July 2026 Tablet Starters

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Has anyone taken the step to order the tablets and wish to share their journey?

@NortyTorty

After my silly mistakes at the weekend with food, I keep a supply of ginger biscuits in, so I have a cup of tea and 2-3 biscuits and it seems to settle my nausea ( mine, to be fair, is entirely due to eating the wrong things…)
Sitting upright after eating is another tip that helps.
My appetite is poor. I make some food and after a couple of mouthfuls, I’m full. I guess that how it’s meant to work? I’ve told Bolt I’m staying at 1.5mg for my 2nd dose, then see how it goes.
How do you feel? I do feel much better, aches and pains are almost gone, and I’m def. more mobile and active. Sleeping well. Grapes are my snack and help with and bowel issues.
All in all, doing ok.

@NortyTorty I'm on week 6, 4mg but will be going up to 9mg in a few weeks. I'm not finding a lot of suppression but I'm eating a lot less than I used to. I feel nauseous if I eat too much food in the day, and sometimes in the morning. I've only lost 4kg and would have expected to lose a lot more going by the amount I'm eating.
Have you tried eating if you're feeling nauseous, maybe even a small amount?
I'm going to try the 9mg and if I don't see much more weight loss I may switch to jabs. I can't believe how much this is costing and per kg it seems like such a waste of money!

I'm with you @Henowner . I think I'll stay on 4mg for the next month (partly cost) but I do need to start losing more weight! I think it's partly because I've been away a lot, or eating with friends & I more or less have to eat what's in front of me. Same again today, I'm meeting a friend for lunch, then joing to different friends for dinner! There will be crisps before & chocolates afterwards but I'll try to avoid those! Eating out trice over the weekend as well. Aaargh!

Oh no @Wonderknicks, sounds like you have a lot on at the moment!
I have been weight training too and I've heard that can make the scales go up. I definitely look slimmer but that's not transferring to the number on the scales unfortunately.

@OnlyBoltCanSaveMeNow I’m slightly face palming myself at ginger biscuits - although my youngest is almost 18, I can remember relying on ginger biscuits through each pregnancy! I’ll give that a go.

I had to see a client at 9 this morning so ate breakfast earlier than normal (usually wfh). So no nausea this morning, but starting slightly nauseous now. I’m drinking a pint of water, had a ginger nut and am slowly eating an apple at my desk while hoping that will work to stop the nausea until I have lunch in an hour or 2 🤞

@Henowner my suppression is definitely from feeling rubbish but I do find I feel full much faster when I don’t feel crap and eat ‘normally’. BUT I do think weight training slows weight loss - I measured my self (before I started) and do every month on my workout app, I can definitely see a difference and apart from biceps, everywhere has shrunk (I’m very proud of my biceps though 💪🏻).

DH poked my thigh yesterday and was shocked at how firm it is (I think that’s a compliment - I’m taking it as that anyway)

@Wonderknicks I flip between disappointed and relieved. I don’t want to lose quickly and plateaued far more on 1.5mg than I have on 4mg but that could be due to less training - it’s so difficult to know. September is going to be a tricky month as I’m at a festival next weekend and a long weekend away with friends the weekend after 😬

Thanks for the support though - I think I’ll see how the next few days go and make a call early next week unless Bolt carry on messaging me every way possible!

I’m 6 weeks in on 1.5 and have lost 6.5kg. I’m ready to move up to the 4 now but I’m pleased with my loss so far. Only another 12kg to go!

I realised I had mis-calculated between kegs and lbs so looked at my figures again and I have lost 1 stone 5lbs
in 16 days! Really pleased with that!
Ginger biscuits are a life saver, I have a couple morning and evening and it seems to keep me settled.
I have worked out that at this rate of loss, I will have totally disappeared by Christmas!!😂😂😂

Quick update - no nausea this afternoon. We’re having tea in next 15mins but to get me here I may have had a Tunnocks Tea Cake (I had to walk up a big hill after a meeting in town). And I’m feeling up for the gym. Huzzah for ginger biscuits 🥳

Ive only 3 tablets left of 4mg then I go to 9mg, I feel like just doubling up tomorrow then taking the higher dose from then on.I have plateaued and have no problems as in side effects, would you do it

I did this for a week with 1.5mg and had no problems... so I would!

End of week 7 for me, and I’ve lost another three pounds, despite being on holiday with friends! I’ve eaten everything everyone else has, but in much smaller portions than I usually would. I’m on 4mg, and actually skipped a couple of tablets this week as I felt the suppression was too strong and I was feeling a bit tired and nauseous. I think I might try taking them every other day this week and see how that feels.

I’m now 1st 3lb down, and definitely noticing the difference in clothes. Hurray!

The first 2-3 weeks on 1.5mg worked really well for me. The effect then seemed to wear off. Even going up to 4mg a couple of weeks ago hasn't brought the suppression back.

