Starting Mounjaro May 2024!

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I’ve just been approved for 2.5mg, I went with Voy.
hoping to start by the end of the week!

Anyone else starting this month? ❤️

CW 84kg
GW 60kg

I am astounded, I have lost 5 pounds in 5 days. Im sure it won't continue like this, but Im finding this relatively easy compared to the 5 2 fasting Ive done in the past

@Snipples well done on getting to a new BMI bracket! My lowest ever BMI was 24.5, which was a size 10 and I think I looked the perfect weight. Even when my BMI was borderline obese, I wouldn't have said I looked fat.

@Greentrilby I'm an anxious rule follower so I didn't go for the extra dose! I also ordered my 5mg pen quite early (I had a birthday discount code) so didn't want that sitting around even longer before I used it!

Hi everyone! Well done to all the amazing accomplishments! Moving down a BMI category is major!!! Yay you!

i’m just checking in, day 3 on my second 2.5 dose and happy to report no nasty side effects! The mounjaro is mounjaroing, appetite is low, I am now having to actively ensure I consume enough calories (isn’t that wild?!). I think I can order my next pen at the end of this week, and will probably stick with 2.5, as it seems to be doing it for me. As of today (10 days in), I’m 10.5 lbs down.

@ClonedSquare i think you did right. I’m still undecided and have until Thursday to stop dithering 😀

I’ve only got one dose left in my pen so will be moving up to a higher dose with the next one. Side effects have been minimal and manageable… will they be greater with the new dose?

@LoveSandbanks I'm on my first day of 5mg and touch wood not had any worse side effects yet!

if anyone needs a discount code

zava 15% off REFPSTBB (7.5mg pen with delivery £147 approved in 2h!
voy £85 off https://joinvoy.com/r/U-W8azYqRDDR (7.5mg pen £144 inc delivery)

Hey all

any tips for foods to eat to lessen the nausea?. No side effects aside from headaches on the 2.5mg. Moved up to 5mg found immediate appetite suppression rather than a few days later but now feel sick when eat and sick when don’t! Any tips on foods?? Will see how this goes…

I've had 2 doses so far - due the next tomorrow. A little appetite suppression on day 3 and 4 of the first dose, none at all from the second, and no symptoms at all. I'm really hoping going up to 5mg in a couple of weeks has an effect! Am I the only one getting not much at all from 2.5mg?

When I'm feeling sick with it I like plain Greek yoghurt, with fruit if you can stomach it

My weekly weigh in today. 4th injection of 2.5 mg later.

Tbh I thought I'd gained weight this week (I'd felt hungrier, been away and I always put on just before time of the month) so 1lb off was a good surprise.

SW (day of 1st injection) : 12st 7 (14/05)
CW 11st 11

I know this is a May starter post but can I sneak in as a June starter?!
Just took my first Mounjaro jab of 2.5. I’ve been terrified of taking it as I am so worried about the side effects!!! I don’t have any spare time in my life to be under the weather and have a strong phobia of actually vomiting.
However, this is a start of looking after myself after so many years of neglecting my own needs. Looking forward to seeing the number on the scales go down….only 60lb to go!

There is a June thread. Sorry can't link as I'm on my phone. Best of luck!

Is anyone thinking of taking the 'extra' dose at the end of the pen?

I've just taken the fifth dose from the first pen using an insulin syringe from Amazon. There was probably about .9ml left in the pen. I then tried the 'just turn it really hard' option as the pen was completely empty by now so nothing to lose. It was surprisingly easy to give it an extra twist out to '1' dose so I'll probably do that next time.

Second weigh in day

SW 18 stone 13
Week 1: 18 stone 8 - 5lb
Week 2: 18 stone 3 - 5lb

I think I am going to have to start adding in some exercise because frankly the novelty in making healthy choices all the time is wearing off and I can see my diet starting to slip if I let it.

Anyway let's see what week 3 brings!

@Rulay another 5lbs lost is a great result. Well done! I know what you mean about exercise 😃

4th weight in day for me today:
SW 14st 4lbs
CW 13 st 5lbs
happy with that. Tried standing on one leg on the scales to lose an extra lb but it didn’t work.

@ChangeEmailAddress glad you got the 5th dose to work. I’m
going to try and extract my 5th dose from my 2.5 pen tonight but have my 5mg pen ready if I mess it up.

Congrats @Greentrilby and @Rulay !

Today is 4 weeks since I started (although my jab and weighing days have shifted). I'm at 16.5lbs lost and so pleased.

I'm 1.5lbs away from my next mini-goal and then 20lbs away from my first big goal which I'm aiming for by the end of September but hopefully will hit earlier. 🤞🏻

@ClonedSquare well done on your weight loss. Such an achievement. You’ll smash your mini goal next week!

Well done everyone! Amazing losses and I love seeing everyone hitting their mini milestones. It’s huge!!!

I’m weighing daily, and so far have been consistently 300 g down every day, which is super. My official weigh in is Sat, when I’m also going to do injection 3!

My MedExpress order unlocks tomorrow and going to order my next pen. I’m thinking of sticking to 2.5 again, because I’ve had pretty great suppression and results on it so far. Or should I move up to 5??

@3wDavid I have seen some people say they regret sticking with 2.5mg as they found it not as suppressive halfway through the month. But then lots of people also stick on it, and it's only a couple of weeks if you do decide to move up! I went up to 5mg and the effects feel pretty much the same as on 2.5mg

Hello again everyone. So I had my last Saxenda yesterday which was a reduced dose in preparation for today.

My mounjaro is due today so I'm going to take my first dose before bed.

Any advice for the first week please?

@SunFlowerRose my only advice (as I'm only 2 injections in), is to drink plenty of water and focus on that protein, and have a few easy options for food (like a soup, or a ready protein shake), in the event you get nausea and can't stomach anything else (this happened to me and lasted 24 hours). Most people don't seem to get much in terms of side effects though, so maybe you won't feel a thing!

Thank you. I'm used to nausea on the saxenda so I stocked up on slim fast shakes for when I can't eat lol.

I'm really hoping the side effects are better on mounjaro.

Checking in. I'm another pound down bringing the current total to 8lbs lost in 3 weeks which is good. Taking my last jab of 0.25 today and then I've got the 0.5 in the fridge ready to go for next week.

I don't feel hungry at all but need to make sure I eat as I feel dizzy otherwise as probably not taking enough in. I'd normally be constantly snacking so it's strange having to "remember" to eat.

I set myself a target of losing 1.5lbs a week and currently averaging 2.5 so it's going well. I'll hopefully drop into a lower stone bracket by next week which is the first time I've seen the scales start with a 12 in years!

SW - 13.10
CW - 13.2
GW - 12.0