The weight I lost in the beginnning of the week (1wk on 10mg) is kept down and I'm due for the next injection tomorrow. Pretty happy.
I've finally left the 150kg point where I've been hovering at while on 7.5mg.
I also slept better last night, and maybe that helped too.
Let's hope it continues to go well.
What do people do after they reach the final dose of MJ and have NOT reached their goal weight?
NB: I know what people can do if you *have* reached your goal weight. I'm asking what happens if you reach the highest dose on MJ and you still have a lot of weight to lose.
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Well, that is like a day and night kindof feeling from 7.5 to 10!
The 'burps were there, but nothing different or worth noting.
Then, I woke up feeling too full on my stomach still (hello slow gastric emptying). Went to the loo to pee, and I ended up vomiting before peeing for the 1st time since I started on GLP1 medication.
Again nothing serious, there was no food in the stomach obviously, and I ate in deficit all day yesterday as usual.
It is a note-worthy difference in side effects though.
Feeling good overall (well, after I cleaned up self and surrounding areas, and changed clothes lol). No other side effects.
I will take it easier today, more water, for sure.
Any suggestions on how to eat today to ease into it, welcome. Maybe withhold coffee? I don't know. It doesn't feel like I need to do anything at all. I will nurse my water for the next few hours and take it from there.
Weight still stuck but lost a few more inches from my waist (not from chest and hips, but from the waist). This is great as the belly fat is really a bad indicator for one's own health. Cannot see it in the mirror but I can feel it in how the clothes fit.
I was all set to go until they informed us that there will be a photographer around and we need to consent to our photos being taken and shared in social and other media.
I'm not ready for this. I'm finishing my 3rd week of 7.5mg MJ and still at 150kg (plus or minus a kilo depending on water loss, BM, etc).
I know I feel better (lost 15kg since January this year, starting without GLP1's and continued first with Wegovy and then with MJ) but still going very slowly and not looking like a normal person size. My ideal weight would be around 65kg, so I'm more than double that.
I just want to cry. I know it takes patience, and I know I'm doing well in terms of nutrition and exercise but turning down unique events (only a very small group was invited and I was so lucky to be in that group) is just so disheartening. (NB: nothing to do with "social class", this event was about an innovative technology I am a user of)
How do you relax in the journey? I can't live under a rock until I'm under 100kg (assuming I will ever be under 100kg).
Sorry for the dispirited post. I need your support if at all possible.
As some may know, I've started daily walking and cycling as part of my May fundraiser in honour of my sister who died from brain tumour on 25/4. The funds are for the Brain Tumour Research charity, a very niche charity that carries the torch for brain cancer patients and their families.
I don't know if it's the added activity but I have lost less than 0.5kg this week. My eating is stable. 7.5mg controls my appetite well without major issues. But digestion is definitely slower now. It's a nice stability but just wish my weight would come off a bit faster. On Saturday I will take my measeurements again to see how things have been body-volume-wise but I know that exercise is helping me. My sleep is finally getting better. This morning my apnea machine marked 0.0 apnea events overnight!
So grateful that I'm on this journey. It really makes it easier to tune into my body and do my best to help it, work with it rather than against it.
Food is still wholesome. Added Purition shakes on the days when I've no time to cook. Purition is real foods with zero added nasties. I still prefer real foods (I do love food) but I love to have options to good nutrition when I can't cook or eat a cooked meal. Drinking natural ingredients is a very handy alternative for every now and then when it's needed.
Overall good progress. Daily exercise, good nutrition, better sleep, better overall energy too.
My cardiac tests are next week, let's hope all is well. (I also noticed that the breathlessness during exertion is almost gone.)
I got my Renpho scales today and it's been a revelation.
As I suspected my cals are too low and I'm very low in muscle and protein.
(And of course very high in fat.)
Even my water is low.
I am going to work on improving things. That is exactly why I need to see these numbers.
I knew I was not eating enough. I'm barely eating 1100 cals according to the scales (and it;'s right according to my calculations as well). So no wonder I'm so tired!
Time to change things. I will add those proten shakes/smoothies more frequently in my day. Up my water again. And stick to 3 small meals per day (I barely have two as it is).
This is really useful as reference. And no wonder my poor body is not losing faster! I'm not giving it what it needs. (It does lose, but at the epxense of muscle, bone mass etc. Not good.)
If you are thinking of getting those body composition scales, please do. They can give you a good picture of what is going on with your nutrition while on the MJ journey.
My goal is to be healthy. What's the point losing weight and being sick?
Plus I suspect, when I'm healthier in terms of composition, I will be able to lose better and faster.
I know some people use this community for information online.
I prefer to use it for camaraderie and mutual support.
So, to those who supported me on my Beurer scales issue, major thank you as the seller has refunded me for it. (As I was in the middle of bereavement, I didn't have the energy to deal with returns but I gave it a shot after being encouraged by the community here.)
Also, to say that I'm on week 2 of the 7.5mg dose and this is a smoothier ride than 5mg was. The issues I had in the beginning of the week while on 5mg (bloating, eating nothing etc.) are far more mild on 7.5mg. Also the weight loss is now spread along all days of the week (I jab weekly) instead of only in the beginning of the week while I was at 5mg. The difference is enough to make me pay attention.
I'm still grieving and my body needs a lot of sleep and good nutrition. I have started the protein + fibre (from Purition) shakes to support my body and it definitely helps me.
Let's hope the stress mellows down a bit as I've been running on adrenaline and cortisol all these months with my sister dying day by day and week by week.
From tomorrow, May 1st, I will resume my walks to honour my sister and fundraise for others dying from brain cancer.
Hugs and gratitude ❤