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

@anoldcharter there is a grey thing inside the glass that starts to push forward. If I remember rightly on my first 0.25 i couldn't see a change and definitely saw it on the 2nd dose. I saw it right away in the 0.5 pen though.

Ah thanks for that @EatingTillIDie that's reassuring 😁

Hi everyone, happy new year! How is everyone doing?

just a little update, I did my 5th jab of 0.5 on Xmas day… I’d not really had any side effects… but omg Boxing Day onwards I’ve never had such a bad tummy for such a long time. Culminating in me throwing up at the end of the week…! I don’t know if it was the rich Xmas food or a bug but either way it was bloody horrid… I considered not injecting this week but as I felt better I did as usual on Monday… good news is I’ve been absolutely fine!

Im glad I’ve stuck another 4 weeks at 0.5 after my experience over Xmas….

Hope this doesn’t put anyone off… Im thinking it was probably a bug… maybe it hung around longer because the injection slows digestive system down? I know I always appreciate reading people’s honest experiences… so far in 10 weeks I’ve been really happy :-)

welcome to all the new people just about to start out. My advice is to just go for it, because it is genuinely life changing…… I will never get tired of the way it’s changed my whole thoughts about food… the lack of food noise even 10 weeks on is still a revelation to be honest!

Glad you're feeling better @Lovesthebeach
I had a similar experience of being very ill after having a couple of pints of cider and a couple of slices of pizza. My body did not react well and I considered whether I wanted to continue. But I got over it, continued and learnt a bit more about what my body can tolerate.

I'm feeling pretty good about it all atm. Just had a Spanish omelette and some salad for dinner and I'm really full. I'm in that sweet spot of suppressed appetite but not feeling sick 😄

@AhBiscuits so glad you’re in a better place too! It’s so freeing when it works with no side effects…. I don’t even spend much time thinking about food anymore either….!! So weird!

are you still on 0.5 too?

Thanks I tried a riviita and humus and it really helped.

@Lovesthebeach haven't had that with Wegovy so far. There is a lot of norovirus going round, my other half has had nasty stomach bug for a week. Nearly all my work colleagues have had it over Christmas and it's a big team. I seem to be the last one standing, hoping I avoid!!! It is the worst. Hope you are back to normal ASAP!

Yes still 0.5 @Lovesthebeach
I've got one more dose of 0.5 left. I think I'm going to stick with it for now and only increase if and when I need to. I have a 1mg pen in the fridge. I'm going to buy some extra needles and do half doses. I'll need to reorder after 4 weeks though, I think they make you start again at 0.25 if you leave it too long before ordering. Might end up with a bit of a stash of 1mg pens. At least I'll save money and if I do decide to move up I'll be ready.

@EatingTillIDie i think you’re right and I picked up a bug but maybe it hung around a bit due to the slower digestion?
Fingers crossed you don’t get it… steer clear of all those germs!!
I feel loads better now!
bonus I lost some weight over the Xmas period haha

@AhBiscuits im thinking of doing the same… 0.5 seems to be working pretty well for me at the mo!
does it work out cheaper to buy the 1mg pen but do 0.5 doses then 🤔

Yes because the 0.5 and 1mg pens cost the same but you'll get 8 doses from the 1mg pen.

Didn't it say in the directions to not use after 6 weeks of it being started?
Also, the 0.25 pen has enough in there to do 4 * 0.5 doses. At least ozempic did... (Or, 6+ 0.25 if you buy extra needles)

My 0.25 pen had the tiniest dribble left after 4 doses of 0.25.

6 weeks is the official guidance but plenty of people go over. It's not recommended but I'm prepared to walk on the wild side.

I found Lucozade really good for the nausea and headaches in the first week. It's not something I normally drink but found the electrolytes in it helped a lot.

@AhBiscuits oh that's interesting. Thanks for letting me know. I'm due to start my 0.25mg of wegovy tonight. I used ozempic but stopped due to shortages and side effects. I thought I'd have another go!

@AhBiscuits ooh thank you! I hadn’t really thought of doing that. I’m up for risking it if it saves me a lot of money!!

@Dopaminefuelled i thought my 0.25 pen would have extra doses as I had read they did, but I tried and literally had 3 clicks left so basically a dribble

@NoMoreCheddar i can’t believe I didn’t think of lucazade. That or sprite are usually my go to drinks when I’ve been sick!

Going to take my first jab tomorrow morning......quite excited tbh!
Take care all. xx

good luck @Jacci63

First proper day on 0.25 yesterday and it was good, didn't feel particularly hungry but managed about 1100cals - its important for me to eat as a family so I'll prioritise dinner, I tend to never really want anything until noon anyway.

It could just be placebo effect but I definitely didn't think about food as much yesterday, hopefully that will carry on as I can clearly manage on around 1200cals so long as I'm not constantly craving food.

Hope everyone has a good day 😀

I'm about to move up to 1mg and really disappointed to say my junk food cravings are back in full force the last couple of weeks 🙄

@Jacci63 goos luck for your first day!

@anoldcharter i definitely noticed a difference the first few days when I started…

@OhpoorMe that sucks… do you think something has made u crave the junk more? I’ve defo had more sweet things over Xmas… I find if I don’t eat it then I don’t want it if that makes sense… some days I feel like I don’t need any willpower, other days can be trickier! Hopefully moving up to 1.0 will help??

Morning! Hi and welcome to the new people

Weighed this morning and a week of healthy eating and intermittent fasting has brought me a 6lb loss this week although of or those pounds were a Xmas gain!

oh wow @troppibambini6 that's amazing :)

Thanks @anoldcharter
Sorry just read my post and it didn't make sense 🙈 meant to say 3 of those 6lbs were an Xmas gain.

Mine has arrived. Planning on starting tomorrow morning. Is there an optimum time to inject or does it not matter?