Moun-June-ers 2024 continued

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Continuation thread for the June 2024 Mounjaro starters.

Whoop whoop to everyone and their amazing losses and NSVs!! What a bunch of superstars🌟🌟🌟

Sooo, I had a mad moment last night 😩 and have only just realised 🤦‍♀️ Like you @Callmejudith , I took my first bonus dose last night. Watching a couple of videos, got all prepared with my syringes and wipes. Was aiming for around 3.75 as a bridging dose. Got 0.7ml out of my 2.5 pen so looked at the click chart on the main thread and decided to take 0.2ml out of the 5 pen to top it up to 9ml so around 3.75 ish. All fine.

Did it occur to me until today that 0.2ml of the FIVE was DOUBLE what I needed?!?! Not for one bloody second! I seem to have taken 4.6 ish mg so my 'bridging dose' has gone completely out the window and I’m bracing myself for what comes next😆

@Namechangepleas I don't think I would be happy to use it if the pen itself always no longer chilled. My second one arrived with the ice packs defrosted but still very cold and the pen itself was cold so I was ok with it. Can you contact the provider and ask for a replacement?

On another note, do we know what happens to it if not kept cold before use?

And another one from me - weekly check in!

20/5 Fast800 SW: 17st 7lbs
19/6 MJ SW: 16st 12lbs

Wk 1: - 7lbs
Wk 2: - 4lbs
Wk 3: - 3 lbs
Wk 4: - 2lbs

CW: 15st 10lbs

Loss since MJ = 16lbs!! 🎉🎉🎉

@Namechangepleas @IReallyNeedThisToWork I thought it was OK as long as not over 30 degrees but I may be wrong

@QueenOfHiraeth I understood that was once it 'in use'. So cold until first use and then ok under 30 for 30 days. Am off to read the instructions again...

@QueenOfHiraeth You know what? On reading the actual instructions again, I think you are right!
There's so much flying around that the pen MUST be kept refrigerated before use and only then ok to be stored out of the fridge but that isn't what the box/instructions say at all. It merely says 'can be stored unrefrigerated not above 30 (degrees) for up to 30 days'!

Thank you!

@Namechangepleas rock on with your pen and ignore me! 😁👍

Oops!! How are you feeling today??

In 4 weeks that is bloody amazing!

I think you have 30 days max to use all the doses in it once it has reacher room temperature. So if you were planning to inject immediately after it arrives probably okay (Jab 1 = Day 2 ish, Jab 2 = Day 9 ish, Jab 3 = Day 16ish and Jab 4 = Day 23 with the bonus Jab just squeezes in on Day 30). But if you were planning to store it for a while I don't think it would be within the guidelines.

@Callmejudith I actually feel ok other than the revolting taste and the slight 'bunged up' feeling I had for the first couple of weeks on 2.5 before the (TMI warning!) 10 days of diarrhoea!!

And thank you! I am so pleased, particularly after taking a month to lose the previous 9lbs!

Had a great NSV this morning when uncomfortably slipped into a pie of size 18 trousers that I've never work and still have the labels on!

Do you know what is the best thing though - no alcohol for the last couple of days and no desire either! This is huge for me as I always have a glass of wine whilst cooking and usually several more over an evening but I just don't want any🤷‍♀️😁

Grrr, can’t edit this in the browser either!😡

I did not slip ‘uncomfortably’ ‘into a pie of size 18 trousers that I've never work and still have the labels on!’ Instead, I slipped COMORTABLY into a PAIR of size 18 trousers that I’ve never WORN!! 🤦‍♀️

I've seen a few posts stating that Med Express no longer do codes, but I've just gone in to my account and seen that they do offer a referral code (£40 off for new customers & £40 of for referrer). It does stipulate that codes shouldn't be posted on public forums, so if anyone would like a code feel free to PM me.

Fourth 5mg dose today.

SW 252.6 lb
CW 236.2 lb

Total loss: 16.4 lb

So I wsa on track for a half pound off but it bounced up this morning so a 1.2lb gain this week. However it's very warm here today and I can see that my legs and feet are slightly swollen - much less than they would have been though! Anyway I suspect the gain will disappear rapidly when it gets cooler again at the weekend.

NSV - half an inch off my bum!

Hi, I did indeed! Couple of glasses but drank lots of sparkling water at the same time. Got to bed as early as I could, felt fine when I woke up and was in the office for 6.30! 😂

Holy cow, I feel crap tonight! 😩

After last night's cock up with my bonus dose, I am sooo bloated and stuffed and well, everything in my stomach and lower back just hurts really 😩😬

Oh no hopefully it will wear off in the next day or so. If you went up to 5mg, it will have dropped back down to the 3.75mg you meant to use within a couple of days.

I hope your ok @IReallyNeedThisToWork please try keep fluids going, lower back pain could indicate kidney issues.. Do seek medical advice if it gets worse.

@Summerheels thank you😁 Feeling a bit better this morning. I’m pretty sure it's just the constipation and some trapped wind 😩 Good call on the fluids though! Am working my way through my first litre as I type👍

That’s good to hear. I often drink warm water & roll around doing yoga stretches when my trapped wind hurts normally works. Hope today is easier for you.

@IReallyNeedThisToWork glad you’re feeling a bit better today. Agree on the yoga poses for trapped wind.

DS last day of primary today. Picnic after school but I’m going to take good options and kopperberg

Thanks @Callmejudith 😁 Just heading out for a walk with the dogs so that will help a bit.
Have a fabulous time at your picnic! I taught year 6 for about 10 years and used to get very weepy sending them off 😆

Have weighed myself 2 days early because I've had such a busy week and haven't eaten as well as I normally do, and I've only worked out once so far. Usually would have done 3 workouts already so was readying myself to not see great results.

We got chip shop on weds night due to a late night home and needing to feed the kids but for the first time ever I just had some chips. Not an excessive amount either. I couldn't believe it. I would have normally ordered a fair few things but didn't feel the need as wasn't overly hungry and didn't want it to sabotage my journey.

Well today I'm finally in the 13stones. Just!! I am so happy it's u real. I think this was the weight I was when I got pregnant with my second. Still a long way to go but just absolutely buzzing today.

Absolutely love hearing the NSV's too. I bought a leather jacket (fake) 4 years ago and it was too small but I thought I'd get in it. Well I just tried it on and it was roomy 🥳

Honestly. The wonders this medicine has done for my mental health is unreal. I'm so happy at the moment and just looking forward to everything. I even wore shorts at home in the garden for the first time in forever and burnt my knees! It's the small wins 😂

Goodluck with all your weigh ins this week.

SW 15.6
CW 13.13
TL 21lbs in 7 weeks

@Newme24 the 13s is just brilliant well done!

Weigh-in and jab day for me - starting week 4 of 2.5 with slow and steady loss:

week 1 start - 13st 2.6
week 2 start - 12st 13.8 (-2.7lb)
week 3 start - 12st 10.6 (-3.2lb)
week 4 start - 12st 8.4 (-2.2lb)

I guess I could have made those losses by calorie counting alone, but I know I wouldn’t have been able to stick to 12000 - 14000 cals a day without the Mounjaro, so it is definitely worth it. If I can lose another 3 pounds this week that will be almost a stone off in 4 weeks 😀

Thank you @Callmejudith x

@Greyrockin wow that is an incredible loss!! Congratulations. You must be over the moon. Well done. X