Wegovy pill

[Sillyme1]

Anyone else waiting for this? I am, let’s start a thread to see how we all get on. I have two stone to lose. My DH said yesterday that ‘I am a bit plump’. Upset, though it’s true.

I don’t think Bolt is at the cheaper end. Once the new customer discount is gone, the 1.5mg dose is £119 and the 4mg dose is £139. Compare that to Medicine Market Place at £90 and £97 for those doses.

Ooh I will have to have a look! Thanks

Thanks @SilenceInside!

Apparently my pills have been mistakenly sent to the IoW!
DH will be at home to collect the delivery tomorrow...can anyone remember how discreet the packaging is from Bolt?

Im not ready for him to try and be helpful about my healthy eating plan just yet.

I couldn’t face much food at all today. By 6:30 we were sitting down to spaghetti and meatballs and I was finally genuinely hungry. Took me a while to figure that out though. All my cues feel different.

Normally I can load my plate high when it comes to pasta. I can just eat and eat and eat. I consciously put out half what I would normally have, with the other half all salad. Fewer meatballs too and only a sprinkle of cheese (another thing I can eat in record breaking amounts). I’m so glad I had the sense to rein it in and eat more slowly because it was just the right portion. I still feel completely full up from it.

I feel like this is how I am meant to feel after that amount of food but I’ve never felt that before. I’ve always needed a bigger portion, and seconds. I wouldn’t have felt full on this amount all day.

I was accepted for the Wegovi pills at Zava, with a bmi of 25.9. I have purchased Mounjaro from them before, so not many hoops to jump through - just new photos. I stopped MJ after the price increases and my weight has been creeping up again.

I got the 2 month starter pack of 30 x 1.5mg, plus 30 x 4mg, for £198.98 with the returner code WINUL15. Code WINUL40 gets £40 off for new customers. I'm hoping I can keep using the returner code if I want to continue with the Zava, or shop around if there are considerably better savings elsewhere.

I kept my jabs secret and bent the truth about how I was losing weight (4st lost - I said I was counting calories, which was technically true). For some reason I don't think I'll mind letting people know that I'm taking tablets to keep on track with my weight loss. I'm not sure why I think people might be less judgmental about pills than they are about injections?

How are you feeling? I plan to start tomorrow, how hard can it be?!

It just has my address and a return address for Bolt Pharmacy. My child asked what it was and I said vitamins 😅

I feel good @Saludable I'm on the right mindset to make this work, I made some homemade soup about 6.30pm, had a small bowl then put a few portions in the fridge, no sweet treat, id normally fill my bowl up but didnt feel the need to, I dont feel hungry, I was worried about taking medication but I need this, its great to share our journeys

😂thanks !

First weekly weigh in, lost 4lbs 😁. Some of that will be water so I’m not expecting that every week, but my appetite is vastly reduced. I’m hoping I can just stay on the lowest dose.

Amazing! 🤩

Day 4 for me. This is what I have found so far…

I had a massive headache on day 3, had to go to bed at 8pm as nothing shifting it. Seems to be ok this morning.

I am so thirsty.

i usually wake up ravenous but am finding I can’t even think about eating until at least 11am.
I’m calorie counting and 1100 is ample. Eating breakfast late is definitely helping. I normally have at least 1600.

Decided 16:8 while calorie counting should be the best way for me. Eating between 11-7.

I had a sneaky weigh this morning and have lost 3lbs

That's great!

Day one ✔️ so far so good, nothing to report. Took a small sip of water first, then the pill which was not as bitter as I’d expected. Waited an hour before coffee, then had a slightly longer and brisker morning walk than usual. Not hungry yet but never am in the morning.

Didn’t think to look before now, but anyway I’m doing this!
Day 5 for me today. Starting weight of 78.5kg, BMI 29 or so. I’m short.
The weight has been creeping on over the last 5 years, and this year with the heat I felt so uncomfortable. The fat has been gathering on my belly and it looks dreadful, none of my clothes looked nice, and while at 48 I know I must be in peri I don’t really have any other symptoms of that. Just this darn belly!

So, I decided going on this was cheaper than buying a whole new wardrobe.
I’ve never considered the jabs, not sure why. I think it felt very serious, whereas taking a tablet daily is less so. Also until recently I didn’t think I would qualify.

No side effects, I actually feel really good!
I didn’t ever really have food noise like other describe, for me it was more boredom. I just want the snacking to stop. My main meals are pretty decent anyway after years of trying to eat low fat due to other bowel conditions, so I’m sticking to the 1400 cals I was aiming at before, for now.

After 5 days of the 1.5mg tablet, I’ve noticed the aches in my shoulders and hips seem less. That could be my imagination.
I’ve also been more tired in the evening, heading up to bed earlier with my book and falling asleep so easily. That’s been lovely. I gave up drinking earlier this year although I did miss it, but the last few days it’s not bothered me. It honestly feels so strange and amazing!

I’ve found myself occasionally thinking that I would like a snack with my cuppa, then telling myself no, don’t really need that, and actually accepting that!
I also found I didn’t want the whole of the meal I had dished up, so I’m trying to eat slower and just stop when I’m done. Over time hopefully I will learn how much to serve up!

Again it could be my imagination, but the bloating I would get in my lower belly seems less. Mentally I feel lighter, somehow. It’s early days but honestly, I feel the best I have in years already!

Well done to those already on the journey, it really does feel different for me this time! Like this little tablet has given me willpower to do what I already knew I needed to do.

Wow, the brakes suddenly slammed hard exactly 2/3 of the way through brunch (ready made because I’m away from home: a plain skinless chicken fillet and some Spanish style butter beans, both from M&S). It felt like an emergency stop, a threat of intense nausea. Very strange feeling. I logged the whole meal already but I’ll have to finish it later.

Day 3 and felt a little nauseous first thing, it cleared after some water. I think I may be slightly constipated, it's not painful, but I'm just not producing as much (sorry for TMI!) will keep an eye on things and add some prunes to my weekly shop!
I have not eaten anything yet today, I will have a little lunch in about an hour, but I'm just not fussed about food, which feels a bit crazy! Its mind blowing to realise how much headspace was taken up with food before starting this journey.

TMI here too but I’ve barely been and it’s the thing I’m most freaked out about 😬 I don’t mind the nausea as I know it will pass and it isn’t bothering me now on day 3. But constipation is something I really don’t want to deal with

Im really annoyed as I ordered from Bolt as its the cheapest but got put off by the request to upload a photo and driving licence or passport so I cancelled it. I then ordered from Farmeci who did not ask for those things and paid! Then received a request for photo and passport. I am so annoyed. I applied for the jabs in Dec with Farmeci and uploaded all that info but never used the jab.

Has everyone else had to do this?

It’s very normal for pharmacies to ask for ID and for either photos, videos or a live video consultation. Farmeci can’t use the photo from December as that’s too long ago. The pharmacies have to verify who you are and that you meet the prescribing criteria.

Just put off as they want a photo from at least three feet away of me in underwear or swimwear from all angles!

@HurrahforHollywood ah ok, are you borderline on the BMI requirement?

No I'm not

Yes I think it’s fairly standard. Once I did that with Bolt my tablets arrived quickly

Bolt was not asking for a photo in underwear, just not baggy clothing