Thread 2 - BMI under 27 - Off Label/less to lose

[Beachforever]

New thread from:

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5509897-bmi-under-27-off-labelless-to-lose

Reordered a pen today, I was a bit anxious as I wanted to order 5mg after going back down to 2.5mg (decided to maintain at 2.5 instead of 1.25 as it’s only an extra £10 a month with microdosing the pen) I wasn’t sure if I was going to get pulled up for it especially as BMI is quite low now, but it was approved.

2nd jab (Wev 0.25) today. I lost 1.9kg in the first week, which I'm very happy with - and quite surprised as I didn't feel I'd lost any weight, but both the scales and my measurements indicate I have.

For those of you worried about muscle loss, you might want to consider some smart scales. I've got Garmin scales and they show muscle mass and body fat so I can check I'm losing fat rather than muscle.

Was that with SwiftDr? Do you mind me asking what your BMI is? Mine is 20 now. I’m still on 2mg with weight slowing plateauing (which is what I want) and was thinking about ordering 5mg pen next time and taking 2mg from that.

So 13 weeks in on MJ first 10 weeks on 2.5mg but recently upped it to 3.75mg as I really plateaued.

SW- 72.4kg
CW-62kg

so now I weigh just over 9.5 stone!!! Not been this weight since my early 20’s. It’s my daughter’s wedding this Saturday and I am thrilled that I’m going in looking the best I have done in years.

Divorced from her Dad who has remarried and no plus 1 so feeling and looking good was a big thing for me!

Beyond the weight loss I have felt so good, Peri symptoms massively reduced and my skin is glowing. I suffered from stress alopecia last year due to an acute health condition and luckily my hair did grow back and it’s looking healthier than ever so concerns about MJ causing hair loss haven’t applied to me.

i’m amazed at how it has positively impacted me!

I've got some Renpho scales that anaylse and they're showing fat% going down and muscle % going up which is good. My muscle won't be literally increasing as I'm currently injured so eased off on strength work, but I'm keeping the creatine up, so am probably maintaining and burning the fat as desired.

Weighed in at a very pleasing 63.25 this morning- BMI 25.7 from being typically around 26.8 (but more when I was approved). I haven't been down at the 25s since December when Christmas and a totally different injury had their influence, and I just couldn't seem to make headway into reversing that by diet so far this year.

I'm staying at 2.5 for my next pen order. It's working well and I can feel occasional mild queasiness. Also my sleep data has changed pattern so I don't want to over-do it and stress my body too hard. My resting heart rate is up from 48 to 53 so not concerning, but there is an effect there. Also I'd hate to re-live the kind of consuming nausea that I had years ago in early pregnancy when I ended up losing weight rapidly as I felt too ill to eat.

It's nice to go into the summer holidays not feeling that gains are inevitable.

How are you feeling @Proteinpudding?

I’m on holiday at the weekend so I think I’m going to jab before I go but count clicks for a half dose (aiming for 0.12 of my usual 0.25 Wev). I’m at maintenance now so want to explore reducing my dose.

Hope everyone is having a good week.

@TherulerofmyhouseI’m really pleased you’re feeling so confident, that’s fantastic. I agree with the impact on peri symptoms and skin radiance.

I’m off on holiday next week and thinking of doing the opposite.

I’m thinking of taking my usual dose of 2mg MJ but not taking the pen on holiday and so experimenting with starting to take a dose every fortnight as opposed to halving the dose every week.

Are you planning on taking your pen away with you?

@BeachforeverI was umming and aahing about doing the same as you. I don’t know which way will suit me best. No, I’m not going to take my pen with me.

Thanks for asking, all good! Tbf I was still lucky really, only felt a bit rough the first day. Honestly though I've felt a bit silly this week as I'd stayed on a lower dose and now I'm wondering why I was making it so much harder for myself - on Monday I felt like I hadn't eaten well, partly because I had chocolate more than once because I was feeling sorry for myself, but my calorie tracking told me I was around 1300 calories. Saturday was nearer 2000. I honestly felt like I'd had less will power on Monday, but the subtle effects this drug has (at the right dose!) are incredible.

@OnTheTop do you mind me asking how you decided what your maintenance would be, eg have you reached a 'goal weight' or was it something else?

I'm currently around 4kg down overall, and when I originally started my goal was around 6kg, though now I'm here I'm actually thinking I've still got plenty of room 😂I know I don't want to lose too much muscle but I think it's a sign that I had lost sight a little when I was gradually getting heavier; in my head more than 6kg would have left me looking really skinny, and in reality, well I'm not close to that being a concern! I am slim, but I think I forget that my frame is genuinely smaller than most people (ie not just in height)

@ProteinpuddingI know what you mean. I’ve gone past my initial vague goal. I can definitely tell I’ve lost weight, I can see it but I’m also surprised that I could go quite a lot lower and still look like “myself” (if you know what I mean?).

