Mounjaro / Wegovy with > 5st / 30kg to lose: Thread 3

[VelociraptorsVelociRapping]

Thread 3!

Anyone using weight-loss injections to lose more than 5 stone / 30 kg is very welcome to come and chat in this supportive space.

morning all - sorry i have been quiet over the last couple of days but just been trying to catch up on the posts that i have missed and to congratulate everyone on their NSV and losses etc, together with all of the other useful information posted and charts and links to things - its great ....

I also wanted to get some advice if i could from you lovely lot....

I injected on Tuesday... The past couple of days have been the worse i have felt since starting this journey on MJ in August... The nausea has been wild, Ive literally only managed a few mouthfuls of chicken breast since Wednesday night, i have tried to keep up the water intake though and drank a few cups of herbal teas each day... I haven't been able to sleep well, and feel so lethargic and out of sorts... the constipation is back and i feel pretty meh....

The last couple of weeks as you know i have been gradually increasing from the 5mg to the 7.5mg so i have been syringing to get doses; the first was .7ml, the second was .8ml and then on Tuesday I injected .9ml (I thought that was the correct amount for a 7.5mg dose) as I am due to inject from the 7.5mg pen this coming Tuesday
I have just seen the previous posts where someone (I can't remember who it was sorry....) said that a .2ml is a third of the dose so does anyone know or can work out for me if i have injected more than the 7.5mg dose?? Maybe that's why i feel so rough ....?! I was adamant i had got the dosage right, but I am doubting myself so much.... 🙄
Any information for me would be SO greatly appreciated - my brain is literally not functioning properly and maths was never my best subject at secondary school!

Are you syringing from a 7.5 pen? . If you are then yes you have had too much. 0.6ml would be 7.5 strength.. if u wanted less strength you would do 0.4 or 0.5ml.

I am syringing from a 5mg pen....

Thank you for posting, but yes it is blurred but to clarify i was syringing from a 5mg pen... using the last part as the bonus before my 7.5mg pen this next week.

Sorry I’ve no idea why… it looks fine on my phone but not when I post it. I can try pm you the chart if you want?

Ah ok.. then if it was me I would go back to 5mg for a few weeks and see how you go..

I would really appreciate that if you don't mind - thank you

That's fantastic! Well done, and i totally agree about the change in attitude. 2.4kg / 5.5lb down for me in my first week. Absolutely revelationary.

@VelociraptorsVelociRapping I just want to send you a massive hug. You're amazing! ❤️

Thank you @gimmemounjaro and @RainbowZebraWarrior - you will make me blub!

@Changinghabits1973
PM’d you 😁

I've just managed to inject the golden dose from the first pen
I had to buy needles of Amazon,as the pen would not twist ,but it was really easy to get out
and a much longer needle that I felt a lot more confident it had gone in.
Next week I'm up to 5 mg

I've been on a couple of threads ,but everyone seemed to be much lower starting BMI than me ,
I was thinking perhaps I'd let things get to bad ,for mj to work for me ,and I need to accept the WLS when it's my turn ..anyway,keep plodding on with with this for now .

There is a thread for people with more than 5 stone to lose and also one for people with BMI over 50..

This is the thread for people with more than five stone to lose!

Yeah my wording is rubbish there..

I'll try again. Lol

There is this thread for people with more than 5 stone to lose and also one for people starting with BMI of 50 plus..

Sorry about that.

Weigh in and jab day for me, an amazing 5 lbs off!! I'm not sure how that happened as I've been off work this week and I've had wine every night. I have not eaten any bread though and have been dairy free (neither gluten or lactose are my friends but I blooming adore cheese and crusty bread).

I have just done jab 3 of 5ml and in a bit of a quandary about going up next pen or to stick with the 5ml as it is working. I

SW 294.4 lb
CW 268.8 lb

Mini goal 266 - the 2 stone mark, so nearly there.

I did something a bit silly, I looked at myself in a full length mirror. I pretty much avoid mirrors as it just makes me really sad for the loss of the young, slim, fit version of me. I am dreading losing the flab and still not liking what I see.

I need to keep in my mind why I started this. I had reached the weight that I wouldn't sit on the floor because it was an effort to get back up again, my motivation for starting this was the thought of any future grandchildren and how sad it would be not to be able to play with them.

Hey all, well done on losses & I want to see even more on the NSV's as they are the things that make a huge difference to our lives, day to day and longer term.

@VelociraptorsVelociRapping sending you a big virtual high five, amazing approach and perspective.

@gimmemounjaro agree with that has been said about muscle- I've been weight training for over a year now and honestly my legs are just so strong (from having to move my body around!) even my trainer couldn't believe I could easily leg press over 110kg on both legs or over 95kg on single legs. I love it- it feels like my super power. Hope you enjoyed that bath- it's one of the things I love about being a bit stronger is getting in and out easily & more confidently.

About to inject my first 5mg (slightly nervous given this so when lots of people seem to have side effects) but it's definitely time.

I've lost a total of 8.8lbs the first 4 weeks/ month. A long way still to go but looking forwards.

Am I on the wrong thread sorry

No! You're absolutely fine and very welcome here.

@Nomorecookiesandcakes I think you're on the right thread! This thread is for anyone with more than 5 stone to lose.

From my starting weight I have over 11st to lose to get to my target weight. I've lost a decent chunk of that over the last 4 months but still have over half of that to go.

Everyone is welcome on any thread sorry its my wording that made me look wrong..
Just you was saying everyone seemed to have a higher BMI than you, so thought you might like to also join the BMI 50 one..
We are all in this together.. I've got about 7 stone to lose maybe 8.. 2.5 down so far..

@VelociraptorsVelociRapping lovely to read your thoughts, and you've absolutely got this 💪🏻

Some lovely positive reports this weekend!

I have a couple of small NSVs:

• I looked in the mirror and didn't automatically tilt my head in a weird way to hide my double chin lol

• I got a Chinese takeaway and ate a small but reasonable amount as opposed to constantly overdoing it

Happy Saturday!

If you are syringing from a 5mg pen that is 5mg in 0.6mls then

5mg = 0.6mls
6mg = 0.72mls
7mg = 0.84mls
7.5mg = 0.9mls

Or
0.6mls = 5mg
0.7mls = 5.8mg
0.8mls = 6.67mg
0.9mls = 7.5mg

Saturday weigh in and a 2lb loss this week😁

I was convinced I was going to have my first no loss/gain this week. I "put on" 2lb the day after weighing last week, and it was very slowly dropping down again, last night was still 1lb over last weeks weigh in. I had a few carby meals (eggy bread, Chinese takeaway, huge baked potato) earlier in the week as suppression has been very poor this week, but it seems to have kicked back in again yesterday (due to inject today) and weight (probably water) dropped off again last night.

I was starting to get upset, not for the increase as I know they are going to happen, but my excel spreadsheet and graphs 📉 don't work with increases! 🤣

End of week - 18 (5 x 2.5mg, 13 x 3.75mg)
SW - 21st 5lbs BMI 42.8
CW - 17st 9lbs BMI 35.6
Losses - 10,2,2,4,1,3,3,3,1,3,2,2,3,3,2,3,3,2
Total loss - 3st 10lbs (52lbs), 17%
Current Target - 17st by Christmas🎄 (8 weeks, 9lbs to go!)

I am going to stick with 3.75mg for another week and see how it goes.

I have been reading all your posts and have stuck a small tub of cottage cheese in my Tesco online basket. I haven't tried cottage cheese since I made it in Home Economics in secondary school in the early 1980s! Going to try it on a baked potato with tuna and in scrambled eggs first.

Welcome to all the new joiners this week! 👋🏻