Mounjaro - Late September Starters

[ShiftAMountain]

I see so many threads for people who all started about the same time as each other and think it must be good to have people at similar stages that you can share stories with and go through it all together.

There is a Sept thread but those guys have all started already.

Anyone due to start in the second half of Sept that would be interested in a thread?

I am just waiting delivery of my first pen today but don't plan to inject until Sunday evening. I WFH so cannot work out if having the 'worst' of any side effects ruining the weekend is better/worse than having to work through them on Mon/Tue. However, I have a couple of weekend social things coming up and decided it might be easier to do them when my previous injection is starting to wear off a bit - so Sunday nights it is!

@Orangesandlemons77 where, how, what? Spill the beans… please.

For legitimate reasons we had to have a takeaway earlier - I had about a quarter of what I’d usually have, felt happy, didn’t want more and didn’t feel sick after which was a bonus!

Dh's family tend to be very thin and Feeders. MIL will bring bags of crisps and chocolate each weekend, and likes to try and feed / share cake with me but I have to have the 'biggest piece"

in the past, this has not been helpful but now I am starting to out my foot down and it is leading to lots of 'concern' despite my still large size and obviously not needing fed! I'm trying to see the funny side of it.

Needless to say I have not mentioned the injections to her!

Anyone else dealing with anything similar?

So I haven’t had the same but I know I would if I spent time with my MIL as she is one of these “food noticers” as well and comments if I’m eating less or if a child has a “good appetite” etc. It’s v tiresome.
But she lives in a different country and in my own family no one has seemed to notice that I’m eating less!

I have decided to reorder 2.5mg. I
I do occasionally get hungry but that isn't a bad thing because I don't want my appetite supressed so I can't eat. I have as of this morning lost 12lb in total. I am still waking up feeling sick and having waves of nausea throughout the day. My diet has been really basic I have gone off lots of foods and I have been living on sandwiches and toast as it is all I can face. I have decided I am happy with 1-2lb a week as for me it's sustainable.

My diet prior to Mounjaro wasn't bad. I used to eat healthily all day and if I stuck to that I lost weight. My issue was my huge binges in the night often doubling the calories I ate in the day. I have no desire to do that now and I am hoping after no binge eating for many weeks I will retrain myself not to binge. I never used to eat like this it is only since covid I piled on 4 stone.

Today is the day before my injection and I still feel really sick I can't even complete my online shop as everything turns my stomach so I can't even meal plan. It's getting me down if i'm honest.

Week 2 weigh in done - 9.2lbs down in total.
Week 1 - 6.4
Week 2 - 2.8

I'm not doing jab 3 until tomorrow night as appetite suppression is still there albeit weaker, the fullness is also at a better level and we have dinner with friends tomorrow and I'd like to be able to eat more than 3 mouthfuls

@Marble02031 - what week are you on? Have you thought about taking a smaller dose, or spreading it out slightly? It depends on whether you're a rigid rule follower or if you need to work up the doses for blood sugar control etc..... but some do that if side effects are strong. Some of us seem very susceptible to effects even on this loading dose

It's my 4th injection of 2.5mg tomorrow, it just doesn't seem to wear off, today I feel really sick and I can't face food. I have to force myself to eat. My side effects are nausea and reflux. I was already taking omeprozole before I started and I am going through Gaviscon like fun. It seems to affect us all differently.

End of week 3 - 2.9lbs lost, 13.1lbs total. That'll do me, I reckon. Like some of you, that's taken me from morbidly obese to 'just' very obese.

Sorry to hear about those of you struggling. Nausea and never being able to eat must be really difficult side effects to have. It'd get me down too, I think.

I'm a bit grumpy this morning that I just tripped and fell on the bag of peppers I picked from the allotment. All year growing them and I've just squashed all but 3 of them Rubbish.

Week three weigh in this morning.

20lbs of 12 stone I need to lose gone

I also felt more hungry over the past few days, glad it's jab time 😂

Can I join? Started 20th Sept so due my 4th dose of 2.5 today. Really happy, not had any issues at all but hugely helping me.

