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.

@stilldumdedumming thank you. Not pathetic at all to feel like that, its exactly how I was feeling last week. I was soooooo excited to weigh and it was such a disappointment!
Starting again from the beginning is worth considering. I've already ordered another set of five pens so I'm not stopping it any time soon! Thank you for the confidence boost 💖

4 week weight in done

I'm 12lb down.

I have 3 stone in total to lose and I'm just back from a 9 day holiday where we ate out every night so I'm pleased with that loss.

I made the mistake of eating a full meal one night and ended up vomiting . So I stuck to starters for my meals out.

I also wanted to go up dose correctly but when I went to 1.8 I felt absolutely horrible and sick

So I'm stuck at 1.2 for now.

One week done and nearly made it to 0.6!! (Tried starting on 0.6 but felt awful so reduced down to 5 clicks and have been increasing by 2 clicks a day, did 9 clicks this morning).
lost 4.5lbs so happy with that 😊

I have found my sweet spot at 1.2 plus eight clicks. Hoping to avoid escalating to 1.8 and beyond

What tipped for you at that point? I’m at 1.2 and not really seeing any impact yet.

@figmaofmyimagination - consistent dampening of appetite and not needing to titrate upwards for over a week. I will if I have to though. I am paying for saxenda to make things easier. I'm not interested in being on it and struggling

@empireemmy - don't give up. Slow is better than nothing!
The problem with being this big is that we want it gone now. It took me years to put on 6 stone, it is unrealistic to expect it to go quickly. You have done really well so far. It's a long game

Increase slowly- great move. The horrible effects wear off. Persevere!

If that dose works, stick with it!

Nope. Not having it!! Get back on track girl. Weight loss is NOT linear. It will come off if you are consistent. Come on. Get on it .
PS had a 1 pound loss in week 3, was well pissed off. 3 pound loss the following week

Feeling mega positive. BUT I'm pretty sure my loss on Monday will be minimal. Hopefully the week after will be ok. I hoped for a stone in 4 weeks. I am ok with 11.5 pound though

So yesterday I tried 1.8 again foolishly

Woke up at 4am in agony today and all day since

Literally bend over in pain lying down all day with mega gargling noises from stomach and sulphur burps

I stupidly also took 1.2 today, when I think my body was telling me to stop

I don't know if I should stop it completely tomorrow for a few days and restart at. 0.6

Today I hit 1stone mark in 4 weeks 1 day

No 4 weeks was Wednesday so 4 weeks 2 days

So it's definitely working for me

If you were getting good results on a lower dose, there is no reason to up the dose. It is not required for you to get to the max dose recommended unless you need it to get the desired effect

I'm back from my holiday! Had a wonderful time, drank way too many cocktails and haven't dared weigh myself yet but restarted saxenda yesterday on the initial 0.6 dose but I think I will increase quickly cos it took until 1.8 for me to notice anything last time.
I found the effects wore off pretty quickly once I stopped it, within a couple of days. Although even though we were on all-inclusive and I wasn't restricting anything, I didn't at any point eat so much I felt really full like I would have previously. Just had nice normal meals, rarely had dessert or starter.

@Akite, ‘glad you had a great time and ate sensibly, presumably without feeling you were denying yourself. I want to do that! All good here. Three weeks in and just short of a stone for me, which is great. Up to 0.6 and two clicks with real side effects. Long may this continue! I had hoped to lose a stone in a couple of months so I’ve got some extra time - maybe I’ll reach the 20lb mark before my holiday??

@takemetomars yeah I know that but I read for it to kick start the hormone that's lacking you needed 12 weeks at full dose. I don't want the weight to pile back on again

Anyway I think it's impossible at the moment for me to get up past 1.2 as I cannot deal with the stomach pain.

It's working very well for me. I haven't been able to eat a full meal since starting and the one time I did I was sick.

So I guess for now at least that's a good thing. Hopefully if I can lose another 2 stone to take me to my 3 stone goal I will just need to be very cautious about going forward and my eating habits

Where did you read that @Indoctro?

Up to 1.2 and although I am eating less I’m still not seeing much movement on the scales… just gonna keep plodding on for a bit.

@Indoctro can you remember where you read that?

I have NSVs to celebrate. Got one of those kind of linen shift dresses on ebay months ago- looked like a stuffed sausage and now so much room to spare on the hips tummy and bust! 👗 this colour! Looks banging.

Some one else asked me that and no I can't

I have a Google and I can't find it

I thought maybe it was in the booklet that came with my first pen but I've thrown that away.

If I come across it again I will post a link to it.

@Indoctro yep! I almost certainly didn't read that!

I mean the leaflet!