July 2026 Tablet Starters

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

Started on Tuesday also. Had no side effects possibly a tiny bit of nausea after taking the tablet for the first hour or so. Today met friends for lunch and ordered a steak ciabatta with chips and salad. First thing I’ve eaten today. About a quarter of the way through, the brakes came on and I couldn’t eat another bite. Weighed this morning I have lost 3lbs which is probably water weight but I’m pleased so far. I have a bmi of 27.2 and want to lose a couple of stone, mainly as I carry my weight around my waist and have medicated high blood pressure.

Day 7 for me. I used Asda Online Doctor as they seem to offer reasonable support.
I had a little nausea the first 2 days but fine after that.

I have been eating much more sensibly and taking some exercise so feeling the benefits of that already. Although I now have a cold so not as active or as good with food as I have been. As soon as I feel a bit better I'll be back on the sensible stuff.

@user1468915974 that's confusing as most seem to be posting 1 to 2 lbs a week, not month. Where did you get your figures from?

My tablets arrived today so am taking the first one in the morning. I am excited but a bit worried about possible side effects such as headaches or nausea. Will be back tomorrow after my first dose!

Day 1 done.
Felt sick for maybe an hour after taking the pill and I've also been really tired all day.

Piece of toast for breakfast - felt full.

Got hunger pains around lunch but a piece of cheese sorted that out.

Family wanted takeaway for tea but I wasnt hungry but just to show willing, I had a few fries.
Been using MyFitnessPal app to log my food.
First day has been OK.

Day 10 for me - weighed myself and lost 3.5kg?!

I think maybe a lot of this is water/inflammation and it will hopefully slow down a bit.

I’ve been amazed at the change in my mindset. It’s not been laziness before, I’ve just been obsessed with food. It’s so nice to be able to take it or leave it now.

First tablet taken, no noticeable nausea or anything!

Day 4 for me, no noticeable SE just quite thirsty so have been supplementing with electrolytes.
I have a lot of suppression and feel very full. I'm eating as healthily as possible with 3 small meals a day and 2 snacks.

Pokimg my head in as I’ve been toying with starting wli for over a year but am
just scared of side effects etc, plus cost!

I’m 52. BMI is 36. I am 112kg and 5ft10 tall. I lift weights at the gym 3x weekly but all my joints ache and the hot weather has floored me. Blood pressure is borderline high and cholesterol was off the scale until I started statins. I have an auto immune condition which effectively causes inflammation but I can’t tolerate anti inflammatories like ibuprofen (they bizarrely make it worse)

Ive just signed up with Bolt but wimped out on the subscribe page because of side effects. But reading comments on here, I should just go for it!

Remember they have to list all the side effects reported during clinical trials. It doesn't mean they are caused by the meds (although obviously there is a pattern with common ones likely to be caused by them).

I got my pills today so starting tmrw and feeling quite nervous. Any tips much appreciated.

I'm hoping to lose a couple of stone and also to quieten the food / alcohol noises for a few months to make some changes that hopefully I can then sustain...

Zero side effects here on day 1 but also a completely normal appetite! I guess it takes a while to kick in.

Felt really nauseous yesterday and had no appetite but today felt completely normal and ate a normal amount maybe slightly less. Day 6

Day 2
No side effects.
Roast beef dinner - left some but really could've stopped eating after half of it.
Cheese toastie for tea.

Maybe its because its the weekend and Im trying to act "normal" so that no-one suspects Im taking the pill but Im somehow managing to fight past the full feeling and carry on eating 🫣

Day 1 for me. Felt slightly nauseous this morning. Have definitely eaten less and had none of the sugar cravings I usually get. Have just turned down desert which is unheard of!! Hoping this continues tomorrow especially as I will also be back to the gym from tomorrow as well. Don’t think I’ve drunk enough today so am going to focus on that as well.
just wondered how often everyone weighs / records their weight? Am aiming to lose about two stone in total.

Day 5 here and apart from the headache on day 1, feeling good. Definitely eating smaller portions and today's breakfast was a peach chopped into greek yoghurt (no sugar - not interested) and it was delicious. Usually it's toast and butter. I've been tired in the evenings and gone to bed early.

I’ve bitten the bullet, ordered the tablets and taken the first one 10 minutes ago. Crikey they taste bad!

Is anyone else on thyroxine? I’ve had very strict instructions about timings of taking tablets/eating and about notifying my GP (I thought the prescriber did that?).

They do taste awful! I'm not sure they are having any effect on me at all yet, but I have had a couple of days where I've been eating out. The rest of the week I can be more sensible.

I haven't really tasted them as I find that with the mouthful of water they go down v quickly!

Officially 1 week down and 7lb lost! This 7lb i have fluctuating between for ages so excited to see the scale to move more in the right direction. I did find my sugar cravings appeared today but nowhere near the levels I normally have when I'm tired and stressed. For the first time ever I've binned sweets instead of eating the bag! And didn't have any desire for an ice cream when out with my son this weekend. Big wins!

I am the same height and weight as you, I start tomorrow morning. I’ve also signed up to Huel lite so I can get some nourishment at breakfast or lunchtime if I don’t feel like eating.

Day 3

Acid reflux today - not too bad but first time Ive noticed anything other than tiredness as a side effect.

No breakfast - usually on 3rd coffee by 9:30 but struggling with the 2nd.

Experiencing hunger pangs by 11am but waited until 12 for lunch.

Salad and chicken breast for lunch.

Craving food at 3pm so had a vanilla protein yoghurt but took over an hour to eat it as it was making me feel full.
I would normally have crisps and a chocolate bar at this time.

Few pieces of chicken breast for tea.

Drank 2L water.

Praying for a loss when I weigh on Saturday.

My tablets arrive today ! Will start in morning - encouraging to read everyone's progress

Day 1 (yesterday)
Ate fairly normally but interestingly in the evening I felt full but also hungry at the same time. Drank over 2l of water alongside black coffee.
B - Greek yogurt with ground flax seed, raspberries & blueberries
L - sort of salad nicoise without olives
D - fajitas (all homemade except the wraps so good from a processed food pov)
Snacks - small portion of Pringles (normally I love them but had a small handful and then was done when the kids opened them). Bounty bar (because it needed eating up 😳🙄)

No nausea, headaches or anything especially unpleasant. Do feel like I have a very dry mouth though, which might be why drinking a lot of water seemed easy.

Kicking myself for waiting so long to start due to fear of side effects!

Day 1 today took my first pill early at 5am. No noticeable side effects apart from not wanting to eat processed or 'unhealthy' food. Hoping it's not the placebo effect. The big test will be tonight when I can't stop eating anything with sugar! The witching hours of 8-10pm!

Day 4 & no weight loss here at all. I've been eating fairly normally but no snacks, partly because I've been out of the house & haven't had time. No side effects but also no feeling of not wanting to eat!
I clearly need to cut down on the calories more. I've just had Greek yoghurt, nuts & a bit of honey for breakfast & will go shopping later for plenty of salad & veg.