Continuing Mounjaro...part 19

[ObsidianTree]

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

Yes you are right, it goes to order restricted straight after your prescription has been approved 🤓

My med express order has taken two days longer than usual, not the end of the world so I'll stick with them until they decide they won't price match the next order...actually their price match was a bit disappointing in a way as it only gives you the difference off your 'next' order, not the one you are placing at the time. Anyone had any luck with second price match yet?

Please can I ask your tips for realistic exercise. I am a single mum and work is chaos at the moment, so time is limited. I'm thinking lunch time walks, youtube videos, anything else? Nothing unrealistic :)

Hi, if you have Sky they are offering 45 days free for Mvmnt channel:

Mvmnt brings home workouts to the big screen with something for every ability – from yoga lovers to cardio enthusiasts and everyone in between. Enjoy beginner-friendly workouts that fit into any day, with short and snappy sessions under 10 minutes.

Also if you have a Samsung smart tv some of them have free workouts via the Samsung Health app

I was late posting my previous message - the messages before from 3wdavid hadn't loaded 🙈

But as I said, that's exactly how it works for me - last minute notification it's arriving! They mustn't scan it until it's about to be delivered!

Share your progress you amazing bunch! www.mumsnet.com/Talk/weight-loss-injections/5138985-share-your-progress-you-amazing-bunch

I've started a thread for sharing progress if anyone would like to share their amazing achievements, I'm hoping it might be quite 'feel good' for us all.

No, that came from Eli Lilly chat function, after they did an assessment of the conditions and timing re my warm pen. I said I won’t start it for another month and they said it’s fine, keep it in the fridge - it’s good for use until expiry date or once started within 30 days

Wow don’t know how I’ve missed this new thread! So much to read through but first I’ll have a wee moan. Gained 1lb today. I’m a bit gutted as even though I’ve stalled in the last, this is my first real gain. And even though I’ve been on this journey long enough to realise it’s normal to fluctuate, I can’t help feel a bit annoyed.

this was week 2 of 5mg and aside from 1 day of feeling a bit of nausea I’ve had no other side effects or suppression. Think I’m just annoyed that after taking months to get up to 5mg and being so ill on lower doses now I’ve made it and it’s having no effect. Hopefully it continues to build and next week is better!

I've added to this. Would be great seeing everyone's progress in one place 😊

@PissedOffNeighbour22 you and @CiderJabs are my MJ twins as we all started at the same time. Congrats on your loss. I may go back and read the early threads for a giggle. It was all so new. And here we are six months on (!) going wow.

I finally bit the bullet and jabbed myself ( well got DH to jab me). Now I’m freaking out that I’ll be unwell for the next few days 🙈

if there are any top tips you experts would say I’e remember to drink lots of water etc to help minimise side effects that would be great 😊

SW Mar 2024: 251lb
SW today: 238lb

I've decided to do just this 😊 nostalgia 😁

For an easy starter make sure you are getting your steps in - there are some youtube workouts for getting in your steps you literally just march along with them - so easy and can possibly do them when your little one is in bed etc as wouldn't be noisy jumping around!

Just checking in for the first time in a while. Well done to all the great progress.
I've just done my 5th 10mg, so week 20 for me. I started at the very end of March at 13st 6 and am now 10st 13.
Am so pleased, for the last four years I have tried so hard with diet and exercise and never managed to get below 12 stone and then got frustrated and gained again.
I have a 12mg in the fridge and thinking i will order one more for titrating off, not sure what to order as yet. I would like to lose another stone I think. Oddly despite losing 2.5 stone I've don't feel like I have fully gone down a dress size yet so would like to go down one or two.

I've found Lucy Wyndham Read to be very good. She has a huge range of workouts from 5 minutes to 30. I particularly like those where she takes you on a walk round some beautiful places (Venice, Paris etc) so you get your steps up along with some toning exercises.

@ObsidianTree oh wow, I’ve read the first thread back. It took us ONE MONTH to fill that first thread. 😱 It was so new and so few of us. 48 hours in. We were all scouring the US sites. The other thing that jumps out is delivery times! I ordered at 6am. Got request for photos at 10am. Package arrived next day.

We also discovered that bonus doses and I saw lots of names I’ve not seen in a while. As the threads went faster and faster it does become harder to keep track.

We were all so nervous on what to expect. Then we answered all the new starter questions with our experience when we were only a couple of weeks ahead.

I am so, so glad we had this thread. I’ve got three real life MJ converted friends and I wouldn’t have got to a BMI of 21 without us all supporting each other, old and new.

These threads are great aren’t they.

I’m on holiday in a country with a massive T2DM issue and the ads for berberine are EVERYWHERE. I’m going to do some research and read some papers and see what they sell here and how much etc.

@AgathaMystery I've just found these supplements on Amazon which have berberine and magnesium glycerinate (which I already take) and I've been considering swapping it. It says it controls blood sugar levels and "can" aid weight loss- so I wonder if it's an additional tool to help with maintenance?

Anyone else have horrific dreams when on this? I jabbed yesterday and had what felt like constant nightmares all night 😳 unsure if coincidence or not…I’ll google too but sometimes that’s just a minefield

I haven't but I know some people report this as a side effect. Hopefully it improves for you!

@Downandout24 I have very vivid and sometimes chaotic dreams on the night or two after each jab. I can't say they have subsided over time, I'm on my second 7.5 pen, but they don't worry me.

I got to page 32 before falling asleep 🤣

Yes delivery times were a lot quicker when there was a handful of us on it for sure!

Also, living the discovery of the bonus dose in real time! That was fun!

I remember at the time wondering if we would over take the wegovy thread which was on like thread 2 when we started!

@Downandout24
Yes, I have been having very vivid dreams most nights. Not necessarily nightmares, but not particularly nice, and I feel like I'm waking up quite exhausted from them! I do hope they calm down a bit...

Lol snap on the bonus dose! Was also thinking about the people on the first thread we don't see so often. I guess this thread got so busy etc.

This thread is so inspiring.
Week 3 for me and total of 9lb weight loss so far.
I'm on holiday on Friday for two weeks so ordered my second pen early (move to 5mg).
I'm a bit nervous about increasing dose just as a go on a long haul flight- so will do 30 clicks of the new pen and leave it in the fridge. Will take 2.5mg pen with me and use that dose whilst away (the 4th dose).
I think that makes sense - but I'm a newbie?! Where I am going is very hot and I didn't want to risk the new pen- will sacrifice the "bonus dose" in the old pen instead. It means I stay on 2.5mg for 6 weeks and I can move to 5mg on my return without risking the new one in the heat.
My BMI is just over 30 but I'm tall- target weight is 11.8 stone, currently 14.6 stone.

Someone at some point linked the dose accumulation graphs- could someone link gain please?