Starting Monday. Excited and terrified

[Tacali]

Finally done it. Went to my chemist today and will start Monday.

I am excited but now that I'm not just talking about it and it's happening I'm terrified. I want it to work so badly.

Can people tell me their experiences.
Both good and bad
How much do you roughly lose a week?
How have you felt?
Does it really stop food noise?
Etc

I'd love to lose 4 stone.
I am 14 just now and would like to get to 10.

Has anyone done this kind of weight loss?

@Tacali Hi! I've been taking Mounjaro for 10 weeks now. I started from a high starting point of 21st 12lbs, and have lost 3st 1lbs so far to be 18st 11lbs today.

I had an immediate response to the starting dose of 2.5mg and had appetite suppression pretty much straight away. I had a couple of big losses in the early weeks and now have losses each week of between 1 and 4 pounds, typically. I found moving to 5mg after 4 weeks to be ok initially but then had some side effects after that. They didn't last long and I am back to having pretty much no side effects. I was supposed to move up to 7.5mg but stuck with 5mg for a couple more weeks. I've just this week gone for 6.25mg and will try the full 7.5mg next week if I still don't have any side effects.

From the first day I injected my interest in snacking and overeating just stopped. I can forget to eat if I'm distracted or busy. Sometimes it's hard to think what to eat because I am not at all interested, I haven't eaten crisps, sweets, biscuits, cake, ice cream or anything like that for the whole 10 weeks, I'd rather eat protein based food and salad/veg, with very minimal carbs.

I used to fairly constantly think about "treats" or carby things like toast, a constant running commentary which has just stopped. I find that to be extremely pleasant and relaxing that it's all gone.

Minimal side effects -
occasional constipation if I don't eat enough fibre (4 ryvita a day keeps me moving),
one day of sulphur burps and d&v but I was on an AI holiday and had been eating lots of rich food and drinking cocktails
bit of heartburn if I keep eating beyond the full feeling.

TBH they are all good pointers to help me practise sensible eating in the future..

Lost about 12lb in the first week and had lost my first stone after 2 weeks....3 stone in 3 months - BMI of about 38 to 32 in that time (i'm quite tall)

It has been transformational for me - no cravings (although they creep back in by jab day), I'm no longer cruising round the kitchen from cupboard to fridge looking for snacks that I don't need as I just don't feel the urge to binge any more - the food noise is gone.

Good luck on your journey

I'm with you. Just ordered mine and equally excited and terrified. I can't sleep now so I'm hanging out on this board, reading and reading even more. Mine should come this week - I don't know yet as ive only just ordered this night. I really really hope it works.

I'm starting tomorrow too! Had a delivery delay that put me back a bit.

also terrified of needles so that doesn't help! Though more scarfed of what's to come if I don't lose weight. My mobility is very affected now so needs must:

madses of good luck, message if you need a day 1 buddy!