Starting mounjaro 15th July, anyone else?

[ToriMJ]

It's in the fridge and I'm going to take the plunge on Monday!
Feeling really nervous about it all. Anyone due to start next week too?
Tori

Is anyone else struggling to eat at all?

I think I’ve always been a relatively small-portions person but I love cheap, processed sweet food and booze (I’ve kept a lid on my weight gain most of my life but had massive gains in pregnancy & after a bereavement, lost each time via WW).
My current extra weight is likely menopause related (recently started HRT).

I’m only weighing myself once a week on injection day (crappy manual scale so not worth looking at daily numbers) and I’m not counting calories, just trying to eat real food and not my preferred processed junk, so I don’t have anything objective to report yet (started last Wednesday so two more days before next dose)

I’m mildly concerned that my appetite has plummeted to near zero…

No gastric side effects though, just a few weird dreams and a really dry mouth when exercising.

I feel pretty good overall.

Not struggling to eat no. Sometimes I have to remember to and I'm always having 3 meals as this minimises side effects. (Apart from yesterday at a party when I just grazed...)

I have another lovely bruise. Injection painless but I have a quite large purple bruise about 5cm in diameter. Last week it eventually faded yellow but not quickly.

@chachachooey My gain is bereavement, pregnancy and covid related.

@MzHz I think I possibly did two clicks but said 1?? Can't remember but we will see as the week goes on.

@monkeyseesmonkeydoesn Well done on loss!

@dogdaydisaster I stoll on the scales yesterday and was up to my starting weight. Much rubbing of eyes, rereading, adjusting position and put toothbrush down, go on again and it went back to expected result. Odd!

Oooh I've got upset stomach today not pleasant

Loperamide is your friend. It works really quickly.

After 3 days of that, I've now got the opposite problem!

Ooh I do have some in the cupboard.i was doing tummy massage etc last night to try to go as only been once since Monday.
Worried the loperamide will them make me constipated. Might see how stomach is this afternoon, have had aptimel and electrolytes.

Marking my spot! I’ve just been approved by voy this morning. Waiting for my pen with anticipation (and fear…).

Exciting! Welcome to the club

Feeling pleased with myself, took DD out for a quick bit of shopping, she was hungry and had a Costa coffee, toastie & millionaires shortbread. I had a 40cal lemonade! I honestly didn't feel like I was missing out. Came home and had a cup a soup & chicken breast as couldn't even face bread! May have a yoghurt later for more protein. I read about how MJ alters your brain chemistry, but it is weird to be experiencing it.......

Isn't it great to feel like this Ethel? Its made me think food was my version of heroin.

@Andywarholswig @HeBeaverandSheBeaver well done both 👏🏽

@ToriMJ well done! 👏🏽

@Monkeyseesmonkeydoesn well done 👏🏽

I really need to be better at this sorry I forget who has wrote what and end up doing all separate posts! Good losses all round. Day 8 I'm feeling hungry today and still convinced that last jag didn't work properly. Protein shake for breakfast then tuna and cheese toastie brown bread as was at an event with work will try and do a light meal this evening.

Hope everyone is having a great day!

Fabulous! I haven't had the missing out feeling either when out with the kiddies makes such a difference.

Reading all these great losses is brilliant and really encouraging!

Had my second injection last night and woke up to a dry mouth again and slight nausea - the sort that accompanies an overfull belly rather than actually wanting to be sick.

Thankfully no other side effects but my appetite suppression is at an all time high, have had half a (rejected by my daughter) cereal bar all day and still don't feel hungry - something I have never, ever said before!

We are going on holiday in a couple of weeks so I'm a bit nervous of upping the dosage in case it hits me like a truck whilst we're away. I think I might ask to stay on 2.5mg for another month.

Anyone else happy to stay on 2.5mg??

I've also had a bad upset tummy today and a little bit yesterday. Possibly I should avoid caffeine or possibly anything fatty (I had a small amount of cheese at lunchtime)?? Stomach feeling unstable 😐. Also not very keen on taking loperamide unless no choice!

Thanks for this, yes that’s it. 60 clicks seems so many! It worked fine this morning

That’s why I chose Monday as my jab day. I train on Sundays and Thursdays and last week I went on Monday too, so too early for any side effects and by the time Thursday rolled around I was fine.

felt awful last Tuesday tho, so wonder how I’ll be tomorrow- I’m eating decent breakfasts, and think that is important

im feeling stuffed so won’t bother with food now, just need to chug loads of water

@MzHz I'm supposed to be going tomorrow, and have a PT session booked Thursday morning, then jab planned for Thursday evening. I'm praying I'll improve by tomorrow. Although after having no stomach issues, my trapped wind is horrid this afternoon! I seem to be experiencing a new side effect every day... I wonder what tomorrow will bring 🤣

I’m down 4.5lb/2kg. Was hoping to hit 3kg, and the first milestone, but bum wasn’t playing ball, so will see tomorrow

I've got another 2.5 on order. I'm going to stay as low as possible if it's working

I keep reading that it's not a therapeutic dose but it's definitely doing something for me - and you!

@ToriMJ @HeBeaverandSheBeaver @Wishthiswasntmypost @MzHz well done to everyone who has done so well this week, it sounds like you all lost loads of weight. It makes it feel achievable…

@QueenEthelTheMagnificent - love the food / heroin comparison!

@ACEwards by Thursday you should be fine

my day 2 (Tuesday) I felt awful, but that was because I had not eaten anything or drunk enough so make sure you have something in the tank and your hydrating and see how you get on

Are any of you finding your mood affected? This is my second week (I inject on Sundays) and I'm finding the day after injecting that I feel really really low. It happened the first week and I thought it was coincidence but it's now happened again on the same day in my second week. I suddenly realised today that my low mood probably isn't a coincidence and it's actually a side effect.