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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aarghe W1 D5 Wegovy I went totally off the rails. Sorry i know this thread is MJ but the Wegovy people aren't chatty enough.

Got to 11.30 and was on the road and bought folded nutella pancakes - worst thing i could have eaten. It all went downhill from there - crisps, crisps and more crisps. then wasn't hungry in the evening and woke up in the night for hours.

Luckily what was in the fridge at that point was a bean and avocado salad. Our house is food-safe - there's no junk.

But god that Day 5 was tricky. Day 6 I won't be on the road so can start with something more heatlhy.

I don't diet. I just can't, as I can't concentrate on anything. Wegovy is doing all the heavy lifting. So today I'm not really going to try to restrict. I'll start again tomorrow after the jab.

Today's a good day to start, it took a few days to fully kick in for me. I'd prefer full suppression effects on the weekend as that is when all healthy eating goes out of the window for me, not to mention the weekend wine habit.

So week 2 weigh in and I am 2lbs down - so half a stone in two weeks! (7.4lbs in total)

I take my third jab later today, so will be focusing on taking electrolytes this morning.

I have been injecting into my thighs (mainly because they are very wobbly and easier to see than my belly to inject)

It’s just so unbelievable that this works, when after trying everything else has failed in recent years!

It’s also fantastic to be part of a community that is so supportive!

You can do this!

OMG me neither! My pen is out the fridge too. I was already having doubts but on the day it arrived I had a terrible headache and had nausea and no appetite anyway. So I stuck it in an outside fridge. Then DH chastised me for putting the electricity back on for that fridge (it goes off over autumn/winter) I told him it was because of the pen - he was quite rude and said I was being stupid. So then I doubted myself.

Ok I thought, I don’t need it. I did 4 days of calorie counting and macro counting. Then DH had crisps and chocolate last night and that was it, I was already wavering but I inhaled a tub of Ben and Jerry’s and a family share size pack of crisps. I’m now thinking it’s now or never.

I’ve emailed med express as my pen was sat in the post office over the weekend until Tuesday when it was delivered as I’m concerned the 21 days started before I even had it?

I think I’m possibly the only person on the thread who’s decided to stick with the 2.5mg dose. I’m really hoping that was the right decision, beginning to doubt myself now! Anyway, I’ve actually experienced slightly better sleep the last few nights which is a huge relief and that’s one of the main reasons I’ve decided to stick with 2.5mg as I couldn’t bear that symptom to get any worse. Just hope I’ll be able to handle the decreased suppression as my body gets used to the 2.5mgs. I’ve lost 10lbs in 3 weeks (just under) I do jab 4 on Saturday. Well done to all the new starters and an everyone else whose hanging in there and doing so well. Some fantastic results and changes in mindset around food which is where we all want to be xx

@EVK I haven’t even started yet but I’m secretly hoping I can manage at a lower dose.

electrolytes - that's a good idea. helps with the headaches i guess?

I ordered the 5mg pen as soon as I could but when it came to changing up I could have probably happily stayed on the 2.5mg with a little bit of added will power on my part. I might stay on the 5mg.

Took my second 5mg dose just now, a day early as is my routine. I definitely feel more suppression on 5mg but am still able to eat enough - I eat between 1600-2000kcal a day.

Last week at my weigh in I had only lost 1lb but I knew that was likely hormones / inflammation / adjustment and that I would catch up. Gave myself Saturday 'off' my macros to see if it would bump out. Had a sneaky weight in yesterday and yes... definitely catching up! Will report with my official weigh in weight tomorrow as usual :)

I am going to get a 5mg pen but only intend to take 2.5mg if appetite suppression still working, then will increase to 3.75mh rather than 5mg. Listened to loads of podcasts where Drs say only increase dose if appetite suppression not working. From what they say there is no need to go up the doses, in fact better not to if you don’t have to.

Only on day 6 of week one and know it is mostly water weight loss but my 58 year old joints are no longer aching and I feel lighter already.
Ate 100g protein a day, plenty of fibre, water and NO processed food. Continuing weight training as don’t want to lose muscle. Think having the will to cut out the crap is why I feel so much better.
I am slightly obsessed with reading about Mounjaro at moment though….
SW 169
CW161

3rd injection day today! Has anyone played around with injection sites?

Im thinking of doing my arm today. I did my stomach both times before.

watching tik tok and I watch women who have been taking the injection for a while and some say they have better results in arms over stomach or thigh over arm etc.
This will be different for everyone but thought why not!

