Continuing Mounjaro...part 3

[ObsidianTree]

Third thread!

1st thread:

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight_loss_chat/5007744-mourjano-starting-soon?page=40&reply=134045865

2nd thread:

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight_loss_chat/5028495-continuing-murnjaropart-2?page=40

Did my first injection of 5 on Saturday morning and the appetite suppression has definitely kicked in even more than on 2.5.

It also appears to be helping me feel motivated to do stuff - I've been out walking, power washed front path, cleaned oven, upteen loads of washing etc etc. Haven't felt that way for a good while.

@FlappyFish. Thank you! Mine definitely just gives the 2.5mg. I've messaged them to see what they say. I've got some other health issues, so I wondered if it was because of this. I'll also try clearing my history as well because when I log back into my account it takes me straight to the end of the application form with the 2.5mg option.

I had a feeling the MedExpress code might expire. I nearly ordered the other day but wasn't sure when it would arrive. I've got 5mg coming from Voy as my 2nd dose on subscription and have managed to get another 50% off as someone on Reddit used my referral code, so I'll get that one and hope MedExpress put some more codes out over the next month as Voy is £229 without a discount.

I really identify with the there’s far more than eat less/move more to weight loss.
I can’t describe how soul destroying it has been to calorie count/work with pt for 6 months and barely lose anything. Everything logged yet disbelief and implication you must be cheating or not doing it right..I was weighing everything.
I put in nearly 2 stone in 6 months last year, not eating junk/barely drink. That’s not normal. I raised it with my gp as I had proof my bmi was 26 last hrt check now over 30. She said in patronising tone you have been pick pick - no I haven’t and even if I had a few biscuits it doesn’t explain huge gain.
Mentally actually losing now I’m taking this medication has been such a mental boost for me.

Hey, I think you have to almost start the process again and select 5mg. In your recent orders it will only give what you've previously ordered.

I used your code. Do you need a sharps box with the Mounjaro pen?

Mine came with a sharps box. I put the used needles in it (pharmacy4u)

Hello all.

First day of the month so I was filling in my spreadsheet. 🤓

A year ago today I was 14st 5. My highest ever weight was 14st 12. I'm only 5ft 2. I lost a few pounds on my own then started Ozempic in mid June.

Today I'm 10st 7.8lbs. Which is much better obviously but "only" 4 stone in a year which is less than 1lb a week.

At this rate, it will probably take me the rest of this year to get down to my goal weight of around 9 stone. Hoping increasing my MJ dose will speed this up a bit.

My waist is 31.5 inches but my thighs are still bloody 24 inches, same as last month!!!

@fairylightprincess

The 7.5mg isn't available anywhere until at least mid-April apparently.

@Investinmyself

I know this may be an obvious one, but have you had your thyroid checked?

When I told the doctor (seem to have a different one every time at my surgery!) that I'd been a normal weight my whole life, never been overweight before but had put on 4 stone in last 3 years, his first response was to get my thyroid checked.

I pushed for blood tests and have a test later this week (gp doesn’t think it will show anything)

Week 3, day 1. I've just done my third 2.5 injection.

Does anybody see a small amount of liquid at the injection site after pulling out the needle once administered?

It's happened 2 out of 3 times and I'm wondering whether my technique is at fault (and also if I'm getting all of the medication).

@BlackFriYay yes this happens to me too plus there's usually a drip of it left on the needle tip too. I don't think it's anything to worry about as there's so little there that it shouldn't affect the dose we're getting.

It’s totally normal. Nothing to worry about.

4kg down this morning. I feel pretty good and can see a difference in my face.

I have only told two people - my hair dresser and my gym-wife. Both people who I feel close to but have no interaction with outside the times when I see them in their natural habitat

Thanks for answering my question, that's good to know!

If anyone wants this Voy code , i just started Saturday and saw this in my account.
So far lost 3kg but i expect it's just a bloat

joinvoy.com/r/U-l1iKLy1uJP

@Investinmyself

Oh great! It's a good idea to check anyway and at least you'll know then.

joinvoy.com/r/U-VQdJEPmXpG

If anyone fancies Voy. Half price the first 'go'.

I've told a lot of people. My mum, DH (who had to do the injecting!), two of my close friends, my car share buddy and my boss so far. No one has judged me so far (well, not to my face, but I don't think they have hidden views). I've explained it to them and how it makes me feel, I have a lot to lose and the huge boost in the first couple of weeks has made me super motivated. Everyone has been really supportive, my lovely boss gave me some tips on beating constipation and my nurse friend gave me tips on using syringes to get out the last dose!
So far so good, it helps to be transparent for me because I feel like I have a support network if I start struggling and also people don't badger me about why I'm eating so little etc.

I’ve told a few people but not many. I wouldn’t want to do this without DH knowing though.

I’ve also had all my bloods checked and have no underlying issues and am also told I must just underestimate what I eat. It’s really frustrating. I think it’s very possibly an underlying hormonal issue but no one will do any sort of referral on the NHS for this as it ‘doesn’t affect my life’.

Those who are calorie counting, what is your daily allowance?

My Fitness Pal has set mine automatically to 1200, I've been doing OK on it but have gone over today as I've treat myself to a chocolate bar (my first in 3 weeks!) and refuse to feel guilty about it as I've been working really hard.

Does 1200 seem quite low to you?

End of Day four for me now. I feel amazing. I am not calorie counting, just eating smaller, healthy, balanced meals and have stopped binging. I’ve had chocolate, but I can have a small amount and then leave it alone. I’m not needing to use any willpower.

Previously I was eating at least one, sometimes two packets of extremely chocolatey biscuits a day. It was like a compulsion. I would wake up in the morning feeling horrendous until I had some sugar and caffeine. Then I would just eat chocolate throughout the day. Lots of takeaways and chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate. My sugar intake was horrific.

Today I had:
Breakfast: Overnight oats with Greek yogurt and berries
Snack: A bit of Easter egg
Late Lunch: Homemade chicken kebabs on flatbreads with Greek salad and homemade chips (generous portion of this as my brother was cooking for us and doesn’t know about the MJ).

I might now have the rest of the overnight oats I didn’t finish this morning, or a little bit of Easter egg.

I did over three hours in the car travelling today and didn’t have any car snacks! At all! Then we stopped at McDonald’s and I genuinely didn’t want anything. I mentally scrolled through all the things I’d usually have and just didn’t want anything. No willpower required.

I feel like this is how normal people eat. I think I’m healing.

Is anyone having problems with their pen?

Mine is so stiff that the plunger won't go down.
The first two jabs were incredibly hard to press down and I had to take the needle out of my thigh and fiddle

The third jab today was practically impossible. I took the needle out of my thigh 4-5 times and the solution finally spurted out but the plunger wouldn't go down

Can anyone help?

I took my first dose today. Can I just say I'm utterly amazed as to how quickly it kills your appetite. Within a few hours I just stopped thinking of food. The amount I've eaten today I'd be utterly starving usually but I can't even think about food.

I'm amazed.