Mounjaro September Support (3)

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Another gathering of losers! 💪

Previous thread here: Mounjaro September Support (2) www.mumsnet.com/Talk/weight-loss-injections/5170252-mounjaro-september-support-2

@Tipster100 I'm delighted for you, 4lb in a week is amazing.

9 weeks in for me, total weight off 1 stone 6lb, slight gain over the last weekish. Official weigh in day is Monday morning.

Moving my injection back to tonight. I'll start my second 5mg pen.

Thank you to the posters recommending psyllium husk. I am feeling much better.

Just checking in, looks like there have been some good losses which is great to see.

I'm having a stall week, think it's because I've been having more coffee than water so need to rectify that.

Been very busy yesterday evening and all day today emptying my daughter's room and completely redecorating it. She's at a school residential till tomorrow afternoon and was determined to get rid of a load of her old knackered toys and make her room a bit nicer.

Woodwork is all freshly painted, Wallpaper is up and furniture is back in so tomorrow morning I can do a bit of organising and finishing off before she gets home.

Love love hearing all your NSV’s!

I had to put my belt on the tightest hole a few weeks ago and when I wore it on Friday it was noticeably loose so I think it’s time to dig out some of the ones I had from my thinner days 🤞🏼

1st 6lbs down for me in just under 7 weeks. Am doing an inbetween dose this week and possibly next of 3.75mg but have ordered my next 5mg so I’ve got it ready to move up!

Third week on 3.75mg. Just checking in with results and goals. So far it’s been 1 stone 12lbs off. Im hoping to drop 2lbs off this week to be at the 2 stone mark. 2 pens and just over 2 months later - this has been a such a worthwhile journey for me!

SW- 13.10 8/9/24
Wk 1 - 13.3
Wk 2 - 13.1
Wk 3 - 12.13
Wk 4 - 12.10
Wk 5 - 12.10 (bonus dose)
Wk 6 - 12.6 (2.5 from 5 pen)
Wk 7 - 12.4 (3.75mg)
Wk 8 - 12.0
wk 9 - 11.12
UGW- 10

I’m like a lot of September starters - a big weight loss the first 2 weeks and thereafter losing 1-2lbs a week. Total loss 1 stone 5lbs starting 8th September. I weighed in on Thursday and it was exactly the fecking same and I felt a bit despondent given my calories were definitely in deficit and I’d been exercising - however I measured my waist and it’s down 20cm since September 8th. I am now within the realms of a healthy waist size ! I’ve still more cm to go but it’s a substantial start.

I used to be an hourglass shape but my waist had disappeared and I assumed it was lost forever to menopause. It is weird how and where I am losing weight. It’s not appearing on the scales much but definitely happening. I may start measuring other parts and limbs as it’s a great boost.

Am still on 2.5mg and absolutely fine re suppression - not overwhelming but enough for me. The only one drawback is the constipation that I can’t seem to regulate/get sorted consistently despite having half the contents of the local pharmacy’s constipation stock in my kitchen.

Hello all. Here’s my update from my first week back at 2.5. I was one of those who had a bad time on week 1 so had been on doses of 1.25 to 2.2 for around 9 weeks.

I found suppression was markedly more
on 2.5 (this was up from 40 clicks in the preceding 4 weeks). I did have some acid reflux though which I think is probably down to the increase, I had to have a pre bed gaviscon! I lost 2 pounds this week, pretty happy with that and edging closer to where I want to be.

Hope you all have a good week. It was lovely to hear an update from @mimosa1 who I remember from my early posts and was having a similar time navigating those early doses.

If you want a tool to do this for you then there is an app called me-three-sixty which scans your body using the camera and shows you all your measurements and body shape. Honestly it's a bit horrific because it's honest but it's good for getting your measurements 😂

Hello my people 👋

Great to see all the losses in this thread, i bowed out of the massive group on Facebook and the small helpful one got taken down so you are my only support these days!

Here to report a 2 stone loss in 2 months (and one day).

SW: 17.7
CW: 15.7
GW1: 14.7 (Christmas 🙏)
GW2: tbc (too big to think about)

This drug is fantastic, I'm still titrating up on 5mg have 2 pens waiting in the fridge to see me through to February. I saw somebody mention a new year shortage, do I need to plan further ahead than that?

Wow, some brilliant progress here! I wish I'd measured myself at the start. I did take v unflattering pics of me in bra and pants and I took some new ones the other day and there is quite a difference, but actual measurements would have been cool.

I wore some of my size 18 waterproof trousers out to an event last night and they literally fell down, I managed to catch them and it was dark so no one saw but I was half mortified, half delighted! I won't be wearing them again!

Thanks @InfoSecInTheCity it does indeed sound truly horrific ! I have the trusty dressmakers measuring tape but I will take a note of the app name and use it when I lose a bit more as it might scare me to death currently, I’m still having shudders at the pic I had to take to get the initial prescription.

W8D4 for me and I think I am having my worse week so far. I have been lucky up until now with minimal side effects and good losses, 23lbs to date.

I had my 4th, 5mg injection of Thursday. I had a social event Thursday night where I had 3 drinks and I have felt queasy/hungover ever since. Really struggling to force food down.

I had been umming and ahhing about whether to stay on 5mg for my next pen or to go up to 7.5mg. Definitely think I will stick to 5mg!

3mg taken yesterday, will see how I go and then maybe edge up again as I've stalled for the last couple of weeks.

