Saxenda journey all welcome

[whatsthestory123]

hi all,
ive started on Saxenda last tuesday starting weight 112.3 kg i have approx 25.4 kg or 4stone to budge and am interested if anyone else has recently started and how they find it

i will update this daily so im accountable and hope it will make the process easier

weigh in will be mondays so one tomorrow and i knowi have lost some

finding it ok,first 2 days felt awful but was detoxing sugar as well but now feel fine,im keeping an eye on my calories to and will try to keep to 900 -1100 daily,ive cut my portions and no crisps,biscuits,chocolate at all but i still feel a little hungry even with the daily injection but its ok

Anyway if anybody wants to join in feel free and welcome

@BigBumBessie
Where did you get your pens from and how much were they?
Assuming, of course they weren't prescribed...
HowlingGale recommended chemist-4-u which I'll look into.
Good luck, Pal

Just checking in. 3 month check tomorrow and I'm down 2.5 stone. Have lost 1/2 stone since my last check up. In my head I'm thinking £260 is a lot for 1/2 a stone and then I have a head wobble and think how easy it's been, and that in another two months I'll only be a stone overweight. Interestingly I've been eating more this month and doing a bit less exercise and my loss has been the same. We've been doing Gousto boxes and Mindful Chef smoothie pouches for breakfast so I'm eating more healthily too. Need to focus more on strength exercise vs cardio as that's apparently better for weight loss.

Amazing result diet! I know what you mean re the cost but I say to myself that if at the start of the year someone had said will you pay £750 if you could lose 2 and a half stone you'd probably say yes! I know I would. I decided I was going to commit to this for 6 months regardless if weight loss was sometimes slow and just stick It out. I appreciate that I am fortunate in that I can afford to do this but I do sometimes come out in a bit of a cold sweat about the money aspect. However it is working and I know that losing weight will make me so much happier so have decided it's worth the investment.

Exactly this @HowlingGale - and given that I was considering weight loss surgery it's basically a bargain!!

I started just over a week ago. No side effects at all, was feeling bad and lost 4lb. Now I'm 2 days into the 1.2 dose but today I feel wiped out, jittery and having heart flutters. I know these are side effects but I'm wondering do I persevere and see if it goes or do I drop back down to 0.6? I know many people stay on the lowest dose that works for them to avoid side effects and make the pens last longer but I was started to get hungry again on 0.6. Shall I ride it out or drop back down, do you think?

Sorry, was meant to say WASN'T feeling bad

@princessfairy1 my HR went up massively on 1.2. It came down after a few days and hasn't come up again. If you were feeling hungry on 0.6 I'd see if you can stick it out.

BigBumBessie
How're you doing on Day 3? Any side effects? When is the best time for you to inject?
I'm getting my pens tomorrow, hopefully so will start on Sunday. Excited!

@Oneearringlost

BigBumBessie How're you doing on Day 3? Any side effects? When is the best time for you to inject? I'm getting my pens tomorrow, hopefully so will start on Sunday. Excited!

I am doing really well! No side effects (although I haven't done a number 2 since Tues..) Full of energy and managed to easily stay below 1000 calories each day. I'm injecting at 8am after I get back from the gym. Having a diet coke around this time then eating an egg at about 11am. Salad and protein for lunch and a small dinner off a side plate. Good luck on your journey, excited for you !

Just injected my 1st one at about midday.
I've been low carving ( it's taken me to have to reduce to 20g/day to achieve ketosis!) And fast 800. Have stuck religiously, (even working out that 400g ( 2 large) peppers come to just over 20g! Haven't lost a single ounce in the last week. I have 33 pounds to lose. Feeling despondent and excited at the same time, hoping Sax will take away some of the harshness of this regime.

How long did it take any of you to feel any effects or get side effects?

Hey @oneearring how are you getting along?

Hello BigBumBessie!
2nd day, injected at 8am. Good so far, none of the empty, harsh symptoms. But I'm an all or nothing girl, so I'll starve or binge with impunity, depending on my prevailing mood.
Will break my carb austerity tonight as I'm really not sure ultra low carb is the way to go.
BUT, down three pounds. so in the last 12 days have lost 7 pounds. No horrible side effects, just bored with coming up with inventive protein suppers.
How are you? Tell me you news good or bad...

7lbs is great!
I'll be weighing in the morning (after my 6.15am spin class - am so excited classes are back on)
I am on my womens' complaint so am feeling bloated and like I haven't lost anything but I've stuck to very low cal and I'm full of energy. My house has never looked so clean.
Have been to the gym this morning but considering going out for a walk now as still have energy.
The main thing is I haven't had any wine (which is unheard of for me on a weekend) and I haven't missed it

Good luck, Bessie..

5lbs off. Was going to put only but actually that's 5lbs in 5 days as I didn't start 'til Wednesday so I'll have some of that
13st8 start
13st3 today

@andadietcoke thanks for the advice! I read your message and took the advice and pushed through and I'm now 5 days into the 1.2 dose and feeling fine! No appetite at all and my day doesn't revolve around food. I could cry with how amazing this drug has been for me! I haven't lost much weight this week but I'll persevere. Thank you

Quick check in, I'm 4 weeks post surgery but still recovering. I'm hardly doing anything (averaging 2000 steps a day) BUT I've not put Amy weight on, in fact I'm 2 lbs down. Have the saxenda in the fridge ready to restart when I can 😀

I'm on week 13 now. Still losing 2lbs a week which is slow, but it's effortless. Interestingly I've had two weeks off exercise and my weight loss hasn't been affected. Addicted to Soleros and the 100 calorie Snickers bars.

I think it's pretty well established that exercise is an extremely inefficient way to lose weight so not really surprising your weight loss has been unaffected by inactivity pizza and dietcoke
Of course it's good for your health but rubbish for weight loss! It's really all about what you do or don't eat that really impacts on your weight

Yes! HowlingGale, you are so right about exercise!.
I'm so pleased at everyone's successes.
I'm down another two pounds.
Strength Sisters, think of those clothes well be able to get into for summer!

Hello! Can I join please? I've ordered 3 pens from Burwash Pharmacy online and they've been dispatched...
@shutterteal I think I'm your twin... Same starting weight, same height, same starting size! :waves:

I have PCOS and really struggle to lose weight so hoping this will be the golden ticket for me.

Bit worried about side effects, especially the more serious ones!

Hi! I’ve loved reading through all these posts and seeing everyone’s journey!
I’m starting tonight, I have 2 stone to lose. Really looking forward to not constantly thinking about food and eating everything in sight. I’m trying to calorie count (but I love a meal out, takeaways and my son’s leftovers 😂) and have just started with a personal trainer which I hope will help too.

I've been lurking on here and bought a pen as a result. I really hate it. I ended up suffering eith really bad gastritis as a result. I felt so ill on Tuesday I've had to stop it. I'm so disappointed ☹️

Hi everyone, was wondering if anyone had considered using Ozempic instead of Saxenda? it's a weekly injection which would be preferable to daily, but not sure about its efficacy/side effects compared to Saxenda. Has anyone any experience of this, or done any research into it? I know that Saxenda has been licensed as a weight loss drug while Ozempic has not, (It's currently only licensed for managing Diabetes) but there are some online pharmacies/clinics which are offering it off licence as a weight loss aid such as this company: my-bmi.co.uk/treatment-plan.
Anyone know any more about it? Thanks!