Mounjaro July 2024 - continued

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The first thread was almost full, so I thought I'd start a second so we can carry on the fab support!
I don't think I could manage tagging everyone!! But here is the link to the first thread https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5101435-mounjaro-july-2024?page=1

Merry Christmas, July starters! I hope you all had a great day. I loved enjoying Christmas food in the calmest way ever yesterday - no desire to snack, no bloated feeling or indigestion, just a really lovely and delicious dinner that I appreciated with no regrets later!

It was the same for me. I enjoyed what I had but did not have a heaving plate of food. And I have not been ravenously attacking leftovers today!

Same here! Went for a walk today and had a small stollen bite up on t'moors but only the one and felt satisfied with that. I've eaten a bit more than normal but not anywhere near compared to previous years. I'm happy with that.

Hope everyone is having a peaceful holiday season.

Morning all.

Week 26 weigh-in for me today (6 months on MJ!) and also my first jab after I had to miss 3 doses due to surgery (2 before the op and 1 after). I had just done my first 10mg dose when I got the surgery date and I felt a bit wary about going back to that after a 3 week gap, even though MedExpress said there was no need for me to titrate down, so I've counted clicks today and given myself 8.33mg, just in case.

This week's loss is 5.2lb and I'm not surprised, as I've barely kept anything down - I always struggle with vomiting after a general anaesthetic and it went on for days this time. Prior to that, I didn't really notice any loss of suppression in the time I stopped the MJ. I had a small 0.5lb loss when I weighed in a week after the first skipped dose, and a 2lb gain after the second, although I'm certain this was all fluid. It was about a day and a half after the op, and I was noticeably waterlogged after several drips and drinking gallons!

SW - 12st 7.0lb
CW - 10st 3.2lb
GW - 9st

Total loss - 31.8lb
Avg loss per week - 1.2lb

Hope you feel well recovered @mounjaromunchie !

I was 15st 1lb this morning which means I officially squeaked in a three stone total loss before the new year, also after six months on MJ. Roll on January, 2025 and seeing 14 on the scales again!

Season's greetings to all.

Forced myself to weigh today, on the basis that going into denial and avoiding the scales after eating more than usual is when the rot usually starts to set in for me. Have had a nice Christmas, have eaten some 'treat' food, but in smallish quantities, and have modified other meals to compensate. Have also had a few glasses of wine. So haven't felt 'deprived'. I have also walked a lot. Was expecting to have gained a pound or two (and I still might, I guess), but as of this morning I was down a pound and within a pound of my original goal weight.

I'm in size 12 jeans (not just stretchy ones) and looking pretty good in whatever I try on which is a lovely feeling. The battle to stay here is just starting....

Hopped on the scales just to see how far I've come in 2024 - unbelievably, I weighed in at 14st 13lbs with a BMI of 34.9! I'm seeing in 2025 under 15 stone and 'just' obese, not 'very obese' or 'morbidly obese' or whatever horrible phrasing they use! I was just slightly fretting yesterday about spending all this money every month but the difference it has made is truly priceless. What a gift! Happy new year, everyone 💖

The first weigh in of 2025 for me today. I didn't post an update last week due to being away over the Christmas holiday. I am very relieved to have continued to lose, albeit only a little, over the last couple of weeks.

Current stats at the end of week 26:
SW: 139kg (21st 12 lbs)
CW: 99.3kg (15st 9 lbs)
GW: 90kg (14st 2 lbs) fourth interim goal.

Best wishes to everyone for the start of a new year!

Does anyone know where I could buy or obtain a single insulin syringe? Tried to do a hard twist this morning of my last pen and it broke not planning on buying anymore pens now as am happy with where I am, but also really wanted to use that last dose!!

You might be lucky at a chemist?

I'm worried they'll start quizzing me why I want a single one! I've only seen multipacks for sale online.

You could just buy a multipack then. They are between £7 and £10. Yes, it’s more expensive than a single one would be, but you are paying for the convenience and discretion.

