Mounjaro February to April 24 starters - Thread 2

[ObsidianTree]

Thread 2

Link to last thread https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5139634-mounjaro-february-to-april-24-starters?page=1

Well that was quick. MedExpress have approved my prescription & it’s on its way. If I can shift these final pounds by Christmas, then I will look again at suppliers for maintenance. Next dose gets me to mid-November & another pen should see me through.

I'm booked in for my appointment with Oushk on Monday. I think I've booked the wrong type, as I went for a maintenance consultation rather than new customer, but I want to go on their Conti maintenance plan. Will report back.

Morning all,

1lb loss this week. Currently 12.06st to be precise. The 11s are getting closer but not there yet! Soon I'm sure!

My current 15mg pen is definitely not working very well. Don't feel I have been suppressed much at all since taking early on Tuesday. Also took it after 5 days so was worried I might have taken it too soon and got bad side effects, but I was fine. Think I was suppressed a little for the two days after taking it then by yesterday felt like it wasn't working.

Although Zava say there isn't anything wrong with their cold chain, I'm going to hope it was from the pen not being cold enough rather than the short date pen. I have one more 15mg short dated which I will use next and hope it works better as it was delivered cold.

Hope everyone had a good weekend.

@ObsidianTree I think I've got a rubbish 15mg too. It was delivered cold but I wonder if the short life affects it, 4 more doses to go and then another short life pen, in the meantime I'll order another and hope it's better. At least the October dated pens won't be around - although I know with some pens they did say the expiration date was extended.

Morning! My joy at being in the 11 stone club yesterday didn’t last very long! Back to to 12 dead this morning but I do go out last night, ate food and drank diet coke. I also had very rubbish sleep so it’s not a complete surprise. I’ll be back in the 11’s soon enough 🤞

SW 14.12
CW 12.0
Mini target 11.12 by the end of the month.

@Femeia this is my worry now about the short dated pens. I have another and hope it's not as rubbish as the current one. Also worried in case I get a new dated 15mg pen and it's the same! Hoping that's not the case!

Oh another note... Had a coffee and did a poo then re- weighted! So close! Lol

@guestusername lol snap! But you did make the 11s and will be back there soon enough I'm sure!

Having started in late April I’m now in the 11s with a BMI of 24. Very happy with that. I’m struggling with maintenance as I’m not managing to change my eating habits to stop losing weight. I’m currently on holiday and whilst I’ve not indulged, I’ve been eating more which is good - more carbs as I’d been strictly keto.

I slipped in and out of the 10s for quite a few days as my weight fluctuated before losing enough to be there solidly. Once you have seen that new stone on the scale you know you will get fully into that stone bracket though.

@ObsidianTree is that a screenshot of the Renpho scales app? Does it graph body fat and muscle mass etc over time? I want to upgrade my scales now I am into the exercising phase of this journey. Btw a user name is visible in that screenshot.

I just checked out Reddit and apparently Voy users on 12.5mg are being sent a mail saying there are 15mg supply issues for all providers and they will need to stay on 12.5mg for another month. As this directly contradicts what Hira from Oushk said about new 15mg pens arriving, it's being speculated that Voy have a lot of 12.5mg pens left that expire in November so are pushing them onto their customers so they are sold before expiry.

So their users are expected to help stop Voy making a loss from their own ordering mistake. And if you don't use forums you might actually believe that it is a supply issue. Screenshot attached:

@Choux
I've seen the same message sent to Medexpress customers too. Plus someone said the expected delivery of 15s to Oushk still hasn't arrived so I think there may be a nationwide shortage.

Pretty sure someone got a delivery of 15mg from Oshik and Hira said they are dated 02/25.

I wasn't going to order until Nov but I might order in Oct from Oshik then to get a 15mg before they go out of stock. But might still be fine with oshik.

I think the short dated 15mg has probably thrown the suppliers that might have ordered them in bulk expecting them to have a longer date. So a lot maybe chucking them or sending them back.

It's an insmart scale. Similar to renpho im sure. Tracks all things etc with charts too.

@@guestusername, @ObsidianTree

The 11 stone club is very exclusive (and illusive) isn't it? Keep going, you'll be there next week I'm sure.

Yesterday, bouyed up by my success at getting past the bouncers on the door of the 11's club, I went on a very long coastal walk on Anglesey. It was probably the last warm and sunny day of the year and my overriding feeling was of being normal. I wasn't the fat bird who couldn't keep up, or the dieter who couldn't share in the only food we had with us (a bag of dry roasted peanuts) or who refused a pint of Dizzy Blonde at the end of the walk. I was too weary when we got back to camp to cook myself a healthy tea and had belly pork and new potatoes like everyone else and it was OK, because, like my friends, I needed fuel.