I'm going to go up to 9mg next month, and if that doesn't work, I'll have to stop and rethink.

Another non scale victory - after 6 weeks on this journey I’ve lost 3 inches off what I loosely call my “waist” and my thighs have stopped rubbing together when I wear a dress. Plus in photos I can actually see my jawline again! To all new starters I would say trust the process and keep going.

wegogovy that is very encouraging thank you, and I need that right now. My appetite has gone the other way and I'm actually eating more than before 😬

Day 3 and I woke up with a banging headache so (based on what other people have said) will aim to drink more than usual today.

Ive just got back from a week's holiday and put 2lbs on. I didn't make healthy choices so it's not a shock.
Im 4 days away from my next order and can go up to 9mg but Im toying with the idea of staying on 4mg for another month. Partly due to the cost but also, now Im back into a routine and Ive been losing 1lb a week which Im happy with.

Im desperate for a quick fix and for the weight to just drop off but Ive decided to go another month on 4mg and really push myself to calorie count and exercise.

Week 9 (4 days of 1.5mg & 3 days of 4mg)
Last week loss: 0.9kg
Total loss: 7.2kg

So my weight loss plateau has ended with an almost 1kg loss in tne last week!
I'm not sure how much that would have happened anyway and how much is the move to 4mg. Also menstrual cycle playing a part as well I suspect.

I've only been on 4mg for 3 days so it's too early to say what the effects are but I've not had any side effects yet.

Still not strictly calorie counting but trying to be calorie aware and make low calorie / high protein & veg choices.

My belt is now on the tightest notch and the sticky out bit is too long so ai might treat myself to a smaller size.

Also bought a jacket from Fatface online in a size 14 and it's too big so I'm asking them for the product measurements so I can decide whether to exchange it for a size 12.

Hmm, I seemed to have stalled for the last 9 or 10 days. It's strange as I'm eating much less. I'll give it another month & reassess if it is worth it.

Just wondering if anyone has taken a mix of 1.5mg and 4mg before moving to 9mg?
Ive just reordered 4mg but half wish I'd moved up a dose.
I have a week's worth of 1.5mg and just wondered if it would be worth taking them alongside my 4mg to see if I could get a "boost" for a week.
Has anyone else done this?
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End of Week 8 for me, and the first time I haven’t lost weight. On the flip side, I didn’t put any on either, though! I’ve been experimenting this week with taking a (4mg) pill every other day, rather than every day, as I’d been feeling a bit tired and nauseous. Think I’ll chalk that up as a failed experiment, though, and go back to one a day.

Does anyone else feel a bit uncomfortable with the pricing system for weightloss meds?

I may be hypocritical here. I have just switched from Bolt to Zava for a new customer discount! Bolt then offered me a £30 discount to stay. If they'd offered that £30 before I'd ordered from Zava, I'd have stayed, but obviously that wouldn't be quite as profitable

I've used private healthcare in the past but I've never seen profit come before care in such a glaring way. I'd expect to be encouraged to switch provider if I was buying a sim card, but not medicines with potential for side effects or misuse.

SW 83.5kg (mid July)
Tablet starting weight: 82.5kg
Today: 78 kg

Slow & steady. Easier now then holiday season is over & I can dictate what I eat a little more

SW (5/3/26) 105kg
tablet start (21/7/26) 112.2kg
day 51 (12/9/26) 106.6kg

I skipped a dose yesterday as was feeling so rubbish. I am sticking with 4mg for mth3. I feel much better today already. Any alcohol seems to result in very unpleasant indigestion (unusual for me), so that’s a positive really. Felt much more energetic yesterday so will I need to find a balance between lack of appetite and eating enough calories to remain active. Who knew that would be a thing!

I also started in July as soon as it it became available im 10lbs down from start , but over a stone down from the day I ordered the tablet ( had lost 5lbs due to loss of appetite during the hot weather) inbetween ordering in June and receiving the tablets the day after launch day..
Now on 9mg and tbh struggling to eat much. But the last couple of weeks on 4mg my weight loss had stalled and I felt the suppresion effects had lessened. Im hoping the weight loss will now pick up again.
However , I certainly can see the change, especially around my middle, which is great and have already noticed that a lot of my waistbands are getting loose.
I haven't had any real side effects, but will probably go up to the next level after this as still need to lose almost 1.5 stone to get me into the top of normal bmi.

Help you lovely lot! I have been on mj for about a year at 10mg I took at 4-5 week break and have been prescribed 9mg wegovy tablets, 3 days in and I’m sick as a dog, thrown up about 5 times today feeling nauseous all the time sulphur burps the whole kit and kaboodle! What do I do?! Go to every other day? Order 4mg? Stop completely?!

I had the same on the Wegovy tablets I switched to Foundayo. So far so good. Been on it a week