Update: was messing around with the pen determined not to admit defeat when it broke apart in my hands and the mechanism fell out. This enabled me to push a small skewer down through the tube and compress the plunger manually!

Morning to everyone!

Current stats at the end of week 27:
SW: 139kg (21st 12 lbs)
CW: 98.4kg (15st 6 lbs), was 99.3kg (15st 8lbs) last week
GW: 90kg (14st 2 lbs) fourth interim goal.

My weekly losses to date have been:
-9, -2, -7, -3, -6, -4, -1, -4, -3, -4, -3, -5, -2, -7, -3, -2, -4, 1, -5, -2, -6, 0, -3, -1, -2, -1, -2

Happy with the 2lb loss this week, which puts me at 90lbs lost since I started Mounjaro, and just over 55% of my way towards my final goal weight, and almost 30% of my starting weight lost. Again this week, the scales were actually showing lower in the middle of the week, before settling slightly higher today. I've learnt to expect it now and not be put off by it!

Not been on for a while but I have a quick question, do you all keep your pens in the fridge? I kept the 2.5mg and 5 in the fridge, had great suppression on the 5, but decided to move up. Used a 7.5 and a 10 but didn't keep them in the fridge once open, haven't found the suppression as good as the 5. Coincidence or...?

Just done my next injection. I tried to do the hard twist for the 5th dose from my most recent pen and had the mechanism break for the first time pretty much exactly as @DoctorMartin described. I wasn't confident to try to press the plunger down despite the broken mechanism, so just started my next pen. I know that you can use insulin syringes to extract the remaining liquid, but I am a recovering needle-phobe and it's not something I can manage just yet!

@Mounjaroooooh I always keep my pens in the fridge, so don't have anything to compare it to. I've not had any issues with supression other than halfway through my first 5mg pen which must have just been a random thing.

@SilenceInside Your continued progress is amazing! How does it feel to be 90lb down?

I started around the same time (jab 26 will be tomorrow) and within a stone of the same start weight. I'm getting a little tired of the slow battle and it's inspiring to see you and others here smashing it.

My scales do that too! I always weigh low on Wed/Thurs then pop back up just in time for official weigh day on Saturdays. It does frustrate me but I try to remember that fluctuations are normal and it's the downward trend that matters. (may have a different view on it tomorrow morning)

May I ask what dose works best for you?

@LucyBnotG ah, thanks, that's very kind of you to say. I'm glad I'm not the only one who has the annoying lower-then-higher scales business during the week. I should probably try to only weigh once a week, then I'd never know! I might try that this week and see if I can manage to avoid the temptation to hop on the scales.

The difference now I'm 90lbs down is like night and day. I am so much more confident and content in myself, I occasionally even like what I see in the mirror. I am very much more active, and also just more positive and forward looking than I have been. I no longer feel like I'm on pause, if that makes sense?

I am currently on 7.5mg, I have been for 16 weeks now, and have just started my next 7.5mg pen today. I have no plans to move up to 10mg yet as 7.5 is still effective for me with no real side effects. I still get two or three days of higher suppression at the start of the week that then tails off, which I'm happy with.

@SilenceInside I've thought of doing the same but I do like the routine of daily weighing. I avoided and feared the scales for so long so I'm trying to and reduce my reaction to them. Does that make any sense? I know people have their personal weighing preferences and we're all different.

That sounds incredible! Did you think you could achieve that much when you started? I set an initial goal of getting to 17st which I reached last week. The next goal I have set is 15st and will see how that goes, it seems unreal when considering I was 20st 9lb at the start.

You seem to have found your sweet spot, that's great. Thank you for sharing.

@LucyBnotG I don't think I had any expectations when I started, just finally got to the point of total desperation and thought it would be worth trying even if there were side effects. I did realise that it would take a long time to get to my final goal, so I was prepared for being on it for a year at least. I'm expecting the weight loss to perhaps slow a bit more as I get smaller and need fewer calories for my BMR, so I think a year is still about right.