SW 14.8 stone (5’ 4’’)

W1 -8.2lb
W2 -2lb
W3 -2.6lb

CW 13 9.2lb

I've taken my third dose. Had no real weight loss since my first week and simply hovered a up and a pound down. However, we are travelling abroad a week today so I am contemplating staying on the 2.5 for another month so as not to create any issues with side effects. X

@ShiftAMountain make soup from the peppers then being squished doesn't matter!

@Obeseandashamed i go on holiday on Thursday, the day I'm supposed to go up to 5ml.

ive decided to just take 2/3 of the dose so I have about 3.5 instead and then hopefully a good balance between staving off the munchies and avoiding side effects whilst I'm away

Oh that's a good idea. I didn't think of that! Would be a good happy median until I get back and can start the 5mg. Thank you for the inspiration. I hope you have a lovely holiday x

Took my third dose two days early. Everything going fine for me at the moment. I have no negative effects at all.

Ordered the next pen from ME yesterday morning and it’s coming this morning so I can’t complain about that.

Lost nearly 7lbs so far in two weeks. I am satisfied with that.

Took my 3rd dose on Weds. 1st week was fine, no real problems. 2nd week good for a couple of days, then ravenously hungry for 3 days, then felt very tired. Ploughed on with 3rd dose hoping it would settle but still feel horribly tired, even napping in the day which I never do.

Has anybody else noticed this tiredness and has it eventually passed 🥱🥱?

Stats

Age. 69
SW 14st 4
Wk 2 weight 13st 11

Happy Friday all!

Feeling good this week (week 3, day 3). Hope to get through the weekend unscathed. Actually looking forward to bumping up a dose to see how that goes.

Anyone else with around 4-5 stone to lose?

Hey @peonym sounds like we're in a similar boat including being on the same day. I'm trying to decide whether to move up or not.....but yes ideally would loose 5 stone, but anywhere from 3.5 - 4 would be great. The last time I weighed in at 10st12lb was almost 20 years ago and pre child and peri so I'm not sure I could get that low again and keep it that way and I would like to manage without the injections once I get low enough.

Hello! Checking in - I've ordered and received the next one from PillSorted, decided to go up to 5. Process was simple enough, dispatch a little slower than MEx and it wasn't as well packaged - it was still cold when it arrived, but that's a miracle given the tiny, melted ice pack - but it does come with 5 pen needles - almost as if they expect you to squeeze the golden dose out of it.

Tired today, couldn't lift as much as I wanted during bodypump yesterday, going to eat more protein..

@peonym I am aiming for about 4 / 4.5 stone loss. Started at 19st 4lb (19 1 the day I started my first dose).

Its week 3 day 3 and I have had an appetite for the first time in weeks and had a hot salmon and potato marks and Spencer’s salad for a late lunch (I run a charity shop and rarely get time for breaks but needed the energy). and I’ve had two slices of toast with jam and butter on. that’s me done for the day.

I’ve actually gained 6oz the last few days but that’s ok as it was just shy of a stone I’ve lost now. I think most the weight loss is also because I’ve just been so ill since I started the jabs (not side effects - just lurgy).

no gym or swimming this week as every spare minute is being spent putting new flooring down in bathroom and home office and all associated diy work I add (realised skirting boards look tired…). Back on it next week and hope this cold has gone and I can smell and taste again.

@peonym - I haven't got a hard goal in mind but 5 stone would be great. Maybe even a bit more.

I lost about 4 stone in 2020 the old fashioned way but - inevitably - it all came back again so if MJ keeps working for me, I am happy to keep on it for as long as it takes for me stay at a healthier weight.

Oh and I'm aiming at 5 stone ish, I'll see how I feel when I get to my current goal weight.

Heaviest weight 19st
Starting weight MJ 17.8
CW 16.9
GW 12.7

Thanks all it makes me feel a little better there's a few of us in it for a long haul for a while - so glad we have this thread to keep motivated!

Forced myself to eat dinner tonight, and then early to bed soon. Headaches largely gone which is great!