I'm starting saxenda this week.

[Saxendastarter]

I'm 33.

I'm 1m68 (5ft6)

I don't actually know what I weight and I got rid of my scales last year when getting on them just made me cry every time and I was just too depressed to even try and start loosing weight - I have ordered scales and will weight myself tomorrow.

However last time I weighed myself nearly a year ago I was 94kg (14st 11) and I know that I have gained since then.

I started gaining weight the beginning of covid, before 2019 my very highest weight had been 68kg ( 10st10) and my normal weight had been round 62kg for most of my adult life, so I have massively put on weight over these last four years. (Separation, depression, stress at work, and just general giving up).

My body is ruined by stretch-marks and my boobs that used to be great are now just swollen and saggy and stretch marked.

I'm really depressed by my weight and have decided its time to do something about it.

I have an office job and I'm not at all active.

I've tried to start making small changes, walking to the underground instead of getting the bus, getting the stairs up the one flight to my office instead of the lift but everything feels like a struggle and I have such awful thigh chaffing that walking is often excruciatingly painful.

I how I need to make a change because on top of it being so unhealthy being so over weight just makes me so upset. I've stopped going out as much and have just retreated into a shell.

I also have an appointment with a psychologist tomorrow.

I decided last month that enough is enough and I need to do something about it all.

I've started using face cream, and am finally having laser on my very very hairy thighs and - the point of this thread - I'm going to start saxenda tomorrow.

I thought I'd journal here.

Morning , hope we are all ok. . Will catch up on posts I haven’t read at lunch time , just a quick post before work.
Today was day 7 . First week done. I lost 6 pounds . Happy enough as someone in the week was 1.5 bottles of wine.

I’ve increased my dose to 1.2 as per guidance . See how it goes on that . I have to say, do t generally feel hungry until around 8pm at night. Having a herbal tea seems to help .

Hope you all have a good morning.

Hi all, welcome @Radish12 !

I’ve arrived in Lyon and am waiting for others to arrive before we head to Beaune for the start of our weekend. I took an Italian train because I booked last minute and all the others were full. It stops in Lyon but to be honest I was so so tempted to stay onboard until Milan! The whole Paris -Milan only takes 6 hours - leaving at 7.30am and arriving at 2.30 pm - maybe next time. By absolute chance I was sat in a 4 seat thingy next to a lady I recognized and her boyfriend. I knew I knew her but didn’t know where from, she obviously knew me too and after a while both glancing at each other and pretending to read our newspapers she “broke” first about 20 minutes in and asked if I worked on my campus ( not that strange, my campus is 50k people on a daily basis with thousands of visitors) We had a great chat over common interests and they gave me their phone number as we were getting off the train - my office has a rooftop garden on campus that is jealoused by the other buildings as it’s the only one in the pretty shitty concreted campus with no green spaces - I’ve promised to buzz her in for coffees on the roof!

I woke up during the night in a sort of panic about this weekend and life in general and had a mug full of coucous with feta and spices ( I was craving carbs) and another boiled egg. I ate it slowly though.

At the station this morning I treated myself to a moka coffee from Pierre Hermé but resisted getting macaroons which is good. A few years ago Eurostar had napkins that said calories between timelines didn’t count and I took it to heart and since I’ve always overdone it on train journeys even without time zones getting snacks and milky sugary coffees and shit. So just getting a moka was good going for me.

So I think I defo wasn't ready for 1.2. I was sick at lunch time. I wasn't able to eat this morning, and it just came out of nowhere. I'd just got up off the sofa to go and make some toast when it just came over me.
Definitely sticking to 0.6. I didn't have any problems last week!
I'm also going to make sure I eat in the morning in as I think that was a big contributing factor! I just wasn't hungry though 🤦‍♀️. It's hard.
Hope you're all having a better day than me!

Hello, following with interest. I am camping in Interlaken with a lot of friends for our four day weekend, today I went to Harder Klum (which is beautiful). We did have a cheese fondue for lunch as it was overcast...

This thread is getting me all excited for my meeting next month (and even though the wait hasn't thrilled me, at least this was the medical insurance will pay most of it!)

@justsaxy sorry … but I have to … did you stop at wankdorf on the way to Interlaken ( and yes I am that immature, I have many old photos of me infront of the wankdorf station sign … when I was at my old workplace we all had unlimited yearly SBB passes and I used to book a joke ticket to wankdorf for anytime à collègue pissed me off so it would come up in their journey history !). It looks beautiful. I hope you find inner peace from being in such a beautiful place. Excited for your appointment too! We’ll be here with you.