This morning I'd lost 0.2lbs but I really wouldnt have cared if I'd have put a bit on as I'd had a good day and felt normal for the first time in years.

Oushk has just announced it on their group about a shortage

You put it so well, @KrankyKumquat. Feeling normal for me has been not caring about food above other things so happily eating whatever is available quickly and moderately rather than obsessing about the nicest food or the best reviewed street food place to go. And on the flip side having an ice cream on a day out and not worrying about the consequences because I know it won’t derail a diet or cause a sugar spike or just make me feel bad because I, a fat person, have eaten something bad for me. It’s so liberating and I really want to stay this way.

So I was out of order for suggesting Voy were just trying to get rid of their 12.5mgs. Sounds like Hira has some 15mg but not enough for everyone who is now going to try and get it.

So far I haven't heard of anyone getting a 12.5mg with an expiry date after nov 2024 so if they don't restock both doses in the Uk in the next few weeks there won't be anything above a 10mg in the country.

Ah ok

I don't need any until Nov so I will wait until mid Oct. Hopefully they have stock by then. I bet loads of people will be ordering now to get a pen in before they go out of stock.

I think Zava plan to sell the old 15mg stock until 9th ish of Oct.

I hope this shortage doesn't go on for months!

I’ve been reading along after starting 16weeks ago. I’m 30lbs down with 10to go but loss has slowed alot as my body nears its lowest ever adult weight but still bmi27 I’ve worked hard to adjust to a regular normal 3x a day meals focusing on protein, eating within 15hr window plus exercise daily. Being short means my bmr is under 1500c now and that’s going to be a challenge to maintain after MJ. 1500c is my sweet spot of functioning well v being hungry. I’m trying to build more muscle now as I’m cardio fit but not that strong in my50s.

So well put @KrankyKumquat feeling normal when your not being controlled by the blood sugar roller coaster & thoughts of where’s the next food coming from. It’s wonderful and scares me what it will be like when we eventually stop MJ. Glad you had a lovely walk.

The news of shortages worries me as that’s when quality controls start being stretched. I was on oestrogel for years when suddenly all the PR about HRT hit headlines and demand rocked and then they shifted production to keep up but couldn’t and then 1000s of us starting reporting it wasn’t the same gel or having the same effect sadly. Hoping the same doesn’t happen with MJ.

Still stuck at 11st 5, so this week I intend to log everything& weigh daily & see if that works.
I am having that de-motivation as I approach the finish line, so need to dig deep &push on. I am noticing less suppression at 5mg, so if it really falls off I will start taking it on a5 day interval. I have two doses left & 7.5 arriving imminently.
Today I had a full on craving for a bacon sandwich, but then I started gardening & craving & hunger went away. Moral of story, do something to distract from he craving.
I will have the sarnie, but later & it’s already logged.😊

I also find I do sometimes crave something unhealthy but I have it, because why not occasionally, and I can only have a small amount of it before it fills me up.

Hello all. Been back from my holiday for a few days now, but brought bronchitis and conjunctivitis back with me. Urgh. I think dropping DS off at uni is always so hard and and takes it out of me emotionally.

Anyway, lost 1.6 lbs on holiday, despite relaxing my diet and enjoying the odd scoop of salted caramel ice cream in Cornwall, or some fish and chips. We did tons of walking on beaches and cliff tops. Have lost a little more since coming back and this morning I weighed in at 154.4, which is 70kgs exactly. Soooo close to being at my lowest weight since teenage years, which is crazy.

For those comparing journeys, I started in early January, and am diabetic. I have generally lost each week except for a few, but have slowed down since July. My overall average is now 1.2lbs/week, but it all adds up and I have lost 48lbs. The amazing thing is that I have not given up, and continue to eat healthy and keep snacks to a minimum.
And my blood sugar numbers are amazing.

@ObsidianTree Yep, my 15mg continues to be shit frankly.
And I have another to use😡
I have resorted to split dosing. 10mg Friday morning then 10mg Monday night. Because thats the extent of the effects I get , Friday to Monday, and that's a stretch. A whole week.......no chance.
Yep, it's more than 15mg in the week, but I am having minimal supression or side effects or anything else, so unlikely to "overdose".
Pissed off doesn't describe it.

I have been eating more, but at a level where I should still be losing, not just maintaining or gaining.
I am not losing.
Which of course sums up my sodding metabolism perfectly😡.

To be fair I am scrolling between 8'13 and 9 stone and back, so I am very slim. But it is annoying as my aim was 8'7 to lose the last shoogly bits.