MJ August starters #5

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Welcome, August starters ! Can’t believe we are on thread 5🫣

Also I don’t suffer from low mood, though I have been stressed due to work. I feel Mounjaro has elevated my mood. Partially because it’s given me one less thing to worry about (whether that’s my weight, or food thoughts in general) and partially because it makes me feel more proactive and in control of things at a time when I otherwise feel like I’m drowning!

I always used to be slim, and used to naturally control my portions, but over the last years became a comfort eater. My food noise is eating my feelings as opposed to eating for hunger. I always had to clear my plate or finish the packet instead of stopping or leaving leftovers for example. I’d see food as a reward, eg a nice restaurant or a deliveroo was a well deserved treat to take my mind off things. I’ve stopped that sort of thinking since taking MJ.

@Princessandthepie some I think say they don't want to feel hungry - others that they don't at all - they seem to be the ones who suppression is very good

As I said before as meals happen I do feel hungry and want to eat - hence I asked think on previous thread who eats as such and feels hungry

I think we are meant to be a bit hungry but to be able to to appreciate food and want to eat as after mj finished if not eating at all or very little then weight will pile back on

Those who say they do 1000/1200 calories to lose weight - does they mean they will be always technically dieting as eating such low calorie amounts

@blondeshavemorefun I hope I'll be able to eat more than this in the future!! When I get close to my target weight I'm anticipating some time transitioning off MJ and understanding what eating different amounts (but healthily) does for my weight. I'm short and not particularly active so 1200 calories is what whatever calculator told me to eat in order to lose 1 to 2 lb a week. I think my maintenance level will only be about 1600 but I want to learn what that actually looks like on plates through the week rather than weighing everything and always having to think about food.

@Blondeshavemorefun I can't see a time ahead now when I won't have to keep an eye on calories. I use Nutracheck which is amazing. You enter what you would like to lose (or maintain) how active you are and it tells you how many calories. I also have it linked to my fitbit so it adds calories according to how active you are. I'm sure it's not completely accurate but it's a figure to work towards.

I know it all sounds a massive faff, but I'm not spending all this money to just throw it away when I get off Mj.

Yes, there's a few of us who are having annoying, continuous bleeding too. I've just had my 3rd 5mg jab and have had a light bleed + cramps for over 3 weeks now. Plus my mood has definitely been lower than usual.

I have always suffered with hormonal depression, so PMS and had PND too. So I guess it makes sense that MJ, which works hormonally, might affect my mood too.

My 4th 2.5 jab is due tomorrow so hoping I’m back to where I was before I went on holiday! 12 st 8 … hopefully less as for the last 2 days I’ve not felt hungry at all so have struggled to eat around 1200 cals of nutritious food . I could probably have fairly easily scoffed 1200 calls of rubbish .. but unusually have found it fairly easy to resist.

You August starters are a chatty lot! I'm a September starter but I learn so much from following your posts. marking my place here.

We do waffle a bit but welcome

As you have read we vary so much in suppression - food noise - symptoms - weight loss

I've missed a few weeks and this thread doesn't half move fast!

In the last 3 weeks I've had a ten day break, my birthday and DH's birthday. My slow loss has turned into a slight gain (oops), but I'm still plodding on.

Ready to take my 4th and final 5mg next Wednesday and a 7.5 pen is winging its way from MedExpress tomorrow.

Haven't used bonus dose on pens so far because I want to titrate quickly as possible to the higher doses. Might give the 5mg pen a hard twist week after the last 5mg and start 7.5 a week later than planned. Will see how it's going and if I feel the need to up the ante.

Suppression and losses have been fairly modest for me but side effects reasonably easy to cope with. Far more burpy and acidly with 5 than 2.5 but the suppression is fairly low. Not having to force-feed myself, all food & drink is going down nicely at the moment, unfortunately.

No ill effects from drinking wine and eating lovely 3 course meals over 10 days in the sun even though I took my last 2.5 the night before we flew out. First dose 5mg on day of return.