Im just quite drunkenly falling asleep after a day of visiting wine cellars and eating in Beaune. Still I didn’t stiff my face as much as I would have without Saxenda …

Day 28

Breakfast
Black coffee
Moka at the station

Snack:
Black coffee
Coca Cola Zero

Lunch :
Wine lots of
ratatouille/ chicken / rice
Pineapple
Coffee

Snack:
Wine lots of
Nonnette

Supper:
Wine lots and lots of …
Menu degustation
carotte and cumin velouté amuse bouche
chilled white asparagus and smoked duck soup
Duck breast and turnips
Cheese
white chocolate and rhubarb mousse

And the rest of supper

@Saxendastarter, of course!!!! Am also that childish... and we always yell 'WEST SIDE' at the top of our voices whenever we pass under that shopping center... t'is the small things in life.

I was exhausted last night so skipped the partying and dinner last night. Your meal looks great, well done for not filling your boots. This is where I go wrong, I don't seem to have an off switch for such amazing food!

Let's see what today brings.

Morning All, good to see it’s not all work work work. Enjoy your down time ! Looks amazing .
it is sadly all work for me today . I usually do not work Fridays but unexpected time off and multiple UK bank holidays means I have to catch up today . Poor me .

little update . I moved up to 1.2 yesterday . It was a long day with little opportunity to eat anyway but I just didn’t feel hungry. Ate 2 eggs at lunch time . Home at 10pm but couldn’t face food . Breakfast this morning was 40g of porridge which I didn’t feel I wanted to finish .
It certainly has suppressed my appetite .

@Saxendastarter Wow, that meal look's amazing. Have a fantastic time.

@justsaxy What beautiful scenery, hope your appointment goes well.

DP did some contract work in SW France so we have spent quite a lot of time there- We have a photo or 2 of the road sign at Condom... you have too!

@Footgoose glad to hear it is working for you.

@ThisMustBeMyDream hope you are having a better day today.

This week weigh in:-

Last week: 122.19kg
This week:120.56kg
weekly Loss: 1.63kg
total loss: 8.71kg

Happy with that, starting to feel it too. I have lost 4cm of both my chest and waist, so clothes are feeling better. I have been feeling a bit light headed, so just keeping an eye on that. just slipped into the next stone bracket so that is pleasing too.

Have a fantastic weekend everyone.

Hi all, it's been busy here so I've not checked in for a few days. I have increased my dose to 0.9 (0.6 plus 5 clicks) and I'm definitely feeling much less hungry, I didn't even realise how much it had crept back in) and the weight loss has resumed so I'm a bit happier! I ended up with an unexpected 0.5lb loss for last week and I've continued to lose as the week has carried on.
I'm away for the school holidays here the week after next and I'm definitely worried about it. The thought of being away from my scales is scary too! 🤣

I've been catching up on all your posts and love reading about your experiences and adventures but there's so many to reply to everyone 🤗

Start of week five and weigh in number 4 here
As I'm away for a few days and don't have scales I'm going to use my lowest weight from last week before I left home - next week I'll weigh in as usual.

Weight loss this week 0.9kg (1.98 lbs)
Current Weight 91.3kg (14 st 3,7 lbs)
Total weight lost to date 5.5kg (11.2 lbs)

Starting Weight 96.8kg ( 15st 3.4 Ibs)
Goal Weight 70kg (11st)
Time On Saxenda 28 days
Total percentage of weight loss so far 5.68%
Total weight to loose when starting 26.8kg ( 4st3lbs)
Total weight remaining to loose 21.3kg (3st7lbs)
Side effets Constipation
Goal for end of July 80kg (12st6)
Dose 1.8
Starting BMI 34.3
Current BMI 32.7

Day 29

Breakfast
Black coffee
Bit of Morbier cheese

Lunch :
Coke zero
Hot goats cheese restaurant salad
Black Coffee

Snack:
Bread
Bouchon de chevre
Radishes

Supper:
Pea and mint cold soup
Lots of bread and cheese
Strawberry salad

My mini proud moment for today is that I didn't get wine at lunch or supper even though everyone in my group did. I did really fall into the bread basket this evening though.

We visited another vineyard and then the Hospice de Beaune this morning and then had lunch and came to the Mont Dorées area. I think we're visiting a chateau tomorrow.

The hospice de Beaune was still run as a hospital up until the 1970's - so was in continuous use for over 400 years ... pretty amazing old wards, and cool building.

