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

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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.

NewbieMJ I recognise with so much of what you are saying, glad to hear!

I had gallstones and gall disease and had my removal in 2015. Weight yoyoing was a contributing factor. I couldn’t have not taken my gallbladder out - but it came with consequences. I have digestive issues constantly, and Mj has helped with it enormously. Even without weightloss i would want to take it! Before, it was lopermide to take for me but results were patchy.

my understanding is that gallstones are down to sharp changes, so can imagine that slow, small and steady changes are best prevention.

i have a friend who has had a huge lifestyle and diet change this year (and its super healthy but super different!) and shes lost 5 stone quickly - but its given her gallstones.

Afternoon,

I randomly "gained" 1.2kg on Sunday weigh in, but I possibly did have some salty food the night before- actually it most likely was.
Today I'm -0.6kg again, so hopefully I'm on the right path to losing the water weight again.

I have been feeling very bloated and haven't been to the toilet in two days. I had a few episodes of diarrhea on Saturday and I took some imodium- maybe that's not helped.

Anywho, last night I decided to purchase a fancy Bluetooth measuring tape. It arrived this morning and I was so excited that I've logged my measurements already. Hopefully this might be a bit more accurate then my own measuring :D
Onwards and upwards

So I have spoken to my doctor and she has upped my dose to 5mg.
I still have 2 weeks of 2.5mg left (second 2.5mg pen)
What I want to do is go up to 3mg this week. Can anyone tell me how I would get the extra 1mg from my 2.5? How many clicks would it be? I know it will be 2 injections.

to go to 3.5mg which is an extra 1mg (you also mention 3mg which would be an extra 0.5mg, so adjust below depending on what you want)

desired dose / pen dose * 60 clicks = number of clicks

1 / 2.5 * 60 = 24 clicks for second injection

or

3.5 / 2.5 * 60 = 84 clicks in total over two injections if you wanted to do 42 + 42

remember to use a new needle for each injection

@WeAllHaveWings thanks, yeah sorry, I meant the extra 0.5

You want another one-fifth of a 2.5 dose. Each dose from a pen is 60 clicks, so to add another 0.5, you need to do one-fifth of 60 clicks. Injection 1 is 60 clicks, Injection 2 is 12 clicks.

@SqueakyDinosaur thanks, yeah my DH just worked it out for me too. I'm not usually dumb, menopause brain I think!

@Fuffedoff I find eating 2 kiwi fruit a day keeps me very regular!

www.healthline.com/nutrition/kiwi-benefits#Kiwi-benefits

Remember, weight loss is not linear.

What happens is, your body utilises the fat in your fat cells, and these fat cells fill with water. Some time later, the water gets flushed out of the fat cell and the fat cell collapses.

Lots of things also contribute to fluctuating weight, for example, the amount of salt you have consumed impacts the nephrons in your kidneys, dictating how much water you retain. If you have had a period of not eating very much, then have a good meal, the glycogen stores in your liver replenish, also causing a gain. How full your bladder and bowels are will also impact your weight.

For example, my lowest weight in the past 2 weeks was 16st 12.5lb on 8/10. Today I weight 16st 13.8lb. Yesterday I had a bad POTS day, so consumed a lot of salt. My blood volume is therefore higher due to the impact on kidneys that I spoke about above. I haven't "gained weight". It's likely that over the next 2 or 3 days I will suddenly drop weight again, and I will probably weigh 16st 10lb to 16st 11lb in the next 7 days, because my weight loss trajectory is 7lb a month. I weighed 17st 0.8lb on 01/10 so I expect to weigh around 16st 7 or 16st 8 around 01/11.

I hope that explains things a bit?!??

@RMNofTikTok really interesting explanation, thank you!

@IReallyNeedThisToWork

And as predicted, this morning I weighed 12st 12.3lb, so I've now dumped some of the water weight. It's injection day for me today so I'll likely lose glycogen stores over the next couple of days as my appetite will be 0.

Try not to get hung up on fluctuating numbers, as long as you continue to trend downwards overall you're heading in the right direction!

Hi, I’m not really sure how these threads work? I’m thinking I might go for Wegovy because weight loss is slower (I know, sounds mad) and I’m 61 and concerned about muscle loss. Has anyone had good results with Wegovy?

I'm experiencing a steady 7lb a month weight loss.

Have a look at the side effects for each too. Nice side by side comparison here (I don't use asda) onlinedoctor.asda.com/uk/wegovy-vs-mounjaro-vs-ozempic.html

With either there is a starting dose, MJ is 2.5mg, but if you find it gives you too much appetite suppressing meaning too few calories and too fast weight loss you can adjust the dose lower (it is off license, and prescribers will not condone it, but many people do it). You can also stay on the lowest doses that suit you, you don't need to go up the doses.

I am 56, muscle loss is a concern (I don't have much to lose already!) with any weight loss so upping protein and strength training is important.

@RMNofTikTok , thank you so much for responding. Have you been taking it for long/have a lot to lose? I’d be absolutely delighted with 7Lb a month! 😊

Checking in
Welcome to all the new long haul flyers
Congrats to everyone on their losses.

I had some IBS issues over the last few weeks due to stress so I am trying low FODMAP which has helped. This has sped up my weight loss a bit. I usually average around 0.5kg (1lb) a week but at the moment it’s doubled. I’ve stuck on 5mg of MJ for 10 weeks now and if I lose quite a bit this week I’ll probably stick on it for another week. I’m titrating from a 7.5mg pen as I thought I would need to step up sooner.

Week 20
SW 110kg
CW 94kg
GW 64kg
Loss 16kg

I am just over 1/3 of the way.

Into week ten already! It doesn't feel real

Start weight - 20 stone 11 pounds
Current weight - 18 stone 7.9 pounds
Next goal weight - 17 stone 9 pounds

@Icanthinkformyselfthanks

SW: 19st 4.2lb
CW: 16st 12.3lb
GW: 11st 5lb (but this may be lower if I achieve this goal weight)

I have a lot of weight to lose, I've been on wegovy since 02/05, so 5 months now, and I've lost 36lb. During that time I've missed 4 weeks of injections. I'm now on 2.4mg a week.

Interestingly I'm under weight management services, my wegovy is now nhs funded, and they are ecstatic with my weight loss. They would only cease prescribing if I lost less than 5% of my body weight in 6 months. I've already lost 12.6% of my body weight in 5 months so I've more than doubled their target.

At this current loss trajectory I'll be at my target by next September. It feels like a long time but it took me 8 years to get this heavy!

Placemaking thanks!

I have loads to lose, started in July currently on 7.5mg. I have another 7.5 pen and 10 pen for the next couple of months.

This is how it's going so far

SW
23 stone, 4 lb
142.8kg

CW
19 stone, 8
124.3kg

Loss
2 stone, 12 lb
18.5

GW
9 stone, 6 lb
60kg

The first day I took the injection which was Friday I took a multi vitamin and iron tablet (I am anaemic) and I felt a sudden dizziness overcome me where it felt like everything was spinning. It went after about 30 seconds but I was wondering why that happened!

Weigh in today: -3lbs meaning I’ve now lost 31lbs/2st 3lb 🤩

Weigh ins: -7, -5, -3, -2, -5, -5, -1, -3 ✨

Wow that's bloody fabulous!!!! Am I counting right? Week 8? I can't wait to start logging losses and being on my way. I'm on day 5 of my first week and reading through this and other threads is giving me so much hope and making me feel that this time it really can work 💪

@NearlyNewHip yes that’s right! I’ve done 4 x 2.5 and 4 x 5mg. I did my bonus dose yesterday and I’m sticking to 5mg this month.