Mounjaro October starters

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Hi,
I've taken the plunge and ordered Mounjaro through MedExpress. My prescription was accepted today and as long as it arrives in time I plan to start on Thursday (my birthday is on Wednesday 😂😂). I thought I would start a thread for any new starters if anyone is interested 😊

Hi All, day 4 for me, going pretty well at the moment and hopefully getting on top of constipation. Trying to make sure I eat 3 meals a day but this stuff is just amazing - I don’t feel hungry between meals at all and could easily go without them but just trying to maintain a normal ish eating pattern. Only real symptom I have is much increased thirst.

How about lentils,
pulses and beans. Nuts, falafels, omelettes?

Did you get an answer for this? Am wondering the same thing!

can I join the October starters please?
Ive just had notification that my Mounjaro pen will be delivered tomorrow, just need to psych myself up to administer it. I think I am going to aim for Thursday evening for my first dose, I work full time but from home and I’m nervous about side effects, Fridays are usually Admin days for me so if I feel rough it’ll be ok.
Over the years I have lost and regained so much weight, I have been overweight from childhood, I’m 57 now and cannot remember a time where I haven’t hated my weight.
I managed to lose four stone going from 21 stone to 17 by fasting 2 days a week, but 2 stone has crept back on, it’s so hard. On fasting days all I think about is food, obsessively. On non fasting days I try to go as long as I can without eating before giving in. It’s not healthy, sometimes I feel faint from the lack of food and try to keep feeling full on water and Diet Coke.
I so need this to work for me…

End of day 2 for me almost - no real symptoms as such, a couple of waves of nausea that passed quickly. Still very thirsty.
However I definitely haven’t stopped THINKING about food, but I think it’s an ingrained habit, I.e ‘ooh it’s coffee time at work, when the biscuit barrel comes round I’ll take one’ or ‘what do I fancy snacking on when the kids go to bed’ but I haven’t snacked at all today as while I’m thinking about it, I realise I have no desire to eat it if that makes sense.
also have slightly swollen glands and a stiff jaw/neck.

Ive ordered a sample pack of the purition shakes to try so good to hear they have been recommended. Been searching through loads and they have nice flavours and seem a good price too.

Still no suppression or side effects for me. Feels like ive injected water lol

How is everyone calculating calories? At the minute im just doing 1400, i could go to 1200 but with not suppression its miserable, 1400 allows me enough to function

@surreygirl1987 i clicked on the tracking link for royal mail and chose safe place delivery so it was left without needing the signature

I pick up my first months pack on Weds. I'm scared but think it's the right decision.

I have been having one for breakfast, in the blender with almond milk, frozen blueberries and sometimes a scoop of natural yoghurt. they are really nice, the best of the protein shakes I have tried.

Ordered one from here, my partner offered to get me one as an early xmas gift and i sent him this link and the one @mjuser linked and got me the Q2 Pro, should be here end of the week. Told him i plan to watch the eras tour and walk in time with the entire show daily. Hes now regretting offering to buy one!

Thats good to hear, again i really struggle with the all natural sugars problem as im allergic to artificial sweetners and this one has nothing added. Looking forward to them coming, i also got the nutty coffee frappes to try

But are you going to do it in gold cowboy boots? 😆

Im going to wear my full eras tour outfit until it no longer fits lol

Great to see people still joining in this thread, good luck!

Today is day 5 of injection 1 and today was the first day of no headache which I think I means I ate enough a drank enough through the day for the first time. Need to really remember that on the next injection as I think I've left it too long sometimes without nutrition.

Exactly the same for me (started yesterday too), we have bourbons in the biscuit tin and a couple of times I've thought 'ooh I'll go grab a few biscuits!' but then immediately feel a bit funny and stop myself, it's not really nausea just a weird feeling I can't describe

Weight distribution is really interesting to me too. I'm apple shaped and 5ft 8, currently 199lb down from 218lb in August.

Slim, toned and rather nice legs (if I do say so myself).
No arse
Big belly
Big boobs but not as big as my belly

I wear size 18 clothes at the moment, could do 16 on my legs but the waist band wouldn't do up over my belly, and the top in a 16 would ride up or be too tight around the belly too.

I tend to wear dresses to avoid having trousers that either fall down or feel like they're cutting me in half, Knickers and tights are a nightmare, they either roll down or bag round my butt.

@PickleSarnie @Fizzleaway sounds like we're all v different shapes! If was to buy a size 16 or 18 shirt it would fit round the bottom but I could never do it up around the boobs. And ones that fit around the boobs just hang off me like a smock everywhere else...

@Orangesandlemons77 @LolaLouise that's really good to hear about Purition. I had heard mixed reviews but think I'll order the trial box tonight. Be great to find one that isn't really sweet.

@EVK yeah I do eat lots of nuts and lentils (or rather - I did! not eating much of anything at the moment!) - it's just trying to get up to 100g a day or whatever. Think it's going to be hard if I'm eating drastically less overall. That's why I was thinking of a shake or something.

Just had some Bol protein power pea soup for dinner. Chucked in a spoonful of cottage cheese and half a tin of tuna and stirred through. I bet that sounds absolutely disgusting but it was really nice!

Same! I think the funny feeling is guilt having spent so much money i need to have the self control, which ive never had before

You’re very welcome here and your struggles are so familiar. We all have different amounts to lose and different starting places but all
of us are here to find and help and support. I hope MJ will give you the boost you need. Good luck

Welcome @Iwouldratherbesinging !!

@EricTheGardener - Iv always found it strange too that everyone can be the same weight and different sizes! When I’m slimmer il post a before and after shot!

😂 I feel the same. I could eat more and treat myself but I seem so much more able to resist. Is it the money, MJ or both. Im
still feeling hungry but more able to stop.

I've eaten well today but I'm not sure if it's psychosomatic or I actually feel less hungry! I've almost convinced myself I did the injection wrong!

Day 4 and feeling the same 😫

Day 1
Breakfast, protein yogurt
Lunch, tuna and half a pita
Dinner, half a small bag of stir fry, chicken
3 x cup of tea

Total 705 calories

I really don't feel hungry at all

Great to see such an active chat! Day 4 for me and are a little more today but feeling so full so will pull it back again tomorrow. Think because I was in the office and there were free sandwiches. I'll check out those recommendations of protein shake. I've worked my way through 4 of the 7 I bought and trying to figure which I prefer. I got 20g and 50g ones