Mounjaro/ Wegovy Starters AUGUST 2024

[Melania90]

Hi everyone, I’ve just been approved for Mounjaro 2.5mg from Voy and planning to start 1st of August! Looking for others who are also starting!

starting weight 109kg
target weight 70kg

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I'm always exhausted at the moment so not sure there's any difference there! I didn't eat much over the weekend. Went out with my son yesterday and we stopped for a sandwich for lunch - I had a delicious toastie but left half of it, which is unheard of. Last night we had homemade burgers, the rest of the family had them in rolls with fries but I just had mine on its own with some salad and I was totally stuffed. I wasn't even tempted to pinch my daughter's chips.

Today (also day six) I've felt a bit more conscious of food noise creeping back in. I'm still not hungry but I'm thinking about door a bit more. I had two boiled eggs and an avocado for lunch and just ate a magnum from the freezer when I got them out for the kids 😱 Oops.

Not sure if I've lost anything yet..waiting until Wednesday when I'll weigh before jab 2.

@pateandbrie - I 'snackcidentally ' ate a magnum yesterday too - which meant I didn't eat much in the way of dinner - not healthy but so far removed from the pre MJ me!!

I'm considering having jab 2 just before bed on Tuesday rather than Wednesday morning just in case it makes me feel any side effects.

@JamieFrasersSassenach "snackcidentally" 😂😂😂

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Day 7 today. Didn't feel hungry all day until about 4pm, had an avocado and some cheese and then had dinner with the family at about 8 - chicken Kiev and beans (they alll had chips, I couldn't). Feeling really uncomfortably full afterwards.

One thing I have noticed is that I have lost interest in food - I usually love cooking, meal planning and thinking of different things to eat every week but this week I just haven't been bothered and have fed the family far more beige than they would usually have! Something to work on for next week because I wouldn't want to lose my love of cooking (and beige food is not exactly the healthy balanced diet I'm looking for!)

@JamieFrasersSassenach how are you doing - did you decide to inject tonight?

@pateandbrie I haven't injected tonight - I started to worry about getting gastric side effects as I have eaten dinner tonight - I'm definitely losing the appetite suppression now though, so I'll inject first thing tomorrow.

I've been reading that once at a therapeutic level MJ should reduce appetite enough to eat regular small meals - I'm hoping this will come at 5mg if not before as this week I seem to have gone from not wanting to eat anything at all to where I am now.

Like you I have had very little interest in cooking or food shopping so I'd like a little of that back to motivate me to cook healthy meals. I've got a Gousto box coming later this week so that will ensure that some cooking is done - I may just be on very small portions!

Are you jabbing tomorrow too?

@JamieFrasersSassenach yes jab tomorrow but think I'm going to do tomorrow night, loads to do at work tomorrow and even though I've been v lucky and not had much in the way of side effects I can't risk it!

Gousto sounds like a good plan. My problem is that my kids think all their Christmases have come at once because they're just eating freezer rubbish and I'm not forcing broccoli or random recipes at them - they'll be really cross when I get my cooking mojo back!

Nervous/excited for the weigh in tomorrow...

Week one complete and just weighed myself. Couldn't believe it - 7lb down!! Ok I know most of this will be water weight and I don't expect to keep going at that rate but it's just such an amazing feeling to see it going in that direction, I feel like for the last few months it's only gone up, no matter what I've done.

Onwards!

That is incredible!! Really well done 👏
Have just done my 2nd injection - I don't know why but I feel more nervous this week than last??

I'm not sure I want to weigh myself just yet. I'd love to see that I've lost a few lbs, but I know if I haven't I'll be despondent and seeing as 2.5 is not supposed to be effective I may just wait and see how my clothes feel this week.

That said 7lbs in week 1 is brilliant and you must be very happy!

@JamieFrasersSassenach you are stronger than I am, I couldn't wait to get on the scales this morning and see if anything had happened haha!

I know what you mean about being more nervous about the second injection. I'm going to do mine this evening - have a big day at work today and even though I didn't get any side effects last week I don't want to take the risk!

@pateandbrie I am not stronger - I honestly had such poor mental health over my weight for decades. 5 years ago I made the decision to stop weighing myself and that has had such a positive effect on my mental health (not so much on my waistline haha) So actually I'm a bit scared to get on the scales!