I messed about with the days to cover time away. Back on track now, doing jabs on Wednesday suits me best. Hopefully a couple of weeks un-dieting will kick start some real losses.

Can't remember stats of top of head but I'm about 10lbs down from start, I think. Maybe less.

@Arraminta My bleeding has stopped overnight (although I'm not convinced) but my next jab is due! It'll be interesting to see whether the jab (which I plan to do on Sunday night as we are going to a christening this weekend and I don't want to feel rough) kicks it off again!

Right done my last 5 and extracted .7 for bonus - I'm going to jab that as well - I think

Is that another whole dose of 5 as one is .6?

Or does that mean I would end up jabbing 10 - which I'm tempted to as can't imagine .3 extra is going to make any diff

Do I need to have .3 or .4 of it to make 2.5 so having 7.5today

And start my proper 7.5 pen next week

Hope that makes sense

Last time I just jabbed extra with hard twist so don't know what amount it was so maybe I had double dose

Off to find scales and wait for advice

If you inject all your bonus dose at the same time as your normal injection you'll be double dosing plus some!

I screenshot this from when I wanted to do my first bonus dose

So a lot is in the bonus then 🙀🙀🙀

Ok erm

And good news. At long last the scales have moved !!

Lost 2lbs. 😄😄😄

Got on and off scales a few times to make sure

Finally broken my plateau and stone barrier on mj. Only taken 2mths !!

SW 16.3 (was 17.4 but lost 1.1 on sw)
CW 15.2
Lost 1.1 on mj and 2.2 overall

That's great news Blondes!

Careful with that bonus dose. Do it in week 5, as you get a full dose plus a bit, it is too much to take with your week 4 jab.

Erm. May be too late

Well guess we will find out

Either I will feel like dreadful shit and have horrible symptoms or be ok

I wanted to go for the extra as want a week of 7.5 now before start it properly next week as I really feel 5 has done nothing

But sounds like I've had a little more

Watch this space ......

Yay! Well done @Blondeshavemorefun I did the 'bonus' dose of my 2.5mg alongside my last 2.5mg (I did it out of the pen rather than extracting it) to make it up to a 5mg and I was fine (obviously I'm no doctor though!!)

I hope 7.5mg brings you an easier ride with lots of loses!

My 5th weigh in tomorrow... really hoping to lose at least that pound to take me to my stone loss on MJ! Only six pounds away from my 2 stone mark altogether with my weight loss before MJ.

Taking myself out for a little day date today as I've been so good on my steps etc. all week so having a little day mooching around the shops. Will still get at least my 10k in but last two days I've been over 25k! Poor legs need a rest 😂😂

Well done @Blondeshavemorefun. We'll keep everything crossed that you don't suffer with double dosing 🤞

It seems so weird that they have over the extra as a bonus

I prime every time. Always see
Liquid squirt out so do they give say 10 extra and lose .1 each prime and still have .6/.7 extra which as we all know is a whole dose

So it's really 5 doses for £160 or whatever paid

Oh that's good news! Fingers crossed it stays that way. Mine still limps on and on...

Placemarking on the new thread.

@Blondeshavemorefun Its not more, 0.7ml is about 0.5833mg. The bonus dose is a perfect stepping stone for your 7.5mg pen on its own! If you take your last full 5mg plus your bonus dose you will have taken about 10.833mg. See the chart below.
Hope you dont end up with bad side effects after doubling up like that. Let us know how you get on!

On its own. I shall remember that for next month @MabelSpan

So I've had 10 ish.

Ok. Well feel ok at the moment ......

But if you do it via the pen rather than drawing it out wouldn't it be the usual amount? Or am I being stupid! When I did it via a hard turn on the pen it then turned to 1 as usual and still left a small amount in the pen it didn't give it all?

@owlyboo I think you are right, providing the pen goes to one and there is some left, it should be the normal full dose for that pen. I have only ever syringed my bonus so far.