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

Just checking in to say that today marks 30 days since starting on MJ, and I am 9 kg (stone and a half) down! I know this rate obviously won’t continue and my losses have settled on about 1.2 kg per week, but I am chuffed with the results. I am staying on the 2.5 mg as don’t see a need to move up yet.

SW: 107.2 kg
CW: 98.1 kg
GW 1: 90 kg
GW 2: 85 kg
GW 3: 75 kg

Weighed in on Friday

starting weight 14 13lb
Wk 1: lost 5lb (14 8lb)
Wk 2: lost 4lb (14 4lb)
Wk 3: lost 3lb this week (14 1lb)

Despite jabbing on Friday, I found Saturday so difficult. So much food noise and temptation that I hadn’t experienced since I started. Sunday had been much better though, Monday not so much so. Think I’m ready to go up to the next dosage but wanted to get the bonus dose out the pen too. Will see how much willpower I can find

Another slow and steady loser here! Looking back I lost a lot in the first 2 weeks and a very steady 2ish lbs ever since.

1.6lbs this week so just shy of 16lbs/7kg in total over 6 weeks. The 1st dose of 5mg I really felt the side effects but that does seem to have settled. I'm still hoping for a mini goal of 10st 13 by the time I go on holiday although originally I thought I'd hit 10st by then which just isn't gonna happen 😂

SW (14th May) 12st 7
CW (25th June) 11st 5

I'm.more disappointed NOONE has noticed that I'm looking healthier than the steady progress. But my clothes are beginning to look bigger and my confidence is so much better especially in the gym.

When you write down your goal weight, is that predetermined by you or by a medical professional? Also, how long does it take to order your second pen? If going with the same provider, is it much quicker to get prescribed the MJ?

Tbh I just wrote what I wanted !

In the past I was told I should be 8st 4lbs which for my build (and chest) just isn't realistic- my fat free body weight currently is estimated at 8st 9 (although how accurate the posh scales are is debable)

I just want to be in the Normal Range tbh 😕

Has anyone upped the dose to 5mg for the 4th injection? I keep seeing people using the 5th dose by force, but the pens expire in 30 days.

I did. It’s been fine

Did you do it on the normal day? I'm starting to feel hungry and crave again, was tempted to do a day early.

I did it a day early actually. I need to move my day towards a Friday so I’ve done a day early every week tbh

I'm really struggling with how full I'm feeling lately.

I try to drink several fills of my water bottle (750ml) a day to stop being dehydrated, but each one fills me up to the point of feeling sick for several hours. Even a small portion of fruit or something can wreck my appetite if I eat it less than 2 hours after dinner.

It's not enough to stop me using it, obviously. I need to lose the weight. But it's quite draining (or eating so little is draining!)

I realize this is extremely niche, but if you have a Ninja Creami or are thinking of getting a Ninja Creami - OMG. I froze a hazelnut GetPro protein pudding and it made the creamiest ice cream. It’s actually wrong for something to taste so freaking good!!!

If you take it on the same day every week the 5th dose is taken on day 28 ...

hiya to all the May Mounjaros. Just checking in for a chat before the footy starts.

@Jibberoo if I was in your shoes, I’d switch to Mounjaro.

@3wDavid @Blackcat50 good losses here. Well done! oh and the pudding looks good 3wDavid.

@colleysmill you and I are similar in that we are both losing a steady 2lbs a week. I’m more than happy with that and I’m sure it won’t be long before someone makes a comment on your weight loss. How long until the holiday?

@ClonedSquare sorry to hear you are struggling. Can you lower your next weekly dose to see if that helps? If I feel queasy I try and drink an energy drink instead of water so I get some protein input. The ones I have are from Amazon and are called Vieve. Hope you feel brighter soon.

@Greentrilby I've got just shy of 4 weeks so potentially going steady although this 2lb ish a week possibly another half a stone will be off by then.

I've done a fair bit of strength training over the last 4 years (but had lost a bit of focus in the last year) and ive really ramped it up and it's nice to see some actual muscle definition again!

