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

Good luck!

I know this is random, I'm just doing the weekly family shop and can't believe the stuff I'm not interested in. Not because I'm watching what I eat (I am as well by the way) but because I truly don't fancy them. Chicken on ciabatta, puddings, CHIPS! I love chips... or maybe that should be in the past tense.

God I am really struggling this time!

Reminder: lost 2 stone over 6 months (need to check) last year, maintained very easily and now back on to lose 2 more stone (or 3 ideally)

started taking 1mg again about 2-3 weeks ago

I think I must net be eating less and losing weight but I certainly don’t feel like I’m losing much! I think it’s the weather and I’ve also been unable to exercise (usually a gym bunny) due to injury

Just feel very demotivated! I think when I took 1mg last time I felt really ill and just don’t seem to be getting that effect. Think I might try a higher dose.

anyone else on a high dose here or am I on the wrong thread 😂

Thanks @Jacci63 😊

@Pushkinini Most places seem to allow you to order three weeks after your last pen turned up. If you're sure you're continuing, I would get the next pen as soon as possible to avoid any issues of stock/dispatching etc. Just stick it in the fridge until needed.

That is what I do, would be so distressed if I were to run out!

Thank you @Striving4Better and @Jacci63

Three weeks from the last one arriving will be next Thursday. I will order again then.

Thank you for new thread . Second month on 1 mg due to side effects . My appetite seems to returning

End of week 3 and still no decrease of appetite. Not working at all. No side effects nothing..bit demoralised tbh.Drinking water etc

Oof I had a rotten tum yesterday after I took the lepicol. Not that keen to try it again! I might save it for when I need it...

Another 1lb off today, my graph is looking very nice this week. I have had some food noise... the kind that overtakes all other thoughts so I wander the house like a mad woman looking for snacks that don't exist.

Today in lunch queue the choices were lasagne, mac n cheese or cheese burger. My mouth was watering watching them serve it. I chose salad! And could barely eat that. I was hard to make that choice but I kept thinking I bet I won't even be able to eat half of it. Which helped.

Thank god not just me 🙈 going to have to try the higher doses. It’s so weird I remember when I first took the 0.5 dose I had the worst side effects and tummy ever yet 1mg and nothing!

Just getting to the end of my first week. 2nd injection tomorrow afternoon.
Scales showed 4lbs as of today. Happy with that, although my appetite has crept back up and I’m having to be stricter with myself the 2nd half of the week. The first half felt a lot easier.

I’ve been eating a lot of veg and plant based foods (veg curries / fajita/soup/ tofu etc) which are healthy but can cause bloating so next week I’d like to up my protein and move to a higher protein & salad type diet. Incorporating enough fibre of course

I’d like to ideally lose 2lb a week consistently, I’d be at target by mid summer I think

I think I need to up my dose as finding I'm able to eat a fair amount now. I'm going to do one more week at 0.5, just because otherwise I'll end up with an odd 0.5 in my pen, then increase to 1.

I took my second .5mg jab yesterday and cannot eat today. Managed a bit of soup and a bite of toast to stave off nausea.

My appetite and capacity to eat different volumes has fluctuated massively sometimes. Barely a crisp bread and cottage cheese on some days but eating a whole pizza seems more than possible the next week! Really confusing and frustrating. I would dearly love to get to my healthy bmi as soon as possible, but alas I’m a slow looser. I am a consistent loser though and I know for certain I’d have come off the rails with any other diet. I’ve come to accept this can’t work perfectly the whole time. In fact it’s probably good practice for when I finally tail off the drug. I guess what I’m saying is try not to read too much into the fluctuations, as long as you’re mostly on track you are winning.

Hi! We have very similar numbers! I started on Monday but began eating less (and better) a week prior - which I think was thanks to reading everyone’s progress.

Good luck! I’m looking forward to doing a check in this Sunday 😊

@Toppstileslover im starting to feel the same… the impact has definitely lessened. I’m moving up to 1.0 on Monday and hoping the appetite suppression kicks back in again!

@AhBiscuits im regretting staying on 0.5 this week as I feel like I’ve eaten loads and almost a bit bingey… it’s made me realise just how lovely it is when this medicine works and u don’t think about food all the time…

@Tindrum that’s a really good description of how I feel this week. Almost like I can eat like I used to be able to.. whereas last week I struggled with a sandwich! :-(

I think I’ve got used to not having to use any sort of willpower to lose weight so far, so now having a week where the 0.5 doesn’t seem as affective has knocked my confidence a bit and I’m worried about how I will manage long term once I have to come off the medicine…

Yes @Lovesthebeach
I just scoffed a sandwich and a packet of crisps for lunch in 5 minutes flat. And although I feel full now, I don't have that I-couldn't-possibly-eat-any-more feeling.
I will need some old fashioned willpower to get through another week on 0.5, and I suck at that 😄

I just ate a bagel with chipolatas and scrambled egg and couldn't finish it. After no breakfast, after half a dinner last night and no lunch or breakfast. No wonder I'm constipated 😂

@OhpoorMe is it bad I’m a touch jealous 🤣🤦🏼‍♀️

I haven't been on here for a few days, I've got a really bad cold that has knocked me off my feet, I haven't felt this ill in ages, I can hear my chest rattling and my ribs are so sore from all the coughing.

Anyway I should've taken my second 1mg shot on Wednesday but couldn't face the side effects on top of how I'm already feeling so I'll take it over the weekend when I don't have to get up early for the school run or work.

Does anyone know how long it is before it's out of your system?

Advice is to take it within 3 days or drop down a dose I believe. It has a half life of 7 day so by Wednesday you were already down to 0.5mg in your body

Great thank you, I'll take it in the morning

@Gingerlygreen that sounds awful! I hope your resting up and hopefully feel better over the weekend x