I have a spreadsheet with lots of data, graphs and calculations which has a list of my many mini-goals. I need lots of easily achievable small goals to keep me feeling positive.

You must also be feeling the positive effects of losing nearly 4 stone, which is a brilliant result as well. Do you find you are able to see/feel the difference?

@SilenceInside That seems very similar to how I felt at the start. I still haven't thought about how far I could go with this medication as I have been obese my entire life. I hope you continue to see success as you get closer to your final goal.

Your spreadsheet sounds great, I'm glad you have a way to track and motivate yourself. I use one too, it was shared by another mumsnet user and it's been great to see my progress.

I can feel the difference and I love that stairs don't threaten me anymore but I cannot see the difference in the mirror yet (even though others have said otherwise).

Well done SilenceInside on your incredible weight loss.

Mounjaroooooh - I mostly keep my pens in the fridge, but when I have not (such as holidays, etc) I don’t seem to find it alters my suppression.

I have not posted on this thread for a while because

1. I had the flu in December and a really bad cold in early January…
2. My weight loss has been slow.

So in December I lost just 2kg. I should perhaps have moved up to 7.5mg (from 6mg), but I didn’t want any increase to impact on my Christmas and I didn’t feel well enough to cope with any side effects. I now feel much better and so have moved up.

I have also been quite sluggish and exercising has been poor over the last month, so I need to work on this.

I have lost a further kg this week and although my weight loss has been slow it is on a downward trajectory. I always knew that it would probably take me a year or so to reach my target weight but it has been hard to keep myself motivated recently because of feeling unwell.

However, my confidence and motivation has improved. I also received a positive comment from a friend on my appearance which was nice.

Good Luck Everyone!

Hi all - I've had an unfortunate January so far but good to read how everyone else is doing!

I had the same issue with a broken pen as others have had. I couldn't get the last dose, didn't have another pen ready to go, had to order another and clearly Asda is swamped with new year starters so it took a week to arrive which meant I missed a dose entirely.

I didn't feel a total return of hunger like pre-MJ but boy, was I snacky! Up and down to the kitchen constantly even though I couldn't/didn't want to eat like the old days. But I couldn't quite keep away from the remaining Christmas cake and chocolates.

Combine that with a snow-related injury that has stopped me from exercising at all for over a week now and I have not dared go near the scales. I got to 14.13 on 31st December and psychologically, I cannot bear to see 15 on that screen again - I can't do it to myself! So I am intending to not weigh again until the end of January when I am just hoping, hoping, hoping I will still be under 15 stone.

I'm healing, will be back in the gym by the end of next week and praying for the ice round here to melt so I can get outside again - I've been basically housebound, in pain and working a really intense schedule which all adds up to feeling pretty exhausted and drained. However, I'm back on with the jabs now and the snacking is over so it's onwards and upwards from here.

After this pen, I'm leaving Asda - they're expensive and there is no customer service, they are so busy all the time. I might switch to Oushk on the basis that they seem ahead on maintenance plans - though I'm many, many months away from maintenance!

I'm really hunkering down for this month. I'll get through this pen and try my best to push myself up to a 5mg dose over the next couple of months if I can (been stuck on 48 clicks for ages now), and I'll get back to exercise. I can feel how sluggish and achy I am and it doesn't feel great at all, but it reminds me what I'm working towards: better health, better energy and better ability to steer myself out of a slump by getting outside and eating well which I know improves my life. I wish I could always put it into practise!

@WeepingInASunlitRoom sorry to hear about your injury, that is such bad luck. Hopefully you're continuing to heal and make progress.

I've just changed from Asda to Zava, because Asda was too expensive and there was a decent discount code for Zava. I probably should have done it sooner but I'm a bit change-averse. Especially as Zava actually are who Asda use to fulfil their orders, but are consistently cheaper. I think I may change again in a few months, just before my BMI drops under 30 to somewhere that has maintenance plans.

My weight loss has slowed down over Christmas so I'm looking forward to getting back on it more determinedly through the rest of Jan.