Continuing Wegovy - Thread 2

[AhBiscuits]

First thread here

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight_loss_chat/4932431-starting-wegovy-this-week?page=40&reply=132249138

Checking in, injected first dose on Saturday, so far appetite muted but still there, and minimal side effects. Looking forward to dose two and increased effectiveness!

thanks @AhBiscuits 💐

Checking in too. Took my 2nd dose on Saturday. Today is the first day I've struggled with food. I've lost interest in eating but had yogurt, stewed plums and flaked almonds for breakfast and a protein shake for lunch. Am beginning to feel a bit peckish now for pork stir fry later.

The first couple of months I just relied on being hardly able to eat to control the calories. As I've got used to the drug I could probably eat more. I don't need to, small quantities of food still fill me up, but I could without feeling too ill. So this week I'm making a conscious effort to eat light and low calories, like I would with any diet, and enjoying not being hungry, like I usually would be while eating that way.

Thanks for the new thread biscuits.

I took my 3rd .25 on Saturday morning and my appetite has totality vanished today. It's a miracle.

Thanks @AhBiscuits!

Thanks @AhBiscuits

Final dose of 0.5 (plus a tiny bit extra left in my pen today)! My new 1.0 is on the way for next week!
welcome to anyone just starting out :-)

This is exactly how I have done it too! I’m making more effort to count cals this week too!

Thanks for setting up the new thread.

For a quick recap I'm weighing every 4 weeks and lost 10lbs in my first 4 weeks and 10lbs in my second 4 weeks.

I've taken 1 dose of 1mg and thought I was having bad side effects but it seems I was brewing a bad cold as I now have the shakes, a rattly chest and a sore throat. Dh has had it for 3 weeks so it was only a matter of time before I started.

Welcome to all the new members too.

First week of month two on 0.25 done for me. No loss this week on the scales but my trousers feel a bit looser. Constipation is back though. If I'm going up to 0.5 next month I need to find a better way of dealing with the constipation. Dried fruit normally works well for me but it's not helping much anymore.

Sorry I've been awol from the thread a while... still hanging in there though! The burps have been a nightmare. Not lost any significant weight but I've not gained either. Since the start of the last thread I've lost a total of 10lbs and kept it off which is the main thing. I'm still on 0.5mg as I didn't want to move up until I got rid of the burp situation. 😬 @TailfeatherI saw your milestone earlier today! Congratulations!!!

Thanks for the new thread!

I went off the rails over the weekend due to a planned weekend away. Was hoping Wegovy would stop the desire to drink/eat the amount I did but sadly it didn't. Have lost just over a kilo in 10 days despite the weekend binge so hopefully that's a good start!

Took my second 0.25mg dose on Friday just before the excess started!

Does anyone have a metallic taste in their mouth? I've really noticed it this week and although I'm definitely drinking enough water, I can't get rid of it.

Wegovy is on Panorama on BBC1

12 days in 2X .25 g and no impact or loss of appetite yet. How long did it take for people to notice any appetite loss?

My lips feel like they're stinging a bit and my mouth is dry. Been like it for a couple of days. Not bad. Just slightly noticeable.

I took my first 0.25 dose on Friday evening, I really struggle with overeating on a weekend and I’d heard the dose can wear off towards the end of the week so I thought best to have my hardest time at the start of the dose.

Day 1 felt sick and didn’t fancy anything at all.
Day 2 felt bit sick still
Day 3 feel fine and appetite is back a bit and I fancy things although I’m managing not to overeat.

Averaging about 1400 cals a day, which over a weekend was phenomenal. Wouldn’t even bother tracking them usually.

exercising a lot at the moment so I’ll be trying my best to balance my cals, enough to fuel my running but low enough to still lose weight!

Thanks for the new thread biscuits!

I am doing better with eating, went shopping for protein and veg. I got a protein shake mix and I might switch my lunch for it. Hard at the moment as it is so damn cold and eating little makes me really chilly and miserable!

I'm going ro take the lepicol tip as well, just ordered. I suffered with constipation when doing Cambridge diet years ago and the pain was excruciating and debilitating for years after i stopped. Very wary of the same happening

Checking into the new thread to track it. Thanks for starting it @AhBiscuits. I'm on dose 3 of 1mg and been plagued by constipation since moving up to 1mg.... I do still get a little nausea if I've had a fatty meal and cheese is a problem so have cut down on that a lot compared to my pre - wegovy days.

Mines arriving tomorrow (0.25. So glad I found this group to share the experiance with.

so finished 2 weeks on 0.25mg and thought I'd weigh today, have lost 4lbs in those 2 weeks which doesn't feel like much when I compare to others on this thread (I know, comparison is the thief of joy!) but actually, if I consistently lost 2bs a week I would be very happy longer term :)

I need to remember what usually happens when I start a diet is that I lose loads on my first week then get complacent, eat more and struggle over the next few weeks putting on and losing the same pound until I think sod it and give up - so this is progress

Have a great day everyone :)

Forgot to take my dose (0.5 x3) yesterday morning. Had quite an appetite so enjoyed a bigger dinner, then took it. Regret, feel grim in the stomach today. Hoping this is all helping to wean off bad habits!

Morning all! Took my dose #9 yesterday and had decided to stick at 0.5 for another 4 weeks. Of course now that I actually have started it I wonder if I shouldn't have just gone ahead with the 1.0mg, but it's hard to judge these things in advance. I did feel hit very hard by the 0.5 for the first two weeks of doses.

As of this morning I'm down over 8kgs (over 18lbs). We've booked a holiday for the February half term and I'm looking forward to not feeling like a pig in a swimming costume for the first time in a long time! My 'goals' clothing for the holiday is still a little too tight, but my watch is too loose on its usual notch now (it fell off me in bed last night! That has never happened), and I feel much more energetic.

I would definitely pay £400 to feel like this after the benefits of just 8 weeks. I'm only 1.2kgs (3 lbs) away from the goal weight that I haven't reached in six years.

Hi everyone! I started 0.25 pen on Saturday evening and since then have had no side effects. So great to find this thread with everyone’s experiences of there journey with wegovy. I have had zero appetite and have to push myself at teatime as just not hungry atall. Wishing you all well x