Fab thanks so much for the tips both of you!Good luck! Don’t fret too much, and don’t be too concerned if you feel rough for the first couple of days - any nausea does die down. I take a good multivitamin and an activia probiotic at the same time as I inject (can’t hurt can it?), and have found ibuprofen for headaches, and antacids for queasiness helpful. Oh, and travel sickness tablets, also for nausea (I only needed them once, but they really worked).
I only lost 0.8lb this week! I’ve been on 1.8 for two weeks, so I’ve gone up to 2.4 this morning. I’m a bit scared now!
oh, and yes, definitely saving on food, and I’m not touching alcohol. My birthday meal was crackers, hummus and sparkling water!
Are you at percentage weight loss that it should achieve or over shot it. I would like another 7lbs down but nothing seems to happen. My middle area is also to be carrying alot of fat still while arms legs etc are v trim. Need tips to break the stallI’m 5 stone down since last July with Saxenda. I’ve stalled scales wise for the past month but still lost ‘inches’ (probably not actual inches but my clothes are still getting looser). I’m down to a 12/14 from a 22. I’ve never calorie counted while I’ve been using it, I just eat what I fancy when I’m hungry because I never manage enough for it to have a difference what I’m eating.
How are you getting on?Rybelsus Day 2!
yesterday I took the tablet and had good appetite suppression, no other side effects which was amazing. So I’m not worried now and can just get on with hopefully losing weight. However one big point of realisation was that hunger is only half the challenge for me. I overeat even when I’m not hungry and that’s an emotional/psychological issue that I need to deal with. I ate far too much yesterday, I binged on all sorts (ice lollies and crisps) even though I definitely wasn’t hungry. At some point I forced myself up to do housework and for a walk because otherwise I was going to sit and keep eating. I was painfully full when I got up and that was enough to tell me.
Partly that’s because yesterday was also day 1 of TOTM and I think I craved those things because of that. I’m wondering if I’m also scared to lose the desire for the things I’ve been comforted by my whole life. I did go shopping yesterday and wasn’t at all tempted by any of the things I would usually add to my basket. I think it’s just habit and addiction and patterns that I need to deal with now.
I have been constipated for a while and I’ve been taking dulcolax to deal. My Dr wasn’t concerned, so I just need to eat fibre, drink water and hope it will normalise in time. So if that’s the worst of my side effects on this, that’s a win for me
I’m not losing anything on this. Been on it since February and I’ve lost 3 lbs total. I’ve cut down so much I don’t understand it. I write out what I eat too. I can’t exercise due to a health condition which I get is a hindrance but 3 lbs only?! I lost 14 lbs in 2 days when I had gastroenteritis!