Hope your second jab goes well this evening! I'm an hour in and no discernible side effects so far......

I'm on day 5 of my week 2 of 2.5. Hunger is annoyingly creeping back but I'm resisting. How's everyone else doing?

I've just upped my dose from 2.5 to 5mg and starting to feel really nauseous. I'm going on holiday on Sunday so was wondering if I should miss out a dose or how it works if I inject half the amount? Any ideas?

That's jab number 2 done! I haven't told anyone I'm doing this so I sent DH out on a spurious mission to the shop so that I could have some peace to do it without worrying about him bursting in or asking what I was up to 😂 Hoping that the suppression kicks in again quickly, I've definitely been hungry today although I've still eaten a lot less than I would have done previously.

Fingers crossed I stay side effect free as well.

You can miss one week without it affecting anything. I have the same dilemma as am away in 4 weeks and due to start 5 next week. You can do less clicks of the pen for a lower dose. Lots of people do it, I’m considering doing 3.75 instead of 5 for a week or two, see how I go. On the 5mg pen it’s 30 clicks for 2.5 or 45 clicks for 3.7.

Were you still getting suppression on the 2.5? It’s definitely not as effective for me.

Yes, I was still getting suppression and I used my pen for 5 weeks as I did the 'bonus' dose. I'm guessing if I miss a week and then for 5mg when I'm back it'll make me feel awful?

It may do but I have seen 2 people post in the Facebook support group that they had a week off and when they injected again it was less effective. Probably as there is less build up in the body from the previous dose. When I go on holiday I think I may do a smaller dose that week so as not to interrupt anything too much.

I’m due my first 5mg Sunday are you side effects a lot worse? Not sure whether to just go for it or try 3.7 but the 2.5 is definitely not working as well. I have a toddler so could do without being unwell.

First full day of week two and I'm not feeling the complete appetite suppression like I was this time last week. That said I had rather a lot of wine last night and not only do I not feel hungover but I haven't been craving carbs at all (usually I would have stuffed my face by now). In fact I haven't eaten anything yet today and I feel only mildly hungry for some lunch.

So although not completely suppressed like last week, maybe the suppression is fighting against the usual hangover cravings and that's why it's not quite so obvious? Who knows. I won't drink tonight and will see how I feel tomorrow...

Actually I take it back, the suppression must still be working, I had a pret tuna salad for lunch and felt uncomfortably stuffed afterwards where normally I'd have been having crisps or soup as well and thinking about chocolate afterwards...

I had my first 5mg on Sunday and didn't even think as I'd no nausea before. On Monday I felt odd and sick all day, was sick in the evening. Then Tuesday and Wednesday I felt sick. Someone on here said to try travel sickness tablets so thought why not and took one this morning and feel fine! Just a tiny bit of a headache. I just don't know what to do on Sunday now before I go on holiday! 🤔

Oh that’s good as I already have some travel sickness tablets here called promethazine (Phenergan) from Boot. Is that what you have?
I think I’m just going to go for it Sunday and do the full 5 as I’m definitely not getting the full effect from the 2.5 anymore.
How long are you going for? I’m going for a week on the 5th of September which is a Thursday. I’ve done a bit of research and im going to wiggle my days a bit so I don’t miss an injection but can hopefully have a few days with relaxed effects to ensure I enjoy the holiday. I usually inject on a Sunday but think I will do Saturday night instead so it will hopefully be wearing off Friday. You can inject 4 days late without having to miss a dose so I will postpone injecting on holiday until the Wednesday. I can use the bonus dose on holiday as it’s week 5 so won’t have to move up (if needed) to 7.5 until I’m home.
I want to enjoy the holiday, meals out etc so think that’s the way to do that without interrupting my progress to much.

Hi, after seeing holiday photos I've ordered my first dose - 🤞 it arrives Tues. I'm a bit nervous!

Good luck 😀 I was nervous too but the side effects have been minimal and it’s totally worth it to not be constantly thinking about food. 2.5 is a very small dose to get your body used to it so hopefully you won’t have many side effects either. The injection is so easy and pain free too.

I'm going on Sunday for a week so will do my injection Sunday as normal which works well. I've felt absolutely fine today so I'm undecided if I'm doing the full 5mg dose or a bit less so I hopefully don't get any side effects. I might do 5mg but the take the sickness tablets.

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