Thanks for advice @Greentrilby and @ClonedSquare I think after I finish these pens I'll make the switch. I'd rather try MJ then up the dose on wegovy. I weighed myself today and I am 8lbs down in 5.5 weeks so there is movement but definitely evening munchies are creeping in.

I spoke with my colleague yesterday and discovers she's on MJ- she's struggling too and is only eating 1 meal a day! I wonder how much perimenopause could be affecting weight loss. Maybe I need to up my weight training as I have only been doing it 2x a week which isn't ideal.

What is everyone else doing exercise wise? I must admit this summer at work is insane and I just can't get in as much training as I'd like to- I seem to be much weaker since eating less but that's to be expected. Just trying to to work out if I need to up exercise as maybe that's why I'm not loosing as much. On a good week I will do 2x swim 2x weight training and 1-2x spin. Ok a bad week (like this week) I've only managed a swim and it Wednesday already 😳.

What are your exercise tips please??

Another half stone before your holiday would be amazing. You go girl!

@Jibberoo my exercise regime isn’t as good as it should be. I usually manage one swim, one long walk, and I’m just about to start weights. My DH does weights every morning so I’m hoping he will let me join as his apprentice 😃

@Greentrilby Thanks, I'll give the protein energy drinks a try!

It's definitely just a first few days thing, I can feel it getting less powerful as the week goes on. I've lost 1.5lbs since Monday because I've barely eaten anything! Maybe I need to change my weighing day to two days after the jab when I'm eating least 😂

Weigh in day for me today and three lbs off this week, giving a total loss of 20lbs in seven weeks. Going to stick with 4mg from a 5mg pen and probably order another 5mg one next.

starting weight 14st 4lbs
current weight 12st 12lbs

thrilled to see a starting weight of 12 on the scales

Well done @Greentrilby , it's so exciting stepping across a new weight threshold! I'm 2lbs away from my next one and can't wait!

Well done @Greentrilby it's so lovely seeing the stone number changing!

I'm officially a stone down today in just over 7 weeks so steadily losing 2lbs a week which I'm pleased with.

I got an email about ordering my next dose which goes up to 1mg but annoyingly they want full body pics before I have the order approved. Made it a tad awks trying to order in work 😂

My summer holiday is in 2 weeks so hoping to drop another 4 lbs by then if I can, and then hoping not to derail too much while away.

If anyone needs a Voy referral code, here's one x

https://joinvoy.com/r/U-6LXAlFT176

My weekly weigh in is done…
Starting weight 14 13lb
Wk 1: lost 5lb (14 8lb)
Wk 2: lost 4lb (14 4lb)
Wk 3: lost 3lb (14 1lb)
Wk 4: lost 1.5lb this week so now 13 13.5
GW: 11 11 takes me to 30 BMI

That half a pound is very import as it’s a new stone threshold :)

@Greentrilby excellent losses over the weeks. Everyone is doing really well.

I continued to find it difficult this week with my last 2.5mg dose. The food noise was back so I jabbed with 5mg last night - hoping this helps get rid of it!

When people moved up a dose, what sort of impact did this have on you? Feeling and lose wise? I have been lucky not to feel any bad side effects that have put me off (just headache on jab day, very thirsty, dry mouth) so just wondered how it might have impacted you.

Wells done @Blackcat50 fantastic loss.
I weighed in too and have lost exactly 2 stone in 8 weeks and thrilled. Long way to go as starting BMI was 48.
Good luck on the 5mg. I was a bit scared of side effects and moved to 3.5mg for last 2 doses and seems to be doing the trick. When the food noise comes back will be straight on to 5mg.
Please let us know how you get on.

@Blackcat50 Well done on your loss! The only change I've noticed since I went up to 5mg is that my appetite is hugely suppressed for the first few days, compared to before when food noise was just reduced. I decided to stick with 5mg for another month because of that, but I haven't had any new "bad" side effects (but didn't have any on 2.5g either).

Loss this month is 10lbs compared to 12.5lbs in the first month, so fairly similar considering the first month likely included water weight.