Mounjaro September Support

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I've just started this morning after months of research. Feeling nervous but excited. Any other new or existing users want to join support and share successes?

@Stressedmummyof4 - does your Mum know you are dieting (even if not with MJ) ? If she does why don’t you just say you are trying to cut down and choose something lower calorie? This is what I do when I see my family, they still offer me pudding etc. I have said I am dieting for health reasons (which is true) but not told them about MJ as I know they would be uncomfortable (and I feel it is my personal choice). Enjoy your day out :-)

Week 3

After no loss last week I've lost a respectable 3 lbs this week. My clothes are fitting better already (I'm only barely 5 ft so a few lbs make a big difference). I just feel better mentally and physically maybe it's as much to do with less junk and healthier choices than the drug.

SW. 14.9
CW. 14.3

Baby steps in the right direction. Onwards and downwards from here.

Weigh day today

week 1 - 6.8 pounds lost
week 2 - 2.7 pounds lost

Extremely happy.

@StanleyCup here is 1 month of my daily weigh ins. As you can see, it goes down like a rock then floats stable, then goes up a bit, then down, then flat........... it's a ziggy zaggy inconsistent graph. But the trend is down, that's what matters

@suze12 I made the mistake of weighing a few days in and gained. Over the whole week I lost.

I only weight weekly now.

Well done @HOL2024 - great results.

My weigh in today too -

SW 201.6
week 1 - down 6lb
week 2 - down 3.4lb
CW 192.2
GW 154

Just been reading that if refrigerated you can use pens until the expiry date (rather than 30 days if unrefrigerated) so that's made my mind up - I'm going to order the 5ml pen next, even though I'm getting good suppression etc on 2.5ml, and will continue at 2.5ml unless it stops being effective part way through.

Thanks for sharing your graph @InfoSecInTheCity - it's helpful to be reminded of the fact there are always going to be static bits.

I downloaded Shotsy app the other day and am quite enjoying using it - showing me such essential data as exactly how much of the dose I have in my system at any given time

I do this too. I find I fluctuate quite a lot over a week, so if I’m weighing weekly and do it on the “wrong” day it can be a bit misleading. Weighing daily gives me a much better idea of the overall trend rather than just a snapshot at a point in time

End of week 2, 2lbs off and I'm disappointed. I know this is positive change, I still feel disheartened it isn't more. It's 5.5lbs in two weeks which I KNOW is reasonable. I would feel better if I had a big loss one week, then 1-2 wla week thereafter. Guess that is not how it will work for me.

I'm trying hard and still feel a bit hungry. Had a birthday meal last night. I made healthy choices and had one sip of fizz. I would normally have 1/2 a bottle on Friday nights. OH was merry.

Injection 3 tonight.

5lb is the average weight of a chihuahua.

You have lost the equivalent of a pet dog from your body in 2 weeks. That's a lot!

That's an amazing 2wk loss! I'm similar, 6lbs over 2wks and delighted, eeking towards under 12st which I've not been for a very long time, slow and steady wins the race n'all that. Well done!

Thanks @InfoSecInTheCity chihuahua is not bad.

Well done @Whereisthewine. I suppose my frustration is I have a lot more weight to lose.

Long term, big picture and all going in the right direction.

I had the same. 2.7 lbs loss first week, 2.4 second week. I wanted a big whooshy weight loss too, but I'd be unreasonable be unhappy with myself for nice steady progress. I'm on track for another 2.5ish loss this week, as long as I don't eat a horse over the weekend.

how does that work with reordering? If a pen is lasting 8-10 weeks, will the pharmacy make you start at 2.5ml again?

Day 21 weight loss this week is 2lbs so I have lost 7lbs in total. Delighted with this. What I am finding is I am eating what I usually would just smaller portions. I feel I can still eat full meals though. I don't have the not being able to eat side effect which I am glad of tbh. Still eating 2 meals a day, snacks are creeping in. Ordering my new pen - going to order 5mg I think.

No constipation at all now since I started Psyllium Husk capsule every day, it took about a week to get in my system and I now go to the toilet as normal.

We are on holiday so I'm.not expecting much in terms of weight loss this week.

Also meant to say I think most people lose around 2lb a week, there are high weight losses reported but I don't think that's the norm. I know of a few friends who have been on MJ for 6 months and they all report between 1.5 to 3 lbs a week loss (2 of them had a big whoosh of half a stone their first week)

However you lose weight whether it's fast or slow, it's going down in the right direction ❤️

I have just done my second dose and my first weigh in. A brilliant 6lbs off! I am pretty surprised as I have not been overly strict with my diet, but as I have a lot to lose I don't want to feel deprived.

The mounjaro is definitely helping though, DH and the kids had a Chinese takeaway last night and I got a gym kitchen ready meal instead, I didn't feel the least bit envious. However I don't think I will repeat the ready meal thing either!

When I did Cambridge 1:1 a few years ago, my consultant had a fake 5lb lump of fat. Designed to look, weight, and have the same mass as body fat. It was surprisingly large. 5.5lb is a great result.

This thread is almost full so made a new one for when it is!

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Well that's week 3 done and jab 4 done this morning.

Had an alright week, for the first time I could hear the food noise coming back on Thursday, but had enough willpower to ignore it.

This week I will be ordering the 5mg pen. I guess it's not too hard to switch pharmacies to get the deals?

SW: 304.7 (31/08)
CW: 293.7
Mini goal: 275 (by 29/11)
Total loss 11lbs.

Well done to all on this journey, looks like it's all going well so far for us all from your posts on here.

Chihuahua

@85reasons the pen only lasts 30 days once opened whether refrigerated or not.

It lasts up to the expiry date if refrigerated and unused.

Oops sorry, wrong thread and can’t edit.

Back from holiday and weighed.

I'm 2 and a half weeks in (3rd dose taken on Wednesday) and 8.5lb down. Very pleased with that.

I've asked to reorder the 2.5mg dose again. I've not had significant side effects except for a bit of reflux, but I am finding that a small portion of food really fills me up. Yesterday I ordered a veggie breakfast and could only manage half of it (one sausage, half tomato, half a slice of toast, most of the egg, a few beans and 3/4 of a hash brown). I don't really want more suppression at the moment or I'll struggle to be eating enough nutrition.

I'm planning to take the 5th bonus dose from the current pen, the the next two 2.5mg doses as normal. If I find that I am having more appetite or not continuing to lose weight slowly and steadily then I plan to take the final amounts in the pen at 3.75mg. Well that's the plan so far.

@raspberrymeringue how are you feeling after your half dose? I hope that side effects are more settled for you.

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