Day 1 on Saxenda

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I’m starting my Saxenda journey today! Anybody else on Saxenda with tips or success stories? I have about 10 stone to loose so a long way to go.

@fatandfurious2022 thank you, I’m motivated to keep going after hearing your fantastic loss!! Hopefully will feel better soon but might stay on 0.6. Determined not to weigh more than weekly so will update in a few days!

has anyone else stayed on 0.6 and still lost?

Hello just dropping in for a bit of Saxenda chat. I'm 4 weeks in and down just over a stone (only 5 more to go!). I'm hoping it sorts out my walking and possibly running. 4 years ago I was running marathons and obviously a lot lighter than now!

Has anyone had any weird menstrual stuff happen? I'm at least 3 years post menopause and suddenly started bleeding. The GP has referred me to the 2 week protocol to rule out cancer (the chances are very slim but I'm grateful for the check of course). I mentioned the Saxenda because it's a hormone thing.

Morning all. I've definitely slowed down and I'm snacking in the evening.
So yesterday I went up to 1.8. I've decided that although trying to stay on a lower dose to save money is all well and good it no use if it's not bloody working!

Woke up feeling a little nauseous and not remotely like eating which is good.

Morning all!
End of week 2 for me and another 2lb off.
I've been on 1.2 all week and the headaches have been horrendous plus I've been so tired. Very annoyingly I am still having to work very hard at the willpower thing as not really feeling much effect in terms of hunger/satiety. I'm going to add two clicks a day to get up to 1.8 and see how i do on that...but if the headaches continue/get worse im going to have to call it a day I think.

@stilldumdedumming although I have not been through the menopause my periods are irregular and I came on very heavily within a week of starting on Saxenda. That is quite typical for me if I lose a bit of weight though.

Good luck for the week ahead everyone!

@stilldumdedumming that's interesting, I'm on the mini pill for PCOS so don't have any break through bleeds at all - except I have been having the odd bit of bleeding the last week or so?

hi everyone, hope you’re all feeling good today 😊
Could I ask 2 questions please!
im only on day 4 and yesterday felt awful until about 4 pm, I haven’t done jab today but wondered if I do it tonight I might slee through the nausea? Has anyone else done this and found it worked?
also I left my pen in the hot car, would you still use it?!

thanks ☺️

I do jab in my thigh 🥺😣

Thank you, didn’t inject at all yesterday and felt much better (and not hungry) told myself this morning if I have lost any weight I’ll try again, have lost 5lbs since Wednesday (!) so have tried just 3 clicks this morning 🤞🏻

I'm now just under 2 weeks in and I've lost 5lbs. I'm really happy with that as it hasn't felt difficult and does feel sustainable. Currently 13.3 now and would like to be at 11 stone.

I've stuck on 0.6 the whole time but I am starting to eat more and actually feel hungry. I set my calorie limit at 1200, which I haven't gone over but it was definitely easier last week to this!

I'm going on holiday next week and I'm not taking the Saxenda with me but will restart when I get back at 0.6 again. Hoping it will reset me! Has anyone else had a "holiday break"? I'm not planning on a massive blow out but will be interested to see how I feel.

I've just finished my 1st pen.
Been using it at about 0.6 and it lasted about a month and in that time I've lost 8lbs.
I'm really happy with that, I feel very happy with the amount I'm eating - mostly that I'm not obsessed with food so I can just have 3 modest healthy meals a day and not have to calorie count.
I'm hoping to start some exercise once the weather cools down!

3 pound loss this week. That's 11.5 lbs in 4 weeks. I am mega chuffed!

Hello everyone, hope everyone is okay!

Today is day 13 for me and I have lost 9lbs so far. I’m still on 0.6.

I did have the last two days off as I had really bad gas and stomach cramps. It’s happened to me twice now when I’ve had pizza for dinner and another time it was fish and chips. Other than that I’ve been fine with no other symptoms as I’ve been injecting in my thigh.

I eat what I like but my portions have massively decreased and so has my night time snacking. Haven’t been to the gym or done any exercises and I work from home so pretty sedentary.

My starting weight was 15.13 and today I am 15.4.
Too early to see any differences and my clothes still fit the same. Hope I can continue seeing such results.

Time of the month today so I have had two mini rolls, but will mindful from tomorrow. Usually I would have eaten a lot more chocolate than I have today.

Finally!! The bloody scales moved, I've lost my first stone whoop whoop!

Onwards and downwards.

@empireemmy it really does!!
Next mini target is to get down into the next stone before I go away in 3 weeks. Need to lose 5lbs to do this.

@Madferitchick and @drinkallthecoffee - and anyone else who saw my post menopausal bleed post. I had an exam today and all great down below. The hcp didn't mention the Saxenda except that it was good I am losing weight. So I don't have any great insight for us, but to be fair it's best to get checked.

Hi, hope everyone is feeling positive and enjoying the sunshine (!)
I had a rough few days last week starting at 0.6 so Sunday went down to just 3 clicks, 5 tester and 7 clicks today. Feel better and just had a small ready meal curry for lunch and picked out the ‘bits’ so I didn’t eat all the sauce (and calories) and I’m so full!! That’s all I’ve had today so must be working even at silly little dose!!
weigh in Tomorrow 🤞🏻

Oh lord I still feel awful. I have been up at the crack of dawn every morning on the lol with v&d. I decided to go down a dose last night to see if that helped and still feel awful. I'm so annoyed as I was all the way up at 3mg with no side effects stopped whilst I had covid as I felt awful and then since restarting it's been awful. I'm so annoyed! I don't know whether to stop for a couple of weeks and restart or just to give up. I have lost 1.5stone so I don't really want to (plus the expense of the pens in the fridge)! I'm just in a sulk lol

I've given up and I'm so sad. That weigh the other week really set me back. I had had the most amazing week with my eating, I'd been to the gym and done some amazing workouts, and less than 1lb came off. Since then I've started going back to my old ways and put 3lb back on. Still taking saxenda, increased to 1.8+5 clicks, but I'm just so sad. I miss the way I felt a few weeks ago, I had so much hope, really thought this was it for me but feel now it was just a fad like all the other things I tried and I'm destined to be like this forever 😭😭😭😭😭

@drinkallthecoffee I know what you mean about feeling like it's a fad and not going to work long term. And the disappointment.

But even with the Saxenda our bodies are not robots and anything can be happening. I put on a pound week 3 and then lost 4 is week 4! When it's not budging I feel actually depressed (and then pathetic for feeling so down and hopeless(.

Have you seen that some people take a week off and then start again down at 0.6. That seems worth a go? I have 6 stone to lose so it'll take ages. I'd love it to be plain sailing but that'd be bonkers.