Mounjaro August Starters 6

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Old thread nearly full so thought would do new one

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I did my bonus dose this morning with an insulin needle. Not sure what I did wrong but it came really sharp, as if the gauge of the needle was much bigger (it's negligible). Now the area is really itchy.

I did mine like that last week and it was painful, I'm a wimp though so don't go with my experience 😂

This is a stupid question, can you do a 3mg instead of a 2.5? I know it's teeny but I'm mega sensitive to it but I'm finding I'm eating sweet things again. How many clicks is 0.5? X maybe I'd be better with an insulin needle.

@NippyCrab on what mg?

@NippyCrab

Did you do the jab at a 45 degree angle? Which site/area did you do it in? The insulin syringes have a longer needle, unlike the 4mm/6mm which go directly onto the pen - they are very short so always should go in at the 90 degree angle.
However if it’s in a really fatty bit( like my tummy!) the subcutaneous bit of the skin is quite thick so lots of fatty tissue anyway.

@NippyCrab

@NippyCrab

Yes, at an angle in my abdominal flab. When I've done it before it's been fine but for some reason this needle felt thicker and way more painful.

@AuntieDote I thank my stars that mini blondes likes sleep like I do !!!!

Get some ready made salad bowls

Awww @weaseleyes you will get into it eventually and 14 is still slim

@Arraminta yes any chemist should sell it but seems not boots

@SilverSprings510 if losing weight on 5 then Stick to it

@Princessandthepie hope you feel better soon

@poppym12 it's a longer needle so May feel Diff

@weaseleyes if it's an old coat then it would be a smaller size 14 as sizes used to be smaller.

@Arraminta I feel your pain constipation is my one real side effect!

@NippyCrab I find the hard turn works well rather than having to faff with a needle. Worked on both my pens I've had so far.

Hi guys, how are you?

I lost another 800grms this week. My second dose of my second 5mg pen. I’m really please and I’ve now lost 6.6kgs since the 15th of August. It’s probably a bit slow going but I’m very happy with it as it’s consistent.

And on a different note - I’ve just set my new
Renpho scales up and on Thursday one of the female trainers at the gym will do my measurements with my new Renpho tape measure. It’s very exciting 🤣

oh and I’m on 1400 -1450 calories a day.

@AnnieMcFanny welcome to the renpho world! The scales are so good!

@poppym12 sounds like you just hit a sensitive area then, is there any redness?
@AnnieMcFanny congratulations on your loss! I’m a slow loser too😂
I love my Renpho scales- recommended on here, I just wish I could put my starting weight on the app, but it does it from when I started using the scales- of course! But I like seeing my progress going down the virtual hill!

By @Wingingit11 !! Thank you! ☺️

Wow @Glittermoonlight im practically an influencer 🥳😅

Has anyone else found their weight loss stalled/slowed down on 5mg, then once they went up to 7.5mg, things started moving then?

Sorry @Wingingit11 I'm still on a 2.5mg pen, thank you for the pics. X

Well yes. Lost nothing for 3w then 4lbs when went to 10 (5 and bonus on same day)

This what I’m finding now on 5mg. On 2.5 I lost 18lbs and I’m on second week of 5 - 2lb last week and nothing this week even with much lower calorie intake. Not sure if to drop back or step up.

Thank you. I've never struggled with constipation before as I've taken Symprove for years. But typically, the minute I had stocked up at Boots with Syrup of Figs etc I had a most welcome poo! Obviously just being in close proximity to it worked!

@Arraminta 😂😂 seeing the syrup of figs was enough!!

Yep, obviously a type of Pavlov's Dogs response carried through from childhood!

@Wingingit11, good question about taking it for granted. I don't think I'm there yet. I'm still astonished by the lack of food noise. Even though I'm still on 2.5 dosage, just did my 9th jab, I haven't had food thoughts relentlessly banging to the forefront of my mind in all that time. I do sometimes think about food, as I need to eat but it is such a different experience. I think oh, it's lunchtime I should eat. What is going to be healthy and give me the protein hit that I need? That's it! Then I don't think about food again until the next time I should eat.

Previously, I would have been "oh, breakfast was nice, what can I have as a mid morning snack? Oh, it's a bit early for that snack but if I just have a toffee now, then I can have a biscuit in a bit. Mmmm, that biscuit was nice, I wonder if I just have another one and then I can eat less lunch. Oh, it's nearly time for lunch (at 1130) what will I have?" Spend the next hour ruminating about what I'll have. Eat way more than I need at lunchtime. By 2pm I'd be debating what snack I could have and then thinking about what I could have "to power me through Pilates" (ffs!) after work and the whole time I was at Pilates I'd be fantasising about dinner!!!!! Day in day out constantly thinking about bloody food. Not to mention the many "oh, that was stressful, I'll just have a few squares of chocolate / cheese / cake" moments.

I swear I must have spent most of the day thinking about food!!!! Anyhow, I have had none of that for 9 weeks and I can't bear the thought of it coming back, so definitely not ready to think I can go it alone. Not to mention I've still got well over a stone still to go.

Loving all the NSV results! I'm definitely moving back into clothes that are a bit smaller.

Weigh in tomorrow morning but I'm pretty sure it's going to be 1lb this week for me.

Considering the Renpho scales as I'm trying hard not to lose muscle as I'm a gimmer.

@MargoLivebetter I was exactly the same. Crazy how much headspace food used to take up. It really makes me wonder why there are so many of us like this - I wonder if the romans and cavemen thought about food .::: suspect UPFs has a lot to do with it. My protein was woeful before I started this too