Starting Wegovy this week

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Brand new waiting for 0.25ml wegovy to be delivered today and will start it tomorrow.

i currently weigh 14’7 at 5’6 and would love to lose 4 stone!

anyone else brand new to wegovy and looking for a buddy/chat?

Thanks

Just taken my 4th 0.25. Plus about 2 clicks of what was left in it. I have felt like what I assume is a normal person this past few days. I get hungry, but it doesn't give me a deep sense of panic- I can wait. I feel satisfied by normal amounts of food. I can go for most of a day without eating, and I don't feel faint.

Willpower is still tricky as Christmas treats are now everywhere... I don't seem yo get side effects if I eat naughty things. But I haven't been eating loads of them, I guess. I ate crisps and chocolate yesterday, but skipped dinner as I wasn't hungry. Didn't eat again until lunch!

Definitely going to wait 3 extra days before taking 0.5 until I'm back in my own home. And I might take 0.25 from it and go back to my normal schedule the following Monday.

Does anyone keep their pen out of the fridge after they have started using it? Not told husband I am taking it yet and he will notice it if I put it in the fridge over Xmas.

I don't but I've read that it's fine for it to be out of the fridge for a month.

I seen to be tolerating my second 0.5 much better. I injected yesterday and feel OK today. I'm eating VERY lightly, I've just had a bowl of soup today, and I think that's made the difference.

@AhBiscuits yes I read that too in the instructions so I think I will hide it in the back of my sock drawer over Xmas/New Year! There are two more doses in it so can throw it away after the holidays. The new 1mg one is in my work fridge ready for when I get back here on the 8th. He knows I am on a diet and not snacking but not that I am on Weygovy.

@Crazymadchickenlady the pen needs to be kept in the fridge until it is used for the first time. The medication leaflet states that once you've started using it, it can be kept out of the fridge for a month (28 days) which is enough for the 4 weeks of injections in the pen. The time limit of being out of the fridge will either be because the pen would risk no longer being sterile/nasties growing on or in the pen etc after a month, or because the active ingredient may have degraded after being out of the fridge for longer time. I don't know exactly which reason it would be.

Have just taken my sixth 0.25mg, three days late as the appetite suppression of the fifth was still working so well. Have lost 20lbs so far and today went below 200lbs (just!).
Next major milestone will be to stop being an obese bmi - have a while to go, 19lbs, but will get there.

Is anyone ordering from Healthexpress? I have already done 2 rounds of 0.25 (due my last injection tomorrow) and I'd like to move on to .5 but the web only lets me order 0.25. I can't see the 0.5 option anywhere.

I order through health express. When I went through the order process there was a drop box where I could select any options I wanted. I wonder if there's a supply issue.

Does anyone have any suggestions to stop the vomiting. I have been very sick after going to bed so once I took an increased dose on Saturday. I start coughing which ultimately ends in me being sick.
I'm trying to sleep upright but that hasn’t worked.

Thanks @AhBiscuits I'll try again and see what happens.

Starting 0.25 wegovy tommorow - had a wake up call last Friday at boots after weighing myself and realising I'm dangerously overweight and burying my head in the sand is not going to help.

BMI is 42.2. And I'm 5ft 3 and weigh 109.4 kg
So it's the kick up the backside I needed. Reason why I know I've put on weight fast over the last 5 months or so is because I've been binge eating fruit juice, chocolates and crisps which hubby doesn't know about, I feel terrible as he has not a clue to my sudden weight gain and he doesn't really like to comment on my weight bless him..I also haven't been going out much due to having small children who use prams...

I miss wearing nice fashionable clothes and energy I so miss having energy during the day!

I'm doing a food diary for this week then weighing myself on the Sunday, exercise wise I try to go for short walks and do some Zumba at home at my own pace even if I give up after 11 minutes lol
The small changes soon add up to big ones imho
Good luck all!

@glossylippsthickhips best of luck on your journey. We’ve all had that wake up moment, mine was a photo that I didn’t realise was being taken at a bbq!! It’s great that you’ve decided to make a positive step in the right direction. Some of us lose slow and steady and others have big losses but all of us continue to move in the right direction. I try to do resistance training via Pahla B on you tube every couple of days. It’s not an extreme way of exercising - she is chatty and kind - I’ve seen lots of improvement in my fitness even though it is gentle. I’ve also made sure I try to eat regular healthy food and I don’t exclude any food groups. That way I know once I stop Wegovy I’ll have a good idea of what I need to eat portion wise whist still taking part in family meals. Best of luck again and people are very supportive here so do ask any questions you may have.

Frustrated by my weight stagnation, but I suspect I need to eat much less than I am. I guess it has stopped me overeating. Now I need to under eat... looking forward to 0.5 hope it gets me there!

Welcome glossy and good luck let us know how it goes! You have similar BMI to me. Shocking isn't it x

I'm halfway through my second week on 0.25. I lost 2 pounds on week one. Which for me is really good. I hope it's a pace that keeps up.