I'm on a strong push to stick to a healthy high protein and lots of veg diet this week, and lots of water before I go off on holiday. A little anxious about travelling with my pen, needles and insulin pen as my trvelling companion doesn't know about this and I don't want any trouble going through airport security. For anyone who has done recent air travel did you put it in your hand luggage or hold luggage? Any problems?

I have the same dilemma, all the guidelines say to carry it in your hand luggage as there is a risk of it freezing in the hold, but I don’t want the drama of security and, like you, my companion doesn’t know about it.

We started the same day and I was the same - big loss weeks one and two then slowed down - however my month on 5mg saw almost no weight loss (about 3 pounds over the month and next to nothing the past two weeks). In honesty though I have been moving a lot less too, even though I was in calorie deficit I think my body was just thinking "woah what's going on here?".

I've just moved up to 7.5mg with no issues and the weight looks like it's moving again, and I'm feeling more motivated to exercise again too, weirdly. I think it was the change of seasons affecting my mood or something.

I ordered a silver sparkly jumpsuit in a size down and have finally been brave enough to try it on. IT FITS!!! I am now Christmas party ready 🎉

W9D1 weigh in day tomorrow (Monday am). At last weigh in I was 1 stone 6lb down. No big weight losses, not even in the first weeks. I was thinking wow @WonkyD 23lbs is great. I have lost 20lbs.

I was thinking I might go up to 7.5mg. I might stay on 5mg. I'll see how I feel about suppression at the end of the week.

Weekly weight update

Starting weight - 217.5 lbs
Current weight - 190 lbs
Total loss - 27.5 lbs

Week by week:
End of week 1 - 212.5 lbs
End of week 2 - 209.6 lbs
End of week 3 - 205.9 lbs
End of week 4 - 204.1 lbs
End of week 5 - 202.8 lbs
End of week 6 - 200.8 lbs
End of week 7 - 198.6 lbs
End of week 8 - 197 lbs
End of week 9 - 195.1 lbs
End of week 10 - 192.4 lbs
End of week 11 - 190.6 lbs
End of week 12 - 190 lbs

So this is mine:

Start 154lb
End Week 1 148lb (2.5mg)
End Week 2 146lb (2.5mg)
End Week 3 145lb (2.5mg)
End Week 4 145lb (2.5mg)
End Week 5 145lb (2.5mg)
End Week 6 143lb (3.75mg)
End Week 7 140lb (3.75mg)
End Week 8 140lb (3.75mg)
End Week 9 138lb (5.0mg)

Goal weight 119lb

So total loss of 16lb in 9 weeks. I am short (5 foot nothing) so that is pretty good for me (very slow loser normally). First week on 3.75 I had some side effects but nothing too bad and nothing since. I've just taken my second 5.0mg.

Feeling a bit dejected today....just finished my 5mg pen. Have lost slow and steady so far, (just over a stone in total). However after being away for a week put on 1.5lbs. After my jab on Sat noticing a lot of food noise yesterday and today. I was hoping to stay on 5mg, but do you think I should increase dose, or give it another 4 weeks of 5mg? I feel like I had more suppression on 2.5mg!

@sylv165 wow! That must feel amazing. I wore a dress on Saturday that had been way too tight over my boobs for far too long. Felt great to not be squashing everything!

I've not lost much at all for the last couple of weeks, or rather bounced around the same couple of pounds. But I remind myself that I am 19 pounds lower than when I started. I just have to keep on going. And tbf I am taking a very low dose (just gone up to 3mg after 2 months of 2.5).

I've had the same @20bloodypounds , I technically have lost 0.5lbs this morning compared to last week, but it might bounce back tomorrow - I've been fooled before. I was hoping for a post-period whoosh, too, but no such luck.

I'm looking at all you 2 stone + losers on the thread and I want you to know I am very envious! I hoped I'd be there by now, but still an annoying 1.5lbs away. Week 12 for me and I am getting a bit bored of it all tbh. (Not thinking of stopping. Just the diet novelty has worn off, I guess).

W9D2

Overall bet loss to date. I had a 3lb gain last week. Down 1 stone 7.75lb or 21.25lb in total, 1lb 1/4 loss since my last weigh in.

Next weigh in might be Thursday. Depends where I am, I could be away from home.

My weight fluctuates and I feel very bloated a few times a week. I gain sometimes, despite staying in a calorie deficit. I am losing overall though.

I've just gone up to 7.5mg after a bit of an unsatisfactory time on 5mg (lost about 4lb over the month) and it's been a very easy transition compared to moving up to 5mg.

I missed to post on Saturday but took 5mg and weighed in as normal. Definitely starting to slow down now on the weight loss compared to the start.

losses so far -
Week 1 -6.8lbs (2.5)
Week 2 -2.7lbs (2.5)
Week 3 -4.1lbs (2.5)
Week 4 -3.1lbs (2.5)
Week 5 -4.1lbs (2.5 bonus of 3.33)
Week 6 -4.1lbs (3.75)
Week 7 -2.6lbs (3.75)
Week 8 -2.7lbs (3.75)
Week 9 -1.7lbs (5)
Total loss -31.9lbs

Keeping going although definitely starting to hit the diet mood where it’s no longer novel.

I’m taking 6 doses out of the 5 pen as I spent the first three weeks on 3.75.

I'm struggling a bit with side effects, mainly nausea after taking my 5mg dose for the first couple of days mainly, also struggling to eat anything but then this seems to wear off mid week.

So I'm going to try splitting the dose and taking 2.5mg every 3 days. Hoping this will help, I will see how it goes!