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

I didn't use medexpress but they did ask consent to contact my GP, which I agreed.

Yes, it's powerful medication so your gp needs to know

Weigh in day!
2.2lbs lost this week, my 17th consecutive loss.
30.6lbs gone, 13.2lbs to get to BMI 25.

Thats absolutely fantastic. Well done!!!

Brilliant loss well done.

I had a very hungry day yesterday. Sore tum over night and can't face food this morning at all.

fantastic losses @AhBiscuits :)

Well done @AhBiscuits !
I started just after you, so 16 weeks in and now lost 30lb.
I am still on 1mg as been suffering from constipation at times, but the food noise has definitely increased so I am having to be strict with myself …..which is good practice for when I eventually stop taking Wegovy!
But I have been out for 2 meals this week so pleased I am still losing.
I have ordered the 1.7mg pen for my next one but I am going to use clicks and perhaps go up to 1.3mg. I still have another dose left in 1 mg pen as my first one, I used clicks to start lower.

Thanks everyone :) I'm delighted. I can't believe the 10s are close.
Sounds like a good plan @hellsbells99

I'm still on 1mg too. This morning I was hungry when I woke up, which basically never happens, so I think it's starting to become less effective. I'm not increasing though, I want to start tapering off it and will need to rely on making good choices and willpower. I have 8mg left I plan to use it as follows
6 x 1mg
1 x 0.75mg
1 x 0.5mg
3 x 0.25mg

Presumably by the time I'm down to 0.25 it will be doing virtually nothing, I just didn't want to completely cold turkey it.

Youd be surprised. During the shortages I tapered right back to 0.25 and it still had an effect. Yes I was hungrier than on higher doses but I still had much smaller portions and couldnt eat as much a pre-wogvy.

Remember the way you take the medicine has a culmative effect so even taking 0.25 is topping up the dose thats already in your system. I was off it for probably 3/4 months and took a fair few weeks for my full appetite to come back

@AhBiscuits your plan sounds good!
unfortunately I still have a lot of weight to lose but my 2 stone loss is very noticeable and I do feel much better about myself.
@Aliflowers that is really interesting to know, thanks.

I'm on my 8th week of 1.0. Boots didn't have any 1.7, so I've been using the previous 3 pens up to top up a bit.
This week, for once, I'm having an excellent lack of appetite week.
I'll be moving to 1.7 (from Bolt Pharmacy) on Monday. Does anyone already moved up know If it's a big difference in effect? Reading the previous posts I'm thinking of maybe spreading it out a bit, ordering the 2.4 and spreading that out as far as I can and calling it a day.

I popped into overweight, rather than obese, BMI this week, so I'm absolutely delighted with that. 26 pounds lost altogether.

Where are you getting yours from? Just asking as there have been many fakes floating about.

Anyone else excessively tired? I've never known tiredness like it.

Asking as it may just be laziness but I'm napping constantly

Anyone else experienced this? I got the dreaded sulphur burps all day yesterday, after taking my second 0.5 dose on Weds. No change to what he eaten over the last two weeks since I took the first 0.5 but was extremely gassy and stinky all day, both ends.

Well today I've been in bed all day after waking up nauseous and vomiting after taking a morning drink. Have just come downstairs at 6pm absolutely fine, just dehydrated and starving!

Is there any way to avoid this? Can't seem to get pepto bismol in the UK anymore as that was a miracle worker for me and Rennie did nothing for it yesterday.

I am knackered and falling asleep on the sofa by about 8:30. I am looking forward to coming off it to see if my energy levels improve.

Hello, I have just started today on my Wegovy journey. Thanks for the all the posts. Its good to read about everyone's progress. I will report in again on my progress or if I get any side effects,

yes.. anytime my head touches the pillow i will dozed off.

I'm week 22, currently on 2.4mg. As Im nearly reaching BMI 25, the progress has been slow.. apart from few days ago since I started fasting (ramadan) the weight just melts away very quickly.. 0.5kg (1lb) down daily. I hope I can get to my ideal weight soon.

I am on week 18 (started 6 November) and now on 2.4mg. Weight loss has been very slow but steady, and I'm down 22lbs and have gone from obese to overweight. I'm about halfway to where I'd like to be. The main side effect has been extreme tiredness, which has affected my ability to exercise. I'm wearing clothes that haven't fitted for years and need to buy a new bra tomorrow!

I'm waiting for some extra money to arrive (should be next week) so I can get started although will probably be on Mounjaro rather than Wegovy, but still finding this thread very useful and interesting as they are very similar.

I'm just wondering if there is anyone else in very specifically my shoes. I have been slim or at the very least normal BMI my whole life (I'm now 48) up until 2021, when a combination of lockdowns and perimenopause did it for me!

I am 5'8.5" and had previously never been above a size 10/12 or between 10 and 11 stone at my absolute heaviest. I'm now a size 16 and 15 stone!

It's really weird for me being overweight (actually now obese), I now have soooo much more empathy for those who have been for years and have much more understanding of how difficult it is to reverse it once it's set in.

I'm wondering if my having been a lower weight most of my life will help me in maintaining a lower weight when I come off it, but suspect I've left it too long before really doing something to handle the weight gain and lost that advantage!

End of week 17 for me and another 1 pound down. So 29 pounds total. Loss has slowed right down recently to 1 pound a week for 5 weeks but I have been almost constantly travelling!

SW 220
CW 191
Happy GW 170
Ultimate GW >160

Well done @Flatleak 1lb a week is not to be sniffed at.
There are a few of us who are around 17 weeks in and around 30lbs lost.

I’ve lost my first stone! I’m on 1mg Wegovy, week 9. Had some nausea that comes and gos and been feeling very tired but managed to go to the gym today and I’m pleased with that.
SW 181 lbs
CW 167 lbs
GW 130? Lbs

I’ve stalled for the last couple of weeks which is annoying as I’m definitely in deficit, this is day 1 of week 15. I’m 24lbs down. Still on 1.0 (second month) and was going to stay here due to side effects but thinking of going up to 1.7 next if it doesn’t start to move.

Are many of you tired all the time? I've just gone up to 0.5 and needing to nap during the day (fortunately I can) just to function. However I keep waking up early and can't seem to sleep in at weekends. Tired just typing this!

@starlilly88 Yep, bone weary all the time. Don’t know if it’s the meds or just general life stress and burnout though.