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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I am on my last day of week 1 and due to inject again tomorrow. I think I've lost about 4lbs but my scales are being weird.

I've had a few minor side effects like some nausea on day 2, cold on and off, but otherwise haven't wanted to indulge in choc, caffeine, alcohol, carbs.

But today I am absolutely exhausted and can't stay focused at all. I feel really nauseous too. II would have thought that it would be 'wearing off' at this point, but now I am a bit worried about injecting tomorrow and feeling even worse!

Anyone else had same end of week spike in side effects?

Yes day 6 I thought I was 'back to normal' as my appetite came back but then woke up day 7 feeling very unwell and absolutely no appetite again, so I left it until this morning (day 8) to do my second jab.

That's interesting @ItsMintUpNorth, I also thought yesterday that my appetite was back with a vengeance

Can I join please? I took dose 2 of 2.5mg this morning and I feel so rubbish on it. Like above, everything aches and the fatigue is unreal! On the plus side, after this mornings weigh in, I'm down 9lbs after week 1. I know the loss will slow down.

I'm type 1 diabetic and also have PCOS so my insulin resistance is insane. The GP prescribed it to me to help manage my sugars, control pcos and to help me lose weight. I've had 2 DD's and a period on Anti-D's in the last few years, my weight has gone totally out of control since.

So...

SW - 16st 6lb
CW - 15st 11lb
TW - 11st

I have a long weigh (😅) to go so am hoping the side effects get easier. However, my sugars have been 100% in range since I took the first dose, so that is a massive win for me.

Just press the button!

I'm exactly the same, 4 stone on since lockdown and menopause. I only took my first jag Friday night so am early in this. Haven't had a single sweet thing since then and that's a HUGE change for me. I'm still eating, no side effects (so far), but definitely eating less. I feel full for longer and just don't have the inclination to snack.

I'm really hoping this will help me shift some of the weight, even if it is slowly.

Hi and great to be here.

I have just ordered my first prescription - it's been dispatched already so guess get it in a couple of days.

I'm after tips on what to stock the fridge up with. When I've lost weight before, I've used low ish carbs, high protein and not too worried about fat, for example, I'd have sausage, bacon with tomatoes/mushrooms etc. I've read that Mounjaro doesn't like fried/fatty food - so do I have to go right back to basics and stock up on fish/chicken breast/low fat mince etc?

Any tips or is it all so individual that I should just see what happens?

Hi hope it’s ok to hop on the post. Did my first 2.5mg injection today , don’t feel any difference yet in hunger levels etc!

How's everyone getting on today?

I'm on day 5, and finally having my first evening of feeling like myself again! I know this sounds minor, but I've had so many side effects, it's sooo nice to just be able to relax 😁

I'm curious as I cant re-order for a few days yet.
Do they give you a choice between sticking or going up a dose?
Do they ask you for any information like your weight loss so far or do they just prescribe it

Basically got the full spectrum of doses to choose from and pay for - imagine if I’d gone for anything other that 2.5mg or 5mg they’d have declined the prescription / contacted me.

I wasn’t asked directly for any progress or update - but I think I did have to input my weight the same as the first order.

It was literally approved within hours. Ordered on the Thursday arrived on the Saturday.

Hi guys I posted on the other “ongoing” thread but I was supposed to have dose 2 last night and I squirted it all out by mistake !!! Thought the pen had broken so £200 down the drain. I have ordered a replacement pen so I can take the second dose on track however I am so annoyed with myself.

I have lost 1.5kg on the first week despite not feeling suppressed but just a fuller feeling so not too bad.

I personally still eat things like bacon, low fat sausages, mushrooms, eggs etc and I haven’t had a problem yet. (Only on week 1)

But I’m doing calories more then anything so along as it’s in my calories then il eat it even if that was a lean mince burger etc

Normally every week we buy chicken breasts, turkey mince, chicken sausages, low fat sausages and 5% lean mince.
Normally make a variety of things that change every week so seasoned chicken & rice, Turkey spag Bol, use the 5% lean mince and make burgers or a chillie, chicken sausage wraps with roasted peppers etc

If I get bag side effects then il just cut that things out.

Oh no! Did you just squirt out the one weeks dose or the whole pen?

Hold on.. I’m confused.

Just checked my order and it says 1 pre-filled pen? Don’t I need 4?

Took one 2.5 mg last week and squirted the rest last night not into my body 😮
I need to study the videos again closely and what to do if it jams.

One pen has 4 doses in 😀

The pens only load up a 2.5mg dose though if you wind it up to the 1 (assuming it’s the same as my pen) so if you wasted all that by accident then wouldn’t there be 2 more doses in the pen?

again this is assuming you have the same pen as me!

1 pen is 4 doses.. or 5 if you hard twist on the 5th.. lots of YouTube videos to show you how..

Don't think you can waste the whole pen.. u might of wasted a dose.. if you turn it to 1 , it's 1 dose.. confused what you have actually done..

I'm on Day 2 and apart from feeling slightly dizzy temporarily yesterday (shortly after doing the jab) I don't feel any different. I'm making better choices but I think that's just because I know how expensive the pen is and don't want to waste the money! 😅 I'm intrigued by what it will feel like when it kicks in... can't imagine not thinking about and craving food all the time!

Thank you Fizzle and Morbid! I was very confused. I just watched about 5 videos. Really looking forward to tomorrow.

@Fizzleaway I can't quote replies on my phone but thank you for your reply.
I love cooking and the taste of food so am really hoping that I can keep eating the food I like while cutting down portion sizes.

I ordered via ME this morning at around 10.30 and it's being delivered tomorrow. Very impressed with the process so far and excited to get started after reading this and other threads.

@MissSmith80 is just try and make good swaps where you can. Full fat sausages for low fat, low fat spread instead of butter.

smaller chocolate bars instead of big ones! My guilty pleasure 😂😂

I love salted caramel but I found tracked salted caramel fudge bars this week and they are 88 calories. I love them! So need to get more.

I should be picking mine up from Asda tomorrow - maybe we should start together! When are you thinking of starting?

Today is day 3 for me. I've not had much of an appetite today compared to yesterday where I was definitely hungry and could have eaten badly really if I let myself.

Today, I am not hungry but need to eat in order to get my calories in. Is anyone eating whilst they don't actually feel hungry? I'm not sure if I should do that. I have a cold annoyingly so it's messed with my appetite more really.