Mounjaro - Late September Starters, Round 2

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Following on from https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5168998-mounjaro-late-september-starters?page=20&reply=139052946

Day 4 of 5mg and I am still quite hungry, just had some sushi and I’m still starving,

I don’t want to eat though. I just feel weird and weak when I don’t

Update on me.

lost 11.5lbs in 3 weeks. Took the last couple of shots a day or so early. I have the bonus dose left which I will take in a couple of days or so.

still feel totally fine! Bit nauseous sometimes but nothing terrible.

Seeing my pharmacist friend later so will talk to him about moving up the doses. I do already have my 5mg pen.

Oh. Regarding alcohol. My pharmacist friend reassured me it doesn’t interact with alcohol at all. Although, obviously there are other factors at play if you do drink.. dehydration, poor food choices etc etc.

Even Before this, I alternate a glass of wine with a sparkling water when I’m out.

Hello, I hope you’re all well. I’m back from a very foodie city break. I really struggled with my appetite, heartburn and burps (tmi) even though I’m only on 2.5mg but good news is no gain on the scales this morning.

Im 4lbs down in total after 3 weeks.

Just ordered 5mg to start next week. Not sure how I’ll get on so going to keep the 2.5mg pen and try to get a last dose from it if it goes pear shaped!

I also realised I cannot drink alcohol on it at all. Makes me feel horrendous the next day.

Under armour infinity high impact. I’m a 34D and it’s the only one I can run in and keep everything in check 😂

Thanks for the sports bra recommendations!

Happy Friday eve. I also had some drinks last night, feeling ok today but hope it hasn't set weight loss back too much this week. Excited to go up to 5mg at the start of next week.

Bonus dose just done. I used a syringe but only got 0.7ml out (2.9mg) so for anyone doing the hard twist method, you really didn't miss out on much

Also, the syringe was not painful but was a bit more scratchy than the pen.

Same boat here, day 2 of week 4 and normally at this point I would have to force myself to eat but I'm feeling almost normal hunger levels. Damn wish I'd waited and ordered the 5mg but last week I had a day of bad nausea so I didn't dare risk it, just hope I don't mess it up over the next 4-5 weeks now (Total loss so far 10lb)

@Bellyblueboy - not trying to convince you but Oushk currently have 16% off using the code the HALLOWEEN. Thought of you and just thought I'd let you know, in case you were going to order with them. Valid until 4th Nov.

2.5mg isn’t a therapeutic dose so usually the advice is to go up to 5mg. I however have taken 5mg for the first time this week and I too am starving……it’s annoying

In terms of drinking alcohol, I've definitely found in the last 4 weeks that I've been drinking less but also wanting to drink water inbetween drinks so I've not suffered any hangovers. Tonight I've had 3 x vodkas and switched to water without any desire to continue drinking. That's unheard of for me... I usually don't know when to stop! So definitely happy about this change xx

I had this effect st first but sadly now I’m drinking as much as I ever was…

@boxoftoads ..I to am now almost tee total.
Firstly don't want it and secondly wake in the night feeling sooooo sick if I have more than one glass
This is see as a huge bonus,not just for the weight loss but my liver.
My skin looks better, I wake up feeling bouncy, no more hangover anxiety generally much better off the booze ..

I'm not a massive drinker - usually a glass of wine and a G&T once a week. But nights out with the girls a few times a year are more like a bottle (or more...) of Prosecco. I haven't drunk yet but I'm out for dinner tonight so I'll be testing the waters with a glass of wine to see how I go.

Jab 4 tonight. I've just placed an order for my second pen, switching pharmacies to oushk because choosing the delivery day is handy for me. I went with a 5mg pen so I have options, but I doubt I'll be going up to 5.

I did 1.25 this week in an effort to be able to eat more. Slightly regretted it as there's been much more food noise and hunger, and bad food choices. But I've felt much less tired and still lost 1.5lbs. So I might go up to 2mg tonight and see how that goes. If it's still a lot weaker I'll know my body has acclimatised and I'll start titrating up a bit. Slow and steady!

Thinking of booking my next injection ready for Xmas aagh! About to start 3.75 before move to 5
For those who did 3.75 did you fo 4 weeks of this or move up quicker? Just wondering if I should order 5 or 7.5 next!

For all my bitching about being starving I’ve lost 10lb in 3.5 weeks so not all bad!

Official weigh in day.

SW: 16.7
wk1 - 5lbs
wk2 - 2lbs
wk3 - 6lbs

Total 13lbs in 3 weeks! I am now 15st 8lbs.

Got the pen to break for the golden shot, but couldn't plunge it, so used a syringe - not as scary as I thought it would be - looked like I got just under 5 from it, but presumably the active ingredients are more diluted in a 2.5 pen (,otherwise a 5 pen would be twice the size (?) )

Bloody glad that's done.

First dose of 5 mg just taken, my appetite had definitely increased so hoping it dips again with the new dose.

@Snapespeare 0.6 is a full dose. I got over that from my pen last week!

Ridiculous non scale win, I've hurt my knee and the knee brace stays on without rolling down!! 🤦🏻‍♀️

I’ve had four pretty terrible days diet wise, and it took a couple of days for 5mg to start so the any suppression but I’ve lost 1.2lg since Wednesday! I can only assume it’s because I finished my period. But that’s 15 lb lost so my first stone gone!

3rd jab for me yesterday and slow progress. I've lost 7lbs over the last 3 weeks, which isn't great compared to some, but I'm quite happy. Although I have a heck of a lot to lose, I can actually see and feel the difference. My size 18 clothes are fitting better and I reckon I'll be in at least some of my old size 16s when I'm another 7lbs down.

I can see that there are a few of us taking this slower route. It's a good route, so let's celebrate those milestones along the way.

The other thing is that I really don't feel that I am on a diet. I am lucky in that I'm not getting any side effects (at the moment). Okay, a little bit burpy at times, and I feel strangely full, but still capable of eating what I want. I'm eating sensibly and not picking between meals but I'm not counting calories or following any particular diet. Hopefully, I'm already setting down new habits for myself for when I'm off the drugs.

The food noise is very quiet and the alcohol noise has gone. I've had alcohol on one night since I started and I can't say I particularly enjoyed it. This is brilliant for me as I was having a glass or two of wine most nights. It is a bad habit I would like to see the back of forever.

Pashazade - well done on the NSW 😂.

5ft 4 ins
29/9 - 15st 1lb (2.5) BMI - 35.1
5/10 - 14st 11.5lbs loss 3.5
13/10- 14st 9lbs loss 2.5 total loss 6lbs
20/10 - 14st 8lbs loss 1 total loss 7lbs BMI - 33.9

Interim Target 13st 13lbs