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

@20bloodypounds thank you

@HippoPortlyMouse I've been having apples to help stave off the hunger. Sometimes cut up carrots, celery and cucumber. I haven't given in yet and don't have a desire to eat sweet things, just feel really hungry

Well done on managing your hunger. Those are my go-to snacks as well. The hot drinks in the evening help my hydration - I'm absolutely awful at drinking enough.

How are you doing otherwise on 3.5? It might be you need to get to 5 (or higher) for better suppression... but I think you're doing it the right way by taking it slowly, for your mental health as well as physical. Definitely see how this week goes. I've had days of 'this isn't working so well' then barely hungry to next day. 🤞 for you!

I find having a small stash of Options Hot Chocolate sachets helpful for this. It's just enough of a chocolate boost to satisfy the need, low calorie and being a hot drink it seems to feel more satisfying, filling and comforting.

@HippoPortlyMouse thank you.
I felt very nauseous yesterday on 3.5mg, but today not so much. I'll keep at this dose for a couple of weeks I think, then maybe do 4, not sure yet

You poor thing. It sounds like you might not be eating enough, if you're hungry you should just eat I think, and not even obsess about it having to be a "diet food". It sounds like you might be in a cycle I get caught in - seeing the weight loss slow, then being anxious about hunger and eating as you don't want it to slow any more. Add to this fear of going up in dose due to fear of nausea, which I had last week.

I'd had a couple of weeks at 3-4mg, was frightened of moving up to 5mg after a bad week, but in the end called prescriber and talked it through. I went to 5mg but having bought cyclizine in case I needed it. I took one pill the first day as I thought I was starting to feel nauseous but nothing since, and the scales are moving again.

No real advice as we are all different but maybe call your prescriber and talk through - if you're getting hungry you should maybe eat but also it's maybe a sign to move up the dose a little..

Woo hoo, 0.2kg down which means I am now one full stone lighter than when I started 😀

Brilliant! Well done! 👏

My DH started on MJ about a week after I did (FOMO!) and just did his fourth weight in and he's lost 25lbs! Bit jealous as he's had absolutely no side effects, whereas I'm still battling sulphur burps and diarrhoea on and off, although not badly enough to put me off using MJ. I am going to take out shares In Imodium though (although I've now shifted to in bulk orders of generic loperamide!).

Non-scales victory today: my period is on its way so I put on my Modibodi pants, which last time I wore them were on the verge of too tight and my stomach roll kept popping over the top of them. They now fit comfortably.

The non scale victories are my favourite I think. Partly because my weight gain was always super gradual and I didn’t really notice it or track it on scales.
yesterday I pulled out a pair of jeans that were always tight and had become uncomfortable, and they’re undeniably too big now.

Congratulations!

That must feel so good!
I've not bought jeans in a decade. When I hit the next st down (9lbs away) I'm going to buy a pair.

My period has cone today and I have had a can of diet coke for breakfast.

I've actually given up fizzy drinks since starting MJ, it's just happened naturally and that's all I drank 🫢

But when my period is around I just that little hit 🤣

I've taken 2mg this morning, I was splitting 5mg into 2 but I was too nauseated so have taken it down a little.

Happy Monday all! Hope everyone has a lighter week than last.

SW: 210 lbs (95kg)
CW: 188 lbs (87kg)

A surprising 3.6lb loss for me this week. That's the most I've lost in a week so far and I'm a little concerned it's too much this late in the journey - this was week 7 for me as I just took my 8th jab, so it's not early loss water weight. I know it's meant to be between 1-2lbs. I don't feel I've particularly deprived myself or had huge suppression this week though. Had a few minor side effects this week too, so sticking on 3.0mg for now.

Morning took my second 3.75 from a 5 pen last night. Feeling ok so far. Weighed on Saturday and was 10.9st but weighed this morning and back up to 10.12 🤷‍♀️ didn't over eat at the weekend at all so hoping just water retention to blame..hope everyone has a side effect free week!

We are the same weight, do you know what your goal weight is yet?
When I was nearly 18st my goal weight was 11st but that was 3 years ago and I still feel big now, especially my belly.

@HippoPortlyMouse that's a great loss, I love a nice surprise like that.

@KittyGetSmall I'm aiming for 10st - but think the last time I was that was over a decade ago so not sure if I'm just kidding myself., what about you?

The last time I was 10 stone I was 17! 🤣

I don't know because I'm 10.9 now and still feel quite chunky.

I have 7 weeks worth of pens left (9 including bonus doses)

I thought maybe just keep going till they run out unless I lose too much??

Maybe 9st7lbs so I have a little buffer for regain which I'm sure will happen once it's out of my system

I’ll give this a shot…..the sweet food noise is still rumbling on today - I’m very surprised by this after 8 weeks of nothing. Had contemplated sticking with 5mg for another month, but I think I’ll have to move up to 7.5mg

Weekly update

Starting weight -
218 lb
Current weight -
195 lb
Total loss -
22 lb

Week by week:

End of week 1 -
213 lb
End of week 2 -
210 lb
End of week 3 -
206 lb
End of week 4 -
204 lb
End of week 5 -
203 lb
End of week 6 -
201 lb
End of week 7 -
199 lb
End of week 8 -
197 lb
End of week 9 -
195 lb

Had my first issue with a pen today. Was my 4th dose of 5mg. Pen wouldn’t prime, but I persevered and turned it to 1 and injected. But pen wouldn’t twist all the way round. Took it out and then (I thought) put it back in and the liquid just sort of poured all over my skin. So no idea how much of my dose I’ve actually had, and I was feeling like I needed it as suppression has worn off yesterday. Gah. Time to test out Oushk’s famed customer service I guess.

Although looking at Oushk support pages it says just to put a fresh needle on and try again. Bit scared of ending up with a massive double dose though, as I’m travelling with work this week. Any wise words from my braver September comrades welcome (I am a total coward and don’t even use the bonus dose usually).

Week 8, I feel like I'm ready to increase my dose a little. I haven't had many side effects but have had the mantra that it's better to stay on as low as dose as possible for as long as possible.

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Although as I typed that I realised I had confused myself. I thought I had lost under 1lb this week but that was calculated to my mid week weigh in not a whole week.

So, I took 3.75mg this morning and perhaps I should have stayed on 2.5. I've got a 5ml pen for next week so will have to think about what dose I take from it. Maybe back to 2.5...?

30/08/2024 - 122.5kg
03/09/2024 - 120.9kg, first dose 2.5 of MJ
10/09/2024 - 118.3kg, second dose 2.5 of MJ
17/09/2024 - 116.2kg, third dose 2.5 of MJ
24/09/2024 - 112.4kg, forth dose 2.5 of MJ
01/10/2024 - 112.4kg, fifth dose 2.5 of MJ
08/10/2024 - 111.0kg, sixth dose 2.5 of MJ
15/10/2024 - 109.8kg, seventh dose 2.5 of MJ
22/10/2024 - 108.5kg, eighth dose 3.75 of MJ

Loss - 14kg … the amount of cheese an average American eats in a year 🧀
Goal - to be in the healthy BMI range (70.3kg)

I think if the pen doesn't prime you need to try a new needle.. I've not had it happen yet, but from reading loads on here that's what I would suggest.
The priming is to make sure the needle works etc..
Hopefully Oushk will advise proper advice for you. I'm just guessing from mumsnet info..