Which WLI would be best?

[ohimightaswell]

My weight is getting me down, my BMI is now in the overweight range. I used to be a size 6/8 before kids and now I’m a size 10/12, I have a petite frame, 5ft3, so the extra weight does not suit my body at all, I know many can look great in a size 10/12 or even higher but I would like to get down to a size 8.

i have 3 children so family is now complete, I would like to spend the next year focusing on myself and getting my pink back. My youngest is 6 months old now, I understand I am still postpartum but the weight isn’t budging at all.

I am happy to pay for the weight loss injections but hate injecting myself, I struggled with the blood thinning injections after pregnancy. Should I wait for the tablets?

Has anyone here tried the injections postpartum - how was it for you?

which injection would you recommend?

Your BMI needs to be above 30 to be prescribed WLIs. Sounds like you are not that overweight?

The ozempic/MJ pens aren't as nasty as the blood thinner injections. It's a really fine needle and you don't even feel it.

I’m happy to buy them, I know they won’t be prescribed because my BMI won’t meet the criteria.

I just don’t know where to start the journey myself so asking for advice here x

You won’t be able to buy them if you don’t meet the criteria though.

They’re still a prescription only drug, prescribed by a pharmacist.

Sorry, I maybe wasn't clear as you haven't looked into it much. Like @PlateyKatey says, they're only by prescription. Even if you intend to buy them yourself, you need a private prescription to do so. There are lots of online pharmacies, including companies you will have heard of like Asda and Boots. The doctors they employ can only prescribe the WLIs if you meet the criteria, which is a BMI over 30 in most cases (NHS require a BMI over 40 and certain other health conditions at the moment I believe).

The needles are so fine you cant feel anything.

It's bmi 30 or bmi 27 for an ethnic minority or certain health conditions like pcos, high blood pressure, prediabetes. But at a size 10/12 it doesn't sound like you would qualify, to make it clear this is for private purchasing. NHS is bmi above 40 and 4 obesity related comorbidities.

Have you tried calorie deficit and a higher protein diet? It works well. Obviously moving more too if you can.

Yes I used to do intermittent fasting which worked really well but with 3 children find it hard to stay on track. Might just try and start that again.

I am of an ethnic minority and my bmi is 27. I tend to wear long dresses and avoid jeans so not sure what size trousers I’d fit into tbh!

I find the injecting myself, the actual pushing it in quite daunting. Is the injection required in the leg?

If you can do the nippy blood thinning injections WLIs will be easy as they are tiny 4mm thin needles and don’t sting. Injections can be done in thigh, stomach or back of arm.

You can do it in the stomach, thigh, or get someone else to inject the back of your upper arms. It's not the same as a normal syringe-type needle. It's a really fine needle on the end of the pen, so you are basically just touching the pen to yourself then pushing down the plunger. You can't accidentally stick it too deep as it's quite short.

Wegovy is the cheaper one and good if starting from scratch. I've used both but find wegovy better for zero side effects, on mj I had nausea, 11 months of daily hair loss and extreme lethargy, I don't get these with wegovy and have lost weight on both. Try www.igovy.co.uk. mounjaro has more blood sugar control with the GIP agonist, many find it better for insulin resistance and if needing to lose more weight.

It's such a fine short needle you really don't feel it. You can hardly see the needle. It's not like a regular injection at all, you don't need to find a vein.