Moun-June-ers 2024 continued

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Continuation thread for the June 2024 Mounjaro starters.

Thanks everyone, seems I’m very lucky with my pharmacy 🙈 I think it’s great that it’s available so readily online when there’s nothing suitable locally. For me I like having the support from the pharmacist, it doesn’t feel so secretive if you know what I mean but I have only told my partner and best friend I’m on it.

I love the convenience of an online pharmacy plus the anominity, I was approved and had the second pen in my hand within 24hrs. No trying to find a parking spot near the pharmacy then queuing for ten minutes plus a conversation in front of everyone, find a parking spot dodging school drop off or teen train drop just a click click online between meetings at work done in few minutes perfect.

Just took my 3rd 2.5mg dose and I’m half a stone down in two weeks. Which is amazing as since my second baby nothing has made weight shift until now.

I’ve not really had any side effects yet and because I’m happy with the way things are going I was maybe planning on only doing 3.75mg each time on my next go. Has anyone got any advice as i just don’t think I fully need to double my dose yet.

Well done everyone on your losses so far!

I bought the Bolt combo deal of a 2.5mg pen plus a 5mg pen. I'm finding that I'm doing pretty well on the 2.5mg. I know its not a therapeutic dose but it's working well for me with steady loss (after an initial woosh) of 1-2lb per week. I have just taken my last dose from the 2.5mg pen and I'm supposed to start with the 5mg pen next week.

I'm thinking that I'd actually like to stay on 2.5mg for now. I have some medical syringes in the house. My question is whether anyone knows how much of the 5mg to extract for a 2.5mg dose?

All the pens have whatever dose they contain within 0.6ml of the fluid.

So 0.6ml of the 2.5mg is one dose.

And 0.6ml of the 5mg pen is one dose.

They all contain their dosage in 0.6ml of the pen's contents.

So to answer your question, you need 0.3ml from a 5mg pen to get a 2.5mg dose.

Thank you ShellBeach that makes sense to me.

Has anyone else done similar with their dosage?

You could do it the clicks way?
This image is from the main mounjaro group - (I’ve screen shot it, but you can see it more clearly in the main group, it’s within the group of images just under the first post. I haven’t done it yet as still on 2.5, but this is the way to reduce your dose through counting the clicks.

Thank you @Callmejudith

Thank you @fairydust11

Third dose done. I still have loads in my pen!

How does the smaller doses work with the fact that the pen has to be used within 30 days - or can it be longer?

@Callmejudith I’m not sure tbh, I just read about it in the main group, but haven’t done it myself yet. I have bought a 5mg pen & will be trying it in a few weeks time so I can go up to 3.75 first.

Just checking in, I’ve taken my bonus dose this week and will move up to 5mg next week! So far I’ve lost 15lbs in 4 weeks, I’m really happy with that! Not too much in the way of side effects but I have found myself feeling hungrier the last week or so, so I think I am ready for the 5mg jump. I took the equivalent of 3.2mg, what was left in my pen, this week to try and get an idea if I’ll react badly to 5mg and so far so good!

Wow @OrangeWire thats a great loss!

Gosh having a hungry day today I’m week3 day 5 bit still managed to stick to total 1500c today much harder ended up having two chocolate rice cakes tonight as munchies hit

Great loss @OrangeWire i hope the move to 5mg goes ok

Weigh day today & 1st dose on .5… Felt ready ready for the next pen as had a much slower loss over the last couple of weeks. Overall still a great loss of 16lb over 5 weeks.

I'm trying really hard to stick to 1500 cals/day.

I can feel the MJ working a bit.

I keep having to remind myself that 2.5mg isn't a treatment dose.

Am feeling full up, and am aware that gastric emptying has slowed down.

What are you tending to have for lunch? I’ve really been struggling with appetite but due to feeling so tired I think I need to force myself to eat something. I had a really nice green pesto salad from Aldi today as I saw it whilst picking up my protein yoghurt but I can’t eat pre made lunch every day, or can I 🙈

I either have lunch or breakfast.
I'm retired so it isn't an issue.
🤣

I usually have a late breakfast as I try to stick to IF.

Make the salad yourself it be cheaper? I’ve been having salads with some protein either cheese or boiled egg or ham slices plus a yogurt. In colder weather I tend to have homemade soup.

This reminded me of a time I was casually trying to tell my vet receptionist something in front of a waiting room full of people and she kept asking me to speak up until I had to go “HIS AN*S IS LOOKING A BIT PURPLE AND IM WORRIED”
and I swear my dog gave me a “jeeeez Mum!” Look 😂
i don’t know if I could do that myself at a pharmacy

In other news…
End of week 3 weigh in time
SW 13st 3.5
CW 12st 7.75
GW 10st 6

a loss of almost 10lb in 3 weeks is incredible to me as I’m traditionally a slow loser. My favourite joggers are feeling pretty loose!

Good morning everyone!
weigh day for me at the end of week 5?

SW 15st 12
CW 14st 4
GW 11st 4

This week, the bump up to 5mg and feeling awful I’ve lost 4lb bringing me to 1st 8lb loss since the beginning of June. I actually hope to feel less awful this week, eat a bit more and lose a little bit less because I want to get into good eating habits rather than nibbling on apples and crackers for 3 of the 5 days.

Well done @Lynsey14 thats ace!