I’m planning on sticking here for maintenance for pretty random reasons really. 1) I’m about 9 and 1/2 stone and this is very comfortably in the “9s”. 2) my BMI is about 22.8 which feels (hopefully) maintainable.

I really really don’t want to go lower than I can maintain. So it feels right to stop trying to lose now.

I’ve moved up to 5mg but splitting my dose into two which seems to be helping with side effects. Managing to stick to around 1300 calories today but I’m definitely hungry! The urge to binge in the evening and blow the diet has reduced enough that I can stick to it for 3 weeks now. Only 4 pounds down though.
Planning to move to swift doctor this month.

haven’t been here for a while!!! 5th jab tomorrow, on 1mg mounjaro. Have lost 4.4kg and BMI is down to 23.6. Doing 2 more weeks on 1mg and then up to 1.5mg. Cannot BELIEVE the impact it’s had on me. My skin has improved (probably from the lack of junk food!!) and it’s made such a difference. Have around 11kg to lose but v v happy.

I’m on day 6 of my second jab, so will take my 3rd jab tomorrow. I lost about 1kg in my first week. I found my food noise came back with a serious bang around day 4 in Week 1.

This week has been much better. I went to a restaurant for lunch today which did a modest portion £20 lunch deal. I ate my starter (burrata) but barely picked at my fairly small main pasta, and haven’t eaten since.

The other benefit I’ve noticed is that I no longer guzzle alcohol! I’m not a big drinker (only socially, every few weeks) but a small glass of wine has been lasting me a few courses vs. ordering a new glass with every course. I had 2 pints tonight and drank them very slowly over 3 hours compared to my colleagues.

I should have done jab 4 today but haven't got round to it as today has been a bit off-routine, but my appetite is still reduced anyway.

I'm hoping that a few months of this will reset my appetite to a more sustainable level and make me feel more confident about eating a bit less than recent habits. I haven't needed to radically overhaul my baseline diet.

Do you mind if I join you all? I’m expecting my tablet delivery tmrw and have a bmi of 25.8. Lost a of weight naturally but the last four months have seen no loss at all so hoping to push the last half a stone off and then maintain ( I clearly do that very well on 1400 calories a day)

Welcome @socks1107 ! I think you are the first on this thread on the tablets so it will be interesting to see how you get on.

I was so scared of needles when I started back in April, I would probably have gone with them had they been available.

I’ll definitely keep you updated as I’m the first! I don’t mind needles I just didn’t fancy any side effects so lost 3.5 stone on my own but cannot get under a healthy bmi now whatever I try. The last four months has been a boring slog but the 8 before that really emotionally hard as it took me a year to loose just a stone.
ready for a helping hand tbh now and quite excited to get started

Just a tip for anyone on Voy - I had a three month plan, and I just checked it through the app. First of all it was set to 'auto renew' after the three months which I thought was pretty cheeky! I went through the cancellation process (bit like Amazon - are you sure, are you really sure?) I had planned to stop as I've got one a half pens left and think that'll be enough, though I'd planned to switch so I could get a cheaper option for maintenance just in case. On the last page before cancelling I got the option of £50 off two more orders, so £109 for 0.5mg wegovy. That's only £10 more than the cheaper providers so I went with it to save the hassle of having to do a consultation with another provider.

Great tip @Proteinpudding I will do that too!

I signed up for 3m (pen 2 on the way). 1 month wasn't going to be enough (but it has got me back to last year's range) and longer than 3m seemed excessive to commit to in advance. I'm not quite sure what my realistic end point is because I've become more muscular in recent years alongside gaining extra fat since I was around BMI 22-23.

It's been nice getting into school holiday mode without drifting into boredom snacking.

Hope it’s ok for me to chip in but took my very first dose of wegovy on Tuesday evening and I’m really struggling to eat anything at all. Has anyone got any tips on how to get through this bit? Or ideas for what to eat? I’m vegetarian which makes protein a bit more complicated

@AnotherPidgey if it was 3m with Voy, do check your app, as like I said I thought the point of signing up for 3m was that I had a fixed end date, I didn't realise that I'd have to manually cancel or they'd charge me again (though the extra discount turned out to be a bonus)

First weekly check-in from me. I’m on Wegovy pens, 0.25mg.

SW: 70.7kg
CW: 67.5kg

GW: 60.3kg

I’m astonished to have lost so much in week 1. Though, really I needn’t be as I’ve been eating much less than usual and thinking much less about food. Although I was hungrier yesterday and by the evening did fold and eat a bit of junk.

The only SE I’ve had are some stomach cramping on a few mornings but it passed quickly. And I’ve used any nausea as a cue to eat something which has helped each time.

I do need to up my exercise though. Worried for muscle loss.

Hope everyone else’s journey is going well.