Also I don’t think the suppression has actually wore off this week. I still feel in control today

A good tip I saw somewhere was if you are planning to take a fraction dose ie. 3.75 on a 5mg pen is to get a marker, carefully count the clicks and then make a mark in that spot. That way for your next 3 jabs, should you chose to stay on that dose, you can just move it to that spot

I get what you mean about joints, my 57 year old self bounded up the stairs last night, I got to the top and thought ‘woah, that was quicker than the norm’ 😁also slightly obsessed with the reading…

@annedawso I could have written that post myself! I'm spending so much time obsessively reading about MJ too. I definitely haven't lost as much as you but am on levo for my underactive thyroid so not expecting massive losses. I'll be happy with any kind of downwards trajectory and accept that this will be a long game for me - first week weigh in and jab2 tomorrow. I have definitely lost some bloat as I can actually bend in the middle now.
Come on @rockingbird and @SunQueen24 you can do it! Once you do you'll be like the rest of us and wonder why on earth you waited so long. I can't wait for my second injection tomorrow as my suppression has worn off now but thankfully my resolve hasn't. I'm another one @EVK who'll be staying on the lowest dose possible as I'm worried about what will happen once I finally come off MJ and have to cope on my own. I've mentally made the financial committment for two years but can't afford to keep it up indefinitely even at a maintenance level dose. I'm hoping that if I keep the dose as low as possible I'll teach myself how to behave around food as although I'll hopefully have some suppression I'll still need to resist temptation if you see what I mean. Assuming I'm successful with this I obviously don't want to put it all back on again!
Hope everyone has a good day and @rockingbird and @SunQueen24 join the club soon.

I've had an incredibly busy week, loft converted 2 new beds to build and 2 double high sleepers to dismantle. No man helping me (two willing teens ☺️).. so need d to be on my game!! I was concerned I might have side effects that would stop me 🙈🙈 It's happening tonight as I don't work Fridays and have no plans at the weekend. This will mean if I do have any sort of reaction I can stay home in my dressing gown!!

So I’ve just done it but think I wasted some medicine pressing down before injecting. But the pen was still double the length so there must have been some left. Whatever I have done I will wait the full week.

This is how my pen looks now. Is that right?

My pen is empty - I think I’ve just given myself the lot in one go! How on earth have I done that? I followed the instructions. Surely I’ll be ok - you can take 15mg a day and this pen will only contain 10mg. Bloody hell.

@SunQueen24 bravo! I'm certainly no expert but I've just looked at my pen and it looks exactly like yours so I'm guessing yes, spot on.
Oooh that all sounds exciting @rockingbird good luck tonight [I found it was easy and didn't hurt at all].
Right, got to get off mumsnet and get on with what I'm supposed to be doing today.

The plunger isn't fully depressed so I don't think you've given yourself the entire pen?? Is that what you mean?

How much is in the bonus dose?

As I've not had any suppression so far (week 3) I'm wondering if there is enough to do a slightly higher dose for both jab 4 and 5?

I'm sure I've seen people say there is about 3.75mg in the bonus dose so could I do say 3mg for jab 4 and 3.25mg for jab 5?

If I wanted to do a slightly higher dose for jab 4 would I need to do the 2.5mg jab first then do another jab for the extra or could I do 60 clicks, hard twist, then do the extra clicks and take it in one go?

@SunQueen24 that pen isn't empty. The fluid is clear so it's hard to see it. The grey plunger has only moved along one position, if you look at the raised mark lines on the glass vial part. That means you have done one dose only. You can't do more than one dose at a time, unless you manually wind the pen back out to 1 after each injection, insert it again, fully depress it, and repeat.

@SunQueen24 crossed post. Well my pen looks exactly like that after my one dose - I'm due the second tomottow. I think you'll find it's not empty because if it was surely the grey plunger bit would be at the top? I think the drug is clear liquid so that's why you can't see it? I hope someone else will be along to confirm this because I'm a clueless newbie too.

Ive just googled it and found an image, it’s because the meds are clear. Thanks guys I just got into a total panic 😂

Hi all.

Week 3 weigh in day for me and I've lost another 1.4lb. I'm happy with a slow and steady loss as I'm hoping I can use the months ahead to get into better eating habits. The only downside is that I still have a lot to lose so it's going to be expensive!

I felt a bit rough on the days I had my week 2 and 3 jabs but I took my 4th earlier and feel fine. I think my body is getting used to the drug now. No awful side effects so far though (thankfully).

I've ordered a 5mg pen and will see how I feel about stepping up after I take my bonus dose next week. Supression is still wearing off in the day or 2 leading up to my next dose, but don't know if that will change over the next couple of weeks.

SW 14:4.8
CW 13:8.4
Total loss 10.4lb
GW 10st?

After going back and forth I took the plunge last week. Week 1 finished and I’m down 8lbs. So happy and these threads have been so helpful. Apart from low level nausea the morning after injecting, I haven’t had any negative side effects. Will be injecting later today so hoping for another good week 😀