I'm injecting on Sunday mornings, and I did find that last Saturday night I was pretty hungry for the first time all week. I didn't go mad and eat loads though.

I'm eating between 1,000 to 1,200 calories a day. Usually for me to have any substantial weight loss I have to eat at 1,000 or less. I'm fairly sure I have some undiagnosed condition such as PCOS which has made me really struggle with any weight loss in the last, even religiously tracking every calorie and staying way under my TDEE I don't lose. So this is something of a last resort for me. I'm giving myself 6 months on Wegovy, then I'm going to re-evaluate. I have to lose something as I'm in so much pain with my joints.

If this doesn't work for me I think I would have to seriously consider surgery, but I'm not sure I could face that!

I had nearly two months on 0.25mg and was doing fine and then on the spur of the moment decided to take two 0.25mg shots last weekend. Boy am I regretting that now. I started to feel nauseous last night and this morning I can barely move. Can anyone give me any hope that this will have worn off by Christmas day? I'm going to post this in the thread for those a few months in as well and see if they have any sage advice. I think I'll delay my next dose and go back to 0.25.

It shouldn't last more than a couple of days @Superlambaanana I felt rough as shit going up to 0.5 but it passed by the end of day 3 and my second 0.5 shot was fine. I intend to stick at 0.5 for a while. I have a 1mg pen in the fridge but I'm going to buy some extra needles and take half doses. I can't face the side effects of increasing the dose again.

DH mentioned last night that I'm disappearing before his eyes. He's suddenly taking a keen interest in what I'm eating. I've just had a few spoons of protein yoghurt for breakfast and he's like 'is that all you're having?'' I might tell him about Wegovy soon, now that I know that it's working for me.

Hi guys! Slightly different perfective

i started this time last year at 15st 🐷- lost two stone very easily but I did plateau and started finding it wasn’t coming off after 2 stone (also had a ridiculous summer of holidays so I came off). Despite the excessive number of holidays I didn’t put on any weight or have any side effects - my lifestyle is very different to when I put on the weight (bloody lockdowns) so I don’t expect I will

wanting to get another two stone off so have - this week - gone back on. It’s just me and my husband at Xmas and I feel a bit gross from drinking so much recently so all fine for me.

one of my favourite things is the distaste for alcohol - it has completely reframed my drinking habits (which were fine - just social and at home). I barely drink now even when I wasn’t on it for 6 months.

worst thing - as I’ve remembered this week - is the bad tummy! Oh my goodness I have been up all night with it.

anyway - I think it’s worth it! Can’t wait to get the last bit off before I hit the plateau again.

also trying wegovy this time as more available - no difference other than dosage! I’ve started on 0.5 (hence bad tummy I think) and straight onto 1mg next week. Should be thin in a week!

Hi @Toppstileslover ! I'm on a few Wegovy boards and they are full of people fast tracking the titration with dire results. Is there a reason you don't want to start on 0.25 and move up slower? Many people have just as good weight loss on the lower doses as when the move up the doses - but with far less side effects. Good luck either way, and keep us updated. X

Because I’ve taken it before and had a 0.5 pen so whacked it in! It’ll be fine in a week xxx

Have been on 0.25mg for 40 days, and lost 22lbs!

@Toppstileslover fascinated by your experience- you say you went off for 6 months, and sounds like you didn't put the weight straight back on again? If so, how the bloody heck did you manage that?! I'm dreading going off as I understand we were all doomed to pile the weight on again immediately. Desperate for some hope in this area!

Hi everyone,… I’m due to take my 9th injection on Monday. Decided to stick with 0.5 for another 4 weeks as it’s working so well.

weight loss is now up to 1 stone 4ibs… I’m the lightest I’ve been for years and I actually can’t believe it!!

I'm having to force myself to eat dinner and some days I just don’t bother so I’m sure that’s speeding up the weight loss.

Even though it’s so expensive I am sooo glad I decided to give this a go. I’ve got minimal side effects at the moment too.

Wondering how Xmas will go….. usually my favourite food time of the year so will be interesting to see how I cope. How’s everyone else feeling??

That's great @Lovesthebeach , you're doing so well.

I'm due my 7th shot on Monday and feeling good about how it's going. I think I'll hit 1st lost at my weekly weigh in. I'm planning to do another month of 0.5 too, it's working for me and I can't face the side effects of moving up 😅

Also, potatoes are my favourite food atm. I find I tolerate them better than anything else. DH was out yesterday so I only had to feed myself. For dinner I cooked some baby potatoes in the airfryer and ate them with salt and vinegar 😄 👌

@AhBiscuits thank you! Sounds like it’s working really well for you too! Fingers crossed for the 1 st loss!

oooh baby potatoes with salt and vinegar… now there’s a delicious sounding idea.. think I need to give that a go!!