Ozempic for those a few months in - part 3

[DrMadelineMaxwell]

Thread was full so I've started a new one. 😀

@whenlifegivesyou I can't remember how many clicks but many people do it that way. Someone on here will tell you.

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Thanks :)

Can i ask what does everyone does with their shaps bin when full?
I stupidly brought quite a small bin 🙄so i am going to need to dispose of it in the next few weeks.
It's not something I've thought of until now.

@Poppie1234 Im not entirely sure but I think I read somewhere that you contact your local council to arrange a pick up.

Can you take them in to a pharmacy for disposal?

Thank you, I'll have a look.

I'm pretty sure after I had ivf treatment I took my sharps bin into boots pharmacy and they disposed of it for me.

As of this week I'm normal weight. Slightly speechless. BMI 24.5.
Still a way to go, I'd like to lose another 20lbs, and swapping 1mg O to 1mg W next week.
Thank you for all the insightful info and support on this thread. This experience has been life changing.

Wow! Well done. I had my first dose of Wegovy today - still 1 mg same as the Ozempic so I am hoping not to notice a difference. I am back on it with the diet at the moment so the weight is coming down a bit but a BMI under 25 feels very far way still.

@RunningAndSinging Thank you. I felt far away mere weeks ago. I find that upping my water intake massively + focusing my <1000 kcal/day on protein, and paradoxically resting and relaxing more (or maybe not paradoxically because resting reduces cortisol?), has helped me a lot. I hope your first week on W goes well.

Can you count clicks with the wegovy pens? Not planning on doing so but might be useful for the future. Does anyone know?

Yes you can!

Thank you!

Hi, hope you’re all getting on ok!.

Question for anyone in Ireland, I’m on Ozempic since March and the places I have been buying from seem to have stopped shipping to Ireland now. So right angled and mybmi

Does anyone know where I might be able to buy from?
thanks!

@VanellopeVonSchweetz99 that is just stupendous. Very well done you've worked really hard to get to where you are. You should be proud of yourself very well done,just brilliant x

@SarahC50 Thank you. I have given it my all, but also v lucky being a super responder + only very minor side effects.

@VanellopeVonSchweetz99 you really have given it your all and sustained your deficit and improved your habits. Well done. Xxx

Wow @VanellopeVonSchweetz99 well done and thanks for sharing! I am 3.5kg off BMI of 25 and shifting about a pound a week, reflecting on basically that in past attempts to lose weight I have never stuck to better habits for long enough.

There's also the uncomfortable fact that my DH habitually over buys fresh food which drives me nuts from a food waste perspective but often isn't what I'd actually prefer to eat. Also makes it difficult to consistently eat a very light meal in the evening which I realise is what actually suits me better.

Really well done @VanellopeVonSchweetz99. such a good result.

Thanks everyone. For the past seven months I've lost around a kilo a week, or 2lbs, which is a calorie deficit of over 1000/day which is bonkers if you think about it. That means my maintain number will be around 1700 and that honesty feels achievable for life.
I'd just like to add that my method of extreme calorie deficit (eating 600-1000 kcal/day, average 700) was inspired by dietary advice given to bariatric patients and I have been trying hard to listen to my body, for example I've had refeed days with extra carbs when I've felt my energy going down, and I've taken good supplements religiously. This method isn't something I'd recommend to everyone because aspects of it really are flirting with disordered eating, and I could have never done it without appetite suppression, or if I had a more demanding job physically, or younger children. Meal planning and logging has been key, as well as identifying treats I can have. (I've had wine chocolate and takeaways every weekend, just not loads.)
But at 50+ and a short arse I felt this was the way for me. Exercise wise I've done very little, just normal dog walks. I've lost some hair and the skin sags here and there but I feel it bouncing back already. I think I did this in the nick of time. Hand on heart, I feel 35, and I've learnt so much about nutrition, and about my own priorities and coping strategies (or lack of).

That’s amazing @VanellopeVonSchweetz99. It’s seems to have been a brilliant strategy. Well thought out and planned.

Can I ask what a typical days eating would look like for you? A deficit day rather than a re feed day.

@Peridot1
Sure!
Refeed days have sort of come naturally a few times a month when I've been to nice work things and treated myself. I can only recall two occasions where I've consciously chosen to have a bit extra pasta with dinner in the evening because I felt a low energy. And after my birthday when I needed a hangover friendly fry up - DH cooked me a small portion and it was amazing.

A typical deficit day (working from home) I would have "brunch" quite late since I've never really been a breakfast person. This would be a salad with 60g turkey slices with low cal mayo or dressing, or an omelette if I wanted something warm. And half a pot of Lindahls kvarg, sometimes with a few toasted seeds if I fancy crunch + black coffee.
Total: around 120-150kcal, 20g protein. (A bit more calories if omlette.)
Nice plate, eating slowly, lots of water.

Supplements: Centrum advance, Omega 3, psyllium husk, biotin.

Afternoon snack would be a babybel light or 25g pepperami chicken bites, and lots of water.
50kcal, 5g protein

Dinner would be normal, same as the family, but smaller portion and less carbs, more protein.
Around 500 kcal, preferably hitting +20g protein.

Magnesium nitrate in the evening.

If I'm on the run in the morning I'll just have a couple of spoonfuls of kvarg (raspberry and mango passionfruit are best), it's really filling and satisfying.

Yes, some processed stuff there, and artificial sweeteners (dressing, kvarg) but that's been my choice.

The average woman needs 45g protein a day.

P.S. Magnesium CITRATE obvs

Thanks @VanellopeVonSchweetz99. Looks interesting. Since starting Ozempic I’m really hungry in the mornings so need breakfast so eating brunch not really doable for me. And although I’ve tried those Kvarg yogurts I didn’t like them at all. But I’m sure I could tweak thinks. I’m definitely trying to avoid UPFs so tend to just have balsamic vinegar on salads with a drizzle of olive oil rather than Mayo.