your weight on the dotted line then averages it out on the solid line. What seemed like a lot of ups and downs over the past 13 weeks is actually pretty consistent weight loss. I’m really looking forward to losing the next pound and hitting that stone off milestone.

WolsMe that looks almost exactly like what my chart would be, if I had the app 😁 Looks like we started at the same weight and are almost at the same point now too.
I weigh every day but only take Wednesday as the true reading. I've managed to lose the 3lb I put on on holiday but that won't become true until it's still off on Wednesday.

I’m glad to see others have lost a similar amount of weight to me in a similar time frame (though I am 10kg heavier than you). It makes me feel inferior when I see people losing in a month what I’ve lost in three!

Hi.
Im about to do jab 11 later. I've lost 10kg in total.
Im on 0.5 and have done 2 months of 0.5. I really dont know what to do. Moving to 1 seems like a huge leap. Im tempted to order 1 and increase to 0.6 then 0.7 but how will that affect my ordering? Im with Boots. Will they question why im not reordering as regularly?

Amazing progress all! I've hit a bit of a stumbling block as I had a really busy week and forgot to jab. Cue lots of unexpected hunger and cravings and eating more. But I'm jabbed up now and will be keeping a closer eye on the calendar 🧐 Anyway I think it will be easier to keep track when the holidays are over and normal routine returns.

Haven't weighed for a couple of weeks for this reason!

Do you feel you need to move to 1.0 or are still doing well on 0.5 with suppression etc? I am thinking of doing 1.0 next time, starting to get less effect from 0.5 but I think I’ll count and go to 0.75 first. I would suggest maybe ordering the same and you may just get a stock pile?

I am still feeling it but nowhere near as much. I might do another month at 0.5. Just dont know what to do.

I’m same as you. Still some effects but a bit more food noise coming back, was thinking about picking up a dessert in the shop today which hasn’t even crossed my mind at all until the last week or so! And I’m on hols from Tuesday so worried about over doing it but don’t want to go up and feel iffy on holiday if I get side effects! I think I will stick to 0.5 as I have a new pen of that to take me another 4 weeks then buy a 1.0 but use 0.75 for a couple weeks first. Such a tough choice. I may not be able to get 1.0 as was BMI 28 to start so prescribed off la bel, might be out of my hands!

@blibblibs and @Trumptontown I think half a pound to a pound off a week, on average, is a really good rate to be honest. Yes, other people might be losing more but it’s equally likely to stall at the same weight for a few weeks. I’m currently the same weight I was in 2023 so, to put it in perspective, it’s taken me 13 weeks to lose the weight it took me 3 YEARS to gain! I’m sure other factors like starting weight and ideal weight also affect your rate of weight loss. I have a very small frame so my target weight is 58 kg / just over 9 stone which seems like a very long way away at the moment.

@Frieda86 how much does the cost increase for the 1 mg pen? I would be tempted to stay on the lower dose for as long as possible to save money.

@Astravanga I have a reminder set on my phone for jab day each week. I didn’t realise the hunger and cravings would come back so quickly. How are you getting on now?

Hey @WoIsMe not amazing at the moment. I'm sure it's partly psychological but I have had very little suppression yet and am grazing quite a bit more. I hope it just needs to build up in my system again?

Could be @Astravanga I hope it gets easier soon.