Mounjaro October starters - Thread 2

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First thread is full and I couldn’t see a new one to continue it so thought I’d make it so we can all carry on chatting.

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Yeah I got pretty bumpy after jab 1. It settled though!

I've got no faith myself that I'm not just imagining it, but I THINK I can feel something kicking in, albeit at a very low level (I injected first dose today around 1 pm).

I actually forgot about the whole MJ thing in the rush to get kids in, fed and out again to their activity, but I've just scraped away some leftover tagliatelle with wild salmon/leeks/creamy sauce that usually I'd happily finish off. As I did so, I vaguely thought "that's odd" and "Oh! The THING" almost simultaneously

@Jabtastic im not sure if the injection site has changed it 100% but definitely no side effects so far. I did it as saw from a PP it had the same effect on them.

the real test will be weigh in day for me, if I’ve not lost anything I’ll be going back to the stomach and huge suppression again. Hoping thats not the case though !

So it's w2 d2 for me, and I didn't eat today until 6pm. Felt no hunger at all. So the suppression is definitely working better this second week. I had a headache when I woke up and felt a bit sick (which is why I didn't eat breakfast) but drank some water and had 2 paracetamol and have been fine since, no other side effects....yet.

My first post on Mumsnet and so pleased to be on this thread with you all. Weight has crept up over the years and I really really love food but it was becoming a bit ridiculous! The food noise and obsession is gone! Amazing!

I lost 5 pounds first week and now on day 2, week 2.

At the moment, I am exercising more and eating sensibly (with the odd G&T here and there) and feel as though this was exactly what I needed to cut the crisps, chocolate, biscuits as general boredom/habit eating.

Please keep the messages up, very glad for all of stories and sharing.

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I haven’t told my husband either. I think I like just keeping it just to me for now and seeing how it unfolds.

I've had a weird feeling all day today, like my stomach is about to rumble but never actually does. Really odd and my suppression definitely hasn't been as good this week. I've eaten 1500 calories today so I'm not hungry

@Tryingandfailingandtryingagain Welcome and congratulations on your first week!

@WafflingDreamer Oh me too! I get it late at night. I expect some kind of earthquake to happen inside my body and then nothing happens! It’s very strange.

Newbie here. Been reading all the mounjaro threads obsessively for a month and on Sunday eve did my first injection. So far so good. No real side effects, slept like a baby the last few nights and found it easy to stick to eating healthily and calorie counting. All of which is not the norm for me. Am feeling excited re the possibilities….

Hello everyone! After much thought and consideration I've taken the plunge! Just done my first injection (well, got my husband to do it). I got suddenly nervous of the needle but it was fine, a real non event. Wondering what to expect going forward now!

My starting weight is 17st 10, I'm 5'3" and size 20 so pretty hefty, I'd like to lose 5st but not too worried about actual weight, I'd love to get to a size 12 initially.

So checking in too!

Did my second jab yesterday having lost 6lbs in the first week. A little annoyed with myself as I know I was doing really well at the beginning of the week, but ate too much when we had our Sunday roast.

SW 18st 1lb
CW 17st 9lbs
Christmas TW 16st 7lbs
TW 12st 7lbs

Hoping I can reach my final TW by September 2025 taking a slow but steady approach.

Drinking literally 4 or 5 litres of water a day, so the loo is my best friend!! Except I’ve realised I need some extra fibre in my diet!!

Did my last jab of 2.5 mg pen today suppression has definitely been weaning and not as strong as I anticipated throughout, so moving to the 5mg pen. With the last jab I did the dose then hard twisted and counted clicks to get 3.75mg so I’m comfortable moving to 5mg next week.
so far 3 full weeks in I’ve lost 10lb in total. Loss has slowed down the last week with 1.5lb lost.

Well done everyone - I'm finding all your posts really encouraging and inspiring. I love that we can share our journeys here! I haven't told anyone (except DH) in rl, and don't intend to!

How many clicks extra took it to 3.75 @Maggi85 ?

30clicks additional.

@jabtastic my understanding is that 3 clicks = 0.25 so I guess it would be an extra 15 clicks? Hoping to try this myself as a bridge to 5mgs when I get to that stage.

Oh gawd sorry looks like I've got that wrong!!

I’ll be taking my 4th dose on sat and will be using the bonus dose next week but because I was scared of delays, I thought I’ll order my 5mg pen now to allow enough time. I ordered and it was dispatched an hour later, they didn’t even ask for pictures this time now I’m thinking I ordered too early. It’s all done now anyway

I feel exactly the same!

I honestly don't know. I think this is why I would be scared to start getting insulin needles etc I have visions of me accidentally poisoning myself!

The burping is pretty spectacular here along with occasional waves of nausea 😵 Still any time I think about an evening snack my stomach sends a pretty definite no! I didn't think I ate too much at dinner but I googled a bit and people said to slow eating right down and chew a lot. I'll try that tomorrow.

Here’s a handy table to help with the clicks

I ordered my second pen today and I still have to take my third jab tomorrow and 4th jab. I just liked to be prepared, as long as it’s in date that’s fine as il just store it in the fridge!

I also ordered it today from a new supplier (they did want pics) and it was approved today and dispatched today. It should be here by tomorrow!

It’s 6 clicks to get an extra 0.25 on a 2.5mg pen.

so to get a extra 1.25 is 30 clicks. 😊

I still haven't started!! 🙈🙈🙈

Just do it! I put it off too and after a pep talk from people on this thread I went for it on Sunday. It didn't hurt and I've had no side effects. I've just had a gentle calming down of my appetite which has allowed me to make good food choices.