Continuing Mounjaro...part 19

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Pointers for newbies:

Please note: Mounjaro will only be be prescribed initially if your BMI is above 30. If you have additional health conditions you can get the medication with a BMI 27. (Prediabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol or heart problems)

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Trying something new this thread. Wallywobbles kindly made a site to hold all info including pointers for newbies, links to past threads, recipe ideas and other useful things. Have a look newbies and oldies 😊 (thanks Wallywobbles :) )

Site with all the info :
https://wattnext.notion.site/e880d9342b7a4bab94c244b34e0e5841?v=cc1edc3f1c2b41dab3011c8d9063df0a

Thank you! I've been with ME for 3 pens so far and they've been great so hopefully it will arrive tomorrow 🙏

Regarding GP records I can see my record is now showing obesity as a medical condition, following Zava sending them letters each time I've ordered from them.
I can't wait to leave that category and contact them to get it removed/updated

@Copperbeechsilverbirch yes you can try twisting the pen to get the bonus dose but out of 5 pens so far I've had two where one just would not twist and the other the pen let me twist it but then wouldn't dispense the dose I'd just plunged down to 0 but no medication came out.

So I think I am going to order some insulin syringes to have just in case as I've thrown away two bonus doses now. Thanks for everyone's encouragement on that. It's taken me until the end of pen 4 to actually inject myself instead of getting someone else to do it that's how bad I am with needles

This just prompted me to go check my app to see if they’d got a letter yet ;bit early probably as I only got the meds this week!)
No record of mounjaro but there is a result for a test I haven’t actually taken yet……… Slightly concerning!!

The 12.5 is November 2024

Finally got around to recording this week's weight.

Starting weight 15st 11lb 8oz
Last week's weight 11st 2lb 8oz
Current weight 11st 1lb 2oz.

This means I have lost 30% off my body weight. I'm 1st away from a healthy bmi.

I've had a bad week this week and have done quite a bit of snacking, fast food, cake and no exercise. Very happy that I've still lost weight this week.

Hi fellow MJers :)

second Jab tomorrow and just wanted to ask about angle of injecting pls.

I injected in my stomach like the attached picture from Voys instructions but I think I did my needle at a more sideways angle last week

Not had strong appetite suppression yet but am trying hard to eat healthier, less junk, more exercise etc so feeling good and look like I’m losing a bit too

What sort of angle are you injecting at pls and where?

Thanks so much!

Wow @PissedOffNeighbour22 that’s amazing! Huge congrats x
how long did that take?

I just inject straight on, as I have a lot more flab than the lovely slim lady in that image. So I don't need to squeeze a bit like she's doing as I know I will be hitting subcutaneous fat regardless!

@MooFroo thank you :)
I started on 21 February.

@MooFroo no angle, straight on.

I find the faster and more firm I am then I don't feel it at all. If I'm slow and gentle I can feel it (doesn't hurt just makes me feel a bit blurgh).

Morning, happy weekend everyone!

Just checking in to say I’ve been maintaining / 100-200 g up the last couple of days. Since I’ve eaten well, exercised and drank a ton of water, I know it’s probably to do with my impending period. Hoping it sorts itself out next week. I’m sooo close to a 3 stone loss. I can taste it 😄

Thanks so much @SilenceInside and @MountKilimounjaro (cool name!) - straight on it is!

Eat a big meal then weigh yourself?! Would that tip you over BMI 30? ...then you wouldn't be lying!

Also can you show your husband another suppliers pharmacy registration to put his mind at rest.

If not I know others use Asda another big name and get on ok with them I think.

Amazing I’m only a few pounds from target now and watching your great example. Excited to get to my target, which I honestly thought was impossible

I feel like we shouldn’t encourage or help others to fudge numbers to get a medication not intended for their situation.

With that BMI, she would need to put on another stone to get to BMI 30. It’s not a case of being “a touch” under BMI 30.

Morning all,

Weigh day today. 2lbs down this week. Surprising as I had ttm this week and I ate far too much.

So currently 12st 9lbs and BMI 26.9.

SW Jan keto 17st 6lbs | SW Feb MJ 16st 3lbs
CW 12st 9lbs
total lost : 4st 11lbs | MJ 3st 8lbs

Ah sorry I didn't do the sums I by no means meant to fudge numbers..hence why mentioning a big meal ...I took a touch under 30 on face value...thinking like 29.99...so could potentially be over 30 at different point of the day (like after a big meal)....that will teach me to not all ways take things on face value and think a bit more!

Week 10 weigh in!

SW: 86.9kg
GW1: 70kg
GW2: 64kg

2.5mg
Wk1: 82.4kg (-4.5kg)
Wk2: 80.5kg (-1.9kg)
Wk3: 79.9kg (-0.6kg)
Wk4: 78.6kg (-1.3kg)
Wk5: 77.6kg (-1kg)
Wk6: 77.6kg (-)

3.75mg
Wk7: 76.3kg (-1.3kg)
Wk8: 75.7kg (-0.6kg)
Wk9: 75.1kg (-0.6kg)
Wk10: 74.5kg (-0.6kg)

12.4kg lost total or 27lbs.

If my early morning maths is right I’ve lost 15% of my starting weight which I’m so pleased about… and my BMI is now 29.8 so I’m ‘just’ overweight, no longer obese!!

Week 6 weigh-in, 5mg dose.

SW - 12st 7.0lb
Wk 1 - 5.2lb
Wk 2 - 2.2lb
Wk 3 - 1.6lb
Wk 4 - 2.2lb
Wk 5 - 0.6lb
Wk 6 - 2.2lb
CW - 11st 7.0b

Total loss - ONE STONE!

Chuffed to bits doesn't cover it this morning 😁

I agree. I did suggest a clothed weigh in at first but I didn't realised how far off obese the poster was and genuinely assumed she meant a 1lb or 2lb which we all know can be a carb heavy meal. Being a stone below obese is pretty significant!

I came off MJ about 2.5 months ago and have managed to maintain my weight loss. Need to lose around 9lb for the weight I wanted to be. Currently on a 3 week holiday and have managed to not put on weight.
Really want to order another pen to arrive when I get home but there is a discount code stuck on my MedExpress online form and it won’t go through. So annoying.
Ive messaged them but still no reply 😂

Well done to this weeks losers, welcome to this weeks newbies 👋

Weigh day is 2.1/4 lbs for me

5’7/47

SW - 14.12
CW - 12.9
Next target 12.5 by end of August

Total 31lbs lost. I’m 16lbs away from healthy BMI at 11.7. I’m not sure yet what my final target weight is

New stone bracket🥳
Started in the 15s, was eager to get in the 14s, couldn't believe it when I saw the 13s and now over the moon to see the 12s. This used to be my cue in slimmer years that I needed to get some weight off I.e. restart a slimming club. I'm a few pounds off this old 'before' photo I found recently. When I found this photo i thought i probably weighed about 11st10 in it but when I checked, I was 12st 10 here.

Had a pretty stressful week and ate ready made crap most evenings. Still maintained calorie intake (ish) and drank whey / collagen.
Somehow I've lost 1.5lbs and am 9-11.6 this morning. Chuffed about that.
I've been titration down as I'm in maintenance so this was a nice surprise.
Going away for two weeks so I'll go up to 3.75 again but won't take the pen with me. Then when I come back I'll see how much weight I've put on and will have two full 7.5 pens to play with for going down again.
Dp is now also in maintenance so we have decided to share pens when going down so as we half the usage period of each pen. From what I've read it's safe to do so as long as the pen is fully disinfected after each use.