@Glorfindels I grew up near Condom in the Gers! The top of the tops was to steal a condom sign as a teenager and have it up on your bedroom wall as "art" ... They're now actually screwed down with massive "vis" and are near on impossible to remove ( don't ask how I know!). Great loss. Well done.

@justsaxy good to know it's not just me then!

@Footgoose Good to hear that the appetite suppression is still going strong. Hope work went okay today and that you have a restful weekend.

@Bloodylovecrisps to reply to your post I really want to use that cheesy phrase from wedding invites but mean it ... "your presence is our present" great to hear you're still loosing and hope you enjoy your vaccay.

@OrderOfTheKookaburra I took this photo in the old pharmacy at the Hospice de Beaune and thought of you ;-)

Ah! Damn - photos aren't loading as I'm deep in rural france with so so internet. I'll post them tomorrow.

This is for you @OrderOfTheKookaburra ;-)

Pictures of the hospice

Weight loss this week 0.8lbs (0.4kg😵‍💫)
Current Weight 12st 9.2lbs (80.3kg)
Total weight lost to date 4.82kg (9.8lbs)

Starting Weight 13 stone 5lbs (84.8kg)
Goal Weight 11st (70kg)
Time On Saxenda 27 days
Side effects: elevated heart rate, nausea
Dose 1.2
Starting BMI 32.1
Current BMI 30.4

Must say I'm feeling a bit defeated this week after working so hard, maintained last week and really ramped it up exercise wise this week. I'm half woman half fish with the amount of swimming I've been doing! Nevermind, going to keep cracking on and try not get too down about it.

@Saxendastarter your trip sounds amazing and pics are fab! Hope you're having a great time.

Finally summoned the courage to do my first injection last night, no side effects yet!

Lost 3lbs this week just by walking the dog more and trying not to snack as much.

I have been having a consistent breakfast of yogurt and fruit which I have been weighing to try and get a better understanding of portion size and calories.

This week I'm going to continue with those breakfasts and work on my healthy evening meals, then next week I'm turning my attention to my lunches.

I figure I need to try to develop much healthier habits alongside the saxenda and re educate my eating habits so that I don't pile weight back on after I finish.

Hoping to keep the saxenda use to 4-5mths only if I can !

Day 30

Breakfast
Black coffee
Herbal tea

Lunch :
Beetroot salad
Cold pea and mint soup
Bread and Cheese
Strawberries
Red wine

Snack:
3 Coffees
Coke zero
Vegetable samosa
A lot of sugar coated almonds

Supper:
Lots of bread and cheese
Green salad
Herbal tea
Water
No wine ( small victory as lovely host mother even called her husband to ask what bottles she should get out for us - they’re an old vigneron family and there were some amazing bottles on the table but I knew that if I had a glass I’d have a bottle … so I stayed with water and tea.)

Not really doing as well as with food here as I thought I would - we ended up leaving our second gîte that had issues with the septic tank and no hot water and have retreated to one of our friends parents house who live in the area. Her mother is alone because her father is away for a few weeks and seems absolutely delighted to have all 8 of us here for a surprise visit. Most of us had come here as students about 15 years ago and had the mother of all parties when they were on vacation which ended in us trashing the flower beads and someone being sick in the pool… Ive been terrified of meeting her again since but she doesn’t appear to hold a grudge and has been offering us wine and cheese non stop and trying to set us up with her gardener, while calling her friends to tell them all about her girls weekend.

We asked our friend what we could do to thank her mother and she suggested a few of us go to church with her tomorrow morning. She seems chuffed and even offered to iron our dresses for us … So tomorrow we’ll do church and then market and then a lunch she’s organised with extended family and, we suspect, every eligible single man in a 200km radius she could find. It’s been a lovely few days and it’s actually really nice to just have spent this afternoon lounging and cooking for tomorrow but I am scared of what the scales will say when I get back to Paris.

Oh @Saxendastarter what a fabulous sounding weekend you have had! 🥰 it sounds like the sort of weekend with friends you read about in whimsical books.
Try not to worry about the scales, remember this is a lifestyle change which has to allow for changes to the norm at certain times to allow life to happen. If you don't allow yourself a bit of indulgence whilst away on your trip then you'd be miserable and whats the point in going. The most important thing you can do is get straight back to it when you arrive home.
I do appreciate that I am telling you the complete opposite I'd tell myself and I would be feeling the exact same as you! It is so hard!

