Mounjaro August thread 3

[Blondeshavemorefun]

Almost at 1000. We are a chatty bunch but nice to have each others support

I genuinely don't understand why people wouldn't use the bonus dose, even if money were no object, but obviously it's no skin off my nose. I'd use it even if MJ were cheap, just because I hate waste.

I'm not going to faff about to that extent, I'll probably do a hard twist and use the remaining liquid. As long as it's somewhere in between 2.5 and 5mg that will be fine. I presume the pen still clicks after you do the hard twist.

If I don't feel right about it when i'm doing it then I won't inject it, I'll just start my 5mg pen. I don't want to use a separate syringe, too fainthearted 😄

I’m only going to use the bonus amount if I can use the hard twist. I can’t bring myself to use the insulin syringes. I can’t find one with a needle that’s not twice the size of the one that goes on the pen

Me too, and I'd be a bit worried about poking it in too far. I've got a nice spare tyre but its not that big. I know that you are supposed to insert the needle at an angle but, it's not for me I don't think.

I think we are all excited to be going up to 5 @cosylife

My 5mg pen arrived today with no needles!! I called them and hopefully they will be here tomorrow

I drew out the bonus dose and it was 0.7 which equates to about 2.9 I think. Was good knowing how much I injected as that was a bit of a shock to the system so now def going to start my 5 pen at 3.75

The insulin needle didn’t feel much different to inject honestly

I had more than a single dose left but because I didn’t have an insulin pen I just turned to one, used that and discarded the small amount left xxx

I'm bucking the trend here and think I will stay at 2.5. I have another week to go, but I honestly can't imagine how I would eat at all if my appetite is repressed any further. I've extended each week's injection by one day to try and let it die down a bit but the suppression only drops off a smidge and I still don't really have any appetite, I'm just less repulsed by the food that I do eat. The first three days after I inject everything tastes foul and I don't want to eat it. The only thing that doesn't taste awful is water. I've just forced down 4oz of chicken and a few vegetables for lunch and it was disgusting. Even coffee tastes revolting.

Went out for lunch with work and on my god. So stuffed, I feel sick. First time this week I've felt like this

@MargoLivebetter I’m with you in that eating is still a massive struggle. But then on day 6 food noise rushes in. That’s why I’m going half way up.

@MargoLivebetter weird how seems to be different for all of us

2.5 is meant to be a get used to me dose then go to 5 but if you find it working then stay on it

How much have you lost since starting mj

I’m lucky that finances aren’t an issue but personally for me the whole ‘finish your plate’ ethos is part of why I’m overweight, so if there’s some left that go unused, that’s okay with me and part of my journey. I’m going to listen to my prescriber’s advice for the next few weeks and if I feel confident enough to take the ‘bonus’ dose via an insulin needle then I’ll give it a go, if not then all good. I don’t have any spare needle caps which it sounds like a few of you do?

@MargoLivebetter I felt the same but definitely feel the food noise creeping back in around 1-2 days before jab day and seems to be setting in a bit earlier this week. My prescriber said I can drop-down to 2.5mg at any point while on 5mg. Keep us updated on how you get on with month 2 on 2.5!

I used my bonus dose of my 2.5mg pen when I got back from holiday on Saturday. Did a hard twist and there was a tiny bit left so I twisted again and injected it, but it really was miniscule. I was hoping to have more of an overage to bridge to 5mg. 5mg pen is here ready for Friday!

On the plus side, we were on an all-inclusive holiday and I only put on 1lb!

@cosylife I received 6 cap needles with my Oushk pen and I ordered a box of 100 with them for £6.99 just in case. I've still to order insulin needles for the extra dose liquid, I did the hard twist with my first pen but I want to be specific going forward with what I'm injecting. X

My wide leg linen trousers are feeling rather loose today. I'm not hung up on numbers on the scales but I am feeling chuffed about the trousers.

@Blondeshavemorefun I lost 7lb the first week, 2lb the second week and my mid week weigh in this morning is another 1lb down. I am forcing in the calories and protein. I aim to hit a minimum of 1000 calories a day and 65g of protein.

@cosylife will do. I'm a bit weirded out by it to be honest. I've never felt like this in my entire life.

@MidLifeResurgence74 there is no rush at all for me. The first week I convinced myself that there was a bit of food noise the day I was due to inject. But I've not had that again. Even on day 8 just before I inject, I'm still not hungry at all - even when I know that I should be, if that makes sense. At least by day 5/6 the food does at least taste like it should.

Anyone else noticed a weird change in shape? Different from previous weight loss attempts? My fat areas feel soft empty flab and my bum is going flat!! I walk a lot but I'm thinking i am going to have to start exercising differently and doing weight resistance. A few squats anyway lol. X

My boobs feel super empty!

I've lost an inch off mine, I've not disclosed that fact to DH haha, x

Yes my fat (and I have plenty of it) is very soft and wibbly! But I did notice that once before when I was losing a substantial amount of weight. I am hoping that it will tighten up again 🤣

I'm a bit fed up this afternoon. Just being impatient with it all, I can't feel much difference in my clothes this week. I just need to slow down, keep doing what I'm doing and trust the process. And maybe stop looking at TikTok videos of people losing ridiculous amounts really quickly which are giving me unrealistic expectations!

My belly looks really strange!!

My whole body does.

Mind you, it has for ages