I'm sorry to have once again been MIA. I have been reading, but life here has been very stressful as a particulalry bad d&v bug has gone through the house. I'm the last man standing and have been nursing everyone back to health!! This, 2 weeks ago, is exactly the kind of thing that would have sent me in to terrible eating habits, takeaways, comfort eating etc. Yet... nothing. I've eaten like a normal person!!
And it has shown on the scales again. Week 2 weigh in this morning is -4lb. Total loss 10lb.
I'm thrilled still. My first target was to get to my previous all time highest weight, which I have today! My next target is to get to 15st 8 (I'm 16st 3 today) in 3 weeks time for my holiday as that is the weight I was on my previous 2 holidays. I wasn't sure if that was realistic as it would be 1st 5lb loss in 5 weeks. Well, I'm 8lb away now, and in 3 weeks that now seems like it could possibly be achievable.

Morning all,

It's so lovely to check in and see how everyone else is getting on.

Week 8 weigh-in for me this morning and I'm another two pounds down which I'm pretty pleased with. That's about 1 stone and 4 lbs since I started (includes a week away where I didn't stick to the plan as much and stalled a bit).

I'm now 3.75lbs away from hitting 17 stone and that would make me so happy. Hopefully in a couple of weeks... What would help is increasing my calories deficit so I'm going to try getting out for more walks this week. I have a synopsis to write and a few chapters to edit by the weekend though and our house goes up for sale next week so not sure if that will start this week!

I've upped my dose and am now on 1.2 but feeling as though I might need to go up again to maybe 1.2 plus 5 clicks. I thought I'd be okay lower but I've found that the 'food chatter' and tendency to nibble has been sneaking in. I'll see how the next few days go but I'd like to keep eating healthily. I would rather lose more slowly and eat in a way that's hopefully sustainable after I get to whatever my goal weight turns out to be.

Pretty chuffed all in all this morning and as someone else said up-thread, I'm starting to feel better about myself.

Have a good week everyone x

Morning All,

Just a quick check-in, It's has been one of those mornings. We had an absolutely lovely weekend- but then a sleepless night due to tooth ache, traffic nightmare this morning, get to work & power outage. I feel a little bit trippy & out of body (combination of pain killers & saxendea?) & I just keep laughing.

I have stuck to plan all weekend, and I am staying on 1.8ml which still seems to be working. I have reordered pens- but can only order 3 at a time. Is anyone else having a supply issue?

@Saxendastarter that sounds an idylic weekend, I hope you have had a fantastic time.

@Namechange602 Well done on your loss.

@ThisMustBeMyDream fingers crossed you hit your holiday target. -4lb is brill.

@BinnityBoo Well done on your loss, every time I read your posts you make me want to go swimming.

@charlotr366 wishing you a good start- the first injection feels like a milestone.

Wishing everyone loads of positivity this week.

Hello everyone . Great hearing all your positive stories . Weight loss and otherwise . I want to move to France now !

Day 12 for me . An 8 pound loss. 1.2 clicks has really suppressed my appetite. No food chatter and I have to remind myself to eat when my tummy starts rumbling . No side effects . It’s such a release !

i am making good food choices in the hope that when I stop the injections my body has remarkably reprogrammed . ( Someone else said very similar up thread, think it was @namechange ) I’ve read about the benefits of a sugar free diet and now I think I’m actually feeling the benefit . I feel so much better , I have to remind myself I’ve still quite a bit of weight to shift !

Hope you all have a great week .

Hello, I started Saxenda yesterday. Today I’ve been weeing loads! Has this happened to anyone else? I haven’t drank any more than usual 🤔

Hello all! I didn’t post yesterday evening and I don’t think I will this evening. One of the girls I’d been away with had been behaving badly since the start of the weekend and sulking if not 100% of things were done 100% the way she wanted. We’ve all been reeling from the shock of her absolute arseholery, her behavior has been getting gradually worse for the last couple of years but this time she really took the biscuit and went as far as to upset lovely host mother and reducing her sister (part of the group too) to tears.

I’m in the train back to Paris with the nice sister and have spent the last 36 hours taking it out on cheese and wine and cheesecake and bread and cherry clafoutis and tarte train and even got a full fat coke ( they didn’t have zero) at the station to have with massive cheese sandwiches host mum packed for our train picnic.

All in all it was still a great weekend though and so nice to catch up with a group of mostly amazing kind women.

Tomorrow will be back on the straight and narrow and after I mentionned in passing infront of the mum that I’d have to “faire attention” to food this week giving the pigging out she told me very kindly not to fret and swapped the ( yes more ) cheese she’d given me for me a massive bag of veg from the market to make ratatouille with for the week…. French people over 60 all seem to think there is no food in Paris and whatever my relation to them always send me back with food.

Ill start weighing and being careful tomorrow and hope I haven’t done too much damage..: